Dr. Charles Lively is an esteemed Academic Lecturer, Writer, Editor, and Technology consultant in the start-up space. He holds a B.S.E. in Computer Engineering from Mercer University, as well as an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University. With over 15 years of experience in software development and learning & technology, Dr. Lively’s drive to explore new technological avenues and innovations motivates him every day Dr. Lively’s technical work experience covers distributed computing and parallel processing, cloud computing optimization, performance modeling and optimization, software development, team leadership, and IT educational curriculum development. Additionally, Dr. Lively has served as an editor for IT and technical academic textbooks from Cengage and for various journal publications. He works as CTO for Swipe Credit, Senior Software Engineer for Home Depot, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona Global Campus. His previous positions include: CTO for Drofika, and Senior Content Strategy Manager, and Tech and Computer Science for Coursera.