Derick Ariyam

Derick Ariyam is a seasoned Microsoft Full-Stack Developer with over two decades of experience, specifically working in the public and non-profit sectors. He co-founded the software company, Ballast Academic Software, LLC (founded in 2014), that provides database programming to large-scale academic conferences in the humanities. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Rhode Island, and a master’s degree in English Language Literature.