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Case Western Reserve University

Head of Technical and Marketing Content at Mirantis/Author: Machine Learning for Mere Mortals

* Evaluate and manage both internal and client-facing AI/ML projects.
* Determine optimal product development strategies and prioritize feature implementation, contributing to the overall product roadmap and vision.
* Collaborate closely with marketing and product teams to align strategies and ensure effective communication throughout the development process.
* Lead the reworking of the entire website strategy, driving enhancements and improvements to optimize user experience and drive business growth.

CloudGeometry

AI/ML Practice Director / Senior Director of Product Management

* Covered essential machine learning algorithms, including gradient descent, Artificial Neural Networks, Random Forest, K-Nearest Neighbors, and K Means clustering.
* Provided hands-on exercises and a code repository to reinforce learning and practical application.
* Demonstrated practical examples, such as spam classification and sentiment analysis, to showcase the real-world application of machine learning techniques.
* Designed as an introductory course for beginners, requiring no prerequisites, enabling participants to embark on machine learning projects independently.
* Equipped participants with a foundational understanding of machine learning, empowering them to pursue further studies or engage in practical projects.

Manning Publications Co.

Course Author: Machine Learning for Mere Mortals

Created, enhanced, and managed Mirantis' overall content program, including technical content and content marketing, to provide both a way for potential clients to get to know the company and to see why they should use our software.

* Promoted from Senior Technical Marketing Manager to Head of Technical Content to Director of Technical Marketing over the course of employment
* Led a team of 8 professionals, including freelance writers and the Director of Open Source Initiatives, to drive lead generation and conversion through targeted content creation.
* Conducted AI research and planning
* Promoted Mirantis Kubernetes Engine and OpenStack, ensuring effective positioning and messaging to key audiences.
* Collaborated closely with Product Marketing and Sales teams, developing comprehensive Sales Enablement materials to support the sales process and drive revenue growth.
* Orchestrated a highly successful Launchpad customer event within a tight timeline of 7 weeks, resulting in revenue generation of $4 million.
* Executed numerous webinars, attracting thousands of high-quality leads and driving increased engagement with the company's cloud computing solutions.
* Represented the company as a subject matter expert at various industry events, including OpenStack/Open Infrastructure Foundation summits, effectively raising brand awareness and fostering strategic partnerships.
* Oversaw the creation and maintenance of all (non-documentation) technical content, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information for customers and internal stakeholders.

Mirantis

Director, Technical Marketing

* Wrote a tutorial for the company's flagship product that ultimately became it's "Getting Started" guide.
* Provided a reorganization for the product documentation to allow for the differences between a "users guide" and a "reference guide"
* Wrote several Apache Solr-based articles and webinars to help train users and enlarge Lucid's potential market
* Assisted marketing efforts by liveblogging the 2011 Lucene Revolution conference

Lucid Imagination

Contractor

Created proof-of-concept for web-based publishing and workflow management system, designed to enable Manning to:

* Reduce editing and production time by 50%
* Automatically provide books in additional formats, such as Amazon Kindle
* Keep books "alive" even after they've been published
* Increase the ability for readers to be involved in the writing and editing process, increasing sales for the Manning Early Access Program

The system uses a combination of Java, XML, and MySQL to provide a web-based interface to an SVN repository of content.   It also includes the ability to convert DocBook XML documents to PDF, HTML, and FrameMaker documents.

Application Developer

* Rebuilt the original site software to reduce server load by 90%
* Managed the transition from a single programmer on a single site to a team of individuals working on three sites

Nexus Media Group

Chief Technology Officer

Created ground-breaking software enabling InterSection to provide unique services to the 3D metaverse marketplace, including: 

* NoTooMi.com, a social media analysis and aggregation tool
* ChatBridge Web, used by companies such as Cisco Systems to link 3D virtual world events with their web audience
* ChatBridge IM, the cross-world chat tool that uses Jabber to link virtual-world contacts within Second Life with public IM systems such as AIM and Yahoo! Messenger
* The InterSection Physical Product Vendor, enabling companies to sell physical products using virtual currency
* Numerous custom applications providing a 3D interface to non-virtual applications

InterSection Unlimited

Founder / Product Management / Product Development

As main staff writer for Studio B, and later, head of the writing staff for the Backstop Media technical content company, I:
* Developed content proposals that led to more than $800,000 in sales
* Wrote over 350 articles and tutorials on diverse topics ranging from Ajax to Java to PHP to XML.  Became the second most prolific author on IBM developerWorks, surpassed at that time by only by an internal developerWorks evangelist. 
* Managed multiple writers and projects to ensure successful result
* Enabled Studio B to more easily respond to requests for content and authors by creating a web application to track all authors and progress on their contracts and work

Backstop Media

Partner, Freelance Writer

As head of the technical staff of this small (but ultimately growing) company, I:
* Increased revenue 400% to more than $1,000,000 per year while only increasing staff by 75%.
* Reduced wasted staff time and effort by instituting a new project analysis, definition and documentation regimen
* Increased customer satisfaction and reduced client attrition by acting as client contact for particularly difficult clients
* Managed all technical staff and projects, maintaining a 100% project success rate
* Created project coding standards followed by all technical staff

Site Dynamics Interactive Communications

* Wrote a weekly column of XML-related tutorials and articles
* Provided several XML-related blog postings per week
* Responded to reader questions

Pearson Education

Columnist, InformIT

* Consistently maintained some of the highest evaluation scores of all instructors, including internal employees.
* Provided training in Oracle Web Application Server, Oracle's Network Computing Architecture, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML and other topics.

Oracle

Contractor (Education)

Hired as a multimedia kiosk programmer, I correctly predicted the coming predominance of web applications, and was able to help the company position itself as a web development house before the DotCom boom began.  Accomplishments at WCNM include:
* Instituted web development program, which eventually became 100% of the company's business, leading to 700% growth over 2 years
* Designed and implemented one of the first web-based database applications by adding a web front end to an Oracle database.  This application, for Lucent Technologies, was one of the first of its kind, and became the 6th largest commerce site on the Internet
* Managed projects and personnel for web clients including Lucent Technologies, Allstate, J.Butler/GUM, Spiegel, TechData, the Doneger Group.
* Designed and implemented multimedia kiosk systems and laptop sales presentations for clients including BellSouth, Bantam Books, Walt Disney Corporation, Oshman's Sporting Goods, and Ford Motor Company

Nick Chase