Philip Blackman

I’m a software developer working for the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics.  I work with the Raven software team on designing, developing, and improving Raven Workbench, a suite of tools for doing sound analysis for bioacoustic research.

Previously, I worked in the software industry doing development work on a web-based application used by businesses for handling sourcing and procurement processes.  I primarily worked on UI screens and components but would sometimes do server-side work developing data processors for importing from and exporting to Excel files.  One of the last projects I worked on was a smart assistant that allowed the user to control the application using natural language phrases which utilized Google’s DialogFlow framework.

When I’m not working, I spend my time studying music, playing guitar, walking, hiking, biking, and sometimes developing video games.