Joe Latone

Joe Latone has an extensive work history in the technology industry. Joe is currently the Founder of a stealth startup and the Director of Software Engineering at IonQ. In 2022, they also worked as a Software Development Manager in Quantum Computing at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Prior to their current roles, Joe was the CEO and Founder of Jaxo, Inc. from 2017 to 2022. Joe also worked at IBM Research for nearly two decades as a Manager and Researcher from 2003 to 2022.

In addition, Joe served as the Acting President (Americas) at Greenhousekeeper, Inc., a self-funded agtech startup, where they combined their expertise in agriculture science, IoT hardware/software engineering, industrial design, and AI to create automation systems for indoor/urban farming. Joe held this role from 2017 to 2020.

Joe's earlier experiences include working as a Consultant at Twitter from 2008 to 2009, a Product Director at Brience from 2001 to 2003, a Director of Software Engineering at The Fantastic Corporation from 1998 to 2001, and an Engineering Manager and Software Engineer at Iris Financial from 1996 to 1998.

Joe Latone attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1989, where they studied Computer Science. Joe did not obtain a degree during this time. Additionally, Joe attended Northeastern University for an undefined period of time, also focusing on Computer Science.

In terms of additional certifications, Joe obtained several certifications related to Quantum Computing. Joe completed the "Understanding Quantum Computers" course at Keio University in December 2018, as well as multiple courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on various aspects of Quantum Computing. Joe also obtained the "Open Source Contributor" certification from IBM in October 2020 and the "Patent Plateau" certification from IBM in November 2019. Joe received several certifications related to patents and quantum computing from IBM between 2018 and 2020, including "IBM Patent File," "IBM Quantum Level 3 - Advanced," and "Patent Issuance." There are additional certifications from IBM, such as "First Patent File," "IBM Q Senior Ambassador," "IBM Quantum Conversations," and another "Patent Issuance," but the specific details are not provided.