Evan Bacon

Evan Bacon (born 3 July 1997) and software developer, for Adam West. His Batman 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 LEGO sculptures full-time; building Iron Man, Superman, and Captain Kirk.

Evan was awarded a Best of Austin award from The Austin Chronicle for his Breast Cancer awareness model.

In 2013 Evan turned his attention to the video game industry, collaborating with Rooster Teeth he built a Life-Size LEGO Minion from Despicable Me at RTX.

Software development career Bacon began his career in technology as a Visual Design Intern at Frog Design in 2015, subsequently advancing to the role of Design Technologist. While at Frog Design, he utilized Expo and React Native 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 Year Award Nominated work Result 2011 LEGO Brick Fiesta People's Choice Award for Best Exhibition LEGO Batman Sculpture 2011 LEGO Brick Fiesta Best Artistic Exhibition LEGO Batman Sculpture 2011 LEGO Brick Fiesta Best Youth Exhibition LEGO Batman Sculpture 2012 LEGO Brick Fiesta People's Choice Award for Best Exhibition LEGO Iron Man Sculpture 2012 LEGO Brick Fiesta Best Artistic Exhibition LEGO Iron Man Sculpture 2013 The Austin Chronicle Best of Austin: Best Big Lego Builder LEGO Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer awareness Sculpture