Chris Benson Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Md, Us

◘ Advancing the state-of-the-art by bringing radical creativity and innovation to the convergence of artificial intelligence, autonomy, software, cybersecurity, and real-time streaming data at scale in the Joint All-Domain (JADO/JADC2) battlespace.◘ Specializes in the conception, design, and development of AI-enabled weapon systems and data enablement software architectures within the Contested Edge of the Joint All-Domain (JADO/JADC2) battlespace.◘ Expert in massively scaled, fully autonomous, all-domain swarm warfare with heterogeneous platform integration - C3 via data plane, sensors fusion, swarm tactics system support, and AI-driven realtime decisioning with human operator (on the loop) oversight.◘ Generative Artificial Intelligence Strategy◘ High-Performance Computing (HPC) Strategy (GPUs)◘ Artificial Intelligence Ethics Strategy - Personally responsible for the specific verbiage in Lockheed Martin's official corporate policy statement on ethical AI:*** Ethical Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (CPS-022) ***◘ The Futures Project - Explores what lies beyond the next decade to enhance our foresight and curiosity about the distant future. Threatcasting is used to envision future scenarios and plan against potential threats through a systematic process of identifying potential threats, transforming desired futures into reality, and mitigating risks.◘ Conceived and designed a resilient self-healing ultra-scalable fully-distributed data logistics architecture for massively concurrent AI enablement in the future joint all-domain (JADO/JADC2) battlespace.◘ Public Relations & Communications ( AI keynotes, broadcasts, interviews, events, etc., )◘ Software & Systems Development - Coding in Rust, Go, Python, TypeScript, Containers, Kubernetes, WebAssembly, etc.,

Everywhere, Internet, Us

◘ The Opera Winfrey of AI. 😉◘ One of the world’s most popular and longest running AI podcasts.◘ Making artificial intelligence practical, productive, and accessible to everyone.◘ Each weekly episode ultimately reaches hundreds of thousands of engaged listeners.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Chris Benson is a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator (GA DNR). certified for and specializing in ‘rabies vector species’ (RVS) - raccoons, foxes, skunks, coyotes, bobcats, and bats.Animal Institute Overview◘ 100% volunteer 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit animal protection organization◘ Innovation incubator for the animal welfare, rescue, and wildlife rehabilitation communities◘ Identifies specific strategic needs that are either unaddressed or insufficiently addressed, and creates inspired programs to address those needs with innovative approachesAnimal Institute Programs◘ Wildlife Clinic◘ Education & Community Outreach◘ Technology Solutions◘ Snake Guidance & Intervention◘ Lost Pet Recovery TeamStrategic PartnershipThe Animal Institute enjoys a strategic partnership with the Georgia Tech College of Computing, in which the Animal Institute provides student capstone projects, and mentors students in the development and realization of those capstone projects. Each of those capstone projects will be made available as free public services from the Animal Institute. Together we are creating revolutionary digital tools for animal protection and teaching the public about animals.

Atlanta's premier community for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Within the larger artificial intelligence and machine learning domains, ‘deep learning’ is where many of the most significant innovations are occurring.http://atlantadeeplearning.org

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Built the artificial intelligence strategy and capability at Honeywell SPS from the ground up, operationalized it, and integrated it into our existing strategic product lifecycle. • Deep learning solutions architect engaged in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning R&D for product development. • Specialized in computer vision / deep learning perception for robotics, IoT, and mobile devices.

Dublin 2, Ie

• Strategist for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.• Member of Accenture's first dedicated AI Team.• Deep learning specialist.• AWS Solutions Architect for build system automation for the Common Securitization Platform — for the issuance and management of mortgage-backed securities — at Common Securitization Solutions, a joint venture owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Birmingham, Al, Us

A human experience agency driving digital transformation through data science.• Clients I work with include GlaxoSmithKline / ViiV Healthcare, Regions Bank, McKee Foods, Brown-Foreman, Schutt Sports, Express Oil, Piedmont Healthcare, Northside Hospital, Alabama Power, Williamsburg Tourism, and Panama City Beach Tourism.• Responsible for new client sales pitches, building existing client relationships, crafting technology strategy, driving operational effectiveness, hiring employees and contractors, and creating innovative strategic technology solutions for client brands.• Migrated systems / data infrastructure from data center to Amazon Web Services.• Fully-automated our multi-stage deployment pipeline with GitHub, continuous integration / continuous deployment, and AWS.• Created a modern CMS API framework for Schutt Sports using Go and Ember.• Created a data integration services framework for GlaxoSmithKline using Go.• Managed Technology practice's P&L, budget, and billable utilization.iOS / Swift • React • Ember • Go • Docker • MicroServices • AWS • Kubernetes

A security startup focused on network security by intercepting encrypted packets, and analyzing them to prevent malevolent actors from compromising your systems and stealing your assets.• Responsible for security and technology strategy. Leads implementation for all aspects of the technical architecture - cloud microservices, on-premise appliances, and mobile-first native and web apps for command & control and alerts.iOS / Swift • Android • Ember • Go • Node • Docker • MicroServices • AWS

A digital transformation consultancy specializing in brand strategy, digital product strategy, and advanced technology & data services. • Chief Technology Officer of Nashville startup VideoBomb, where I facilitated the formulation of the product strategy, and developed the minimum viable product (MVP) to be used to court investor capital.• CodeGuard was experiencing performance issues in certain I/O-intensive operations, so I helped them extract those hotspots into ultra-performant microservices written in Go.• Engaged by Macquarium to lead a team of brand strategists and social media marketing strategists to create a brand-specific social engagement strategy for premium food and gift retailer Harry & David.• The Partnership contracted me as CTO to assist in pitching digital engagements.• Macquarium selected me to lead a team of brand strategists to create a “global web strategy approach for branded customer engagement” for Stiefel Laboratories, the $3.6 billion subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline. • Entrusted by digital agency Macquarium to improve the user experience for Lowe’s next-generation ecommerce website.• Led design for upgraded technical architecture for Intercontinental Exchange.• LBi (now DigitasLBi) contracted me as CTO to pitch Newell Rubbermaid for a $3 million engagement involving consolidation of over 40 subsidiaries onto one global enterprise ecommerce platform. We won pitch and designed / implemented the global enterprise architecture.• McRae Communications contracted me as CTO for client engagements.

Practice management software vendor in the healthcare industry.• Designed and developed JavaScript apps and MicroService APIs from my home office.Go • Ember • Ruby on Rails • MicroServices • AWS • iOS / Swift / Objective C

Marietta, Ga, Us

A digital agency focusing on branding, strategy, design, marketing, and digital transformation.• Led an international technology organization distributed between Atlanta and India.• Responsible for new client sales pitches, building existing client relationships, crafting technology strategy, driving operational efectiveness, hiring employees and contractors, and creating innovative strategic technology solutions for client brands.• Managed Technology department's P&L, budget, and billable utilization.• Responsible for project management, technical architecture, and development for Hasbro’s CribLife, a $1.5 million engagement to create a CribLife-branded digital gaming experience for little girls.Flash • Flex • ActionScript • AWS • PHP • Ruby on Rails

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

A digital agency that specializes in digital transformation and branding.• Responsible for new client sales pitches, building existing client relationships, crafting technology strategy, driving operational efectiveness, hiring employees and contractors, and creating innovative strategic technology solutions for client brands.• Managed Technology organization's P&L, budget, and billable utilization.• $2 million engagement to unify all digital platforms within AT&T stores into a single rich digital experience. The resulting business solution combined in-store sales, ecommerce, and customer service into an advanced technology platform that could be deployed and supported in stores throughout the United States.I was responsible for delivery, which included product management, program management, technical architecture and development..NET Framework • C# • SQL Server • WPF • WCF • XAML • ASP.NET

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Led a large, international, multicultural digital transformation organization in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Boston, Bogotá, Colombia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, India.• Responsible for new client sales pitches, building existing client relationships, crafting technology strategy, driving operational effectiveness, hiring employees and contractors, and creating innovative strategic technology solutions for client brands.• Implemented a high-speed network to provide voice, video, and data services between Studiocom’s offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, and Bogota, Colombia.• Managed Technology practice's P&L, budget, and billable utilization.• Led the technical architecture and development for Coca-Cola’s MyCokeRewards, the largest online consumer-loyalty marketing campaign in Coca-Cola’s history at $6 million. • Led the a large team in the technical architecture and development of Mattel’s BarbieGirls virtual world. This $4 million Barbie-branded engagement created a massively-multiplayer digital interactive experience for over 15 million little girls.• Successfully pitched a $4 million engagement with Dunkin Brands. I subsequently led a large team in the technical architecture and development of their new global enterprise ecommerce platform. We also created new branded websites for Dunkin Donuts (dunkindonuts.com) and Baskin Robbins (baskinrobbins.com) to enhance ecommerce and consumer marketing capabilities. • Led project management and technical architecture and development for a branded social network for each of the original series on FX Networks, enabling fans of each series to interact with each other within the brand context of the series.• Led the technical architecture and development of Nestle’s The Willy Wonka Candy Company website (wonka.com). • Led the technical architecture and development of the new McCormick branded website (mccormick.com). • Led the development to refresh the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for a CVS (cvs.com).

Atlanta, Us

• Created a sustainable competitive advantage through strategic technology investments. Led Lane Company's transformation into a savvy technology leader within the multi-family industry, which contributed significantly to its growth to become the 46th largest private company in Atlanta [Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 29, 2005] with annual revenues of $216.7 million. Lane Company became Atlanta’s largest apartment and condominium developer, and second largest multi-family manager.• The new cornerstone of Lane Company's upgraded technology capabilities was an enterprise integration system I conceived, designed, and developed called FastLane, which provided seamless integration with Great Plains ERP, two other accounting systems, a data warehouse, and the content management system for hundreds of branded marketing websites.• Responsible for hiring IT employees and contractors, the IT P&L, strategic planning, budgeting, business process management, vendor selection and relationship management, performance measurement, and operational standards and procedures.• Transformed IT into a service organization for its internal customers, including a new corporate website (lanecompany.com) and new employee intranet website.• Built an off-site data center in a a major carrier hotel / interconnect facility, and subsequently implemented a high-speed nationwide network to connect corporate headquarters with more than 100 real estate properties.• Served as an active member of the Real Estate Transaction Standard working group, which defined the real estate industry's official integration specification.

Peachtree Corners, Ga, Us

• Led a team of Java developers who specialized in the IBM WebSphere Commerce platform, and integrations with JD Edwards ERP systems (since acquired by Oracle).• Responsible for hiring employees and contractors, writing Java code and mentoring team members, and creating innovative technology solutions for clients.• Led the technical architecture and development of a business-to-business ecommerce web application with ERP integration.• Led the technical architecture and development of an enterprise information portal, with ERP integration, to serve customers and employees.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Technical architecture and development for two Manhattan Associates supply chain enterprise products called PkMS and InfoLink.• Technical architecture and development of a business-to-business ecommerce portal for Atlantic Envelope to service customers Bank of America and Nationwide Insurance.• Business requirements and technical architecture for a workflow system for new home construction ‘starts’ at John Wieland Homes.• Technical design for a content management system (CMS) in Java for RMC Industries.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Technical design and development of a project management system called Satori for high-speed global network provisioning. Still used at AT&T. Named after my dog.• Business analysis and technical architecture of an alternative system called Customer Connect for high-speed global network provisioning and reporting.• Project managed a very large and complex global network implementation for Citrix Systems, which spanned dozens of countries across four continents. It was used for voice, video, and data over TCP/IP over ATM and frame relay. It would also be used to move terabytes of data between data centers for disaster recovery.• Project managed the upgrade of a frame relay network to ATM for KMC Telecom.• Project managed a large SONET ring network implementation for Harbinger.• Project managed a very large frame relay network implementation for Maxim Group.• Project managed the implementation of an international frame relay network for Concur Technologies.• Advised nearly 200 AT&T small business customers regarding ecommerce and digital marketing strategy.

Kennesaw, Ga, Us