Bryce Platt Kayanuma

phone: (909) 647-7012 / email: BrycePlatt@vt.edu / website: BrycePlatt.com / location: Eden Prairie, MN

phone: (909) 647-7012
email: BrycePK@vt.edu
website: BrycePlatt.com
location: Eden Prairie, MN

Degrees
Virginia Tech
Ph.D., Instructional Design & Technology
M.I.T., Master's of Information Technology		2020-2023ABD - In Progress (2024)
Akita International University
M.Sc. Global Communications
Focus in Data Communication		 2012 - 20131 year
Gustavus Adolphus College
B.A. Sociology & Anthropology		 2008 - 20124 years
Graduate Certificates
Johns Hopkins University
Data Science		 2016 - 2018In Progress (2025)
Virginia Tech
Software Engineering
Cybersecurity Management
Machine Learning
Information Systems Design		 2021-2023In Progress (2024)
SKILLS (Not in a specific order)
Database Dev. & Admin. (SQL, NOSQL, FM, & Access)
AI Engineering (RAG, Fine tuning, Graph support)
OOP & Functional Programming (Python, R, Java)
MacOS/Windows/Chrome Troubleshooting
Cloud Engineering: AWS, GCloud, & Azure
Web Design (HTML, CSS, JS, WordPress)
Curriculum & Instruction Engineering
Computer & Networking Hardware
Graphic Design (incl. Adobe Suite)
Data Science (R, Python, Tableau)
System & M.D.M. Administration
Scripting (BASH, PowerShell)
Video Editing and Production
Organization & Teamwork
Effective Communication
Independent Learning
Social Research
Cultural Proficiencies
Lived, worked, and/or studied in:
Argentina2002<.5 year
The Netherlands2005 - 20061 year
Japan2012 - 20153 years
Canada2004 - 20053 years
United States (California, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Nebraska, Virginia)
California2015 - 201817 years
Minnesota2008 - 20125 years
Nebraska2006 - 20082 years
Virginia2020 - 20232 years
Work Experience

Virginia Tech

Research & Development

(PT Remote) Virginia
  • Research new technologies to advise on policy and adoption
  • Generative AI System Research & Engineering
  • Development of new online learning environments
  • Consult with IT executives on effective system workflows and migration
  • Develop automated workflows throughout organization

Instructional Designer

  • Curriculum design and development of learning objectives
  • Learning management system integration
  • Collaboration with faculty to design, develop, and update online courses
  • Assessment design & development
  • Faculty training & support

Family Law Software (Centerbase)

2018-CURRENT

Software, Systems, & Cloud Engineer

(Remote) Massachusetts
  • System Engineer/Administration: AWS, Zendesk, Notion, Office365, & Jira
  • AI Engineering (Serverless, RAG, Fine Tuning)
  • System migration from Google Workspace to Azure, Office365, and Notion
  • Administration of internal systems and software
  • API systems integration
  • Penetration test remediation
  • Angular web app development
  • Debug legacy C++ codebase

Tech Support & Compliance Specialist

  • Technical Support: E-mail & phone (Tier 1-2)
  • Website development (WordPress, DNS, & SSL)
  • System archetect for AWS, Google Workspace (GSuite), Zendesk, Slack, & Jira
  • Cybersecurity management
  • Automation Scripting: API, web-app testing, build workflow automation
  • Compliance Specialist: Handle all security audits and inquires

The Sisu Advantage

2015 - 20195 years

Technology & Operations Director

(Remote) California
  • Technical Support: E-mail, phone, in-person (Tier 1-3)
  • Develop website and registration system
  • Work with employees to enhance back-end experience
  • Scripting for system automation
  • Create documentation for employees (Internal wiki)
  • At conferences: manage staff, host workshops

IAFOR: The International Academic Forum

2013 - 20153 years

Technology & Operations Manager

Japan
  • Technical Support: E-mail, phone, in-person (Tier 2-3)
  • Create and maintain IT infrastructure (Website, Database, App, Hardware)
  • Create technical documentation
  • Video production
  • Maintain and deploy machine images
  • Hire, train, supervise technology team (5 members)
  • At conferences: head of operations, interview attendees on conference experience, and manage all technology

Akita International University

2012 - 20131 year

System Administration, Trainer, and Instructor

Japan
  • Serve as IT liaison to the president of the university
  • Provide training for faculty in use of classroom technology (i.e. SmartBoards)
  • University server maintenance
  • Instructional Designer
  • Create and Deploy images to campus machines
  • Teach the Intro to Computation Course (req. for all first year students)
  • Host a series of workshops for students and faculty on various subjects

Gustavus Adolphus College

2008 - 20123 years

Helpline & Field Specialist

Minnesota
  • Technical Support: E-mail, phone, in-person (Tier 1-2)
  • Work with individual faculty on developing specific technology solutions or support for their teaching and research
  • Image campus machines
  • Consult with the full-time staff on new technologies, platforms, and software.
Other Professional Experiences
AR/VR HCI Research Consultant - Technical consultant to Human IMPAC-T Lab @ Virginia Tech
Current Grant: Building an online Data Science Labratory for Chamical Engineering
Supervisor - Awarded: AECT Presidential Special Service Award2020
Beta-tester for Apple (software) & Google (hardware / software)2010 - 20188 years
System Design Consultant to start-up non-profit organizations
President - Instructional Technology Student Association (ITSA) at VT2021-2022
Vice President - School of Education Student Association at Virginia Tech2021-2022
Co-instructor (Hybrid)Virginia Tech - IDT Doctoral Level: Program & Product Evaluation; Past, Present, & Future of Learning Technology; Nature of Technology in IDT
Co-instructor (Online) Athabasca University - MBA in Hockey Administration
Co-instructor (In-person) - Akita International University: Undergraduate level; Introduction to Computation1 year
Guest Lecturer (In-person) (with honorarium) - Akita International University: Masters Level; Data Science as a Communication Tool in a Globalizing World2014 - 20151 year
Completed Grant: Spatial and Statistical Properties of Linguistic Isolation2009
Private Contract Work
Build / update websites
Advanced Wordpress
Website data scraping
Data forensics, recovery, wrangling, and cleansing
Data analysis, dashboards, and presentation
Database creation / administration
SEO and site optimization
Social media configuration and administration
Recent Academic Presentations
Using Quick Response Research to Track the Rapid Evolution of AI for Learning
EERA: Eastern Education Research Association; Clearwater, FL		2024
Building a hybrid online laboratory for Quantum Engineering in higher education
AECT: Association for Educational Communications and Technology		2023
Can Formative Assessment Be Used To Teach Instructional Content Effectively?
DLA: Distance Learning Administation; Jekyll Island, GA		2023
Instead of Asking for a Seat, Build the Table! Designing Professionalization Service-Learning Opportunities in Academia
AECT: Association for Educational Communications and Technology		2022
Determining the Efficacy of Immediate Feedback Delivered to Online Students
DLA: Distance Learning Administation; Jekyll Island, GA		2022
Toward A System Thinking Approach to Enhance Distance Program Evaluation
DLA: Distance Learning Administation; Jekyll Island, GA		2022
Notion for Doctoral Studies: Thinking and Collaborating with Stakeholders Virtually
DLA: Distance Learning Administation; Jekyll Island, GA		2022
Mapping Communities of Practice in Online Forums Using Social Network Analysis
IAFOR: Educational Research & Innovation Conference; Arlington, VA		2022
Authentic Learning for Student and Faculty in Community of Practice
EERA: Eastern Education Research Association; Clearwater, FL		2022
Using Diffusion of Innovation Theory to Explore Faculty Adoption of Research Management Systems
EERA: Eastern Education Research Association; Clearwater, FL		2022
Notion - The Dream App for Educational Professionals
EERA: Eastern Education Research Association; Clearwater, FL		2022
Utilizing Graduate Students to Enrich Traditional Academic Collaborations
EERA: Eastern Education Research Association; Clearwater, FL		2022
Academic Publications
Holmes, G.; Packard, A.; Kayanuma, B. (2023). Can Formative Assessment Be Used To Teach Instructional Content Effectively?. Conference Proceedings for Distance Learning Administration Conference 2023
Holmes, G.; Packard, A.; Rowland, S.; Kayanuma, B. (2022). Determining the Efficacy of Immediate Feedback Delivered to Online Students. Conference Proceedings for Distance Learning Administration Conference 2022
Platt, J., (Kayanuma) Platt, B., & Mitsutomi, M. (2012). Cultural and Linguistic distance as forces in gravity models of bilateral trade and investment: the case of Japan. Asian journal of social sciences & humanities, 1(2), 182-192.
Workshops
Google Apps: The Ecosystem for Education
The Sisu Conference on Education, Palm Springs, CA
R for Luddites
IAFOR ACBPP: The Asian Conference on Business & Public Policy, JAPAN
The Internet: Inception to Invaluable, JAPAN
Productivity Tools for School: From Undergrad. to Tenure, JAPAN
Academic Assistantships
Instructional Designer & Systems Engineer
Associate Dean & CTO, College of Engineering
Virginia Tech		Current
System Engineer
Director, School of Education
Virginia Tech		1 year
Data Scientist
Associate Director, School of Education
Virginia Tech		1 year