Russ Whitehead
Software Architect At HPCC-Systems at LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRuss Whitehead is a seasoned software architect with over three decades of engineering experience and 14 years focused on HPCC-Systems, where he architects massively parallel open-source solutions for big data at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He blends deep systems and OS experience from early IBM microcode and operating-systems roles with practical leadership as a former CIO, making him fluent in both low-level performance tuning and enterprise technology strategy. Russ has a track record of building high-performance, production-grade platforms—bringing supercomputer thinking to real-world analytics workloads. Based in Delray Beach, he pairs a BS in Computer Science and an MBA in Technical Management to bridge technical design and business outcomes. Colleagues value his steady, pragmatic approach to complex distributed systems and his long-standing commitment to scalable, maintainable software. An understated fact: his career spans roles from embedded speech software at IBM to running IT for clinical services, showing an unusual breadth across industries and technical layers.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Diploma at Palm Beach Gardens High SchoolMBA, Technical Management, MBA, Technical Management at University of MiamiBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at University of Florida
Github Skills (29)
parallel10
big-data10
cluster-computing10
analytics10
pipeline-framework10
hpcc10
parallel-processing10
ignite10
parallel-computing10
data-processing10
high-performance10
scalability10
aerospike5
java5
database-access4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
RussWhitehead/HPCC-Platform
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
HPCC Systems big data solution, community edition
Contributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 1157 pushes in 11 months
hpccdatadb2hpcc-systemscommunity-edition
RussWhitehead/HPCC-ODBC
Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:55 pushes, 55 branches, 43 comments in 4 months
hpccdatabaseodbcodbc-driver
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