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Educator. Researcher. Technologist.

Joseph Kenny
Vermeille, PhD

K-12 Substitute Teacher
Instructional Designer · Educational Technologist
AI-Literacy Author & Researcher

Bridging technology and human potential, one learner at a time.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida A global perspective
30+Years in information technology
23Years at Columbia University
4Published books
3Languages of instruction
01 /About me

Technology with purpose.
Education with humanity.

NI + AI™

Natural Intelligence first. Artificial Intelligence second.

I’m a scholar-practitioner with a PhD in Instructional Design and more than 30 years in information technology, including 23 years developing application systems at Columbia University. I currently teach as a K-12 substitute teacher through ESS and am seeking a part-time role in classroom instruction, curriculum, or educational technology.

As founder of Doctor Vermeille Global EdTech & Research LLC, I design multilingual AI-literacy and digital-literacy programs — in English, French, and Haitian Creole — that work in high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech settings.

Born in L’Acul, Léogâne, Haiti, I bring the lived experience of the Haitian diaspora and the Global South to multilingual programs that put learners first.

EnglishFrenchHaitian CreoleSpanish
02 /Experience

A career built on
meaningful impact.

From enterprise systems to equitable education.
A continuous thread of learning and building.

[Start month] — Present

Substitute Teacher, K-12

ESS · [District(s) / school(s) to be added]
  • Deliver lesson plans across [grade bands and subjects covered], maintaining classroom routines and supporting student learning.
  • [Add one concrete classroom outcome — a teacher’s feedback, a student-engagement practice, or a technology tool used in class.]
2025 — Present

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Doctor Vermeille Global EdTech & Research LLC · Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Designed the four-level AI Literacy Program (Intro to IT, AI Beginners, AI Intermediate, AI Advanced) and the NI + AI Certified pathway, aligned with ISTE, UDL, and the UNESCO AI Competency Framework.
  • Authored the NI + AI™ Framework (Version 2.0, U.S. Copyright Office deposit) and the DoctorVermeille Foundational Framework for Teaching, Learning, Training, and Writing (2026).
  • Deliver institutional AI-literacy workshops, IT and EdTech consulting, and publishing services.
  • Built an intellectual-property portfolio of six USPTO trademark applications and a 100-ISBN publishing block.
December 1996 — April 2019

Programmer Analyst / Application Systems Developer

Columbia University · New York, NY
  • Led software conversions from FoxPro to Visual FoxPro and from Visual FoxPro to Java with minimal downtime; upgraded time-entry payroll software during the university’s ERP migration.
  • Designed and developed client-server and web-based financial systems in Java, JSP, Sybase SQL, XML, HTML, and JavaScript.
  • Provided user support to management and staff, improving departmental efficiency.
March 1997 — December 2010

Information Technology Consultant (concurrent)

Tad Exterminating Co. · Greenlawn, NY
  • Designed and implemented CEMIS, a customer management, billing, and reporting system; trained users and maintained it for more than 13 years.
[Dates]

Computer Instructor, Labs Manager & Tutor

Suffolk Community College · SUNY Old Westbury · Indiana Vocational Technical College · The Career Center Inc.
  • Taught computer literacy and application software to adult learners at Suffolk Community College (Selden, NY) and Indiana Vocational Technical College (Evansville, IN).
  • Part-time instructor in programming and application software at The Career Center Inc. (New York, NY); computer labs manager and tutor at SUNY College at Old Westbury.
1992 — 1996

Clergy Technology Seminar Leader — Computer Literacy

Episcopal Church of Haiti · Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  • Led a technology seminar introducing practical computing to clergy of the Episcopal Church of Haiti.
1977 — 1982

Fiscal Accountant

Administration Générale des Contributions · Ministère des Finances de la République d'Haïti
  • Began professional life in fiscal accounting with Haiti's national tax administration before emigrating to the United States.
03 /Skills & expertise

Where disciplines connect.

A multidisciplinary toolkit for thoughtful, practical solutions.

Learning & instructional design

Instructional Design (UDL · TPACK · SAMR)Curriculum & Program DevelopmentAssessment DesignAI Literacy & EthicsDigital CitizenshipTeacher TrainingAdult Education

Research & technology strategy

Qualitative ResearchQuantitative ResearchData Collection & AnalysisNVivoQualtricsTechnology ManagementEdTech Consulting

Engineering & digital tools

Java · JSP · SQLVisual FoxProHTML · CSS · JavaScriptXML · WordPressSystems AnalysisChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · CopilotPerplexity · HeyGen · RapidMinerLovable · OpenRouter

Academic foundation
PhD, Instructional Design, National University (2024) · EdS, Educational Technology, Walden University · MS, Technology Management, Columbia University (2008) · BS, Computer Science, SUNY Old Westbury (1989)

Continued learning
Google AI Essentials (Google) · Generative AI Program (Microsoft, 2025, e-portfolio) · Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices (Specialization)

Teaching credential
[State certificate or substitute authorization — details to be added]

04 /Selected work

Ideas turned into impact.

Learning programs, original research, and stories that matter.

Doctor Vermeille Academy
Learn.
Understand. Create.
Curriculum & program design

AI Literacy for Everyone

A four-level learning program and NI + AI Certified pathway, supported by a teaching catalog of 306 AI tools across 25 categories.

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A human-centered framework
NI + AI™
Research & responsible AI

Human Intelligence First

An original framework centering human dignity, digital equity, and natural intelligence in the age of AI. Version 2.0 deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office.

Discover the research
English & French editions
Words that
open worlds.
Books & publishing

Writing for a Wiser World

Four published books exploring AI, digital equity, online teaching, and early learning—including “AI: A Blessing or a Curse for Humanity?” and “AI and Me: My Smart Helper™,” featuring Maya and her AI helper, Spark.

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Research in progress. “A unified pedagogical framework for equity-centered, technology-enabled education” (under review); “La fracture numérique prend la parole” — an audit of 45 AI language tools for Haitian Creole and Lingala (2026); and a qualitative study of how K–12 teachers experience just-in-time preparation for generative-AI integration.

AI Lakay Nou — “AI in Our Homes.” A weekly AI-literacy radio program airing Thursdays 2–3 PM on WSRF.com, broadcast in English, French, and Haitian Creole. Haitian career & radio page

Giving back, moving forward. As a volunteer Program & Curriculum Partner with Build a Better Tomorrow (2026–present), I deliver free multilingual AI and IT literacy to families, youth, and community organizations.

05 /Get in touch

Let’s start a conversation.

For research, educational partnerships, consulting,
or a shared idea worth exploring.