Ramin Rad has been working as a software professional for the last 20 years, living in Washington DC area. He studied mathematics and computer science in the academic world, and he cares deeply for the art of software development.

He is also a musician, a guitarist, who performs regularly in the DC area and beyond. His artistic side is significant because he believes that writing software is more art than science, following the philosophy of the likes of Donald Knuth, who wrote the Art of Computer Programming series.

Currently, he is a director and a solution architect at a large international software product and services company, focusing on enterprise, mobile, and cloud-based solutions.