Internet-Draft B. Tory
Intended-status: Historic FORMLESS, INC
2021
A Brief Biography rev01
Abstract
This memo is a first person account of the life of the
author. It focuses specifically on early core values, technical
achievements, and the authors artistic vision going forward.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2021 Brandon Tory. All rights reserved.
Biography
I am an Artist and Senior Engineer in Research and Machine
Intelligence at Google AI. I started my journey in technology with
Forrest Mims circuitry notebooks that I asked my Grandfather, Artist
and Minister, Larry C. Johnson to buy during our trips to Radio Shack
from as young as I can remember. At around 13 years old I taught
myself to code with the Linux Mandrake Operating System, Internet
Relay Chat (IRC) and Sam’s Tech Yourself C in 24 Hours. It became a
passion for me. I spent virtually all of my time on chat servers like
EFnet and DALnet talking in channels like #C and #Hackers.
In parallel, I had a constantly evolving interest in creating music
and how it connected me with the kids in my neighborhood of Brockton,
Massachusetts. Later in life I learned about my Great Grandfather
Lennie Johnson who taught during the 1970s at the Berklee School of
Music where a scholarship is now established in his name.
I was raised by young and loving parents, Tory and Nicole, both
Black Messianic Jews with dreamer personalities who instilled in me
the belief that all things are possible with G-d. From my teenage
years and into adulthood I would hide my deep passion for technology
in an effort to fit in. I received my bachelor’s degree in Electrical
Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of
Massachusetts in 2010. I began my industry experience at Teradyne
Defense & Aerospace in Boston working on embedded systems, firmware
and driver design. Specifically, with Xilinx Spartan Series FPGAs.
The incredible time I spent there under Yönet Eracar, Lloyd Frick,
Teresa Lopes and Michael McGoldrick was the foundation of my
technical career. In 2011 I moved to Atlanta to pursue music full
time. In Los Angeles I created and released a
recording titled SHINE under the guidance and mentorship of
Timbaland. In 2016, I relocated to Cupertino to join Apple first as a
Senior Software Engineer, and then as a Technical Lead and Software
Architect working on First-Party iOS Apps Analytics. I worked through
multiple releases of iOS leading up to the company’s historic
trillion dollar valuation.
In 2017, I created an idea called Multidream Theory inspired by
multi-threading which allows operating systems to quickly context
switch and execute multiple programs concurrently. I used this
abstraction as a metaphor for context switching between the different
dreams in my life. Reluctant to publicly share my story, it took
convincing from my sister Brooke who said that overcoming my own
insecurities could be an important and inspiring message for others.
I joined Google AI in 2018 to work on Natural Language Understanding
under Senior Staff Engineer Dr. Greg Billock, and in parallel began
producing my first album 'UN7C0RN'. Growing up as a Black kid in the
inner city I found it difficult to find a language to express myself
which could merge my love of science and technology with my emotions,
and most authentic self. 'UN7C0RN' aims to shape some of the building
blocks of that language through art. My passions include engineering
for social good and creating experiences that enable people to live
more fulfilling lives.
1. References
1.1. Informative References
[00000001] J. Oikarinen, D. Reed, "Internet Relay Chat Protocol",
1993.
[00000002] Forrest M. Mims, III, "Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic
Circuits & Projects ", 1996.
[00000003] Tony Zhang, "Sams Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours", 1997.
[00000004] Camille Bégnis, Sebastien Blondeel, Benjamin Drieu,
Francis Galiègue, "Linux-Mandrake: User Guide and
Reference Manual", 2000.
1.2. URL References
[trumpetherald] Leonard "Lenny" Johnson / Quincy Jones
trumpetherald.com
[berklee] Berklee Archives
berklee.edu
[scholarshiplibrary] Lennie Johnson Scholarship Fund
scholarshiplibrary.com
[universityofmassachusetts] Alumnus Brandon Tory's Double-Life: Rapper and Senior A.I. Engineer at Google
umass.edu
[forbes] Google A.I. Engineer/Rapper Wants Kids To Know It's Cool
To Be A Genius
forbes.com
[wsj] For years, Brandon Tory led a secret double life
wsj.com
[cnbc] This engineer was a homeless teen — now he’s a rapper who also
works at Google
cnbc.com
[greatbigstory] The Genius of Rapper and Coder Brandon Tory
greatbigstory
2. Authors' Addresses
Brandon Tory
FORMLESS, INC
A Delaware Corporation
United States of America
EMail: brandon@formless.la
Internet-Draft
Intended-status: Historic
B. Tory
FORMLESS, INC
2021
A Brief Biography rev01
Abstract
This is a first person account of the life of the author. It focuses specifically on early core values, technical achievements, and the authors artistic vision going forward.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2021 Brandon Tory Thorpe. All rights reserved.
Biography
I am an Artist and Senior Engineer in Research and Machine Intelligence at Google AI. I started my journey in technology with Forrest Mims circuitry notebooks that I asked my Grandfather, Artist and Minister, Larry C. Johnson to buy during our trips to Radio Shack from as young as I can remember. At around 13 years old I taught myself to code with the Linux Mandrake Operating System, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Sam’s Tech Yourself C in 24 Hours. It became a passion for me. I spent virtually all of my time on chat servers like EFnet and DALnet talking in channels like #C and #Hackers.
In parallel, I had a constantly evolving interest in creating music and how it connected me with the kids in my neighborhood of Brockton, Massachusetts. Later in life I learned about my Great Grandfather Lennie Johnson who taught during the 1970s at the Berklee School of Music where a scholarship is now established in his name.
I was raised by young and loving parents, Tory and Nicole, both Black Messianic Jews with dreamer personalities who instilled in me the belief that all things are possible with G-d. From my teenage years and into adulthood I would hide my deep passion for technology in an effort to fit in. I received my bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts in 2010. I began my industry experience at Teradyne Defense & Aerospace in Boston working on embedded systems, firmware and driver design. Specifically, with Xilinx Spartan Series FPGAs. The incredible time I spent there under Yönet Eracar, Lloyd Frick, Teresa Lopes and Michael McGoldrick was the foundation of my technical career.
In 2011 I moved to Atlanta to pursue music full time. In Los Angeles I created and released a recording titled SHINE under the guidance and mentorship of Timbaland. In 2016, I relocated to Cupertino to join Apple first as a Senior Software Engineer, and then as a Technical Lead and Software Architect working on First-Party iOS Apps Analytics. I worked through multiple releases of iOS leading up to the company’s historic trillion dollar valuation.
In 2017, I created an idea called Multidream Theory inspired by multi-threading which allows operating systems to quickly context switch and execute multiple programs concurrently. I used this abstraction as a metaphor for context switching between the different dreams in my life. Reluctant to publicly share my story, it took convincing from my sister Brooke who said that overcoming my own insecurities could be an important and inspiring message for others. I joined Google AI in 2018 to work on Natural Language Understanding under Senior Staff Engineer Dr. Greg Billock, and in parallel began producing my first album 'UN7C0RN'. Growing up as a Black kid in the inner city I found it difficult to find a language to express myself which could merge my love of science and technology with my emotions, and most authentic self. 'UN7C0RN' aims to shape some of the building blocks of that language through art. My passions include engineering for social good and creating experiences that enable people to live more fulfilling lives.
1. References
1.1. Informative References
[00000001] J. Oikarinen, D. Reed, "Internet Relay Chat Protocol", 1993.
[00000002] Forrest M. Mims, III, "Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects ", 1996.
[00000003] Tony Zhang, "Sams Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours", 1997.
[00000004] Camille Bégnis, Sebastien Blondeel, Benjamin Drieu, Francis Galiègue, "Linux-Mandrake: User Guide and Reference Manual", 2000.
1.2. URL References
[trumpetherald] Leonard "Lenny". Johnson / Quincy Jones
trumpetherald.com
[berklee] Berklee Archives
berklee.edu
[scholarshiplibrary] Lennie. Johnson Scholarship Fund
scholarshiplibrary.com
[universityofmassachusetts]. Alumnus Brandon Tory's Double. Life: Rapper and Senior A.I. Engineer at Google
umass.edu
[forbes] Google A.I. Engineer/Rapper Wants Kids To. Know It's Cool To Be A Genius
forbes.com
[wsj] For years, Brandon Tory. led a secret double life
wsj.com
[cnbc] This engineer was a. homeless teen — now he’s a. rapper who also works at Google
cnbc.com
[greatbigstory] The Genius of. Rapper and Coder Brandon Tory
greatbigstory
2. Authors' Addresses
Brandon Tory
FORMLESS, INC
A Delaware Corporation
United States of America
EMail: brandon@formless.la