HARRY A. LAYMAN, PHD
Senior Advisor to Management
San Diego, California USA (GMT-8)
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+1 (949) 945-3373
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harry.layman@cogwrite.com
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LinkedIn
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cogwrite.ai
Career Track Record & Focus Areas
AI / NLP / LLM / GenAI / New Technology Adoption & Optimization 2016 – present
- Product owner, solution architect and development lead for the CogWrite Enterprise Gnosis Service Agent (Cognosa) AIaaS platform.
- Fortune 100 technology firm — Program Manager, applied data science & engineering (AI/ML/GenAI)
- Major medical technology provider — NLP/AI initiatives
- Organizational development consulting firm — NLU/AI projects
- Educational testing & certification firm — assessment technology
- EdTech startup — innovative GenAI/ML for personalized learning
Enterprise Computing & Solution Architecture 1997 – 2015
Lifeminders, Inc.; The College Board; Newport Coast Software
- College Board — Executive Director, Business Technology R&D; later Executive Director, Digital Testing
- Led offshore teams from Hangzhou, PRC (2007–2010)
- Lifeminders — CTO at high-growth NASDAQ firm
- Innovative leader in personalized advertising and e-commerce
Building & Selling Software / Enterprise Solutions 1986 – 1996
Virginia Software, Inc.
Built enterprise technology for large financial institutions.
- Led large teams as chief architect and project director
- Sold the firm to a major client (The College Board)
Software Development & Management 1976 – 1986
Arthur Young & Company
Employers and clients included:
- MiTRE / Metrek Division — Air Traffic Control
- Central Intelligence Agency — Systems Performance
- Bankers Trust Company — Portfolio & Risk Management
- NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center (NSF Grant)
Publications & Links
Google Scholar
Selected publications and citations
Handbook of Automated Essay Evaluation
Contributed chapter
Language Learning Apps in the App Store
Developer page
Automated Feedback in Formative Assessment
Innovation chapter
LinkedIn Profile
Background, posts, and updates