Rico Balakit

Rico Balakit has held a variety of roles in the tech industry since 2010. Rico began their career as an Intern at Southwest Research Institute before taking a Graphic Designer role at Texas A&M University in 2013. In 2014, they worked as a Network Engineering Intern at USAA and then joined TheWaveVR in 2017, where they held positions as a Software Engineer, Community Analyst & Engineer, and Community Manager & Engineer. Most recently, in 2021, they became a Game Developer at Tender Claws.

Rico Balakit attended the Engineering and Technologies Academy from 2007 to 2011, where they earned a Diploma in High School. Rico then attended Texas A&M University from 2011 to 2016, studying Computer Science/Engineering.