Travel Consultant and WriterTravel Consultant with Expedia Cruises.Retired from IBM as Master Inventor, Executive Architect, and AI Solution Engineer, IBM Expert LabsUntil 2024, I worked with clients to apply Generative AI, most recently with Retrieval-Augmented Generation, to solve complex problems.I also worked with IBM's Watson and AI-related technologies since the Watson Group was founded in 2014.Prior to that, I was an Executive IT Specialist at IBM's ECM Technical Competency Center, performing pre-sales and technical sales support across North America for Text Analytics, Classification, and Search, covering IBM Content Analytics, Content and Predictive Analytics, and Content Classification. Previous product coverage includes IBM eDiscovery Manager, IBM eDiscovery Analyzer, and IBM Content Collector.My diverse professional journey spans Management, Consulting, Professional Services, Product Development, and Integration. I have honed a broad range of technical skills, from Unix and Java to Windows and .NET. My fluency in Japanese, intermediate Russian, and basic Spanish, coupled with a keen interest in languages, linguistics, and robotics, further underscores my adaptability and versatility.