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Founded​ ​startup​ ​to​ ​make​ ​fitness​ ​perks​ ​fun,​ ​convenient,​ ​and​ ​useful​ ​for small​ ​tech​ ​companies​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Bay​ ​Area. I also did a bunch of other startup ideas and stuff during this time, like an Uber for Dog Walking (hey we made like #5 on Product Hunt), a daily GitHub tracker (like GitBrain), and something called strangerdinner, which was easily the worst idea out of many bad ones. • Initial​ ​prototype​ ​in​ ​Rails​ ​3.0​ ​/​ ​Bootstrap,​ ​for​ ​mobile-friendly​ ​site​ ​with payments​ ​integration​ ​and​ ​state​ ​of​ ​art​ ​scheduling​ ​tool​ ​in​ ​Coffeescript.• iOS​ ​app:​ ​​https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fitstack/id906602720• NodeJS​ ​API​ ​Server​ ​(Express,​ ​Passport,​ ​Mongoose)• Sinatra​ ​dashboard​ ​component​ ​(​www.fitstack.co/demo​)​ ​and​ ​OAuth integration​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Fitbit​ ​API

Acquired​ ​by​ ​NextDoor.Second​ ​engineer​ ​hired​ ​for​ ​startup​ ​based​ ​on​ ​helping​ ​people​ ​recommend local​ ​services​ ​to​ ​people​ ​in​ ​their​ ​personal​ ​networks.Primary​ ​focus​ ​was​ ​developing​ ​mobile-friendly​ ​Backbone-based web​ ​frontend,​ ​but​ ​also​ ​implemented​ ​features​ ​end-to-end​ ​by working​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Python​ ​Pyramid​ ​backend.• Transitioned​ ​webapp​ ​from​ ​client-side​ ​SPA​ ​to​ ​hybrid client/server-side​ ​rendering​ ​using​ ​Rendr, NodeJS,​ ​and​ ​React.• AWS/Devops​ ​work:​ ​set​ ​up​ ​delayed​ ​jobs​ ​queue​ ​using​ ​Redis​ ​(AWS Elasticache),​ ​worked​ ​to​ ​set​ ​up​ ​AngularjS​ ​on​ ​nginx• Automated​ ​tooling​ ​using​ ​Apiary,​ ​CircleCI,​ ​Grunt,​ ​Analytics

Acquired by Walmart Labs. Outside of CoderSchool, this was the job where I learned the most, was challenged the most, and had the most fun. This job will always be part of me. Third​ ​engineer​ ​hired​ ​for​ ​startup​ ​based​ ​on​ ​helping​ ​people​ ​recommend products​ ​they​ ​luv.• Frontend​ ​UI​ ​for​ ​creating​ ​recommendations​ ​and​ ​collections​ ​ofproducts​ ​to​ ​be​ ​bought​ ​online• Data​ ​modeling​ ​for​ ​products,​ ​product​ ​options,​ ​recommendations, collections,​ ​purchase​ ​orders,​ ​messages,​ ​and​ ​more• A/B​ ​test​ ​framework​ ​for​ ​defining​ ​and​ ​running​ ​user​ ​experiments• Credit​ ​card​ ​processing,​ ​both​ ​customer-side​ ​and​ ​admin-side• Email​ ​notification​ ​system,​ ​including​ ​throttling​ ​emails​ ​to​ ​customers and​ ​subscribing/unsubscribing​ ​to​ ​messages• Worked​ ​mostly​ ​with​ ​Rails​ ​(on​ ​Heroku),​ ​with​ ​HAML,​ ​SCSS,​ ​and​ ​jQuery. Site​ ​runs​ ​on​ ​Postgres,​ ​Memcache,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​tiny​ ​bit​ ​of​ ​Go.• Experienced company​ ​triple​ ​in​ ​headcount​ ​from​ ​10-30! What a ride.

Acquired by Zynga.My first startup job, probably the most formative. This was my introduction to the fast-paced and data-driven startup world. I remember shipping code (a small text change) to hundreds of thousands of customers on my first day of work. To this day, I believe games are probably the purest form of "product" one can build. • Worked​ ​with​ ​Actionscript​ ​3.0​ ​and​ ​Rails. We were one of Heroku's first customers. • Worked​ ​on​ ​two​ ​titles:​ ​Lucky​ ​Train​ ​and​ ​Lucky​ ​Space,​ ​games​ ​which​ ​had about​ ​300,000​ ​MAU​ ​and​ ​30,000​ ​MAU​ ​respectively.The team has gone on to do incredible things; this was truly a dream team.

• Conceptualized,​ ​designed,​ ​implemented,​ ​and​ ​presented​ ​innovative​ ​car electronics​ ​prototypes​ ​for​ ​Volkswagen​ ​and​ ​Audi​ ​vehicles​ ​at​ ​the​ ​chief North​ ​American​ ​research​ ​branch​ ​of​ ​Volkswagen​ ​AG.• Prototyped​ ​Google​ ​Earth​ ​in​ ​a​ ​production​ ​automobile​ ​(launched​ ​with​ ​the 2011​ ​European​ ​Audi​ ​A8,​ ​industry​ ​first)• Primary​ ​inventor​ ​-​ ​Granted​ ​Patent​ ​(US,​ ​EU)​ ​for​ ​Driver​ ​Assistance​ ​System• Worked with the legendary Cam Christie. RIP to the most naturally talented engineer I've ever met.

• Designed​ ​and​ ​implemented​ ​the​ ​WiFi​ ​setup​ ​UI​ ​on​ ​Windows​ ​Mobile​ ​6​ ​for the​ ​underappreciated​ ​Treo​ ​800w.