Institution: Infinite 8 Industries, Inc.
 

• Ean Mikale, J.D. is a five-time author, international speaker, Engineer, and the Owner of Infinite 8 Industries, Inc., a Industrial Technology Firm specializing in Quantum, AI, Web3, and MedTech. Ean took a prior technology startup from $15k in annual revenue to over $1M in 3-years. Infinite 8 Institute, a separate firm he leads, specializes in cutting-edge technology, such as Quantum telecommunications, Internet of Things, Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber-security, Accelerated Computing, and Blockchain Technology.
• Mr. Mikale is the creator of the Worlds First Apprenticeships for Commercial Drone Pilots and Commercial Drone Software Developers. Additionally, he is the one of the foremost experts in the world, concerning Artificial Intelligence, and the lead A.I. Architect behind Forever A.I., the World's First A.I. Physician. Mr. Mikale has led his company from a single desk in an incubator, by creating partnerships with IBM's Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud-based Start-ups, where Ean was the first to teach IBM's Watson Supercomputer how to recognize human emotion. Ean has also led partnerships with Nvidia's Inception Program for A.I. Startup's, Oracle for Startup's, and Amazon Web Services for Startups, where he has led accelerated growth in Accelerated Computing, Embedded Systems, Deep Learning, and Autonomous Vehicle Technology. Ean currently serves as the Corporate Secretary of the Rocky Mountain District Exporters Council, and the IEEE's Working Group for Autonomous Vehicles, which determined global standards for self-driving cars. Ean also has certifications from Columbia University in Cybersecurity and Counter Cyber-terrorism, as well as others in White Hat Hacking/Penetration Testing.
• Ean has partnered with and consulted organizations such as the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Amazon Web Services, BAJ Accelerator (Cornell University), Oracle, IBM, Nvidia, Intelligent Energy, Mouser Electronics, Tech Data, Ingram Micro, Walmart.com, Ebay.com, ReadytoSky, Henry Doorly Zoo, Newport News University, Norfolk State University, the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, Georgetown University, the City of Omaha, Chicago State University, Home Depot, Metro Area Planning Agency, Creighton University, Lutheran Family Services, Nebraska Children’s and Families Foundation, Hillside High School in Durham, NC, as well as the Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis, and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Charlotte. He continues to be a mentor, mentee, and advocate for technology that benefits all of society.