Charles Kantz

Charles Kantz is a recent graduate of Rithm School with a background in full-stack engineering and a previous career in visual design and art direction for Silicon Valley companies such as Intuitive Surgical and Nuro.

Having transitioned from visual design to development, Charles found a passion for solving technical challenges and building and implementing designs, leading him to explore software engineering as a new career path.

During his time at Nuro, Charles delved into development by creating a virtual reality prototype using C# and Unity, which solidified his interest in software engineering.

Aside from his professional pursuits, Charles enjoys sci-fi, photography, video games, baking bread, and spending time with friends.

Charles has a diverse educational background including studies in full-stack engineering at Rithm School, graphic design at the Academy of Art University, and music theory and composition at Diablo Valley College.

His previous roles include Senior Design Engineer at OneSignal, Design Engineer at OneSignal, Full Stack Engineer at Livestack, Visual Designer at Nuro, Art Director at Clearpath Inc., Senior Visual Designer at Intuitive Surgical, Production Manager at Clubcard, Sole Proprietor at Design With a Beard, Graphic Designer/Production Assistant at Clubcard, and Graphic Designer at Copyworld, Inc.