Freddrick Logan, PhD
Experienced practitioner building technical systems, coaching practitioners, and designing the programs that connect the two.
- Currently
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Focus
- Career-readiness systems
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Years in practice
I build the systems that turn learners into hireable professionals — competency frameworks, credentialing systems, and career-readiness pathways that operate at institutional scale.
Profile
Freddrick Logan, PhD is an educational technologist and applied researcher at Illinois Institute of Technology, working at the intersection of engineering practice and how people learn it. His doctoral research at Lancaster University used Cultural-Historical Activity Theory to study how technology professionals work when distributed — findings that now shape how he designs career-readiness programs in higher education and corporate L&D. He builds the competency frameworks, the platforms underneath them, and the partnerships that make credentials count.
His background spans technology, research, and business, with deep experience leading complex programs and using data to drive decisions. He focuses on strategic alignment, client success, and deploying advanced analytics alongside project management frameworks to deliver measurable results — with a standing interest in EdTech and the future of work.
Practice
Areas of Activity
Five practice domains and the roles they were built in — expertise first, chronology second.
Python·SQL·JavaScript·AWS·Tableau·Machine Learning·System Architecture·UX/UI
- 01
Engineering & Architecture
- System Architecture
- Cloud Computing (AWS)
- DevOps
- Automation
- APIs
- 02
Data & Analytics
- Python
- SQL
- Tableau
- Machine Learning
- Statistical Analysis
- 03
Cybersecurity
- Risk Assessment
- Network Security
- Information Assurance
- Compliance
- 04
Development & Design
- JavaScript
- UI/UX
- Information Architecture
- Technical Writing
- Linux Administration
- 05
Leadership & Strategy
- Agile Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Program Implementation
- AI Strategy
- Training
Toolkits
Strategy into execution
The instruments I draw on to move a framework from a whiteboard to something an institution can run.
Data Science, Analytics & AI
- Data Science
- Python (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy) · R · SQL · BigQuery · Hadoop
- Visualization
- Tableau · D3 · Matplotlib · Excel (Advanced)
- AI & ML
- Google Cloud AI · Enterprise AI · Agentic AI · PyTorch
- Learning Analytics
- Executive dashboards · Outcomes measurement · Job-search KPIs
- FinTech
- Time-series analysis · Financial ratios · Algorithmic trading · Blockchain
Program & Product Management
- Methodologies
- PMI framework · Agile Scrum · Kanban · SDLC · Business requirements analysis
- Management Tools
- JIRA · MS Project · Trello · ProductPlan · Slack · GSuite
- Product Strategy
- Google Analytics · Optimizely · Salesforce · CRM management
- Quality Engineering
- Test automation · QA program management · Defect & risk analytics
Engineering, Security & Design
- Full-Stack
- ReactJS · Node · Express · MongoDB · HTML5/CSS3 · APIs · Git
- Emerging Tech
- Blockchain · Quantum computing (workforce development)
- Cyber Security
- Network design · Vulnerability assessment · Wireshark · Kali Linux
- UX/UI Design
- User research · Information architecture · Adobe CS · InVision / Balsamiq
- Digital Marketing
- SEO · PPC · Advertising strategy · Email marketing
Leadership & Education
- Strategy
- Strategic planning · Digital transformation
- Leadership
- Technical & executive leadership
- Learning Design
- Instructional design · Digital credentialing
- Mentorship
- Academic coaching · Practitioner mentorship
- Architecture
- Enterprise & business architecture
Practice
Experience
One line per role. The detail lives in the work, not the résumé.
2025–Present
Experiential Learning Manager
Illinois Institute of Technology
Design career-readiness programs, competency frameworks, and digital credentialing systems that connect coursework to employer-recognised evidence of skill.
2018–2024
Technical Career Specialist
CareerFoundry
Mentored 1,000+ learners across web development, data analytics, and UI/UX.
2017–2024
Learning Specialist & Technical Interviewer
edX
Evaluated 3,800+ technical projects and interviewed 3,000+ candidates for university partner bootcamps.
2019–2023
QA / Engineering Manager
Ultranauts
Led distributed engineering and QA programs across remote, asynchronous teams.
Earlier — Adjunct Instructor, University of Illinois Springfield · Independent Consultant & Web Developer · Adjunct Instructor, City Colleges of Chicago · Research Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology.
Standing
Credentials
Degrees, executive education, certifications and professional membership.
Education
PhD, E-Research & Technology Enhanced Learning
Lancaster University, UK
Dissertation: an activity-systems analysis of how technology professionals engage in distributed work.
MS, Technical Communication and Information Design
Illinois Institute of Technology
MS, Digital Cinema (Digital Media Production)
DePaul University
MS, Business Information Technology
DePaul University
BS, Computer Science
Governors State University
Executive Education
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Algorithmic Trading
- Digital Marketing: Disruptive Strategy
- Venture Finance
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Venture Creation
- Technological Innovation
- Strategic Innovation
- Leading Strategic Projects
- Leading Professional Service Firms
- Enterprise Leadership
Certifications
- 01
Certified Business Architect (CBA)
Business Architecture Guild
- 02
Certified Master Online Teacher
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 03
Certified Online Learning Administrator
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Affiliations
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- EDUCAUSE
- Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
- Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Association for Communications, Technology, and Education (ACET)
- Association for Talent Development (ATD)
- Business Architecture Guild
- Oxford Saïd Alumni