Hello and welcome to my website! My name is Kenny Roffo, and I am a software engineer. I started off my career with NASA at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where I worked on a Mars Lander, InSight before moving on to other very cool projects. In early 2022 I left JPL to experience other opportunities, and diversify my range of professional experiences. Before my full time career began, I earned a Bachelors of Science at SUNY Oswego completing three majors: Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science. Some of the notable things I did during my college career include:
- Astrophysics research of RR Lyrae variable stars at Delhi University in India (Summer 2014)
- Software Engineering internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Summer 2015)
- Asteroseismology research of the red giant branch bump at Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Summer 2016) Poster
- Mathematics research on Rubik’s Cube and other twisty puzzles, including inventing my own puzzle, pictured on the right above. This was for my Honors Thesis at SUNY Oswego. (Fall 2015 - Fall 2016)
When I’m not at work, I enjoy spending time with my lovely wife Lexi, and two children. I also enjoy playing guitar and occasionally post videos of me doing so online. I’ve had many other hobbies over the years, the most interesting of which is probably collecting and solving Rubik’s cubes! I have around 100 Rubik’s cube-like puzzles, including one which I personally invented and 3D printed for a research project in college. The Roffo Cube is pictured below.
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My Dayan Zhanchi | The Roffo Cube | |
The cube I consistently solve in under 30 seconds | The puzzle I invented for my Honors Thesis |