Russell Harvey is an American computer scientist and executive. He has been the Chief Technology Officer at RDX Works since August 2020.
- Early life and education
- Career
- Microsoft (2001-2004)
- Kaiser Permanente (2004-2014)
- Ninja Metrics (2014-2015)
- Calendar Research LLC (2015-2018)
- He3Labs (2018-2020)
- Radix DLT (2020-present)
Early life and education
Harvey studied Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2001.
Career
Microsoft (2001-2004)
After graduating, Harvey worked as a Software Design Engineer in Test at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington between 2001-2004. He was responsible for quality assurance and testing of communication between Visual Studio and Windows CE-based handheld devices and smartphones. He developed automated testing frameworks using C# and C++.
Kaiser Permanente (2004-2014)
In 2004, Harvey joined Kaiser Permanente as a Lead Web Developer. He was part of a leadership team focused on helping struggling web projects, setting architectural standards and introducing agile web development processes. He worked on applications using Java/Struts and Oracle databases.
Between 2007-2012, he was a Technology Consultant/Specialist, responsible for designing and developing business intelligence and data visualization dashboards and tools using ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server and SQL Server Analysis Services.
From 2012-2014 Harvey was the Principal Technology Consultant for Kaiser Permanente's Infrastructure Management Group. He led projects focused on decision support, data analysis and talent management systems.
Ninja Metrics (2014-2015)
Harvey worked as Manager of the Algorithms Group at Ninja Metrics, a machine learning startup, for a year between 2014-2015. He oversaw the backend systems and architecture using AWS and Java. He also worked on optimizing their API and data insights products.
Calendar Research LLC (2015-2018)
Harvey founded and led Calendar Research LLC as CEO between 2015-2018. The company created Rangle, an app for coordinating meetups with friends, available on iOS, Android and web. He oversaw the full stack development using Xamarin and AWS.
He3Labs (2018-2020)
At blockchain startup He3Labs between 2018-2020, Harvey worked as CTO, architecting and delivering blockchain middleware services. He worked extensively on zero knowledge proof based security and authentication solutions. He also helped deliver a blockchain prototype for Native American tribes covering identity, banking, land registration and voting systems.
Radix DLT (2020-present)
In August 2020, Harvey joined Radix DLT as Chief Technology Officer. Radix DLT is developing a layer 1 decentralized finance protocol to make DeFi accessible for mainstream adoption. As CTO Harvey oversees product development and delivery for the Radix platform.