Hello, I’m Jacob Bleser.

I’m an indie web and game developer currently living the dream in ✨ New York City ✨. In college I co-founded a small web dev shop called Studio Reach to help bootstrap local tech startups, and more recently led the engineering efforts at a VC-backed social-dating startup called The Marriage Pact, along with the Checkmate app.

Outside of work I’m also active in the open source community, primarily in Elixir and the Bevy game engine for Rust.

EXPERIENCES

STUDIO REACH

Are You House Ready

A curated matchmaking service for home buyers and real estate professionals.

UF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Clubfinity

A modern app for managing campus organizations, built by UF students

STARTGNV

StartGNV Website & Job Board

A new online identity for an organization dedicated to growing the innovation ecosystem of Greater Gainesville

HACKS & PROJECTS

Storyboard.js

Create fully interactive React applications, visually or programmatically

Georgia Tech HackGT
October, 2019

Brig

Remote therapy and mental health services, tailored to your unique needs

1ST PLACE - HARDWARE

UCF KnightHacks
March, 2019

Hangr

A clothing recommendation app based on the clothes you own, and your local environment.

2ST PLACE - OVERALL

Gainesville Startup Weekend
May, 2018

Adulting 101

Activity-oriented event series for college students and young adults to learn basic independant skills

INVOLVEMENT

UF Software Engineering Club

Exposing students to industry standard technology through hands-on projects

HEAD OF USER EXPERIENCE - AUG 2020, PRESENT

UF Entrepreneurship Collective

A diverse on-campus community dedicated to building student entrepreneurs

VP OF OPERATIONS - AUG 2018, DEC 2018