Billy Pierce
Doctoral Student at Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolBilly Pierce is a PhD student in Communications at UPenn with nine years of hands-on experience bridging software engineering, product strategy, and program management. Trained in UC Berkeley's M.E.T. program with dual majors in EECS and Business, he blends deep technical chops—from robotics and systems engineering to signals coursework—with practical internships at Apple, HBO Max, Span, and engineering consultancies. He has led student strategy initiatives and supported large classes as a CS/EE TA, demonstrating a talent for scaling technical work and improving team and learning environments. Early curiosity that began with a “hello world” webpage has evolved into a career focused on influencing systems and organizations, whether building hardware-software products or connecting talent to industry. Open to internships across software, business, and policy, he brings a rare mix of technical rigor, program delivery experience, and people-centered leadership.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Computer Science, High School Diploma, Computer Science at The Nueva SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Double Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Business Administration, 3.97, Bachelor of Science - BS, Double Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Business Administration, 3.97 at UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) programDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Communications, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Communications at University of Pennsylvania
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Github Skills (6)
robot6
biology6
robotics5
python1
mobile-development1
mobile1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
RoboticsTeam4904/FGScouting
Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
Web-based offline-enabled stand scouting application for FRC teams.
Contributions:1 release, 24 PRs, 72 pushes in 1 year 4 months
reactfrc-teamsstandoffline-enabledweb-based
billwpierce/r-drone
Jan 2017 - Feb 2019
Contributions:10 PRs, 29 pushes, 13 branches in 2 years 1 month
javaquadcopter
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