We're a team of current and former community college faculty, presidents, and chancellors developing tools and programs that reduce the equity gap for first generation college students, with a specific focus on latino/a students in STEM.

I teach courses in Computer Science / Information Systems for Corona / Norco campus of Riverside Community College. C++JavaMobile applications developmentWeb Applications DevelopmentFundamentals courses in Computer Science

Helping our astronauts get safely to space as a consulting flight qualification test engineer for the CST-100 Starliner.

With global reach and influence, as Engineering Director at 17Live US (and the first hire for the Engineering Organization in the US) I've worn many hats. Among my roles and duties are the following:* Build an effective and efficient engineering organization from scratch that operates independently as well as collaboratively with an existing global engineering team. This includes recruiting talent, negotiating compensation, and building a team architecture that supports the organizational objectives.* Collaborate with the US and international product development organizations to align engineering strategy and efforts with global product strategy.* Define the annual and quarterly US engineering organization Objectives and Key Results, and align them with the global engineering and organizational OKR's.* Collaborate with the global engineering organization to develop short, medium, and long-term initiatives as well as the means and measurements to execute and monitor progress toward thos .* Lead and mentor Sr. Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers to create a more efficient and effective engineering organization.* Provide feedback and corrective adjustments to direct reports on an ongoing, as well as quarterly and annual basis, to ensure my team maintains a high level of performance and proper alignment with other organizational stakeholders.* Coordinate Engineering, Product Management, Project Management, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Service resources to unblock barriers and break down silos across a globally-distributed organization.* Develop and consult on system-wide architectural design with software architects, and evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of proposed software designs.* Collaborate with Project Managers to establish SCRUM processes and SOP's, monitor SCRUM team velocity, and provide feedback to Project Managers and Engineers to improve team velocity, efficiency, and estimation accuracy.

Broken Circle Studios is the hidden powerhouse behind games you know and love. As the Director of R&D, I'm responsible for leading the studio's research efforts, uncovering opportunities at the bleeding edge of technology while ensuring that we (and our clients) are using the best solutions available to accomplish our goals.

At the intersection of Marketing and Technology, at Movology is moving business forward with our patented Form Recapture technologies.As the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Movology, I'm responsible for bringing the visionary ideas of the company to life, and along the way pushing the boundaries of the business automation industry to the bleeding edge.

New and interesting things are being done every day, and I'm fortunate to work at the company at the forefront of Cognitive Computing. I search for innovative ideas and techniques using Watson Data Services - then I conduct webinars and write articles and tutorials about what I learn.Current areas of interest include (among many) Conversational AI, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, IoT, and Blockchain.https://www.compose.com/articles/author/john/

I mentor students across the country and all over the world in Android app development and Frontend Web Development.Specifically, I mentor students in the following languages and platforms:JavaAndroid SDKJavascriptAngular.jsHTML5CSS / SASSnode.jsgit

I advise CardBlanc on all aspects of technology related to the financial systems and payments processing.

As seen in Tech Crunch, CNBC, WhoWhatWear.... - CardBlanc is a virtual debit card that unlocks a secure and seamless mobile shopping experience. One Card, Infinite Possibilities.As the co-founder and CTO, I worked directly with the CEO to create and refine a product and business model for a brand new virtual debit card company. I designed and architected a software ecosystem that integrated with dozens of partners to achieve this vision, and executed on that vision by assembling a team of talented developers and "sleeping on the server room floor" to make sure the product shipped and functioned correctly.I drive the company forward by collaborating with the CEO to determine new business goals and initiatives, inventing new technology to achieve those unique business goals, and providing leadership to our team of engineers to execute on those technical plans.I was instrumental in the refinement of CardBlanc into a virtual debit card platform and in the creation and development of the company's "Napkin Finance" concept.

At RCOE we're building the next generation of GALAXY, the ERP software for large educational institutions. Managing billions of dollars annually and 10's of thousands of employees is no small feat, yet that's what we've been doing at RCOE for over 10 years. Now, the team at RCOE is working hard to bring the current GALAXY software into the future. Galaxy Web uses bleeding-edge web technologies to bring this enterprise-scale business management software to the web, using the latest browser features while maintaining compatibility with the oldest machines in the most remote school districts in the state.

AT&T Bell Labs is synonymous with innovation, and the AT&T Mobile Labs takes that innovation to the next level.At AT&T Mobile Labs I created the Android SDK for AT&T's WATSON speech recognition software. providing mobile developers with a robust and reliable way of accessing the WATSON speech recognition system on Android devices. As part of this work, I architected and designed an audio system for Android that does on-the-fly PCM to AMR encoding and streaming via HTTP. The system also takes unobstructive samples of the sound amplitude allowing us to display high-quality visualizations without interrupting audio or compromising the quality or integrity of the recordings.

I started Catalyzing Concepts as a boutique software development firm catering exclusively to mobile clients. Catalyzing Concepts was known for providing high-quality Android development work, and provided technical leadership and project management to Fortune 100 companies. Some of our clients included the LA County Museum of Art, Priority Travel Group, American Airlines, Industrial Light and Magic, and NBC / Universal.

Responsible for writing software for the simulation and mission support software of a CMMI Level 5 project.

Developed software for clients, including Consumer Treehouse (www.consumertreehouse.com)

Designed web user interfaces and advertisements for the new media department. Developed new software and extended the capabilities fo the product offerings. Leader of the web component Fresh!nk mixed media campaign, awarded the 2007 Addy award.