Hi, I'm Devon.

I'm a software developer and aspiring data scientist. I work for Sprint as an EAI development team lead. I'm currently working on my Bachelor of Science in Data Management/Data Analytics at WGU.

I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where I had the incredible good luck to attend the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). I studied Music Education at Ohio State and still love to write and arrange music when I get time, although my few pro credits are long behind me.

I live in Lorain, Ohio with my wife, Chrissie. Our son, Nick, is a junior at Bowling Green State University and our daughter, Lani, is a senior in high school. I'm crazy about my family. I'm not quite ready for the empty nest.

Random Bits

  • I love to learn. I always have a book in my hands or a podcast in my earbuds.
  • When I was a kid, my dream jobs were typist, animator, astronaut, ILM special effects artist, and film music composer. If my 7-year-old self could see me now, spending 90% of my day typing, he would be ecstatic.
  • My favorite movie is The Princess Bride. I saw it in the theater when it first came out. I don't think I've ever been part of a more surprised and insantaneous shout of laughter from an audience than when Peter Cook as the "Impressive Clergyman" opened his mouth and said, "Mawwiage". It's a perfect movie.
  • My favorite non-fiction book is A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
  • My name is pronounced DEH-vin bee-AIR.

Contact / Follow

Devon Biere
Github - dbiere

What's Up?

  • Working on B.S. of Data Management/Data Analytics at WGU. Goal is to finish by December 2020 (currently 63.3% complete).
  • Diving back into Python and Django. The source code for this site is shared on Github.
  • Working on getting my piano chops back, practicing at least 15 minutes a day.
  • Recently read...
    • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
    • The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
    • Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
    • Travels with Charley: In Search of America
    • Where the Crawdads Sing
    • We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
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  • Recently watched...
    • Mean Streets
    • When They See Us
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    • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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