Jeff Ready

Jeff Ready

Greenwood, Indiana, United States
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I am a high tech executive with a passion for entrepreneurship. I built my first…

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Experience

  • Scale Computing Graphic

    Scale Computing

    Indianapolis, IN and San Francisco, CA

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    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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    Washington D.C. Metro Area

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    Indianapolis, Indiana Area

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    Indianapolis, Indiana Area

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    Indianapolis, Indiana Area

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    Indianapolis, Indiana Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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Education

Volunteer Experience

  • GEO Academies Graphic

    Board Member and Chairman

    GEO Academies

    - Present 13 years 9 months

    Education

    “Through these doors walk college graduates” serves as a daily greeting to all GEO Academy students. We believe all children should have access to a quality education regardless of their race, income, and home zip code. Further, we believe access and experience in real college and career readiness programs is essential to prepare students for success beyond high school. To actualize these beliefs, GEO has systematically built a student-centered, content-rich education model that delivers K-14…

    “Through these doors walk college graduates” serves as a daily greeting to all GEO Academy students. We believe all children should have access to a quality education regardless of their race, income, and home zip code. Further, we believe access and experience in real college and career readiness programs is essential to prepare students for success beyond high school. To actualize these beliefs, GEO has systematically built a student-centered, content-rich education model that delivers K-14 and K-16 results with K-12 dollars. By providing students an accelerated pathway to real college and career programs during high school, GEO Academies help thousands of families take the first steps to breaking the academic and psychological barriers prevalent in challenging communities across the country.

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    Board Member and Vice Chairman

    GEO Next Generation High School - Indianapolis

    - Present 5 years

    Education

    GEO Next Generation High School, a free 9-12 public charter school, opened its doors in Fall 2019. In GEO’s College Immersion Program, students are able to take free courses on a college campus for college credits, while simultaneously earning a high school diploma. GEO Next Generation High School is a part of a network of high-quality charter schools managed by GEO Academies.

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    Public Speaker on All Things Entrepreneurship and Startup

    Various Colleges and Universities

    - Present 28 years 3 months

    Education

    I am a regular speaker on topics of entrepreneurship and startups at colleges, community events, and trade groups. Entrepreneurship has been a lifelong passion of mine, and I have been speaking to groups on the subject since 1996. Regular topics include: Idea-to-Business creation; Fundraising and pitching techniques for startups; Startup organization, structure, and management; and pretty much any topic that relates to entrepreneurship in general.

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    Honorary Advisory Board

    Indianapolis Children's Choir

    - 10 years 3 months

    Children

    The Indianapolis Children’s Choir Honorary Advisory Board members promote and advocate for the ICC. They are available to provide expert advice and services to the full Board on specific issues as needed.

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    Advisor, Engineering Management Program

    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

    - 3 years 9 months

    Education

    I was a member of the advisory board for Rose-Hulman's engineering management program.

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    IT Advisory Board Member

    Harrison College

    - 4 years 1 month

    Education

    Advised the School of Information Technology on curriculum development, recruitment, and job placement strategies.

Patents

  • Dynamic Message Filtering (2)

    Issued US 7,653,606

    A neural networks based system for dynamically filtering and classifying messages, as good messages, bulk periodicals, or spam. The neural networks distinguish "likely good" from "likely spam," and also operate at a more discriminating level to distinguish among the three categories above. A dynamic whitelist and blacklist; sending addresses are collected when the number of their messages indicates the sender is good or a spammer. A dynamically selected set of regular expressions input to the…

    A neural networks based system for dynamically filtering and classifying messages, as good messages, bulk periodicals, or spam. The neural networks distinguish "likely good" from "likely spam," and also operate at a more discriminating level to distinguish among the three categories above. A dynamic whitelist and blacklist; sending addresses are collected when the number of their messages indicates the sender is good or a spammer. A dynamically selected set of regular expressions input to the neural networks.

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  • Dynamic Message Filtering (1)

    Issued 7,256,654

    Dynamically filtering and classifying messages, as good messages, bulk periodicals, or spam. A regular expression recognizer, and pre-trained neural networks. The neural networks distinguish "likely good" from "likely spam," and also operate at a more discriminating level to distinguish among the three categories above.

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Honors & Awards

  • Top 100 Executives

    CRN

  • Top 25 Innovators (#7)

    CRN

  • Top 100 Executives - 2022

    CRN

  • Top 25 Innovators: #5 - 2022

    CRN

  • Top 100 Executives - 2021

    CRN

  • Top 25 Innovators: #7 - 2021

    CRN

  • Top 100 Executives - 2020

    CRN

  • Top 25 Disruptors - 2020

    CRN

  • Top 100 Executives - 2019

    CRN

    CRN presents the Top 100 Executives of 2019 list: the men and women who are setting the pace for the rest of the IT industry.

  • Top 25 Disruptors: #6 - 2019

    CRN

    As part of the Top 100 Executives Of 2019, CRN looks at 25 execs that are throwing a curve ball at the technology world.

  • Top 100 Executives - 2018

    CRN

    CRN presents the Top 100 Executives of 2018 list: the men and women who are setting the pace for the rest of the IT industry.

  • Top 25 Disrupters - 2018

    CRN

    As part of the Top 100 Executives Of 2018, CRN looks at 25 execs that are throwing a curve ball at the technology world.

  • Top 25 Innovators - 2017

    CRN

    CRN highlights the 25 Most Innovative Executives, those who recognize today's biggest business challenges and find the most creative ways to solve them.

  • Top 100 Executives - 2017

    CRN

    CRN presents the top 100 technology executives of 2017.

  • Owler Top Ranked CEO

    Owler

    #1 rated CEO in computer hardware and #12 worldwide overall.

  • Top Midmarket IT Executive

    CRN

    Each year, the CRN team compiles a list of the most influential executives in the midmarket. These executives are the driving forces behind the sales, marketing and corporate strategies of technology suppliers and solution providers, recognized because they serve as evangelists for the needs of midmarket customers and understand how to serve these organizations—from the business side to the IT drivers.

  • Career Achievement Award

    Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

    Recipients of this award have graduated twenty years ago and are selected based on their achievements within their communities and respective professions.

  • Top Midmarket IT Executive

    CRN

    This inaugural list highlights the IT industry's most influential vendor executives who serve midmarket and midsize customers. These executives were nominated by peers, colleagues, customers and partners because of the strong relationships they have built with midmarket customers, for their leadership, strategic thinking and solution excellence they demonstrate.

  • Top 40 Under 40

    Indianapolis Business Journal

    IBJ recognizes 40 central Indiana business and professional leaders who have achieved a level of success that is rare at a young age.

  • ACG Corporate Value Award

    Association for Corporate Growth

    With these awards, ACG Indiana strives to set new standards in corporate value and wealth creation by recognizing those entities and service providers who achieve great things within our Indiana economy and community, as well as, exhibit commitment and determination to continue investing to the finish line.

  • Americas 10 Most Promising Companies

    Forbes

    Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies features 100 privately held up-and-comers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and investment capital. Ranked #16 in 2009, and #13 in 2011.

  • Venture Idol - First Place Winner

    Venture Idol

    Presented in collaboration with the IEDC, the Venture Idol Competition will highlight the best and brightest innovation-driven emerging companies in Indiana. The contestants will showcase their innovation, market opportunity and passion before a live audience of the region’s leading angel investors, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

  • Distinguished Young Alumni

    Rose-Hulman

    This award recognizes Rose-Hulman graduates from the last ten years with notable endeavors in the areas of career achievement, continued education, community service and/or commitment to their alma mater.

  • Top Innovators Under 35 Finalist

    MIT Technology Review

    Since 1999, the editors of Technology Review have honored the young innovators whose inventions and research we find most exciting; a list of technologists and scientists, all under the age of 35. Their work--spanning medicine, computing, communications, electronics, nanotechnology, and more--is changing our world.

  • Blue Chip Award

    U.S. Chamber of Commerce

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Award recognizes small businesses that
    have overcome challenges, seized opportunities, creatively utilized resources
    and achieved success.

  • Best Technology Award

    Ziff Davis

  • Top 50 IT Executives

    CRN

  • Top Companies

    Network World

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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