Brendan Roof
About Brendan Roof
Brendan Roof is a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Lexion, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in software engineering and machine learning, having held positions at notable organizations such as Google and the Allen Institute for AI.
Work at Lexion
Brendan Roof has been employed at Lexion since 2021, where he holds the position of Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer. In this role, he has contributed to various machine learning initiatives and projects within the company. Prior to his current position, he served as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Lexion from 2020 to 2021, where he focused on developing and implementing machine learning solutions.
Previous Experience in AI and Software Engineering
Before joining Lexion, Brendan Roof worked at the Allen Institute for AI (AI2) as a Senior Software Engineer from 2015 to 2018, and later as a Senior Research Engineer from 2018 to 2020. His experience at AI2 involved working on advanced AI research projects. Additionally, he gained software engineering experience at Google from 2011 to 2014 and at WhitePages from 2010 to 2011, where he started as a Software Engineering Intern in 2009.
Education and Expertise
Brendan Roof earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Washington, completing his studies from 2006 to 2010. His educational background provides a strong foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of computer science, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles.
Career Timeline
Brendan Roof's career spans over a decade, beginning with his internship at WhitePages in 2009. He transitioned to a full-time role at WhitePages in 2010, followed by positions at Google and the Allen Institute for AI. His tenure at Lexion began in 2020, marking a significant progression in his career from software engineering to machine learning engineering.