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smsPREP was created for students, by students. Our team consists of several co-founders, all passionate about
improving education for the leaders of tomorrow. Please contact us if you have any suggestions or feedback. We'd love to hear from you!
Breanden Beneschott President and acting Head of Technology
Breanden brings to smsPREP a wealth of experience as CTO, senior developer, and consultant for companies as diverse as Admish, Snafue, Smith +
Jones, 2Tor and Lightspeed Venture Partners. A Chemical Engineering major at Princeton University, Breanden is dedicated to using technology to benefit others. At smsPREP Breanden works tirelessly to ensure that our students have a smooth, enjoyable experience.
Kellam Conover, PhD Operations and Head of Curriculum Development
Kellam comes to smsPREP after completing his PhD (Classics) at Princeton University. He has written copy for a number of tech-based companies, including Admish, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and VigLink. A teacher at heart, Kellam strives to make smsPREP's questions and answers as effective and educational as possible. He will begin Stanford Law School in the fall of 2010.
Eliot Kalmbach Co-founder
Eliot was a Geophysics major at Princeton University before his untimely death on a hiking expedition in the fall of 2009. A brilliant outdoor scientist, Eliot had conducted research on volcanoes in Russia and archaeological research in Syria; he had also worked at the Lee Institute for Japanese Art prior to smsPREP. He was a question writer, advisor and wonderful friend whom we miss dearly.
Ryan Rockefeller Head of Non-Profit Development
Ryan graduated from Princeton University in 2010 with a degree in Religion. For his senior thesis, he devised an innovative and sustainable funding system aimed at extending high quality education to disadvantaged students around the country. At smsPREP, Ryan works to expand our scholarship offerings and to make sure that smsPREP is available for all students from every socio-economic background.
Sanjeev Sirpal Curriculum Architect
Sanjeev is MD/PhD/JD candidate at the University of Miami and Florida International University. For the past six years he has been a highly effective tutor for the MCAT and USMLE exams, and he has served as Vice-President for Research and Development at a biotechnology consulting company he recently co-founded. At smsPREP Sanjeev hopes to leverage his innovative tutoring and curricular development skills to provide effective courses for medical and pre-medical students.
Andrew Taggart, PhD Curriculum Architect
Andrew finished a PhD in literature and philosophy at the University of Wisconsin in 2009. During the past year, he co-wrote GMAT and GRE books for Barron’s and Kaplan and edited forthcoming GRE and AP books for Princeton Review. At smsPREP, he seeks to apply his research in education and philosophy to student curriculum. At smsPREP, he applies his research in education and philosophy to designing curricula and optimizing how smsPREP students learn.
Jason Young Senior Applications Developer
Jason is one of smsPREP's top developers. A Computer Engineering major at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Jason has been programming for five years at Sonos Inc., Commission Junction and Hathway Tech. At smsPREP, Jason helps make our technology 'smart': from progress tracking to question delivery and difficulty level--pretty much all things educational.
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