Summary
Nien Lam is a seasoned technology leader and hybrid software engineer, co-founder and Technical Director at Line Break Studio, bringing over 20 years of software development and technical leadership. He leads Line Break Studio, an award-winning design and creative technology studio, guiding projects from interactive installations to mobile apps and digital games in collaboration with top studios like Pentagram. He owns a free educational iOS app with 10M+ installs, delivering accessible learning across Apple devices. His work has been featured in Wired, Apple’s WWDC keynote, and Apple Education marketing materials, underscoring industry impact. He teaches iOS development as an Adjunct Professor at NYU and contributed as UX & XR design program faculty, reflecting cross-disciplinary expertise. Based in New York, he combines deep Apple technology mastery—UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI, AVFoundation, ARKit, RealityKit, Metal—with design sensibility to ship reliable, scalable experiences.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Engineering & Computer Science, B.S., Computer Engineering & Computer Science at University of Southern California
Masters, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), Masters, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University