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I help companies optimize their use of AI and other information technologies. As a consultant, analyst, writer and public speaker, my sole focus is the optimal business use of AI, data, knowledge graphs, advanced analytics and related technologies. I help companies bridge the gap between the technical and business aspects of AI adoption. As a former market and industry analyst, I excel at translating complex AI concepts, such as knowledge graphs and generative AI, into clear, business-oriented language. My work history includes leading R&D projects and fostering innovation within large organizations such as PwC, both private and public sector. Soft skills: *Planning and problem solving *Communicating *Leadership *Finding the right questions to ask *Active listening *Program & project mgmt. *Forecasting and targeting *Content strategy *Critical thinking *Overcoming obstacles *Insightful storytelling *Systems thinking *Alleviating one pain point at a time *Visualizing and summarizing *Mentoring *Awareness raising about results *Connecting via social media *Consensus building *Lessons learned and next steps *Public speaking / education *Foundational change focus Technology skills: *Query languages & databases: SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, jQuery *Data interoperability and reuse: RDF, OWL, SPARQL, SHACL, knowledge graph database management systems *Data lifecycle management: Collection, contextualization, curation, sharing, storage *Web development basics: HTML, CSS, APIs, Javascript, Python, AWS *Office suites: Office (incl. Excel), Google Workspace (incl. Sheets) *Online publishing and distribution: Adobe Creative Suite (incl. InDesign) *Enterprise suites: ERP (SAP), CRM (Salesforce), ECM (SharePoint), SCM, BI, HCM (Workday) *Visualization: Microsoft Visio, Tableau, Ink and other online tooling *Program and project management: Microsoft Project *Hybrid AI: R&D focus (incl. Neurosymbolic, generative AI, NLP, NLU) Accomplishments 1. Named Chief Explainer by PwC US Thought Leadership for ability to explain complex advanced technologies clearly to a general business audience 2. Named Top Innovator at PwC San Jose for corporate social media innovation 3. Received Spotlight Award by the PwC Global Consulting practice for technology trends insights 4. Awarded and led a $250,000 pilot internal knowledge graph project on skills data integration for the PwC US Emerging Tech practice 5. Named a Quora Top Writer for three consecutive years, with over 1,400 answers and 3.3 million views through March 2025