DIGITAL DELI - Key Persons


Barbara J. Ahart

Job Titles:
  • Writer, Producer and Director
Barbara J. Ahart is an early pioneer in SQL client / server with over two decades experience in software design, development, quality assurance and operations support in an enterprise class environment. Reactive Internet Multimedia™ (mobile to 4K) technology is the vector based rendering engine from BITT perfected by Ms. Ahart. The web based systems under her control are some of the most powerful and advanced anywhere. Barbara directs cyber security, e-commerce and web development for the Digital Deli Family of domains, properties and brands. Ms. Ahart describes her work as "weaving threads from cutting edge open source repositories into beautiful tapestries that connect to the Digital Deli's pure digital pipeline." Barbara has extensive knowledge in high level infrastructure operations & support including cloud, servers, network and security configuration. Barbara is considered a curator's curator and is co-creator of the extensive SQL multidisciplinary keyword hierarchy associated with the Digital Deli Archive™. Ms. Ahart is a writer, producer and director for an edu-tainment multimedia series called The National Treasure Series: Stories Across America, Stories Across Canada, Unique Patterns of Nature and Tales from the Master Storytellers from the Digital Deli Archive™.

John R. Grala - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Technologist
John R. Grala is a technologist responsible for cutting edge designs used in government, healthcare, nuclear and the electric utility industry for over 30 years. Mr. Grala studied media, technology and culture in Japan at the University of Tsukuba, where he was provided unprecedented access to technology giants and cultural artifacts across Japan by his Sensei and lifelong friend, Professor Saisuke Ieno. John graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego and has spent most of his career as a technology designer, developer, business process optimization and knowledge transfer expert - while always acting as futurist and solution provider. John has designed, developed, deployed and supported hundreds of commercial software, hardware, firmware and database applications throughout his career. While John has many "first to do that" to his credit, he is best known for solving complex problems and designing technology solutions glove fit to industrial level business processes to achieve that coveted order of magnitude increase in efficiency. Mr. John Grala is a lifelong learner who can switch disciplines to illuminate the "why" for clarity and insight with the passion of the best storytellers. John has always been involved with producing media and packing it up for delivery since he was a student member of the Audio Engineering Society and held an FCC 3rd Class Radio license. He is an expert in decoding light & sound and is well known for flawless execution behind the lens. John is particularly interested in applying advances in our understanding of cognitive neuroscience for learning, knowledge transfer, behavioral and health science. Young adults seem to gravitate to John like a magnet. He is quick to present a meaningful riddle to solve and the means to get the answer - along with the Why (importance) and How (expert knowledge).

Sir Richard Branson

Job Titles:
  • Virgin Group Founder