Alex Rudloff
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Available for fractional leadership, or the right full-time thing.

More Than Theory Nov 2015 – Present

Managing Partner

Business strategy, operational design, and technical execution — with a current focus on agentic AI systems. I figure out what's constraining your growth and build the systems to fix it.

consultingAI
GMTM (dba SPARQ) Feb 2019 – Present

Chief Technology Officer

Machine Learning-based sports analytics platform with deep LLM integration — among the earliest production uses of the OpenAI API in sports tech. Athlete recruitment and analytics used by elite organizations, including the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

sportsAI
TED Conferences Sep 2012 – Jun 2016

Chief Digital Strategist, TEDx

Led the technology, systems, and processes that scaled TEDx from a handful of events to thousands worldwide. Won a Gates Foundation grant to build data collection and management tools for the global events program; worked with BCG to explore the idea space within TED's content library.

eventsmedia
AOL Feb 2006 – Sep 2011

Vice President, Product

Product leadership across AOL publishing. Previously GM of AOL Shopping, Product for AOL Careers, and Principal Software Engineer leading Netscape.com.

internetmedia
Emurse.com Jul 2005 – Mar 2008

CEO / Co-Founder

Co-founded an online job hunting platform that used Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to match resumes to job postings. Acquired by AOL in 2008. Also mentioned in Job Hunting for Dummies.

HR techAI
Blogsmith, Inc. Nov 2005 – Feb 2006

Principal Software Engineer

Early engineer on the CMS that powered Weblogs, Inc and later all of AOL. Weblogs, Inc was the first professional blogging network (Engadget, Autoblog, Joystiq, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, etc).

internetinfra
Number Six Software Mar 2004 – Nov 2005

Software Engineer

A software consulting agency in DC filled with some of the most talented engineers I've ever come across. Java, UML, government-y things. Lots of UX and HCI work.

consultinggovernment
BA Technologies Feb 1994 – Feb 1999

Founder / System Administrator

My older brother and I started a dial-up bulletin board in 1993 that grew into one of the early internet providers in our hometown. "Online Illusions BBS" was a 32-line dial-up system running MajorBBS/Worldgroup and interfacing with a Slackware Linux rig to round out our offerings.

infrainternet

Patents

US #9,251,516 — "Systems and methods for electronic distribution of job postings"