Maximizing opportunities for each and every learner.
What if your institution had the tools to create affordable, interactive resources for your students? And, what if career opportunities for students were more readily available for your learners? Skyepack and our partners are striving to reach that vision.
From microcredentials to career connections for high school students, Skyepack provides equitable opportunities for learners. Our platform empowers educators to build engaging learning opportunities.
We serve more than 100,000 students in universities and schools across the nation. Our business partners also utilize our services to empower employees and provide opportunities to career-ready students.
Skyepack's Origin Story
In 2012 a team of researchers, faculty and entrepreneurs connected to Purdue University founded Skyepack with the mission to make education more affordable, accessible and effective. Through a partnership with Purdue, Skyepack utilized technology and learnings from Purdue’s Studio Team, a multidisciplinary team of researchers, developers and faculty dedicated to creating solutions to education’s toughest challenges. In Skyepack’s earliest years it focused primarily on helping faculty transition from traditional textbooks to dynamic digital curriculum based on a combination of faculty created content, university created content and open educational resources.
To date, Skyepack hosts these alternative, customized resources for 100’s of campuses serving 1000’s of students - saving them over $10M. Seed funding was initially provided to help start Skyepack through a combination of Elevate Ventures, M25, Purdue University Innovation Funds, and angel investors. Today, Skyepack provides a comprehensive combination of products and services that provide unique educational solutions to K12, Higher Education, Industry and the Nonprofit sectors.
Our Team
The Skyepack team is made up of a diverse group of innovators, educators, and influencers who are committed to a common vision and purpose. Leveraging the talents of entrepreneurs, teachers, university faculty, subject matter experts, designers, software developers, data scientists and education administrators the Skyepack team brings together a unique combination of skills, knowledge and experience to help solve some of education’s most pressing challenges.
Our Mission
To design and build educational systems that provide access to opportunity, especially for those that find themselves furthest away from it.
Our Core Values
Eric looks at the world as it could be and asks "Why not?" That probably explains his continued addiction to start-ups and his vast career experiences: attorney; technology licensing manager; CEO; COO; CFO; and K-12 school administrator. Eric is also very passionate about his family (4 kids and a great supportive wife). For fun, Eric tries to keep up with his wife in a variety of activities for abnormal people, like Ironman events, riding bikes across entire states, and swimming from Alcatraz.
Brady is a "reformed engineer turned entrepreneur". After engineering gigs at two Fortune 100 companies, Brady left the corporate world to pursue a business degree and seek out new challenges. Brady's passion for education stems from his desire to "always be learning" and find innovative solutions to difficult problems. Brady enjoys family outings to the park, explaining the answers of "Life, the Universe, and Everything" to his daughters, and reading just about anything (favorites are classics, popular fiction, and biographies).
Born and raised in Texas, Austin learned at an early age the importance of dedication to a craft. During his Masters pursuit at Texas A&M University in Educational Technology, Austin began to question "Why not create better ways to teach in the online environment?" Skyepack soon became his catalyst for this new paradigm in online instruction. He is valued for his abilities to plan course designs, implement powerful teaching technology, and execute daily production assignments. In his spare time, Austin enjoys biking, watching football, and making every minute count.
Eric graduated from Purdue University in 2017 with a BS in Management and certificate in Entrepreneurship. While completing his degree, he worked as an Instructional Designer at Skyepack and transitioned to a role as Content Solutions Partner. Eric is motivated to create the best customer experience while simultaneously assisting his clients in the transition to a more cost-effective resource. In his free time Eric enjoys reading, exercising, and riding his BMX bike.
