# Brandon Biggs

> Software Engineer at The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, CEO at XR Navigation, and PhD Candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Location: Gilroy, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/brandonbiggs

I am someone who loves life and the adventures it brings! I am a programmer, web full-stack developer, researcher, inclusive designer, entrepreneur, professional Opera singer, and accessibility professional. I work part-time at the smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute as an engineer and researcher focusing on inclusive digital maps, part-time as CEO at XR Navigation bringing inclusive digital maps to the world, part-time at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a PhD student researching inclusive digital maps, and am the board treasurer at Sonja Biggs Educational Services. 
All my work is being put into Audiom from XR Navigation:
https://xrnavigation.io
Audiom is the world's most inclusive digital map viewer and editor. It brings full geospatial, GIS, and map accessibility for everyone, including blind users, to view and edit geographic information.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
I am developing nonvisual web-based wayfinding XR applications.

### Chief Executive Officer @ XR Navigation
Jan 2020 – Present | United States
I am working to make our world's most inclusive map viewer on every page with a map in the world.

### Board Treasurer @ Sonja Biggs Educational Services Inc
Jan 2015 – Present | Gilroy
I advise the executive team on financial matters, approve the annual budget, and encourage the amazing executive team to reach for the stars!

### Chief Financial Officer @ Sonja Biggs Educational Services Inc
Jan 2015 – Jan 2023 | Gilroy
I do business development, finance, assistive technology, HR and anything else I need to do in running the business.

### assistive technology Tutor @ California State University - East Bay
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Hayward CA
Taught screen reader skills to other students and installed NVDA on the computers.


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Human Centered Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Master's degree in Inclusive Design
OCAD University

### music BA with a minor in marketing in Music Performance, General
California State University - East Bay


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brandonkeithbiggs

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Last updated: 2026-04-10