Who I am
My name is Luke Roche and I have been programming since I was 13 years old. Immediately after discovering computer science, I was obsessed. I spent countless hours programming as a kid and I have maintained that level of passion and energy to this day. .
Progression tracker
When trying to improve, it's important to be entirely on top of the time you spend and the actions you take. Here, I track the time seeking to improve myself daily.
Mentorship
Mentors have the abililty to accelerate your growth on an unbelievably accelerated timeline. I wouldn't be anywhere near where I am today without the help of my mentors: Doug Rudolph, Margaret Incantalupo, and many others. These people are the reason I am where I am today and I want to stress how important these type of people are for accelerating your success.
Mindset
Computer science isn't just a job, career or hobby; it's an art. The art is a mesmerizing tapestry woven with intricate algorithms and elegant code. The very language in which you write code is a superset of the language of the universe: mathematics & logic. The unbounded scale at which a single program can grow is what makes a single programmer so powerful. To me, being a computer scientist is the most exciting thing you can be. My passions remain in local performance computing and GPU acceleration, as they have for the last 10+ years.
Present Day
I have spent time at Intel scaling their backend for automation. I wrote the internal structures and systems that each of Intels Automation workflow is built upon on their chip inspection team. After learning a lot about big companies, I moved to a more fast paced environment to see if I couldn't accelerate my skill development. This is how I landed at Topaz Labs, where I work now. Topaz Labs is filled with brilliant people, where customer impact is our number one focus. After just a short amount of time here, I learned so much about ownership, product quality, and code reliability.