CEO @ adaptiveblue
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Feature Writer at Read/WriteWeb
- CEO at AdaptiveBlue
- Past
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- Chief Architect, VP at Data Synapse
- Architect, Application Analysis Tools at IBM
- CEO/Chief Architect at Information Laboratory
- Instructor at New York University
- Software Engineer at Plumb Design
- Software Engineer at D.E.Shaw & Co.
- Programmer at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- Education
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- Lehigh University
- New York University
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Alex Iskold’s Summary
Named Among Top 40 Technologists Under 40 by ComputerWorld in 2007
Currently building browser-based personalization technology. Check it out at http://www.adaptiveblue.com
Architected new grid computing technology at DataSynapse.
Architected and delivered the next generation of Application Analysis technologies for IBM
Started a company called Information Laboratory™, and after 3 years sold the company to IBM
Invented and brought to market software analysis and visualization tool called Small Worlds™
Created and taught award-winning undergraduate software engineering class at NYU
Contributed to development of innovative visualization technology called Thinkmap™
Engineered large-scale financial applications for D.E.Shaw & Co. and Goldman Sachs
Alex Iskold’s Specialties:
Strong leaderships and communication skills; excellent problem solving and analytical skills
Years of experience working in large corporations and small startups
Broad knowledge of technologies, object-oriented principles and development methodologies
Deep understanding and appreciation for patterns and behavior of complex systems
Creative, driven, hard-working, focused on quality and simplicity
Alex Iskold’s Experience
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Feature Writer
Read/WriteWeb
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Writing trend and analysis posts for one of the best tech blogs.
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CEO
AdaptiveBlue
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Building the next generation of web browsing technologies.
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Chief Architect, VP
Data Synapse
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 3 months)
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Architect, Application Analysis Tools
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)
July 2003 — March 2005 (1 year 9 months)
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CEO/Chief Architect
Information Laboratory
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2000 — July 2003 (3 years 1 month)
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Instructor
New York University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1998 — May 2003 (4 years 9 months)
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Software Engineer
Plumb Design
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1998 — July 2000 (2 years 2 months)
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Software Engineer
D.E.Shaw & Co.
(Computer Software industry)
June 1996 — June 1998 (2 years 1 month)
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Programmer
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
June 1994 — May 1996 (2 years )
Alex Iskold’s Education
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Lehigh University
BS , Mathematics
B.S. nicely sums up how I feel about my math degree.
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa
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New York University
MS , Computer Science
I paid a lot of money for this degree and I'd like to see some of it come back.
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Alex Iskold’s Interests:
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