Summary
Vangos Pterneas is a founder-engineer with 14 years of experience building AI-driven motion-tracking software as CEO and Co-Founder of LightBuzz, serving Fortune 500 clients and ambitious startups. He blends hands-on product engineering with business leadership, translating research-grade computer vision into deployable solutions. A former Microsoft software engineer and Student Partner, he leveraged early Microsoft research projects and technical evangelism to shape his developer-focused approach. An Apress author and Microsoft MVP alumni (2014–2019), he pairs public-facing education with deep domain expertise in motion technology. Based in Great Neck, NY, he holds a Computer Science background from Athens University of Economics and Business and is known for turning complex tracking problems into practical, integrable tools. Notably, his career emphasizes shipping applied AI systems rather than purely academic prototypes.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Athens University of Economics and Business
English, Greek