Technologist & Consultant
Building the intelligence
behind smarter transit.
Senior technology and product leader with two decades of experience creating market-leading intelligent transportation systems, leveraging AI, IoT, data analytics, and agentic workflows to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and security at scale.
About
20 years advancing transit technology.
John Osumi is a senior technology and product leader who has spent two decades building the intelligent systems that public transportation runs upon. He now advises transit technology companies through Osumi Consulting.
His career traces the full spectrum of mobile technologies: engineering modem and streaming-video firmware at Qualcomm, founding and running Bishop Peak Technology as CEO for more than a decade, leading software solutions as a vice president at Icomera, rebuilding product management at Luminator Technology Group, and advising operators and vendors through Osumi Consulting. The throughline is using AI, IoT, data analytics, and agentic workflows to make transit operations more efficient, reliable, and secure at scale. That discipline now extends beyond transit to Kei Crew, a venture under Osumi Consulting where autonomous AI agents run self-evolving business operations through governed policy, human-operator approval gates, and auditable records; built in the open at kcrew.io.
Based on California's Central Coast, John has been deeply engaged in his community, chairing regional transportation committees, serving on the Cal Poly Alumni Association board, and leading local non-profit and community organizations.
- Product Management
- Solutions Architecture
- Systems Integration
- Global Business Development
- Strategic Initiatives
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Operations Planning
- Public Procurement
Experience
Roles & ventures
Several of these roles ran in parallel. Osumi Consulting has been a constant advisory thread since 2015, running alongside leadership roles and consulting engagements across the industry.
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Oct 2026 – Present
Genfare
Product Consultant
Strategic consulting on connectivity, operating models, and go-to-market for Genfare fare collection product services. Brings an independent perspective to technology, partnership, and commercial decisions, helping shape a scalable long-term roadmap.
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Jun 2026 – Present
Kei Crew
Creator · a venture under Osumi Consulting
A crew of self-evolving autonomous AI agents that run business operations through governed policy. An operator seeds business objectives for the crew, reviews the initial strategy for execution, and holds final approval to proceed. Once started, the crew operates and iterates autonomously: agents plan, research, draft, produce, and deliver. Built in the open at kcrew.io.
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Jan 2024 – Jun 2026
Luminator Technology Group
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Director, MVS Product Management & Global Strategic Initiatives
May 2025 – Jun 2026
Led global product management of Luminator's complete MVS hardware and software portfolio, encompassing oversight of portfolio alignment, roadmaps, and the product management team. Formulated and spearheaded company-wide execution of senior management strategic directives, fostering partnerships and new business models across the global organization and leading multiple cross-functional teams.
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Strategic Solutions Architect
Jan 2024 – May 2025
Re-architected Luminator's PIS SaaS platform into a unified, scalable, cloud-native framework for managing all manufactured hardware products. Overhauled and renegotiated strategic vendor MSAs to secure sustainable profitability, and provided technical counsel and strategic alignment toward executive-level goals.
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Mar 2022 – Jan 2024
iris (Infrared & Intelligent Sensors)
Business Development Consultant, North America
Spearheaded North American market entry for DResearch Fahrzeugelektronik GmbH, the European leader in CCTV video systems for public transport (an iris-GmbH company within the INIT SE AG group, together spanning roughly 800 people across 25 offices worldwide).
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Feb 2012 – Jan 2024
Bishop Peak Technology
Icomera US · BP Technology · Peak Transit
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Product Consultant · Peak Transit
Jul 2023 – Jan 2024
Retained as consultant for product development, management, and intelligent transportation solutions.
- Reorganized into Peak Transit Jul 2023
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Interim CEO · BP Technology
Mar 2023 – Jul 2023
Led the company through acquisition and reorganization into Peak Transit LLC in July 2023.
- Acquired by BP Technology Mar 2023
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Chief Executive Officer & Founder · Bishop Peak
Jan 2021 – Mar 2023
Resumed leadership of Bishop Peak Technology after the Icomera period, continuing its software-driven intelligent transportation work through 2023.
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Vice President, Software Solutions · Icomera US
Nov 2019 – Dec 2020
Joined as Vice President following Icomera's acquisition of Bishop Peak Technology, which continued to operate. Led software solutions at the world's leading provider of mobile internet connectivity for passenger transport, whose technologies connect over 5,000 trains and 26,000 buses and coaches across more than 40 countries, from headquarters in Göteborg, Sweden.
- Acquired by Icomera Nov 2019
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Chief Executive Officer & Founder · Bishop Peak
Feb 2012 – Nov 2019
Founded in 2012 by Cal Poly alumni on the principle of “beautifully intuitive engineering,” Bishop Peak grew into a collection of creatives and engineers delivering software-driven intelligent transportation solutions, until its acquisition by Icomera in 2019.
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Jan 2015 – Present
Osumi Consulting LLC
Principal · advisory umbrella, concurrent throughout
Provides advisory services to transit operators and vendors, focused on strategic technology implementation, product commercialization, and business development, with an emphasis on sustainable, long-term technology solutions.
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Jun 2004 – Sep 2012
Qualcomm, Inc.
Engineering Intern
Spanning consecutive terms: Developed software for Qualcomm's MediaFLO real-time video streaming service, smartphone firmware on the WCDMA Modem Software Team, and performance automation / UI design for Gobi Connect on-demand wireless internet access.
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Jun 2008 – May 2010
Premial LLC
Principal & Web Development Lead
Software development and information-technology consulting firm based in San Luis Obispo, California.
Leadership & Service
Boards & committees
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Oct 2024 – Present
San Luis Obispo Rowing Club
Vice President, Board of Directors
A 501(c)(3) non-profit providing recreational, competitive, and collegiate rowing programs across San Luis Obispo County.
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Apr 2017 – Present
Broad Street Community HOA
President, Board of Directors
Leads the elected board responsible for association finances, asset stewardship, and governance for the neighborhood community.
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Jul 2022 – Oct 2025
Cal Poly Alumni Association
Central Coast Regional Director, Board of Directors
Served on the board charged with engaging and serving alumni and fostering lifelong connection and support for the university.
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Oct 2015 – Mar 2024
City of San Luis Obispo, Mass Transportation Committee
Chair & Business Representative
Advised the City Council on routes, schedules, capital projects, fares, and services for public transit in the City and at Cal Poly.
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Mar 2020 – Mar 2024
SLOCOG, Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee
Chair & City of San Luis Obispo Representative
Provided review and recommendations to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments board on regional transportation matters.
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Apr 2013 – Mar 2018
Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Information Technology Advisor
Resident IT and business-technology resource for the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and SLO HotHouse incubator, supporting the local startup community.
Education
Learn by doing
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Computer Engineering
2006 – 2010
Wind Ensemble · Marching Band · Triathlon Team · Cycling Team · Kappa Kappa Psi
Contact
Charting the next route.
Whether you need an advisor, a partner, or a leader for your next initiative, I'd be glad to hear from you.
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