John Levy helps business managers who are frustrated with their IT or Engineering organizations. He helps them get predictable, consistent and innovative results from high-tech people in IT and product development.
John’s clients include companies in insurance and manufacturing, as well as software, computers and storage.
John’s book on management for technology executives, “Get Out of the Way,” was published in May, 2010. His website is http://johnlevyconsulting.com and he can be reached at 415 663-1818 or info@johnlevyconsulting.com
Before entering consulting, John held engineering management positions with Quantum Corporation, Apple Computer, Tandem Computers, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, and holds engineering degrees from Cornell and Caltech. He is inventor or co-inventor on seven U.S. patents related to computer design.
He acts as an expert witness in patent litigation related to computer, software and Internet technologies, and has been a technical advisor to two U.S. District Court judges.
For two years, he co-produced a weekly radio show on technology and computers, West Marin Tech, broadcast on KWMR in Point Reyes Station. He is a regular teacher at the Fromm Institute of the University of San Francisco, with courses titled, “The Digital Revolution in the Home,” and “Computers – the Inside Story.” John Levy - UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley
John Levy helps business managers who are frustrated with their IT or Engineering organizations. He helps them get predictable, consistent and innovative results from high-tech people in IT and product development.
John’s clients include companies in insurance and manufacturing, as well as software, computers and storage.
John’s book on management for technology executives, “Get Out of the Way,” was published in May, 2010. His website is http://johnlevyconsulting.com and he can be reached at 415 663-1818 or info@johnlevyconsulting.com
Before entering consulting, John held engineering management positions with Quantum Corporation, Apple Computer, Tandem Computers, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, and holds engineering degrees from Cornell and Caltech. He is inventor or co-inventor on seven U.S. patents related to computer design.
He acts as an expert witness in patent litigation related to computer, software and Internet technologies, and has been a technical advisor to two U.S. District Court judges.
For two years, he co-produced a weekly radio show on technology and computers, West Marin Tech, broadcast on KWMR in Point Reyes Station. He is a regular teacher at the Fromm Institute of the University of San Francisco, with courses titled, “The Digital Revolution in the Home,” and “Computers – the Inside Story.” What does an architect do?
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