Bekk Blando

Data Scientist, Software Engineer, Problem Solver

The Story

My journey in the tech world began with a simple love for building and collaboration. Founding iT2Pi and TraceCamp, two educational initiatives, was a way for me to blend my entrepreneurial drive with a commitment to making a difference in the lives of many. My experience spans from full-stack development to an avid interest in mathematics, leading me to dabble in everything from product development to machine learning. Currently, I'm focusing on integrating my full-stack skills with my growing knowledge of machine learning, working with LLMs for practical applications, fine-tuning, and developing a deeper knowledge of deep learning techniques. At heart, I'm motivated by the transformative power of technology, aiming to quietly yet effectively turn innovative ideas into reality.

Technical Skills

Scipy	Pandas	Keras
Tailwind	Javascript(I love typescript)	Matplotlib
Python	Django	Firebase
Numpy	d3	R
Ruby	Rails	AWS
Docker	React	React Native
Neo4j	Google Cloud	Serverless (Lambda or Google Cloud)

Education

Clemson University - 2020 - Mathematics - 3.8 GPA

Iron Yard Graduate - 2015

A+ Certification - 2013

Work Experience

Goody

Senior Software Engineer at Goody
At Goody I worked as a full stack developer building key features such as the gift swap store, flex gifts, calendly integration, and the data pipeline for data privacy regulations.

GraceHill

Founding Team at TraceCamp
Worked as a full stack developer using Ruby on Rails and React. Built data pipeline infrastructure using AWS Lambda

Trace Research Lab

Researcher at Trace Research Lab
Contributed to research focusing on Human AI teamwork Conducting research employing machine learning techniques to analyze heart rate variability and psychometric assessments, with the aim of accurately forecasting an individual's stress levels.

TraceCamp

Founding Team at TraceCamp
TraceCamp is a programming bootcamp that teaches pragmatic development to Clemson students. We have focused on Django, React, and GraphQL. My responsibilities included: building founding team, creating bootcamps overall structure, raising capital for bootcamp($40,000 over the lifetime of the bootcamp), teaching Django and React during the summer sessions of the bootcamp.

Researcher At ClusterJob

Researcher at TraceCamp
In collaboration with a dedicated team, we developed a cloud-agnostic experiment management system to efficiently manage experiments involving millions of compute hours. This system featured advanced capabilities such as parallelization, high-performance computing, and effective storage of results on Google Cloud, focusing on sharing, reproducibility, and replicability. Together, we also crafted a specialized infrastructure to support extensive computational experiments, particularly in the realm of deep neural networks, ensuring both robustness and scalability.

lmbk

Software Engineer at Lmbk
At lmbk I work with Django, React and Cloud Compute resources. We build tools that allow people and organizings to manage their stress.

Enveritas

Software Engineer at Enveritas
Build custom software to handle client requirements. Design and implement content management administrative software. Using Amazon Web Services and MySQL. Create web applications using Ruby on Rails.

iT2Pi

Executive Director of iT2Pi

I was the Executive Director of iT2Pi a non-profit organization dedicated to S.T.E.A.M and entrepreneurial education. iT2Pi is two and a half years old and throughout the last year we have served over 200 students through our public workshops. We have also been fortunate to receive public support as well as foundational and business support. Including a two part grant from Greenville Water for $15,000, a grant from the Rotary Club of Greenville for $7,890, a Grant from the Metropolitan Arts council for $500 and various other business sponsorships. www.iT2Pi.org

Designed and implemented a business plan, increasing the annual operating budget from $0 to $50,000

iT2Pi 2014 EXPO with over 250 attending, iT2Pi 2015 EXPO with over 500 attending, iT2Pi 2016 EXPO with over 600 attending

iT2Pi has affected 40,000 students in its 3 year life span.

Fundraising and Business Planning Experience

Taught over 500 hours of ranging from 3D printing, basic programming, to basic design theory

Game of Life

Speed of Game in Milliseconds Percent Chance Cell Comes Alive in Random Generation

Bekk Blando

Data Scientist, Software Engineer, Problem Solver

The Story

Technical Skills

Education

Work Experience

Goody

Senior Software Engineer at Goody

GraceHill

Founding Team at TraceCamp

Trace Research Lab

Researcher at Trace Research Lab

TraceCamp

Founding Team at TraceCamp

Researcher At ClusterJob

Researcher at TraceCamp

lmbk

Software Engineer at Lmbk

Enveritas

Software Engineer at Enveritas

iT2Pi

Executive Director of iT2Pi

Game of Life