Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Acting1974 (52)Hayward, California, USA
Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ was born and raised in the Silicon Valley. In 1988 he started working with "R&A Professional Consultants", one of the first computer consultation firms in the valley. After undergraduate work at Santa Clara University he entered the "Society of Jesus", a religious order of the Catholic Church also known as "The Jesuits". As a Jesuit, Fr. Robert has worked as a teacher, a software developer, a retreat director, a telecom deployment manager, an associate pastor, and the Director of Vocation Promotion for the Jesuits of North America. In 2001 Fr. Robert started technology-based blogging for "The Tech Stop" which evolved into video views on the "gadget" YouTube channel. Fr. Robert has been a contributor to CSPAN, FOX-5 (DC), BBC World News, NPR and Al Jazeera on topics of technology, religion and society. Prior to moving on to his post at The Vatican, he was a host on This Week in Enterprise Tech, Know How..., Before You Buy, Coding 101, and Padre's Corner. He has been a guest on many other TWiT shows and remains a regular contributor.
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7- 2015The New Screen SaversTV showas Self - Guest Host · as Self - Guest · 24 episodes
- 2014Padre's CornerTV showas Self - Host · Producer · Director of Photography · Creator · 29 episodes
- 2014redditUPTV showas Self - Guest Host · 1 episodes
- 2014Coding 101TV showas Self - Host · 97 episodes
- 2012Know How...TV showas Self - Host · 100 episodes
- 2009NSFW ShowTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2009FourCastTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes