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Rafi received his Bachelors of Science in Operations Management at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. During his undergraduate career, Rafi explored his interest in computer science and its impact on business operations, more specifically in quality improvement. Rafi took advantage of the Commonwealth Honors College curriculum which allowed him to explore his interests in more detail by taking intensive honors courses and writing an undergraduate thesis about statistical models in operations under the counsel of Dr. Soren Bisgaard.

 

Along with his interest in operations, Rafi delved into computer science while at UMass by taking classes such as Data Structures and Problem Solving. He also received a co-op position at EMC as a software engineer which further allowed him to expand his interest in computer science. Using the skills he learned at EMC and his classes, Rafi proceeded to develop websites for different student groups and fraternities such as UMass Psi-Chi and Alpha Lambda Delta.

 

The creative process of coding, programming, and developing websites at EMC and with student groups at UMass led Rafi to seek a career in the software world. After graduating from UMass, Rafi worked at Eze Castle Software, fulfilling the positions of QA Analyst and Systems Consultant. Eventually, the experience of working at a software company made Rafi realize his true passion lied in computer science. He decided to pursue a formal education in computer science, and applied for the post-bac minor in computer science program at Tufts, where he found out about the CEEO. After a year in the post-bac program, Rafi took the next logical step and applied for his MS in computer science at Tufts. He is now a MS candidate in the computer science program at Tufts.