Ivan R. Judson is a Distinguished Solution Architect at Harper with over 30 years of experience driving digital transformation and engineering excellence across Fortune 100 enterprises and high-growth companies. He specializes in architecting globally distributed systems, building high-performing teams, and translating complex technology initiatives into measurable business outcomes.

Throughout his career, Ivan has built transformative solutions—from creating the Access Grid that grew to 2,500 sites across 6 continents at Argonne National Laboratory, to architecting Resistbot for civic engagement. With 839 citations in high-performance computing and networking, he holds patents in display technology and received the R&D 100 Award for Access Grid 3.0. An active open-source contributor, Ivan frequently speaks at conferences on cloud architecture, IoT, and the future of technology education.Outside of tech, he's an avid blacksmith and maker who enjoys blade smithing, sailing, cooking, and photography. He lives on his family ranch in Three Forks, Montana.