ALUMNI AWARDS Dylan Bathurst - Young Alumni Award Young Alumni Award honoree and Kansas native from Talmage, Dylan Bathurst earned his bachelor’s in information networking and telecommunications from FHSU in 2009 and has been recognized in the information technology industry for his proficiency in web design and work as a software engineer. Bathurst moved up the ranks at Zappos Family of Companies as a front-end developer building website code to improve user functionality. He went on to co-found a company, Rumgr, an online garage sale application for buying and selling used products. The app earned recognition on CBS and local newspapers and was accepted into the Apple App Store, an achievement allowing wide distribution for iPhone users to download the app for free. While co-managing the new business, ROAR
in an effort to support other budding entrepreneurs, he also became an organizer for Startup Weekend Las Vegas to secure sponsorships, recruit judges, and plan the overall event. In developing Rumgr, Bathurst created web development solutions for businesses and built a premium product that was then acquired by eBay. Bathurst expanded his knowledge in the IT industry as a software engineer with Close5, Upright Metrics and Purse before his current role as Senior Staff Engineer with Blockchain.com in San Francisco, the world’s leading software platform to transact internet commerce. The company deals in trading and processing digital coins and works to accelerate the adoption of crypto currency. As a member of Blockchain staff, Bathurst works to design, build, and maintain systems to securely move digital funds as the company ushers in the future of finance. Mark Bannister, former dean of FHSU’s Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship, affirmed “Dylan is a bright and diligent Informatics graduate from Chapman High School, who has vigorously and creatively put his skills to work as an entrepreneur.” | 08 |
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