Richard J. Schiller is a Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer, and startup entrepreneur with 40 years of experience in real-time large-scale data processing systems. He has contributed to two successful startups, Data Treasury and Dataminr, coauthored patents for both, and developed innovative cloud-first architectures at Elsevier and The NPD Group. His career spans diverse domains including financial, social media, health, chemistry, and retail, always maintaining a hands-on approach to IT systems development. Richard holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from Columbia University and a BA in Computer Engineering with a minor in Applied Mathematics from Queens College.