Ray Blandford is a software engineer with significant experience in the tech industry, including roles at TikTok, Welcome, Qualcat, Microsoft, and Appian Corporation. At Qualcat, Ray served as Co-Founder and CTO, demonstrating leadership in technology development. Previous positions include Senior Software Engineer at Welcome and Software Engineer at Microsoft. Early in the career, Ray gained foundational experience as a Software Engineering Intern focused on frontend development at Appian Corporation. Ray earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech and participated in the Semester At Sea program in 2016.