Judges
We would like to thank all of our judges who have donated their time and expertise to be with us at the 2022 CS Fair. Your help is greatly appreciated. Would you like to be a judge at this event? Just become a sponsor by filling out our sponsorship form to get started (it's a lot of fun).
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How Judging Will Work
Judging Teams
This year each judge will be assigned to a team to judge a particular category. Each team of judges will be expected to look at all the projects for the category they have been assigned to picking the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners for their category. Judging teams will be assigned at the judge's orientation on the day of the fair.
Jacob Bennett
Software Developer from OnLogic
Jacob Bennett is a Software Engineer, Web Applications Developer at OnLogic - an industrial PC manufacturer in South Burlington. Jacob comes from a background of full stack .NET Development. Currently working with Typescript NodeJS and NextJS microservice ecommerce applications, he is skilled in the use of C#, Typescript/JavaScript, and SQL. He loves to work with, and mentor, new developers, is passionate about Agile/Scrum, and holds certifications in Web Development (from Mountainland Technical College in Lehi Utah) and as a Scrum Mater (from the Scrum Alliance organization)
Austin Block
Team member from Beta Technologies
Austin Block is an IT team member at Beta Technologies, a Burlington-based aerospace company developing electric aircraft and supporting charging infrastructure to enable greener, safer, and more efficient transportation. An experienced systems administrator with experience in web design, Austin also has a background in HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, and JavaScript. He Graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Computer Science and minor in Mathematics.
Ann Chiarenzelli
CEMS Academic Advisor from CEMS Student Services
Sam Clark
SDE from goatgoose.com
Developer of goatgoose.com. Former CS 121 TA. SDE at AWS Cryptography working on Amazon's open-source TLS implementation, s2n-tls.
Mike Coughlin
Senior Web Development Consultant from Self Employed
A Senior Web Development Consultant with demonstrated history of working in the market research and higher education industries. Designed, developed, and deployed a custom web application for a Global market research firm with a tech enabled service. Skilled in Javascript, PHP, Python, SQL, and Leadership. Innovative professional with a Bachelor’s Degree from the Grossman Business School at the University of Vermont.
Scotti Day
Software Engineer from Cox Automotive
UVM grad currently working at Cox Automotive as a software engineer
Christian Deluca
Software Engineer from Vermont Information Processing
Matthew Dioguardi
Software Engineer from Rigorous Technology
Robert Erickson
CEO from Erickson Consulting
Bob received the prestigious 2007 Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award, having joined the Computer Science faculty in 1991 after completing his Master of Science degree at Clarkson University.
Bob focuses on a series of web technology courses that get students to think of the web not as a series of web pages, but rather as a user interface for computer programs. Students' projects range from blogs, hotel management and social networking sites to volunteer opportunities (having been a mentor for seven years, Bob likes to point students in this direction).
Matthew Garaffa
Software Engineer from Agilent Technologies, Inc
Shauna Kimura
Mobile Developer from Square
2022 UVM graduate working as an Android mobile developer at Square.
Dana Mitchell
CEMS Academic Advisor from CEMS Student Services
John Morris
Factory Application Engineer from Teradyne
John is a Senior Factory Applications Engineer for Teradyne's Semiconductor Test Division working in their office in Essex Junction. He is currently focused on System-On-A-Chip device testing and new Design-For-Test methodologies. If you have a cell phone then there is a good chance John has helped in the development of test programs for some of the chips in that phone. He has previously worked in other areas of Teradyne including System Engineering, ASIC Characterization, and Field Applications and has worked with technologies from DC to mm-wave. Prior to joining Teradyne John worked for Texas Instruments on design and test of automotive microcontrollers. He holds 4 US patents.
Kenny Pastore
Software Engineer from Vermont Information Processing
Carl Peach
Applications Engineer from Teradyne
Semiconductor manufacturing and test applications, from microwave to mixed signal to DSP analysis to large scale digital. Over 35 years held a variety of positions from factory to management to field in both pre-sales and post-sales activities.
Charlie Piazza
Problem Solver. Educator. from n/a
With an education in Engineering and Physics, 15 years of experience in high-tech, and an unrelenting passion for solving unsolvable problems, Charlie loves connecting the technical and the creative worlds. The variety of his interests and experiences are the bedrock for synthesizing cross-disciplined solutions.
Jonah Rubin
Software Engineer from
UVM grad working at Wing, a drone company that graduated from the moonshot factory in 2018, with a focus on mapping and autonomy for avionics.
Bryan Serinese
Software Project Manager from Agilent, formerly BioTek
Josh White
Hardware Automation Developer from OnLogic
Josh White is a Hardware Automation Developer at Onlogic - an industrial PC manufacturer in South Burlington. Josh is a recent graduate with a demonstrated history of cross-disciplinary development/maintenance of hardware and software in academic labs as well as various industrial applications of computing. He has participated in a plethora of diverse projects including his work on full-sized vehicle simulators, VR applications, and an open-world photography game built in Unity. Primarily skilled with C#, Python, C/C++, SQL, JS, and technical documentation. Creative professional with a B.S. in Computer Science Engineering from Ohio State University.