Jim Cochrane
Founder & Principal Consultant (Fractional CIO CTO CISO) at Arquentix
Florida, United States
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Top SchoolJim Cochrane is a seasoned technology executive and founder with 13 years of progressive leadership delivering cloud-first, secure, and scalable infrastructure for both public-sector agencies and private equity-backed enterprises. As a Fractional CIO/CTO/CISO he specializes in turning high-stakes technology decisions into measurable business value—driving multi-acquisition consolidations, cloud migrations, AI-driven automation, and compliance programs like NIST and SOC 2. His track record includes improving operational efficiency by double digits, reducing system redundancy across 12+ acquisitions, and modernizing high-concurrency public services that process millions of transactions. Jim blends hands-on technical architecture with board-room strategy, often partnering with law enforcement and federal agencies on fraud detection and data integrity initiatives. Based in Florida, he pairs formal training in computer science and MIS with a government CIO certification, bringing a rare mix of public-sector rigor and private-sector scalability. Notably, he scales teams and systems to meet investor-driven growth targets while keeping security and uptime at enterprise-grade levels.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
CGCIO, Certified Government Chief Information Officer, CGCIO, Certified Government Chief Information Officer at Florida State UniversityMasters of Science, Management Information Systems, Masters of Science, Management Information Systems at Florida Institute of TechnologyBS, Computer Science, Minor in Business, BS, Computer Science, Minor in Business at University of Central Florida
English, Italian, Spanish
Github Skills (16)
minecraft8
ubuntu7
chroot6
system-analysis6
debian6
chrome5
shell5
linux5
chromeos5
python4
chromium3
crouton2
contract1
rails1
design-by-contract1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jjttcc/s-splat-todo
Dec 2016 - Mar 2025
Contributions:71 pushes in 8 years 4 months
jjttcc/tradable-analysis-toolset
Jul 2014 - Mar 2020
Web-based technical analysis application using https://github.com/jjttcc/market-analysis-system
Contributions:178 commits, 45 pushes in 5 years 8 months
system-analysispythonweb-basedmarket-analysismarket
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