Ray Lopez
Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Experimental Physiological Psychology 1993
University of Texas at Arlington
Advisor: Verne C. Cox, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Analgesia  for  formalin-induced  pain  by  lateral  hypothalamic  stimulation:  Relationship  to
dopamine systems and reward

M.S., Experimental Psychology 1992
University of Texas at Arlington

B.A., Psychology (minor: Zoology) 1986
University of Texas at Austin

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Lead, Accelerated Discovery Product Operations
Mar 2023 – present
IBM Research
Developed and managed operations for Accelerated Discovery products and research.

Manager and Chief Curriculum Architect
Jan 2021 – Mar 2023
IBM Learning, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Architect of IBM Expert Labs training program. Lead teams of data science and AI course developers to
build advanced education content for IBM employees and clients.

Senior Data Scientist and Course Development Lead
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
IBM Data and Artificial Intelligence
Lead a team of data science and AI course developers to build advanced education content for IBM employ-
ees and clients.

Advisory Software Engineer
Jun 2014 – Jan 2019
IBM Watson Group, Austin, Texas
Provided training and education for IBM and IBM Watson clients on the theory and use of the IBM Watson
artificial intelligence platform.

Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Jul 2009 – Jun 2014
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, San Antonio, Texas
Provided complete system administration and design for entire IT infrastructure and managed IT work force.

Lead System Engineer/Architect
Sep 2007 – Jul 2009
USAA, San Antonio, Texas
Designed solutions for document and content management.  Implemented paperless solutions for banking
and life insurance processes using EMC Documentum product stack.

Managing Consultant
Aug 2004 – Sep 2007
IBM Global Services
Quality,  validation,  and regulatory compliance consulting for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients
deploying large systems for enterprise resource planning and document management. Also perform software
development duties on J2EE/Websphere platform

Director of Strategic Development
Apr 2003 – Aug 2004
Q2 Learning, LLC, Falls Church, Virginia
Responsible for leading the development of next generation web-based e-learning and collaboration tech-
nology. Technology was based upon a Struts/J2EE architecture

Knowledge Management Offering Manager
Jul 2001 – Mar 2003
IBM Global Services
Practice leader for knowledge mangement.  Responsible for boot-strapping knowledge management capa-
bility for IBM Life Sciences and new business generation in pharmaceutical industry

Consultant and Information Technology Architect
Jan 2001 – Jul 2001
IBM Global Services
Provided consulting expertise on knowledge management including collaboration technologies, knowledge
management technology architecture, portals, process re-engineering

Senior Consultant
Feb 2000 – Jan 2001
Caucus Systems, Incorporated, Arlington, Virginia
Provided consulting expertise on technology, systems integration, and business processes.  Developed new
collaborative technologies for the area of “collaborative commerce”

Senior Consultant
1998 – 2000
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas
Senior process consultant for data collection and ERP systems deployment at Corpus Christi Army Depot.
Worked on several proposal teams to deploy ERP solutions in naval aviation depots and military contractor
sites

Knowledge Management Consultant
1997 – 1998
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, San Antonio, Texas
Involved in all aspects of the development and deployment of knowledge management services for the US
Army Medical Department Center & School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Developed and deployed knowledge
management tools for senior leaders within the Army Medical Department

Webmaster and Consultant
1996 – 1997
MarTek Communications, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
Deployed first knowledge management network for US Army Medical Department Center and School.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Lecturer, Department of Science and Mathematics
2017 – present
Texas A&M University San Antonio
Taught introduction to psychology, physiological psychology, learning theory.

Lecturer, Department of Psychology
2000 – present
University of Texas at San Antonio
Taught introduction to psychology, experimental psychology, statistics, cognition, sensation and perception,
professional ethics. Courses were onsite at UTSA main campus and online.

Postdoctoral Fellow
1994 – 1996
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Conducted basic pharmacological research in the lab of Dr. Alan Frazer, Department of Pharmacology. My
research areas included studying the role of serotonin in mediating anxiety and depression in rats.

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
1988 – 1993
University of Texas at Arlington
As a Graduate Assistant I studied the neural and pharmacological basis of pain and analgesia in rats.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Lopez, R., Lopez, S.G., McNaughton-Cassill, M. & Andrews, C (study in progress, 2016). The psycholog-
ical significance of virtues among college students.

Lopez, R. & Lopez, S.G. (2014). Sociability and self-esteem influences in online interactions. Presented at
the 2014 Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, Texas.

Garcia-Lopez, S., & Lopez, R. (2007).  Empathic accuracy in computer-mediated communications.  Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C., May
29, 2007.

Daws,  L.C., Lopez,  R.,  Frazer,  A.  (1998).   Effects  of  antidepressant  treatment  on  inhibitory  avoidance
behavior and amygdaloid beta-adrenoceptors in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology, 19, 300-313.

Lopez, R. (1996). Modulation of ultrasonic vocalizations by serotonin-1A agonists and antagonists in young
male Wistar rats. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington,
D.C., November 17, 1996.

Lopez, R. & Cox, V.C. (1992). Analgesia for tonic pain by self-administered lateral hypothalamic stimula-
tion. NeuroReport, 3, 311-314.

Lopez, R., Young, S.L., & Cox, V.C. (1991). Analgesia for formalin-induced pain by lateral hypothalamic
stimulation. Brain Research, 511, 1-6.

BOOKS

Lopez,  S.  and Lopez,  R. (2017). Psy  3403  Experimental  Psychology  Lecture  Guide.   Hayden-McNeil Publications

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Lopez, R. (1997). What is Java?. PC Alamode, April, 21-22.

Lopez, R. (1996). Unix for your PC. PC Alamode, November, 52-53.

GRANTS & AWARDS

Lab Services Award for South Korea enablement, 2017, IBM Watson Group

Lab Services Award for WEA/WCS Courses, 2016, IBM Watson Group

Silver Award for Client Service and Creativity, 1998, EDS Government Consulting Services

Grant award ($6,000) from Aging Resource Center, 1996, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Psychological Science (Charter Member)
Society for Neuroscience
Association for Computing Machinery
Philosophy of Science Association
American Catholic Philosophical Association
International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry
Society of Catholic Scientists

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Lopez, Ray.  Interview with Joey Palacios.  Google Fiber’s Impact on San Antonio.  Texas Public Radio,
KSTX, Jul 14, 2015

Lopez,  Ray.   Interview with Stephanie Narvaez.   San Antonio Millenial’s Use of Social Media.   WOAI
Radio, Sep 10 2014.

Lopez, Ray.  Interview with Stacy Cameron.  Facebook Messenger and Privacy.  News4 Troubleshooters.
WOAI TV, Aug 15, 2014

Lopez, Ray.  Interview with news reporter.  Your iPhone Could Be Tracking You.  News4 San Antonio,
WOAI TV, May 5, 2014.

Lopez, Ray. Interview with Erin Nichols. Teen Cell Phone Addiction. KABB TV, Feb 3, 2015.

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