Tabish had contributed his talents to Internet Archive projects for over two and a half years prior to joining Archive-It, notably the Open Library's Book Sponsorship Program. He held prestigious internships with the Google Summer of Code and the Open Library during that time, as well volunteering as a software engineer while completing his
specific database studies. Having graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu in 2020, he has since relocated back to his hometown in Pune, India, where he is currently based. In his free time Tabish plays guitar and bass guitar. Tabish is passionate about Open Source projects, free access to books, and preserving Social Media, especially Tweets.
Pravin Visakan, Web Applications Engineer, Los Angeles, CA.
Pravin comes to the Internet Archive from the Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at UCLA, where he was a full-stack developer. He is also a graduate of UCLA in Computer Science, with a minor in English. In his free time he enjoys reading Science Fiction, Fantasy and Philosophy. He enjoys the occasional hike through the chaparrals of the Simi Valley in the LA area, where he grew up and is currently based. He looks forward to learning, revamping, and rewriting systems at Archive-It, and is passionate about making computers work better for humans.