Evan Bacon (born 3 July 1997) is an American

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-artist and software developer, best known for his life-sized LEGO sculptures and his work at

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Expo, where he serves as engineering manager of developer tools.

Lego artistry

His artistic debut came in 2011, when he displayed a life-sized

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sculpture at Brick Fiesta for

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. His

sculpture was awarded "Best Artistic", "Best Youth Creation", and "People's Choice Award" at Brick Fiesta 2011. Following the initial success, Evan went on to construct

sculptures full-time; building

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, and

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. Evan was awarded a Best of Austin award from

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for his Breast Cancer awareness model. In 2013 Evan turned his attention to the video game industry, collaborating with

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he built a Life-Size

Minion from

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at RTX.

Software development career

Bacon began his career in technology as a Visual Design Intern at

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in 2015, subsequently advancing to the role of Design Technologist. While at Frog Design, he utilized Expo and

for client project development. In October 2017, he joined Expo as a software programmer, where his primary responsibilities included the development of Expo's web platform and CLI tools. His role evolved to engineering manager in January 2022, overseeing the developer tools division at Expo. His work includes the development of Expo Router and contributions to cross-platform mobile development infrastructure. Bacon, who received his education through homeschooling, established his presence in the Expo community through social media engagement and application development, which preceded his employment at the company. His technical presentations include appearances at React Europe and App.js conf, where he introduced Expo's web platform.

Awards and nominations

References

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