Larry O'Brien
Education
Long Island University
BS, Biology 1982-01-01 - 1985-01-01Work Experience
Faster Programmers
Current
Faster Programmers
Microsoft
2016-07-01 - 2022-05-01
Microsoft
Xamarin
2012-11-01 - 2016-06-01
Xamarin
SD Times
2000-01-01 - 2016-06-01
SD Times
Gemini Observatory
2010-10-01 - 2012-10-01
Gemini Observatory
Faster Programmers / Knowing.NET
1995-08-01 - 2010-10-01
Faster Programmers / Knowing.NET
Software Development Magazine
1992-06-01 - 2006-01-01
Software Development Magazine
10th Dimension
2000-04-01 - 2000-12-01
10th Dimension
iMind Education Systems
1999-04-01 - 2000-04-01
iMind Education Systems
1711 Software
1996-08-01 - 1998-02-01
1711 Software
Skills
Summary
Larry O'Brien is a Machine Learning Consultant based in Hawaii. He is retired from Microsoft, where he was a Senior Content Developer for Azure Machine Learning, particularly regarding data preparation, ML pipelines, and multimodel systems. He sold his first program at age 16 and has been an influential voice in the software engineering community since 1989. He edited Computer Language, AI Expert, Software Development, and Game Developer magazines, founded the Jolt Programming Awards, and wrote the "Codewatch" column for Software Development Times for 15 years. Three times, he architected the core component for a company that subsequently scaled from single-millions to >$100M sales. His programs have appeared in National Geographic Magazine, been collected in the permanent design collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art, and have transacted more than $6B over the course of the last decade. VP of R&D at iMind Educational Systems Former Editor-in-Chief of Computer Language, AI Expert, Software Development, and Game Developer Magazines Specialties: Software Development Tools Industry Analysis, Mobile Development, Writing, Conceptual Demos and Prototypes, Project estimation and management
