New bookOut of the Fish Tank — the reconstructed life of Chaim Zeidler.
Todd Albert

Todd H. Albert, Ph.D. Builder · Scientist · Storyteller

I reverse-engineer things — ice sheets, software, and most recently a family’s lost history. I started as a NASA- and NOAA-funded glaciologist with a Ph.D., chasing data from Greenland to the Peruvian Andes, then spent the next 30 years building software and leading engineering teams as Principal, VP, and CTO.

AI, mobile, games, AR/VR, e-commerce, blockchain — if it ships, I’ve probably built it. And because teaching is in my DNA, I founded a coding bootcamp and mentored hundreds of new engineers along the way.

My latest reconstruction is a book: Out of the Fish Tank, the true story of an ancestor who survived captivity, assumed identities, and remade himself in Brooklyn. Whether it’s a product, a team, or a life pieced back together from the records it left behind — I love finding the signal and building from it.

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30+ Years of Coding Experience

I have extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. From AR and VR games to web apps to mobile, I haven't met a project I couldn't build.

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15+ Years of Leadership

As Principal Engineer, VP, and CTO, I’ve built and led engineering teams across startups and established companies — hiring, mentoring, and shipping the products that move the business.

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Dedicated to Service and Mentorship

I give my time to the communities that build builders — judging pitch competitions, advising founders, and supporting the organizations that open doors in tech, research, and education.

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22+ Years of Academic Experience

From developing a rolling 3-year wheel curriculum for Middle School, growing the numbers of majors in a University program by 20x in one year, developing and teaching a new major at a state University, to founding and running a coding bootcamp, teaching is a passion and talent.

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Out of the Fish Tank — book cover

New book

Out of the Fish Tank

I spent years reconstructing the life of my ancestor Chaim Zeidler — a Galician Jew who survived captivity in the First World War, lived under a series of assumed identities, and finally remade himself in Brooklyn.

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