Web developer and technologist, with a passion for social software.
Experience
Auburn Quad, Cambridge, MA.
- Community fundraising platform for non-profits and other organizations.
- Positions: Lead Developer (7/08 - Current)
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- Developed features for client sites such as ActBlue (a major Internet fundraising
organization for the Democratic Party, with over $60M in transferred funds).
SugarLoot and Sconex, Boston, MA.
- Two youth-focused social networking sites, properties of Alloy Media + Marketing.
- Positions: Director of Technology (9/06 - Current) and Web Developer (2/06 - 9/06)
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- Led the rapid development and launch of SugarLoot, a social-networking site centered around contests.
- Designed and implemented a responsive and scalable web backend.
- Developed modular features for SugarLoot and Sconex, integrating with third-party sites. (Examples: video content via VideoEgg, content-sharing via Blogger.)
- Built the feature development team for SugarLoot.
BzzAgent, Boston, MA.
- Word-of-mouth marketing firm, centered around its online web presence.
- Web Developer (9/04 - 2/06)
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- Maintained the webapp responsible for communication between BzzAgent and its membership.
- Designed and developed a new workflow management system, based on user feedback. This feature resulted in a dramatic reduction in the backlog.
Liquid Machines, Lexington, MA.
- Developers of document-security software.
- Software Developer (6/04 - 8/04)
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- Prototyped an email-security plugin for Microsoft Outlook.
Skills
- Languages: PHP, Ruby (including Rails), Javascript (including AJAX), Perl, Java.
- Other Technologies: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Memcache, Apache, Linux.
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
- B.A. Degree in Computer Science (9/00 - 6/04)