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Everything you need to write about Cogn8 Systems or introduce Julie McFadden: three bio lengths, key facts, topics she can speak on, and links. Copy anything on this page.

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Short bio (about 40 words)

Julie McFadden is the founder and platform architect of Cogn8 Systems, a senior product studio, and the CTO of Otterkin. She has spent thirty years building the web, with a background in healthcare, publishing and insurance.

Medium bio (about 90 words)

Julie McFadden is the founder and platform architect of Cogn8 Systems, a small senior product studio that designs and builds platforms, from architecture to launch. She is the CTO of Otterkin, a fine-art commissioning marketplace, and the architect of IDmgmt, a patient identity platform that powers MedPass, a patient-held medical ID. Her thirty-year career spans healthcare (Johns Hopkins, Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield), publishing (Elsevier clinical drug information), insurance and creative technology.

Long bio (about 140 words)

Julie McFadden has spent thirty years building the web. She studied Classics at Penn State and entered the first generation of web development the year she graduated. Her career spans healthcare (Johns Hopkins, Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield), publishing (Elsevier clinical drug information), insurance and creative technology.

She is the founder and platform architect of Cogn8 Systems, a small senior product studio that works with founders, operators and companies as architects, co-build partners and full platform delivery teams. She is also the CTO of Otterkin, a fine-art commissioning marketplace, and the architect of IDmgmt, the patient identity platform behind MedPass, a patient-held medical ID with time-limited QR access for providers. Cogn8 Systems also built FL Butterflies, a field guide and native plant shop for a habitat restoration client.

Key facts

Name: Julie McFadden. Titles: Founder and Platform Architect, Cogn8 Systems; CTO, Otterkin.
Cogn8 Systems is a product studio: not an agency, not a consultancy, not an AI company. It keeps a deliberately small team.
Services: Architect (a few weeks of design), Co-build (building alongside founders) and Build (full delivery).
Stack: React, Node, Python and React Native, deployed on Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
Live work: Otterkin, MedPass on IDmgmt, and FL Butterflies.

Topics Julie can speak or write about

Platform architecture and how to design a system before you build it.
Identity infrastructure and patient-held health records.
How to scope, buy and hand off custom software.
Building two-sided marketplaces and commission workflows.

Links and assets

Headshot: https://www.cogn8.com/julie.jpg (a higher-resolution version is available on request).
Personal site: juliemcfadden.com.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-mcfadden-principal-software-engineer/
Book a call or request an interview: https://zcal.co/juliemcfadden

Live work

OtterkinA fine-art commissioning marketplace where collectors commission work directly from living artists (Julie is its CTO).MedPassA patient-held medical ID with time-limited QR access for providers, running on the IDmgmt identity platform we incubated and still architect.FL ButterfliesA field guide to Florida’s native butterflies with a ZIP-code finder, a native plant shop, and an admin panel that runs orders and nursery inventory.

Questions

How should Julie and the studio be credited?

Julie McFadden, founder and platform architect of Cogn8 Systems, and CTO of Otterkin. Please link to https://www.cogn8.com where you can.

How do I request an interview or a quote?

Book a call using the link on this page, and mention your publication or event and your deadline.

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