Jim Schuyler (also known as “Sky”) is CEO of Red7 Communications, a virtual company which provides technology strategy, business systems and knowledge management services to startup companies. Red7 has also developed a technical infrastructure for mixed-reality technologies—massive real-world learning games—and Jim works with a team of experts who provide guidance to clients on learning-game development. He is best known as an e-learning pioneer, though he works in many areas of computer science.

Why "Sky?" — because his name is pronounced "Sky-ler." Now, if you ask a Dutchman to pronounce it, you’ll get an earful, but that’s another story.

Red7 is a California corporation, operating from San Francisco. Contact by email at info@red7.com, or call +1.415.759.7337. If you leave a message, please explain why you’re calling. We put together small teams of 2 to 10 individuals, as needed on a project basis.

Read Sky's blog.

Current resume [PDF].

Most recently, Red7 has specialized in design and development of PHP and WordPress-powered web sites and services. From 2003 through 2010 Sky was pro-bono Chief Technical Officer of the Dalai Lama Foundation (*). He is a member of the board of directors of the the MettaCenter for Nonviolence (*). During 2002-2007, the team designed digital print and photo workflow technology, and consulted on online technology, digital media, and security. In 2000 and 2001 Sky was VP Internet Technology & Development for Leapfrog Enterprises (*), working with Jim Marggraff. He was VP Distance Learning Systems for Joe Miller at Knowledge Universe Interactive Studio [KUIS], working for Joe Miller. KUIS merged into KnowledgePlanet.com where he became Chief Learning Architect and acting CIO. He has spearheaded the creation and launch of many websites, has designed and built a dozen computer-based instruction and groupware systems, founded or helped found a number of software companies, and served as a senior technology executive in a number of companies. During the early days of personal computers, he founded DesignWare, Inc., which became Britannica Software. He was a Vice President of T/Maker Company, working with Royal Farros on innovative publishing software, was a program and facility manager and IT executive for Deluxe Corporation, VP of Individual Software, Inc., and a key technology founder of WICAT, Inc. Jim holds a PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University, where he also held a faculty appointment and directed research projects for several years. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the non-profit (and now inactive) Computer Learning Foundation, which sponsored Computer Learning Month each October.

 

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