VP Engineering / edtech systems architect

PeterFranza

I turn learning technology strategy into products institutions can trust.

VP of Engineering at Harmonize Learning, longtime architect of LMS-integrated products, and contributor to the standards that shape the digital learning ecosystem.

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Harmonize LTI Advantage 1EdTech Platform architecture Learning systems Technical leadership Product strategy Interoperability

Point of view

The best engineering turns institutional complexity into product clarity, platform trust, and durable market advantage.

Selected work

Twenty-five years of turning complex ideas into usable products.

2014 - Present

VP of Engineering

Harmonize Learning / 42 Lines

Leads engineering for Harmonize, a higher-education discussion and collaboration platform built for deep LMS integration, rich media engagement, analytics, and instructor experience clarity.

  • Directed product and technology lifecycle work across architecture, implementation, roadmap planning, and technical team mentorship.
  • Designed core framework architecture and support modules for custom LMS and Harmonize platform capabilities.
  • Translated technical strategy for customers, product stakeholders, and senior leadership to support confident decisions.

2020 - Present

Standards Contributor

1EdTech / IMS Global

Represents Harmonize and 42 Lines in the learning interoperability community, helping shape technical standards that define how LMS platforms and learning tools connect.

2012 - 2014

Staff Software Engineer

Advanced Training & Learning Technology

Created educational game and web platforms that combined Unity3D, Java, GWT, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into blended instructional experiences.

  • Company lead engineer for Pi and the Lost Function and Mission: Recon.
  • Built an intelligent tutoring agent that monitored performance and intervened with instruction.
  • Architected platform services for profiles, analytics, licensing, auditing, reporting, and administration.

Proof points

A public record of technical credibility and product leadership.

01 25+ years building software across education, simulation, transportation, defense, and web platforms
02 Engineering leader for Harmonize, a certified LMS-integrated engagement platform
03 Named contributor on public 1EdTech LTI specifications
04 2022 1EdTech leadership recognition for LTI and LTI Advantage

Capability map

A capability map for executive-scale learning technology.

Peter's work lives where product direction, architecture, interoperability standards, and institutional trust all have to hold at the same time.

01

Platform Architecture

Java, Wicket, CDI, RestEasy, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, JAX-RS, web services.

02

LMS Integration

LTI, SCORM, Caliper, Canvas, learning tools, secure integration patterns.

03

Technical Leadership

Mentorship, roadmap judgment, architectural decisions, executive alignment.

04

Learning Experience

Discussion tools, rich media learning, analytics, content delivery, authoring systems.

CV details

The long arc: simulation, transport, games, LMS, standards.

Open Roads Consulting

Senior Software Engineer, 2008 - 2012. Led high-performance web client work for OpenTMS and architecture for incident tracking and transportation systems.

Alion Science and Technology

Software Design Engineer Sr., 2006 - 2008. Lead technical engineer for JLVCDT/JBUS protocol interoperability and primary instructor for JSAF developers.

BMH Associates

Software Engineer, 2001 - 2006. Lead JSAF developer for JFCOM Joint National Training Capability and builder of collaborative web planning tools.

Education

Radford University, B.S. Computer Science, 2000 - 2004.

Contact

Bring the big concept. Leave with the architecture to make it real.

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