Valerian Thomas
Managing Principal at Society for Information Management (SIM) - New Jersey Chapter
New Jersey, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolValerian Thomas is a pragmatic technology advisor and former CIO/CTO with two decades of experience guiding mid-market and growth-stage companies through high-stakes technology decisions in AI, cybersecurity, M&A integrations, and executive gaps. He founded Tirith Strategies to deliver practitioner-led diagnosis and remediation for CEOs, CFOs, and boards when capital, risk, or deadlines are material. His operating background includes running enterprise technology at a public company (Lincoln Educational Services), positioning a multi-billion-dollar travel business for sale, and scaling a high-volume media startup to a successful exit. A proven board-level operator, he serves on the SIM New Jersey board as Treasurer and holds the International Board Director Competency Designation, blending technical depth with governance fluency. Known for prioritizing diagnosis over prescription, he helps leadership teams convert ambiguous technology risk into clear, capital-efficient actions.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Informational Science, BS, Computer Informational Science at New Jersey Institute of TechnologyMaster's Degree, Business Analytics, Master's Degree, Business Analytics at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Github Skills (32)
react8
android8
ios8
react-native8
cross-platform7
mobile6
dog5
multiplication5
webcrypto4
sparse-matrix4
api4
django4
classification4
matrix3
python3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ValerianThomas/Cat-Dog_Backend
Sep 2019 - Sep 2021
API providing a Convolutional Neural Network for Cat&Dog classification.
Contributions:12 commits, 5 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 years 1 month
apiconvolutional-neural-networkconvolutionalmachine-learningneural-network
ValerianThomas/Lesson-react-native-expo
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:11 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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