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.

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.

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.

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.
• Responsible for new client sales pitches, building existing client relationships, crafting technology strategy, driving operational effectiveness, hiring employees and contractors, and creating innovative strategic.
• 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.

• 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 &.
• Android
• Ember
• Go
• Node

• 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.

• 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

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.
• 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

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.
• 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.
• C#
• SQL Server

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Kennesaw, GA, US