About
Designing Individuals Perspectives LLC. Our name is our name.
A group of talented individuals.
Staff
Executive Director
Benny Iko
Benny is family-oriented, and a proven leader with experience in many sectors. The former professional athlete, high school coach and teacher is also a computer science graduate with a continued passion for a wide range of topics. He attacks every situation with perseverance and due diligence; a couple of traits that made him a succesful salesman for many years. Introduced to video games at a young age, he knew that he wanted to be involved in the process of creating games. In high school, he decided that he wanted to try graphic design, after being inspired by one of his uncles. However, the school he attended did'nt offer the major, so he decided to pursue computer science. This decision was influenced by another uncle of his. Benny has worked in an information technology capacity for prestigous organizations such as Johns Hopkins and the team formerly known as The Washington Redskins. However, he was experiencing trouble deciding which facet of tech piqued his intrest the most. Instead of specializng, he continued to learn and practice. As a result, he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge. His ultimate goal is to leverage this accumulated knowledge for the benefit of self and otehrs.
Research and Development Specialist
Benny Iko
Benny recently earned his bachelors in computer science. This came after years of studying as a student athlete at multiple accredited universities, both internationally and domestically. Currently, he is pursuing a masters degree in Information Technology with a Software Engineering specialization, with a target graduation date of May 2023. He has conducted over a 1000 hours of research, and written a wide range of papers on computer science related topics. Once a student member of the IEEE, he made contributions to the P1228 Software Safety Standards working group. He single-handedly executed the research, design, development and implementation of an introductory game design course utilizing free and open source tools available on the web. Also, he has experience serving a wide variety of customers in different environments. This is coupled with his excellent knowledge of the company's products and services, as well as competing products and services. Furthermore, this affords him the capability to effectively advise clients of the best method available to meet their needs.
Full Stack Developer
Benny Iko
Benny is a fullstack developer, with over a decade's worth of experience. He will receive his degree in Information Technology with a Software Engineering specialization in May 2023. Learning about the software development proccess is his priority, instead of simply creating projects for a portfolio. However, he has created a variety of desktop applications, but mostly for educational purposes. He shares his love for programming with his students through teaching; instructing beginners, intermediate and advanced users, following the industry's best practices. He practices Agile software development using a hybrid approach of Scrum and TDD. The first languauges he learned were HTML and CSS. Next, he learned C++, then Java. Following, he learned assembly language. From there, he learned OpenGL, WebGL, JOGL, JavaScript, C# and SQL. Currently, he is enjoying learning more about the Spring framework and Python.