blaine rothrock

education

in progress Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2021 - present (expected 08.2025)

Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2019 - 2020

Bachelor of Science in Informatics
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2009 - 2013

Winnemac Labs LLC, Chicago, IL
Founder & Software Engineer
2023 - present

Co-founded a consultancy focused on developing end-to-end embedded systems to aid research.
Focus on software for embedded systems, including mobile applications, data pipelines, and cloud services.

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Computer Science Research Assistant
2019 - present

Played pivotal roles in NSF, NIH, and DARPA-funded research projects, resulting in publications in top-tier journals and significant media attention.
Developed advanced interfaces for collecting and analyzing data from BLE-enabled health wearable devices, using statistical and machine learning techniques.
Conducted in-depth qualitative studies on the interdisciplinary design of computing systems, focusing on environmental sensing and clinical AI.

Nordstrom Trunk Club, Chicago, IL
Senior iOS Engineer
2018 - 2020

Revamped the customer-facing mobile app, reducing technical debt and prioritizing a mobile-first approach to optimize the most profitable sales application.
Created a modular system for data management and integrated key business features, including a self-checkout process, stylists messaging, and accessibility.
Implemented the ‘Style Swipes’ feature, leading to over 65 million interactions in three months, improving customer engagement, and driving valuable sales data.

Wipro Appirio, Indianapolis, IN
Senior Consultant
2013 - 2018

Led international projects on the Digital Studios team, specializing in data-driven enterprise mobile and web application integration with Salesforce and Heroku.
Managed a $3+ million iPad data analytics sales application project, overseeing all stages from requirements gathering to deployment.
Successfully executed second largest Salesforce data migration to date, maintaining a complex deployment pipeline with multiple staging environments and development streams.

NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Data Science Intern
2020

Designed a comprehensive relational model to manage a vast array of funded projects to enhance process efficiency.
Innovated in VR technology by creating applications for visualizing complex data and integrating machine learning methods, facilitating over 40 hours of agency-wide interviews in artificial intelligence and data science.

GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
Information Technology Leadership Program Intern
2012

Wireless and Mobile Health (mHealth)
Graduate Instructor, Teaching Assistant
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Spring, Summer 2024

Introduction to Informatics
Lead Undergraduate Instructor
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2011 - 2013

We All Code, Chicago, IL 2020 - present