Summary
Kevin Benham is a computer scientist and data scientist based in Albuquerque, NM, with eight years of experience applying data science to physical sciences, computer vision, image processing, and IoT systems. He currently leads distributed AI and scalable data solutions at Sandia National Laboratories, leveraging Spark ecosystems to support research and national security initiatives. Prior to Sandia, he helped deploy AWS/Azure Spark-based AI for large retail clients at BCG GAMMA and built production-ready customer feature profiles from big data. His academic background spans PhD in Physical Chemistry and MS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech (BS in Chemistry and Mathematics from Troy University), with hands-on work in mass spectrometry, CFD, CAD, LabVIEW, and experimental data management, including managing an $80k instrumentation budget and cutting repair costs by 50%. A research-minded practitioner and former graduate teaching assistant, he blends rigorous quantitative methods with practical deployment and has mentored undergraduate researchers and led outreach initiatives.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry and Mathematics at Troy University
German, English