Summary
Jim Olsen is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 11+ years focused on building and governing ML/AI systems and decades of broader engineering experience across distributed systems, enterprise software, and startups. At ModelOp he architects ModelOps software that monitors and governs models (LLMs and traditional ML) in production, combining hands-on work in Python, Java, Angular, Docker/K8s and modern microservices. He has repeatedly moved organizations from prototype to production—driving performance improvements, large-scale ML pipelines, and real-time analytics—while also mentoring engineering teams as a practiced technical manager. His background includes founding and scaling engineering efforts, a Distinguished Engineer role at Novell, and deep experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow/Keras), data platforms, and real-time stream processing. Based in Park City, Utah, Jim describes his coding philosophy succinctly as “I create glue,” reflecting a pragmatic, integrative approach to stitching complex systems together.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS Dual Major in Computer Science and Psychology, BS Dual Major in Computer Science and Psychology at Clarkson University