About Jude

Industry Worker, Local Advocate

Jude's professional work has left him a well-respected software developer, with over 30 years of experience. His career has followed an arc of expanding scope and personal impact.

Jude spent more than 15 years in Central Florida as a Defense Contractor. He created software for the US Department of Defense to simulate military scenarios and train new generals on virtual lives, rather than American ones.

In 2013, he moved to Maple Valley to work for Amazon, where he expanded Kindle distribution to multiple retailers. Next he built the Echo Dot for Kids to give parents everywhere more control. Finally he helped create Amazon Technical Academy (ATA), a diversity initiative that trained non-technical Amazonians, including warehouse workers without college experience, to be software developers.

With his colleagues at ATA, Jude created policies and learning materials that centered the experiences and challenges of under-represented groups. As the program grew, he moved from instructing to managing instructors. Despite great success training more than 500 employees over 5 years, Amazon decided to change ATA into a traditional Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Jude decided he had to leave.

Now he's ready to step up again, making life better for all the residents of King County. Currently, he splits his time between caring for his family and volunteering. You can often find him standing in the rain, protesting along with Indivisible Covington.

Industry Worker, Local Advocate

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