Alan Foster

Alan Foster

Founder, The LoreBooks Project

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Management @ Hillsborough Web Development | SEO Expert

  • Education

    • University of Massachusetts Lowell

      2024 - 2025
      COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

      Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurial Venture Association, DifferenceMaker Returning to complete a Bachelor of Science, Information Technology- Winner of the 2015 Francis Prototyping Competition with LoreBooks- Winner of the 2016 FAHSS Creative Venture Competition with LoreBooks- Served as R&D Chair on the Entrepreneurial Venture Association

    • Nashua Community College

      2012 - 2014
      Associate's Degree Mechanical Drafting and Design
  • Experience

    • Lore Media Inc

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
      Founder, The LoreBooks Project

      LoreBooks was the first VR/AR/MR publishing platform for literature. We modified e-books or PDF documents by processing them into 3D holographic books, optimized for consumption on SmartGlasses and VR/AR medium devices (such as the HoloLens / Magic Leap). LoreBooks has been discontinued until consumer smartglasses achieve mainstream adoption.See the demo video at http://www.lorebooks.com

    • EscapeLabs Inc

      Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
      Co-Founder and CEO

      EscapeLabs was the world's first mixed reality game publisher. We partnered with escape room companies around the world to help them utilize their space more efficiency by replacing 1 traditional escape room with an infinite number of immersive experiences (similar to the HoloDeck).During the summer of 2017, EscapeLabs participated in the MIT PlayLabs Accelerator with the goal of using augmented reality to create room-scale puzzle games for the HoloLens and other mixed reality devices. The platform helped MR developers create multiplayer games using the HoloLens's Spatial Understanding functionality and dynamically generate interactive, contextually relevant content around the players. Show less

    • Boston EdTech Foundation

      Jan 2018 - now
      Founding Director

      As one of the founding directors of the Boston EdTech Foundation, Alan supports Events Planning, Marketing and Partnerships that drive primary activities such as hosting the Boston EdTech Meetup Group. The Boston EdTech Meetup Group hosts monthly events that support educators, technologists, researchers, librarians, entrepreneurs, investors, reformers and learners looking to explore, discuss and improve technology in academia, K-12 education, higher education, and the private sector.Learn more about our new events at https://www.bostonedtech.org/ Show less

    • Lore Media Inc

      Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
      Founder, ArcLive

      ArcLive is a remote visitation service that helps historians access non-digitized documents in real-time, replacing physical travel at half the cost. This method significantly reduces traditional digitization costs while staying within the legal requirements of copyright and fair use. ArcLive has pivoted into GLAM Grants due to unsustainable customer acquisition costs.Learn more at https://www.arclive.org

    • Mod University

      Jul 2020 - May 2022
      Research Project Lead

      The Mod University is a content production and support network providing guidance and teaching best practices to community moderators. As the primary researcher and product manager, Alan oversees the creative design, production and management of the Mod University Udemy Course, the community Discord, website and livestream interviews.

    • GLAM Grants

      Aug 2020 - Sept 2022
      Product Manager

      GLAM Grants was an online database for awards, grants, fellowships, and other opportunities in cultural heritage for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. Advanced custom search and filter technology allowed members to identify opportunities most relevant to them and manage the application process, deadlines and documents required for each submission.Learn more at https://www.glamgrants.org

    • Discord

      Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
      Writer

      I was invited by Discord to write articles for the Discord Mod Academy Program, writing and editing dozens of articles that now act as the backbone for their Safety and Moderation Library. The DMA library has since received tens of millions of pageviews from aspiring Discord users who wish to develop their skills in community management.

    • Hillsborough Web Development

      Feb 2022 - now
      Senior Product Marketing Manager
    • Reddit, Inc.

      Aug 2023 - now
      Community Moderator, r/NFT

      As a community moderatorfor the subreddit r/NFT, I assist in managing over 2 million members and promote discussion on cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFT events and projects.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Co Organizer, Boston EdTech Meetup Group

      Issued by Boston EdTech Foundation on Mar 2017
      Boston EdTech FoundationAssociated with Alan Foster
    • Events Volunteer

      Issued by The Venture Café Foundation on Mar 2017
      The Venture Café FoundationAssociated with Alan Foster
    • Boston Evangelist and City Organizer

      Issued by Meetup on Jan 2018
      MeetupAssociated with Alan Foster
    • Event Organizer

      Issued by Boston VR on Mar 2017
      Boston VRAssociated with Alan Foster
    • LaunchX Club Mentor

      Issued by LaunchX: High School Entrepreneurship Programs on Nov 2017
      LaunchX: High School Entrepreneurship ProgramsAssociated with Alan Foster
    • Eagle Scout

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Jan 2006
      Boy Scouts of AmericaAssociated with Alan Foster