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About the Authors

Two voices from opposite sides of the AI revolution — writing for the people who have to live through it.

Dr. Fred Utanes, DBA

Educator · Researcher · Author

Dr. Fred Utanes, DBA, is an accomplished educator and a data-oriented researcher. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in entrepreneurship and strategic management and is currently a PhD candidate in education. His career spans over four decades, much of which were in top management positions in both IT and education fields. During the last 15 years, he has been lecturing in statistics, as well as in advanced quantitative, data-driven, and strategic modules across premier institutions in Southeast Asia and on behalf of UK universities.

Dr. Utanes specializes in high-level analytics, data visualization, and decision modeling. He was also one of only 200 authorized global instructors for the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA). As a leading voice in educational technology, he focuses heavily on the integration of Artificial Intelligence in higher education. He has published internationally on how universities navigate the progress and paradoxes of Generative AI. His award-winning research frequently leverages sentiment analysis, technology adoption frameworks, and systematic data models to solve complex institutional and market challenges.

Jeno Gocho

Engineer · AI & IT Solutions Architect · Entrepreneur · Author

Jeno Gocho is a Civil Engineer by profession — one whose career has taken him far beyond blueprints and construction sites. He has served as Operations Manager across Steel, Heavy Industries, and Process Equipment Manufacturing, and as Project Manager for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Maintenance/Modernization projects spanning some of the world's most demanding sectors: Energy, FPSO/Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and Industrial Plants.

That foundation in precision and complexity shapes everything he does.

Today, Jeno works at the frontier of what technology can build and what humanity must protect. As an AI & IT Solutions Architect, Hands-on AI Solutions and Applications/Software Developer, Subject Matter Expert, and Specialist in Rapid Application Development (RAD) using AI and Low-Code/No-Code solutions, he brings deep, practitioner-level expertise across Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), Web3 and Blockchain, Business Intelligence, Project Management, CRM, HRM/HCM, and SAP/ERP systems. As a Project Manager, he has developed an MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system for his own projects, and has also served as Project Manager and Subject Matter Expert for ERP/SAP implementations.

He is also a seasoned entrepreneur — founder and director of his own startup companies, a former Founder and Adviser of an entrepreneurship organization, and a trusted consultant and trainer whose advisory work in Project Management, AI, and IT has reached organizations, companies, and individuals across the world.

His current passion sits at the bleeding edge of enterprise transformation. Jeno is deeply focused on building autonomous AI-powered systems that go beyond simple automation — designing intelligent architectures that enable businesses to become self-optimizing, data-driven, and genuinely AI-native. By converging Generative AI, AI Agents, Autonomous AI Agents/Organisations, Business Intelligence, IoT, and Web3/Blockchain, his work is aimed at reimagining how enterprises operate, decide, and evolve in real time.

Jeno is currently in the midst of doing R&D and hands-on developing an Autonomous AI-powered ERP+ System which is Built Different by Design. An ERP That Thinks, Decides, and Executes — Autonomously. Check this link for more info: erp.acquireglobal.ai.

Jeno is also currently doing R&D and testing of an advanced Business Simulator for Predictive Operations, powered by 1,000+ Autonomous AI Agents. The platform creates a high-fidelity digital environment that enables organizations to simulate real-world business scenarios, stress-test strategies, and evaluate potential outcomes before launching new products, ventures, customer acquisition campaigns, or operational initiatives. Learn more at simulator.acquireasia.ai.

And then there is the writer.

Jeno is a storyteller and researcher captivated by the intersection of technology, memory, and the enduring power of the human heart. Based in Singapore, he has written over 57 books across genres as varied as business, technology, romance, and fantasy — some built to inform, others to transport, all shaped by a mind that has spent decades standing at the edge of what is possible.

His writing is driven by a simple belief: that while technology can unlock amazing possibilities, we must have the courage to stay fully, stubbornly, and beautifully human.

Discover Jeno's complete collection of books at JENOGOCHO.COM.