Ray Okada Parker

About Me

Not your typical engineer.

Of course, I know about entropy, energy balances, and separation techniques. But I'm also a program manager, team leader, aerospace/mechanical engineer, drug development scientist, information technology analyst, and rocket scientist.

Currently a Senior Technical Program Manager at Oracle, driving reliability and quality programs for Oracle Cloud Analytics, Fusion Data Intelligence, and AI Data Platform. I also run an active consulting practice spanning AI/ML pipelines, RAG agents, blockchain, and product development. Past experience includes Boeing, NASA, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Orbital ATK, Northrop Grumman, Booz Allen Hamilton, Microsoft, Dragonchain, and ODEM. I hold a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from RPI (Dean's List) and an MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

I'm intrigued by projects, problems, ideas, and people — seeking to inspire others and work on things that bring out the best in humanity.

During my free time I enjoy community service, reading, sports, tech and crypto, entrepreneurial projects, and motorcycle riding. Feel free to reach out!

Background

Education & Experience

Education

Quantic School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

December 2017

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

May 2017 • Dean's List

Professional Experience

Oracle

Senior Technical Program Manager

June 2021 – Present • Seattle, WA

Lead Bug Management and CAPA programs for Oracle Cloud Analytics (OAC), Fusion Data Intelligence (FDI), and AI Data Platform (AIDP). Reduced triage backlogs by 85%, customer wait times by 25%+, and time-to-fix metrics by 35%+. Facilitate CAPA meetings with EVP/VP senior leadership across 120+ stakeholders, driving 250+ systemic product and process improvements.

Boeing

Senior IT Service Owner

June 2019 – June 2021 • Bellevue, WA

Led 12+ person team delivering enterprise IT Change Management. Reduced cycle time by 34% and errors by 98%. Saved 7,500+ hours/year through SQL, Python, and R automation. Evangelized dashboard standardization across 15+ IT organizations for 3,000+ people.

ODEM (Okada LLC)

Director of Product Development & Solutions Architect

September 2018 – June 2019 • San Francisco, CA

Directed educational fintech platform with 8+ contributors and 40+ stakeholders. Established presales program increasing closed deals by 150%. Secured over $4M in capital.

Okada LLC — Dragonchain & Raiin

Technical Program Manager & Director of Product Development

March 2018 – Present • Bellevue, WA

Architected a 6-stage content validation pipeline and large-scale RLHF/HITL program on GCP using Google's Veo 3. Managed end-to-end lifecycle of a consumer-facing RAG AI Agent. Secured over $8M in capital. Launched three software products from ideation to revenue generation.

Microsoft

Software Development Consultant

July 2017 – January 2018 • Redmond, WA

Implemented AI and data solutions in the Office of the CTO for 6+ customers, saving $3M+. Developed SaaS MVPs/POCs and Power BI dashboards; earned Microsoft Professional Program – Big Data certification.

RainmakeMe Venture Capital

Venture Capital Analyst

November 2015 – July 2017 • New York City, NY

Conducted due diligence on 200+ early-stage pre-revenue startups, improving analysis efficiency by 85%+.

Leadership & Advisory

Washington State, Office of the Governor

Board Member & Chair

June 2019 – Present • Olympia, WA

Advise Governor's Office and WA Department of Health on healthcare policy and legislation.

Disability Rights Washington

Board Member & Secretary

June 2015 – June 2023 • Seattle, WA

Provided governance guidance on disability policy, strategic priorities, and budgets for a 38+ person organization advancing rights and equality for people with disabilities.

Skills & Certifications

Program Management

Incident Lifecycle Management CAPA / Post-Mortem Facilitation Root Cause Analysis SLOs / SLIs Risk Governance AI Model Evaluation SRE Practices Agile / SAFe / Scrum Release Management

Data & Analytics

Python R Oracle SQL MySQL Power BI Tableau Oracle Analytics Cloud Azure Machine Learning Log Analysis

Cloud & Development

Oracle Cloud (OCI) Azure AWS GCP API Integration Jira Azure DevOps Confluence Lucidchart

Certifications

SAFe 4 PM/PO SAFe 5 Scrum Master Microsoft Big Data Program IBM Design Thinking Oracle Foundations Associate

What People Say

Testimonials

He has been a great help with writing my resume to find a co-op/internship. He was great at responding to my feedback and helped bring out my best qualities. I would recommend him to anyone looking for a co-op or internship.

Krysia B. — New York

In today's world full of self-help books promising to change your life, it can be hard to find genuine content. I can say first-hand that Ray is the real deal. I witnessed the tremendous motivation and work ethic he possessed. Can't wait to read this book!

Glenn R. — New York

Ray is amazing. He will work closely with you to deliver a great resume that will help you get more interviews with more tech companies. He has a proven record of success. Definitely recommend!

Chris S. — Atlanta

Ray brings a rare combination of technical depth and executive presence. Working alongside him, I was consistently impressed by how he could align stakeholders, cut through ambiguity, and still ship results. He makes every team around him sharper.

Sarah M. — Seattle, WA

Ray helped us untangle a product roadmap that had been stalled for months. He asked the right questions, surfaced the real blockers, and gave us a clear path forward. His background across engineering, business, and consulting is genuinely rare — and it shows.

David L. — San Francisco, CA

I've worked with a lot of program managers over the years, but Ray is a cut above. He's proactive, organized, and genuinely invested in the success of everyone around him. The kind of person who raises the bar just by being in the room.

Marcus T. — Chicago, IL

Hi, I'm Ray.