Barry Katz Email & Phone Number

Belmont, Ma, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Paradigm4's SciDB product is a radically new computational database for mining insights from genomic, clinical, image, financial, instrumentation and sensor data. Paradigm4 is changing what's possible with diverse scientific data by answering bigger and harder questions.Best reached at bkatz@paradigm4.com

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Using genome sequencing and machine learning to modernize infectious disease diagnosis and treatment. Based in the Harvard Life Lab, we are developing a rapid, whole genome sequence - based diagnostic that identifies the species and antibiotic resistance profile of a bacterial infection within hours

North Reading, Ma, Us

Recruiting partner for Robotics, Machine Vision, Product Management, Technology Development, Corporate Development, Hardware & Software Engineering.

Harvard, Ma, Us

Senscio Systems objective is to combine sensor development with artificial intelligence technologies to build truly intelligent systems that combine sensing and reasoning to transform data into knowledge that can support decision making.Ibis is cloud-based internet-of-things (IOT) application. Ibis integrates data from multiple sources and the artificial intelligence within it interpret the data as it becomes available and prompts for actions when it is needed. Ibis consists of the following components: Warbler® is a wearable activity tracker that detects and records member's daily activity, including movement, sleep, and adverse events such as falls. CareStation an in-home touch screen terminal, activates member to take medications, check symptoms and vital signs, and perform all care tasks. Commercial Devices collect physiologic and environmental data. Scio™ is the artificial intelligence engine that collects and interprets all the data from the members home to assess health status and prompt for action. Insight Portals report real-time data and actionable insights to the care team for timely and effective actions.Collectively, Ibis is a comprehensive platform supporting the member at home, and the entire care-team to improve self-management and provide proactive care.​

Lotsa Helping Hands, an international mission-driven social entrepreneurial company, hosting and supporting online communities that organize daily life during times of medical crisis or caregiver exhaustion. To date, nearly 1.5 million Members have participated in a Lotsa Helping Hands Community and more than 50 national nonprofit organizations partner with Lotsa to support caregivers. Responsibilities have included initial product conception and design, development of the HR function, including benefit design and recruitment of the entire team. Additional responsibility for facility management, direct customer support, speaking engagements and some fund-raising.

Xevo was a venture-backed leader in the early ASP (Application Service Provider) space which developed a multi-tenant software provisioning and delegated administration solution for Telco and xSP software providers.Responsible for all talent sourcing, recruiting, negotiation, closing and on-boarding of 120 new employees that spanned system software development, QA, marketing, finance, professional services, support and senior management.Additional responsibility for administrative functions and facilities management.

Specialized in diverse talent acquisition including software, IT, marketing, sales, support, QA, and management. Worked with client companies, as an extension of their team, learning how they operate, understanding their corporate culture and identifying their specific staffing needs. Executed recruitment plan by aggressively recruiting for well-qualified candidates from variety of sources including passive and direct sourcing, cold calling, social networking, comprehensive name generation and internet sourcing utilizing major job boards as well as niche sites, users groups. Emphasis on personal contact referral based recruiting.Recognized for work with early-mid stage privately funded start-ups, many at the earliest stages of funding. Additionally aided Fortune 500 companies in their continued search for top quality professionals. Established, cultivated and maintained solid working relationships with a variety of organizations including Vermeer/Microsoft, Kronos, Wang, Mathsoft, Delrina/Semantec, Mathworks, Lotus/IBM, Beyond, ATG, Adelie, Riverton SW, Vivo/ Real Networks, Lycos, Miros, Language Engineering Corp, Speechworks, Exa Corp, Voice Processing Corp, Looking Glass Technologies, Boston Technology/Comverse.Managed selection process. Reviewed resumes, interviewed candidates. Guided hiring managers to identify a balanced interview team, designed an efficient and professional interview process and prepared interviewees. Scheduled interviews in collaboration with team members. Provided hiring team with sample interview questions. Lead post interview. Advised hiring managers to determine and make competitive job offers. Negotiated job offers, coordinated references.