BeLight Software Team

Ray East, Marketing Associate

I heard these unforgettable words of Forrest Gump for the first time when I was seven years old. To this day I still think of life as a “box of chocolates” and always welcome the unexpected.

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, though I spent a large portion of my life in The Sunshine State. Now I'm trying out a completely different world!

I prefer to spend my free time enjoying the wonderful sounds of jazz. When I get the chance, I spend my evenings playing guitar in jazz clubs. When I'm not engaged in music I spend my time learning something new. My most recent endeavor is to learn the Ukrainian language, as knowing only English and Russian isn't enough for me!

After graduating from the University of North Florida in May of 2008, I packed my things and moved to Odessa, Ukraine — The Pearl of the Black Sea. I'm glad to be a part of the BeLight Team and always look forward to coming to work on Monday mornings.

Favorite Music: George Benson, Amy Winehouse, Zemfira, Beirut, Tom Waits

Favorite Movies: No Country For Old Men, Stilyagi, 12 (Nikita Mikhalkov's remake of 12 Angry Men), Benny and Joon, Blood Diamond, Easy Rider

Favorite Books: Crime and Punishment — Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nihilist Girl — Sofia Kovalevskaya, Orpheus Descending — Tennessee Williams

Life Philosophy: “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” — Henry David Thoreau from Walden