About Joel Orr
Dr. Joel N. Orr is a futurist, speaker, and writer, who became a book coach, who helps people produce and publish their books. "You have a book inside you, and it wants to come out!" says Orr. "I want to help you set it free!"
His trademarked BookProgram Method™is helping dozens of new authors write books in less time than they ever dreamed possible.
Joel established himself as a world-renowned expert in
engineering automation and computer technologies. He helped found Cyon Research Corporation, a publishing and consulting firm.
Much
in demand as a keynote speaker, Joel has addressed conferences,
companies, and associations around the world, often sharing the
platform with speakers such as Tom Peters, George Gilder, Jack Kemp,
and others. Orr was also co-founder and president of the NCGA (National
Computer Graphics Association) and president of the Virtual Worlds
Society. Autodesk Corporation named Orr a “Distinguished Fellow” for a
three-year period that ended in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, Bentley
Systems, Inc. designated him their “Engineering Laureate.”
Dr. Orr’s most recent book is "Every Man a Hero, Every Woman a Coach," published in September, 2005. The one before it is “Structure is Destiny: The Dandelion Paradox,” published in April, 2004.
Many of the Fortune 500 manufacturers see Dr. Orr as a major resource
in the areas of business restructuring, automation, and the future of
technology. He counts among his clients Ford, IBM, Chrysler, Lockheed,
Xerox, Apple, General Foods, Dow Corning; Becton-Dickinson, US
Surgical, the US Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Army, NASA,
government agencies in several countries, and many other organizations.
Orr has frequently served as an expert witness in matters
relating to computer graphics, CAD, computer software, systems design,
collaborative software, and more.
Dr. Orr’s PhD is in abstract
math, from SUNY, 1973. He is listed in “Who’s Who,” and is
internationally known as a speaker. He lives in Mountain View,
California.