Sam Birk

Sam Birk, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Currently, they are working as the VP of Engineering, Fintech at Housecall Pro, a position they started in November 2022. Prior to this, Sam held the role of VP of Engineering, Internal Tooling at Housecall Pro from September 2021 to November 2022. Before joining Housecall Pro, Sam worked as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from September 2020 to September 2021, and as a Principal Software Engineer at ID.me from April 2020 to September 2020. They also served as CTO of Full Measure Education Inc. from January 2019 to April 2020 and as VP of Engineering from October 2017 to January 2019. Sam's earlier roles include being a Lead Software Engineer at Full Measure Education Inc. from April 2015 to October 2017, an Instructor at Flatiron School from May 2018 to December 2018, and a Web Developer at Zurka Interactive from February 2014 to April 2015. They also worked as a Program Coordinator/Instructor at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill from August 2013 to August 2014. Sam's academic background includes being a PhD Candidate at the University of Arizona from August 2008 to December 2013.

Sam Birk, Ph.D. earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Management and Organizations from the University of Arizona between 2008 and 2014. Prior to that, from 2004 to 2007, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland. During the same period, they also completed another Bachelor's degree in Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. They attended the US Coast Guard Academy from 2002 to 2004, majoring in Political Science and Government, but did not obtain a degree.