Freddrick Logan, PhD
Experienced practitioner building technical systems, coaching practitioners, and designing the programs that connect the two.
- Currently
- Illinois Tech
- Focus
- Career-readiness systems
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Years in practice
I build the systems that turn learners into hireable professionals — competency frameworks, credentialing systems, and career-readiness pathways that operate at institutional scale.
Profile
Technologist and applied researcher working at the intersection of engineering practice and how people learn it. My doctoral research used Cultural-Historical Activity Theory to study how technology professionals actually work when distributed — findings that now shape how I design career-readiness programs in higher education and corporate L&D. I build the frameworks, the platforms underneath them, and the partnerships that make them count.
My background spans technology, research, and business, with deep experience leading complex programs and using data to drive decisions. I focus on strategic alignment, client success, and deploying advanced analytics alongside project management frameworks to deliver measurable results — with a standing interest in EdTech and the future of work.
Practice
Areas of Activity
Five practice domains and the roles they were built in — expertise first, chronology second.
Python·SQL·JavaScript·AWS·Tableau·Machine Learning·System Architecture·UX/UI
- 01
Engineering & Architecture
- System Architecture
- Cloud Computing (AWS)
- DevOps
- Automation
- APIs
- 02
Data & Analytics
- Python
- SQL
- Tableau
- Machine Learning
- Statistical Analysis
- 03
Cybersecurity
- Risk Assessment
- Network Security
- Information Assurance
- Compliance
- 04
Development & Design
- JavaScript
- UI/UX
- Information Architecture
- Technical Writing
- Linux Administration
- 05
Leadership & Strategy
- Agile Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Program Implementation
- AI Strategy
- Training
Toolkits
Strategy into execution
The instruments I draw on to move a framework from a whiteboard to something an institution can run.
Data Science, Analytics & AI
- Data Science
- Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) · R · SQL · BigQuery · Hadoop
- Visualization
- Tableau · D3 · Matplotlib · Excel (Advanced)
- AI & ML
- Google Cloud AI · Enterprise AI · Agentic AI · PyTorch
- Learning Analytics
- Executive dashboards · Outcomes measurement · Job-search KPIs
- FinTech
- Time-series analysis · Financial ratios · Algorithmic trading · Blockchain
Program & Product Management
- Methodologies
- PMI framework · Agile Scrum · Kanban · SDLC · Business requirements analysis
- Management Tools
- JIRA · MS Project · Trello · ProductPlan · Slack · GSuite
- Product Strategy
- Google Analytics · Optimizely · Salesforce · CRM management
- Quality Engineering
- Test automation · QA program management · Defect & risk analytics
Engineering, Security & Design
- Full-Stack
- ReactJS · Node · Express · MongoDB · HTML5/CSS3 · APIs · Git
- Emerging Tech
- Blockchain · Quantum computing (workforce development)
- Cyber Security
- Network design · Vulnerability assessment · Wireshark · Kali Linux
- UX/UI Design
- User research · Information architecture · Adobe CS · InVision / Balsamiq
- Digital Marketing
- SEO · PPC · Advertising strategy · Email marketing
Leadership & Education
- Strategy
- Strategic planning · Digital transformation
- Leadership
- Technical & executive leadership
- Learning Design
- Instructional design · Digital credentialing
- Mentorship
- Academic coaching · Practitioner mentorship
- Architecture
- Enterprise & business architecture
Practice
Experience
One line per role. The detail lives in the work, not the résumé.
2025–Present
Experiential Learning Manager
Illinois Institute of Technology
Architect Elevate, the university's career-readiness initiative: a 75-badge competency framework, the platform stack behind it, and credit-bearing industry pathways.
2018–2024
Technical Career Specialist
CareerFoundry
Mentored 1,000+ learners across web development, data analytics, and UI/UX.
2017–2024
Learning Specialist & Technical Interviewer
edX
Evaluated 3,800+ technical projects and interviewed 3,000+ candidates for university partner bootcamps.
2019–2023
QA / Engineering Manager
Ultranauts
Led distributed engineering and QA programs across remote, asynchronous teams.
Earlier — Adjunct Instructor, University of Illinois Springfield · Independent Consultant & Web Developer · Adjunct Instructor, City Colleges of Chicago · Research Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Formation
Education
Doctoral research and Oxford executive education.
PhD, E-Research & Technology Enhanced Learning
Lancaster University, UK
Dissertation: an activity-systems analysis of how technology professionals engage in distributed work.
Executive Education — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity & Business Leadership
- Algorithmic Trading & Investments
- Leading Strategic Projects
- Leading Professional Service Firms
- Enterprise Leadership & Strategic Alignment
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Digital Transformation
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Strategic Leadership
Standing
Credentials
Professional certifications and the bodies I hold membership in.
Certifications
- 01
Certified Business Architect (CBA)
Business Architecture Guild
- 02
Certified Master Online Teacher
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 03
Certified Online Learning Administrator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Affiliations
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- EDUCAUSE
- Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
- Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Association for Communications, Technology, and Education (ACET)
- Association for Talent Development (ATD)
- Business Architecture Guild
- Oxford Saïd Alumni