We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit on a mission to transform the Upstate of South Carolina into a nationally recognized tech hub.

Our Thesis

We believe by fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the Upstate’s tech industry, we can cultivate a thriving community that encourages innovation and growth. This, in turn, will attract more tech talent, greater capital investment, and accelerated economic growth in the region.

Our Impact

We support Meetups, conferences, and other events that foster learning, collaboration, and innovation within the Upstate tech community. We also aim to provide scholarships or subsidized tickets for individuals from underrepresented groups to promote inclusivity.Our impact can be seen in the breadth and depth of the community we support. Hack Greenville is the largest tech community in Greenville, while Upstate Women In Software Engineering supports women in tech, or looking to move into it.By supporting RefactorGVL, you’re helping to create a vibrant, connected, and diverse tech ecosystem that benefits everyone.

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RefactorGVL Groups

Hack Greenville
Hack Greenville is the largest and most active developer community in Greenville. Visit their page to see what events are coming up.

UpWise
Upstate Women In Software Engineering supports women in tech, or looking to move into it. Visit their page to see what events are coming up.

PYGVL
Monthly meetup focused on Python, Web dev, IoT, DevOps, and other applications of Python included.

Partner Events

Carolina Code Conference
An annual polyglot and cybersecurity conference for all who code.

Grok
A semi-annual multidisciplinary conference for pioneers across industries. Their attendees and speakers lead teams, create businesses, cultivate expertise, and gather people to make something new.

The Team

We are a group of tech-veterans who believe the next transformative industry to call the Upstate home will be software technology companies. This will happen through local startups as well as remote-workers looking for a great place to call home.

RefactorGVL Board

Robert Roskam
Leader of software teams, mainly at SaaS products.Alan Johnson
Programmer with an emphasis on early teams.David Siglin
Product & Design leadership with experience at startups and international companies alike.

Hack Greenville Committee

Pamela Wood Browne
HackGreenville Committee Member. OpenWorks Coworking Lead Member. Code for the Carolinas Core Team. Former Women Who Code Greenville Director/Founder.Bogdan Kharchenko
Husband, father of two, Laravel developer & UpstatePHP organizerEric Anderson
Professional Developer for over 25 years and occasional Upstate Ruby organizer.

UpWise Committee

Em Blitstein
Founding committee member of UpWise, technical content strategist focussed on sustainable Ai solutions.Jen Bauer
As a founding committee member of UpWisE, Jen enjoys leading the community through virtual events, interactive technical workshops, and collaborative projects. She shares her broad experience in software development, mentorship, and QA with members in support of their professional growth.Christina Roberts
On the technical side, Christina is most often working in site reliability, cloud architecture, security, monitoring and python. Through UpWise, Agile Learning Institute, and Coagio Foundation, she enjoys serving her community in tangible ways so that our tech communities are more representative of our wider communities.

Thank you to our kind donors!

You've enabled us to make an impact in our local community for things like:- hosting the largest tech Slack in the upstate with >1800 people
- hosting 3 meetup groups with a combined 1400 people
- providing volunteers with tools like Google Workspaces

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