Joe Ferber

Complex systems,
made useful.

I’m Joe Ferber. I turn complex operating problems into clear priorities, practical systems, and measurable results.

Senior Technology Consultant at Orbus Software
MBAi candidate at Kellogg and McCormick

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Joe Ferber smiling in a navy suit with the Chicago skyline behind him

Chicago, IL

Selected work

Tools and products that turn competing priorities, operational risk, and complex systems into decisions teams can act on.

Live product

Ledger Leagues

Private NFL leagues built around weekly head-to-head picks. Players start each week with 1,000 virtual credits, place their bets, and compete for the higher return.

Product focus
Game mechanics and social competition
Experience
Clear scoring, odds, and weekly matchups
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Example matchup · Week 6Final
BGBackseat GMs1,450 credits
vs
SSSunday Scaries1,175 credits

Backseat GMs win by 275 credits

Self-initiated tool

Prioritization Studio

Compare initiatives, weight strategic criteria, and make resource-allocation tradeoffs visible.

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Self-initiated tool

Modernization Mapper

Assess application value against technical health, prioritize investment, and turn a crowded portfolio into an action plan.

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Self-initiated tool

Go-Live Readiness

Track workstream readiness, expose launch risk, and give cross-functional teams a shared view of what needs attention before go-live.

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In progress

Chicago Train Tracker

A glanceable view of active CTA rail service, showing where trains are across the system and whether each position is live or estimated.

Work that holds up

Strategy grounded in operating reality, cross-functional execution, and measurable outcomes.

2022–PresentOrbus Software

Senior Technology Consultant

Defined requirements and priorities for a digital twin product, designed a generative AI integration from feedback across 400+ enterprise users, and shaped modernization strategies across 35+ organizations.

  • Reduced planning cycles by 40% through digital twin product design.
  • Cut architecture analysis time by 55% with a generative AI integration.
  • Supported $3.2M in cumulative portfolio cost savings.
2020–2022Epic Systems

Implementation Consultant

Led cross-functional healthcare implementations from planning through go-live, standardized reusable workflows, and developed clinical and technical customer teams.

  • Delivered 11 hospital go-lives on time across $21.1M in budgets.
  • Reduced organ procurement onboarding time by 25%.
  • Cut 70 work hours from each Physician Orders implementation.

Built for the space between strategy and execution.

I’m drawn to problems that are too technical for hand-waving and too human for a purely technical answer. My background spans enterprise architecture, healthcare implementation, applied AI, and the operating work required to move from a recommendation to a result.

Northwestern University

Joint MBA and M.S. in Artificial Intelligence candidate
Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering · March 2028

Vanderbilt University

B.A. in Neuroscience and Psychology
Phi Beta Kappa · Vanderbilt Award for Leadership Excellence

Have a hard problem worth working on?

I’m always interested in thoughtful product work, complicated systems, and teams that care about getting both the decision and the delivery right.

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