Aleksey Zemmel is a Russian-American immigrant raised in Texarkana and Nashville. He studied the Philosophy of Science, with a concentration on Psychology, at Boston University before joining the professional workforce. During his ten and a half years at IBM and its spinoff company, Kyndryl, Aleksey managed various software projects including implementation, business analysis, custom UI design, and meeting software/hardware strategy. He currently resides in Brooklyn and enjoys reading, cats, espresso, and chicken sandwiches.