Lauren Ochotnická

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• BlueDot courses: AGI Strategy , Technical AI Safety , Technical AI Safety Project , Frontier AI Governance (July 2026)

• 15 years software development at Intel, EMC, Dell, IBM and Red Hat

• 6 years technical program/project/product management at Intel and Red Hat

• 2 years event management at Intel

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Red Hat

Program Manager | Remote | 2020 – 2021

• Led cross-organizational program to enhance security of internal product pipeline tools, managing a team of 20 across US and Europe
• Coordinated 13 interdependent sub-projects, ensuring alignment and preventing system-wide failures
• Prioritized development efforts, managed schedules, and facilitated stakeholder communication across global organizations
• Delivered security improvements that reduced vulnerabilities while strengthening and updating critical infrastructure

Product Manager | Hybrid: Brno, Czech Republic/Westford, MA, USA | 2018 – 2020

• Led team of 8 engineers distributed across US, Australia, China, and Czech Republic; owning internal product release pipeline tool for 2,000+ users
• Planned and facilitated international team events to strengthen team dynamics and collaboration
• Established stakeholder feedback processes and communication protocols that increased user satisfaction
• Prioritized feature development to optimize release pipeline efficiency

Intel

Event and Program Manager | Chandler, AZ, USA | 2005 – 2007

• Led end-to-end planning and execution of 5-day annual engineering summit, scaling attendance from 500 to 700+ while managing budget growth from $1.6M to $2.1M
• Directed 25-person cross-functional team of planners, engineers, and marketing specialists
• Implemented structured feedback process that produced measurable year-over-year improvements in attendee satisfaction across scheduling, content, and operations
• Managed all logistics including content sessions, vendor trade show, awards banquet, and attendee events

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Red Hat

Senior Software Engineer | Westford, MA, USA | 2017 – 2018

• Developed Product Pipeline, APIs, and supporting infrastructure
• Designed and implemented annual user survey to gather feedback, analyzing usage patterns to drive iterative tooling improvements
• Triaged customer issues and escalations to maintain responsive support

IBM

Senior Staff Engineer | Littleton, MA, USA | 2015 – 2017

• Designed, tested, and implemented a HashiCorp Vault-based secrets management solution with etcd and Consul backends, securing credential storage across Jenkins, Chef, and Ansible workflows
• Owned and maintained CI/CD pipeline components and infrastructure
• Provided technical guidance to developers and designed training programs for automated builds and internal software tools

Dell

Senior Software Engineer | Nashua, NH, USA | 2010 – 2015

• Served as technical lead for Dell/EqualLogic and Dell/Compellent performance teams, coordinating engineers across multiple sites on performance processes, documentation, and training programs
• Directed platform performance analysis, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in storage stack and FreeBSD OS
• Mentored junior engineers and partnered with external vendors to optimize hardware for Dell Storage systems
• Developed automation tools (PowerShell, bash, Perl) to improve engineering efficiency

EMC

Software Engineer | Nashua, NH, USA | 2007 – 2010

• Developed enterprise email archival and journaling software (SourceOne and EmailXtender) meeting legal and government compliance requirements
• Designed and implemented SDK enabling third-party platform extensions, with working code samples and public APIs across C/C++, C#, and Web Services
• Built automated smoke testing framework for EmailXtender, reducing early-stage QA burden and enabling more thorough downstream validation
• Developed standalone utilities and tools to extend core software functionality

Intel

Software Engineer | Chandler, AZ, USA | 2004 – 2007

• Evaluated performance of enterprise applications (Microsoft Exchange, IBM-Lotus Domino, SAP) on new Intel platforms, translating findings into actionable recommendations for developers
• Performed initial testing and profiling of platform features, with analysis directly influencing Intel processor development and driving performance improvements
• Developed automated testing frameworks to minimize human error during data collection
• Authored white papers and presented findings at major industry conferences and internal forums
• Mentored new team members on performance analysis tools and methodologies

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University of Rochester | Rochester, NY, USA | B.S. Computer Science

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Mentor | May 2026 - Present Link to heading

Volunteer + Attendee @ EAG London 2026 | May 2026 Link to heading

Independent Projects and Research | 2026 - Present Link to heading

• Benchmarks and Legal LLMs: Where are we today? | 2026 - Completed

BlueDot Impact Courses | December 2025 - Present Link to heading

• Technical AI Project (BlueDot Impact) (hover to see cert)
• Technical AI Safety Course (BlueDot Impact) (hover to see cert)
• AGI Strategy Course (BlueDot Impact) (hover to see cert)
• Future of AI Course (BlueDot Impact) (hover to see cert)

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Career Transition | 2025 - Present Link to heading

Pursuing new expertise in AI safety, economics, and policy while refreshing foundations in technical research. Accomplishing this through a self-study plan, with the goal of finding where I fit best.

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English Language Teacher | 2024 - Present Link to heading

Founder - Železné English Club | Jaroměřice Elementary School | BICF Conversation Club

• Founded local English conversation club serving 25 community members (adults and children)
• Developed curriculum, created teaching materials, and taught classes
• Volunteered with regional organizations to support English language learning through native speaker conversation

Czech Language and Cultural Studies | 2019 - Present Link to heading

Masaryk University | Czech Courses Brno | Private Lessons

• Engaged in intensive Czech language and cultural studies for over 7 years, dedicating 6-40 hours weekly to coursework and independent study
• Achieved B1 certification and passed Czech culture exam for citizenship (both 2024)
• Continuing study toward B2 proficiency

Volunteer | 2024 - Present Link to heading

Brno Expat Centre

• Supported expat integration through monthly welcome sessions, educating newcomers on Czech healthcare system and hospital processes
• Assisted with annual Brno Expat Fair coordination, delivering blood donation awareness programming

Last updated: 29 June 2026