Summary
Jack R is a strategic and technical AI and data leader with a decade of experience architecting, building, and operating production ML, security, and data platforms across startups and enterprise settings. Currently VP of AI & Data at Blackpoint Cyber, he blends hands-on ML engineering for NLP, computer vision, and signal processing with cloud-native security and solutions architecture across AWS and Azure. His background spans research-grade rigor—from a Ph.D. in philosophy of language at Oxford to advanced degrees in data science—and applied impact in IoT, energy, fintech, and cyber defense. Certified across security and privacy domains (CISSP, CCSP, CISM, IAPP CIPT, CompTIA suite), he uniquely pairs deep technical craft with ethics-forward “tech for good” leadership and humility-first team culture. An academic turned practitioner, he quietly bridges philosophical insight into language and meaning with practical ML deployments that emphasize trustworthy, auditable systems.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy of Language, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy of Language at University of Oxford
Bachelor's degree (A.B.), Literature | Germanic Languages, Bachelor's degree (A.B.), Literature | Germanic Languages at Harvard University
Master of Science (M.S.), Data Science | Machine Learning, Master of Science (M.S.), Data Science | Machine Learning at Southern Methodist University
English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch