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Richard Gruenhagen

Executive technology leader specializing in SaaS, AI/ML, and cloud platforms

BluumlyBoston UniversityOrange County, CA37 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Experience

Founder & CEOBluumly · May 2024 – Present
Entrepreneur-in-ResidenceChapman University · May 2024 – Presentpart-time
Chief Technology OfficerInnovyze · Jan 2020 – May 2024
Chief Technology OfficerSpireon · Oct 2016 – Jan 2020
Vice President of Software EngineeringImpinj · Sep 2014 – Sep 2016
Principal Group ManagerMicrosoft · Jul 2006 – Sep 2014
Senior Software Development ManagerAmazon · Jun 2005 – Jul 2006
Senior Software Development ManagerPayPal · Mar 2004 – Jun 2005
Director of EngineeringAOL · Feb 2000 – Feb 2004
Senior ConsultantDeloitte · May 1999 – Feb 2000
Assistant ProfessorMassachusetts Institute of Technology · Feb 1996 – May 1999
Lieutenant Commander, Naval Flight Officer (RIO)U.S. Navy · Nov 1988 – May 1999

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Education

Boston Universitymaster, Computer Systems Engineering (1999)
University of Minnesotabachelor, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics (1990)

Awards

  • Air Medal
  • USPTO Patent US 12,214,679 B1 — Electric Vehicle Charging Technology

Skills

Cloud-native architectureMachine learningProduct managementPredictive analyticsAzure SQL DatabaseHigh availabilityAPI developmentPerformance optimizationCybersecuritySaaS transformationAI/ML platform developmentEngineering leadershipMergers and acquisitionsExit strategySocial media attribution

Languages

English

Certifications

Quantum Algorithms for Cybersecurity, Chemistry, and Optimization — MIT xPROIntroduction to Quantum Computing — MIT xPRO

Publications

1 publication

Electric vehicle charging technology

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