Aaron Wacker
Director Information Technology
Mound, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Wacker is a Director of Information Technology who leads Emerging Technologies at Clinical Architecture, applying AI, ML, NLP, graph databases, genomics, IoT and AR/VR to accelerate clinical decision-making and reduce medical costs. With two decades of software leadership spanning founding a consultancy and senior roles at UnitedHealth/Optum, he combines hands-on architecture and delivery oversight with product-focused innovation for military, veteran, and healthcare applications. He is skilled at translating research-grade deep learning into production systems that improve speed and accuracy in clinical workflows. Based in Minnesota, Aaron blends technical rigor with creativity—he's an art collector and practicing painter—which fuels unconventional problem-solving and a collaborative leadership style. His work emphasizes practical impact on health and well-being, patent-aware innovation, and mentoring teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Independant Studies (BIS) Computer Science Japanese Psychology, Bachelor Independant Studies (BIS) Computer Science Japanese Psychology at University of Minnesota
Japanese, Spanish, German, Chinese
Github Skills (38)
ui-components9
python9
machine-learning9
gradio-interface9
deep-learning9
data-analysis9
data-visualization9
gradio8
data-science8
unity3d2
generative2
graph1
webcam1
virtual-reality1
webxr1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AaronCWacker/MachineLearning
Sep 2017 - Jun 2021
Contributions:68 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
AaronCWacker/Yggdrasil
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:424 commits, 1105 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 10 months
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