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John Alexander

Software Architect @ IBM | Mentor for Creative Professionals and Developers | Musician
Helping Artists and Career-changers Cross into Tech
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$120 / month

Guidance for developers, creative professionals and career-changers crossing into tech.

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About

Musician turned software architect, with a 30-year detour through music tech, mobile apps, and enterprise systems (including 10+ years at IBM).

After graduating from Berklee College of Music, I studied computer music in Paris with folks like Iannis Xenakis, Curtis Roads, and Julio Estrada and helped build software like Finale, Notion, and MasterTracks Pro, tools used by composers and musicians around the world.

These days I lead mobile architecture work at IBM. Along the way I’ve mentored developers, composers, engineers, and career changers of all kinds, especially people whose paths don’t fit neatly into one lane.

If you’re exploring a creative or technical transition (or both), I’d be happy to help. I take on a small number of mentees and shape the experience around whatever would actually be useful to you.


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Hamid

Hamid

5 out of 5 stars

Standard Plan · 
1 month

John is an exceptionally great mentor who makes you regret not reaching out to him earlier! In addition to being highly proficient in his fields of expertise, spanning app development, music, and business strategy, he embodies the full range of human qualities expected of a great mentor - empathy, curiosity, genuine interest, objectivity and asking the right questions - qualities that AI is yet to reach.

Hamid

Hamid

5 out of 5 stars



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