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OpenStudy is a social learning network where students ask questions, give help, and connect with other students studying the same things. Our mission is to make the world one large study group, regardless of school, location, or background.
Like any successful startup, we work hard, have fun, and believe in what we do. We invite you to use us, join us, and spread the word. We want to change the way the world learns, and we'd love to have you be part of it.
OpenStudy is a for profit business funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Georgia Research Alliance. We're located at Georgia Tech's ATDC Center in Technology Square, Midtown Atlanta.
Who We Are
Chris Sprague is the CEO of OpenStudy. Chris comes from a family of educators, and feels lucky to combine his two passions of education and technology in OpenStudy. Before cofounding OpenStudy, he worked at Oracle and Compiere, focusing on emerging technologies for enterprises. He graduated from Stanford in Symbolic Systems (HCI) in 2002. At Georgia Tech (MSCS '04) he published research on learning technology under his now-cofounders, Drs. Ashwin and Preetha Ram. He prides himself on interrupting workflow with well-timed Internet soundboards.
Ashwin Ram is a co-founder of OpenStudy. He is a Georgia Tech professor specializing in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing. He has a PhD from Yale University and has previously co-founded two university spinoffs.
Preetha Ram is the Associate Dean for Pre-Health and Science Education in the Office of Undergraduate Education at Emory College, co-founder of Inquus Corp, and co-director of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. She received her BS from the Women’s Christian College in Chennai, India, her MS from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, and her PhD in Biophysical Chemistry from Yale University.
Colm Shalvey is the Social Media and Online Community Manager for OpenStudy. He previously worked as the Marketing Coordinator at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, specializing in social media. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Economics. He was also a scholarship soccer player during his time there. In his free time he enjoys reading, trying to relive past soccer glories, and visiting Ireland - where he is teased mercilessly for losing his accent.
Siddharth Gupta is the User Experience Design Lead at OpenStudy. He previously worked as a designer for Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore. He graduated from Georgia Tech in December 2009 with a Masters in Human Computer Interaction, and received his Bachelors in Design from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, in 2006. When he isn't working as an unmasked vigilante ensuring pixel-peace, Siddharth tries teaching himself how to read music, and teaching his team-mates the comic value of a badly-placed, horrible pun.
Antonio Salazar Cardozo is the Chief Software Engineer at OpenStudy. Half Colombian, half Greek, and all Geek, he's been coding since before he knew he was doing it, building websites and web pages since before he realized Word wasn't a web development tool, and playing with everything technological since before he can remember. When he's not programming away, he's swimming, learning to mix drinks, kicking it with his equally insane brothers and friends and much less insane parents, and trying to cut down on the pizza habit he developed in college while not accidentally generating a post-college burger habit. He speaks four human languages, quite a few more programming languages, and is our official grammar and code-review czar.
Matt Farmer is a Software Engineer at OpenStudy. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2011 with his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Throughout college, and for several months thereafter, Matt worked for various web consulting firms to solve a variety of problems for clients. In November 2011, he made the jump out of the consulting business to join the OpenStudy team. He can typically be found sipping a caffeinated beverage of some kind, rocking out to an obscure band.
Matt Feury is a Software Engineer at OpenStudy. He primarily splits his free time between the loves of music, the universe, and the Green Bay Packers. After briefly attending Belmont University to study Audio Engineering, Matt graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. He has been known to spit rhymes in n*log(n) time.
Interns
Min-hee Sayer has been a QA intern at OpenStudy since summer 2010. He enjoys watching and playing sports in his free time. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2010 with degrees in Nuclear & Radiological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
Daniel Flannery has joined the development team. After graduating with a degree (BA) in Economics from Brown University in 2008, he returned to his native land of Georgia to study Computer Science (BS) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Away from the glow of the monitor, he may be watching the latest live feed of UEFA Champions League matches, (mildly) impairing his hearing at a concert, busting out some parallel words in Scrabble, or dirtying your kitchen in preparation for a shared, friendly meal.
Sandra Barlaan is a marketing and business development intern at OpenStudy. She will graduate from Emory University's Goizueta Business School with concentrations in Info Systems & Operations Management and International Business in May 2012. She loves digging through data in Excel spreadsheets and exploring tourist spots & curious local places.
Laura Perkowski is a Marketing Intern at OpenStudy. She graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, with a major in Business, Organizations, and Society in May 2011. She was heavily involved with Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity and Girl Scouts during her time in college. In her spare time, Laura acts as a Girl Scout leader and enjoys exploring the Bay Area, her new home!
