Blue Nucleus is an experiential learning platform created and led by GVSU's Applied Computing Institute (ACI).  Blue Nucleus is a marketplace providing comprehensive custom software development services, where project teams are a blend of professional and student developers.    With a mission to offer transformative experiential learning, the clinic aims to integrate classroom knowledge with real-world multidisciplinary projects for all computing students. 

Paul Doyle, General Manager

Paul Doyle is a serial-entrepreneur with extensive experience in tech start-ups, banking & payments, social networks, social media, training, security, and records & information management. 

Richard (Brandy) Wells, Delivery Lead

With more than 20 years of experience as an Executive Product Management Leader, Brandy is focused on emerging organizations through growth-focused initiatives. Brandy has a leveraged innovative background in cross-functional team leadership, agile project management, and culture transformation. His passion is to align business strategies to reach goals through product development lifecycle, all the way to execution.

Alejo Montoya, Senior Developer

Highly skilled developer and entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience in the field. Passionate about creating impactful experiences using technology with a particular affinity towards mobile development (with 10+ years experience in iOS), computational problems and algorithms

Usman Qureshi, Staff Developer

Usman has focused on fine-tuning large language models for text generation tasks, exploring cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for hosting models, and figuring out best practices in terms of cost efficiency for language model utilization.
Usman's previous work experiences include developing innovative and user-friendly AI chat solutions for mobile applications. In addition Usman has extensive experience in web and mobile application development. He is proficient in Swift, React Native, React.js, Node.js, MongoDB, PHP, MySQL, Ruby, Python Flask, and Flutter. Usman enjoys learning new tools and frameworks and applying them to create impactful and intuitive digital experiences.

Luis Gomez, Developer

Luis likes facing challenging technical problems and believes strongly one can learn new things every day

Natalie Kline, Developer

As a senior at Grand Valley State University, Natalie is on an ambitious path, pursuing not one, but two undergraduate degrees - one in Computer Science and the other in Oboe Performance. In parallel, she is actively working towards a Master's degree in Applied Computer Science, broadening her expertise and skill set.

Zar Mendoza, Developer

After working 10 years in restaurant management, Zar returned to university in 2019. He learned to code in Python and was immediately intrigued with its power and problem solving capabilities. From there, he took courses in Java and SQL as well. These past few years, he is most happy to have discovered his strong desire to maintain a goal of lifelong learning!

Cameron Schneider, Developer

Cam completed his BS degree in computer science at GVSU in December 2023. He is now pursuing a M.S. in Applied Computer Science at GVSU, with an estimated graduation date being December of 2025.

Minh Tran, Developer

Minh Tran has over two years of hands-on experience in software and data engineering.  He enjoys backend development.   Beyond coding, Minh is passionate about unraveling complex problems and crafting innovative solutions. I'm driven by a curiosity that extends beyond technology, exploring its intersection with society and its potential for transformative change.