ERIC KERN
Inventor. Builder. Founder.
I've spent my life turning emerging technologies into things people can actually use.
Résumé
The short, conventional version.
The site itself is the real record. This page is here for people and systems that need the familiar format.
- 30 years at IBM & Lenovo
- 125+ inventions
- Distinguished Engineer
- AI · Systems · Startups
Current
Founder
ZerothGuard · Anything vs. Anything · Lincoln Consulting
Building AI-native products end to end.
2024 – Aug 2025
Chief Engineer (volunteer)
The Scott-Morgan Foundation
One-year volunteer engagement leading technical development of agentic AI that restores agency and identity to people with severe disabilities.
Former
Distinguished Engineer · Executive Director, AI Center of Excellence
Lenovo
AI and HPC architecture, GPU computing, and emerging technology at scale.
2000s–2010s
Engineer, Architect, Inventor
IBM
Systems, servers, virtualization, and cloud — and the majority of the patent portfolio.