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05 — THE ARC
From caseworker to systems architect.
A career built by following one question: how can technology create more leverage for people who have historically had less access to it?
Service first
After Cornell, Layne worked as a Section 8 caseworker — an early lesson in systems, human need, and the limits of one-to-one intervention.
Technology as leverage
He moved into IT and telecommunications, teaching himself, solving increasingly complex problems, and building technical leadership experience.
Education meets technology
At Kaplan Test Prep, as a senior technical project manager, he saw firsthand how access to technology and educational support could change outcomes.
Systems leadership
He later served as Director of IT for the Noble Network of Charter Schools in Chicago, supporting a large multi-campus education system.
Build the ecosystem
At Moreno Valley College, he transformed that experience into physical and digital innovation infrastructure designed around belonging, experimentation, and real-world capability.
