Vivek Ballakur
Independent Entrepreneur at Self-employed
Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVivek Ballakur is an independent entrepreneur and hands-on engineer with 12 years of experience building full-stack software, embedded systems, and biomedical engineering solutions. A self-taught programmer since age 12, he has led hackathon teams, founded startups, and contributed Android-focused work to the well-known Realm mobile database project. He combines interdisciplinary R&D instincts with practical product delivery—rapid prototyping, maintenance of production build systems, and cross-border consulting across the US, UK, Estonia, and India. Vivek holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a track record of winning seed investment and delivering government and enterprise contracts. Comfortable wearing founder, developer, or board-member hats, he seeks complex, high-impact projects and trustworthy partners to scale ventures. An avid open-source collaborator and tinkerer, he brings a non-traditional background that often surfaces fresh technical and business insights.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting/Exchange Student Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Visiting/Exchange Student Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at University of MinnesotaVisiting Student, Visiting Student at Washtenaw Community CollegeVisiting Student, Visiting Student at Arizona State UniversityHigh School / K-12, High School / K-12 at University of Nebraska High SchoolSenior Secondary Certification (equivalent to XII standard) General Education / High School Equivalency, Senior Secondary Certification (equivalent to XII standard) General Education / High School Equivalency at National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)Dual Enrollment Visiting Student, Dual Enrollment Visiting Student at University of Nebraska at OmahaBachelor of Science - BS Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Biomedical Engineering at University of South DakotaUMass LowellCampus School Primary Education / Elementary School, Campus School Primary Education / Elementary School at University of HyderabadVisiting/Exchange Student Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Visiting/Exchange Student Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at University of Massachusetts AmherstVisiting Student, Visiting Student at University of PittsburghOffice of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Washington D.C. General Education / High School Equivalency, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Washington D.C. General Education / High School Equivalency at District of Columbia High School Equivalency Diploma (GED®)Kendriya Vidyalaya SangathanVisiting Student, Visiting Student at Metropolitan Community College
English, Tulu, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit, Spanish
Github Skills (8)
javas10
gradlew10
android10
java10
gradle10
database9
portable-database9
databases8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
realm/realm-java
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
Realm is a mobile database: a replacement for SQLite & ORMs
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:28 commits, 8 PRs, 19 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Vivek contributed significantly to the Realm Java repository, primarily focusing on the Android platform. Their commits include code modifications within RealmProxyClassGenerator.java, indicating work on the internal processing and generation of database object proxies. Additional commits show updates to Gradle wrappers and Android Gradle Plugin versions, as well as merging code from the releases branch and making minor fixes, demonstrating a hands-on approach to project maintenance and Android-specific build processes.
ormsreact-nativenosql-databasemobile-databaseandroid
vivekkiran/ADAD
Oct 2014 - Apr 2015
Contributions:32 commits, 20 pushes in 6 months
rescue-systemaccident-detectionrescue
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