David Fried
Adjunct Instructor at The Fried Group, LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Fried is a Human Technologist and President & Chief Consultant with 10+ years of experience translating industrial-organizational psychology into practical technology and innovation strategies that scale. He has led initiatives that generated over $157M in new revenue, eliminated $39M in quality losses, and grown ARR by more than $50M by aligning people, process, and product. A published author and patent-holder for a model of perpetual disruptive innovation, he specializes in technology adoption that respects human behavior—what people will do with tech, not just what tech can do. David builds AI and product strategies (including agentic systems and purchasing-intent algorithms) for real-world impact, and teaches AI product management and Lean Six Sigma at UC San Diego and Virginia Tech. He brings uncommon depth in both applied research and execution, blending academic rigor with hands-on program leadership across startups and Fortune-level teams. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he often applies Cognitive Diversification methods to surface bias-resistant solutions that accelerate adoption and value realization.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial/Organizational Psychology at University of Phoenix
Github Skills (11)
string-formatting4
azure2
esri2
powershell2
bitcoin1
vsphere1
go1
aws1
chrome-extension1
firefly1
tencent1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
davidfrid02/today-day
Aug 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:1 release, 33 commits, 24 pushes in 8 days
gofireflyio/firefly-mcp
Mar 2025 - Nov 2025
Firefly MCP
Contributions:3 reviews, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 7 months
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