Gennaro A. Cuomo
Gennaro "Jerry" Cuomo (born 1962) is an American software engineer working for IBM since 1987. Jerry holds the prestigious title of IBM Fellow. He is one of the founding fathers of IBM WebSphere Software. Jerry is a breakthrough innovator of solutions in the areas of web application servers, Java, TCP/IP, real-time collaboration software, and high-performance transactional systems. Jerry currently has filed for over 40 US patents.
Career
Jerry is currently the Chief Technology Officer of the WebSphere Division in IBM Software Group, where his prime charter is to “cultivate the future of WebSphere”.
Jerry is leading technical initiatives in the areas of SOA , Web 2.0, Appliances , Event Driven Architecture, Open Development , and Virtualization.
Jerry has been an integral part of the WebSphere Application Server engineering team from it's inception in 1997. During this time, Jerry has been leading innovations in the areas of Web Server Performance, High Availability, Dynamic Caching, Edge Serving, and Security.
Jerry spent the first 9 years of his career working on advanced technology software at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York.
Professional Quote
If painters paint and fishermen fish, software engineers, well... we write code. While there is a time and place for Powerpoint, I often find the best way to convey an idea is to just do it. It is a rare occasion to get it right the first time; so, iterate without fear of starting over from scratch. ‘Audentes fortuna juvat.’ (Fortune favors the bold.) - Gennaro "Jerry" Cuomo, 2006
Family and personal life
When not at IBM, Jerry can be found home with his wife and 2 children. Jerry enjoys practicing martial arts with family, playing and watching ice hockey, visiting the beach and mountains and listening to rock and roll music.