Christopher Flauta Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧: 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 - Collaborated across 40+ teams to gather requirements and dependencies for the transition to a new development environment - Designed and Oversaw a migration plan to move 100k+ manual and automated tests off old environment - Worked closely with Drive's release improvements team to increase the push schedule of environments - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Increasing the push schedule of development environments significantly reduced the time it took code to deploy after being submitted, allowing engineers to iterate on code in a matter of house, from days. The removal of the old development environment eliminates many vulnerabilities in the system that engineers could use to access data, hardening the system against inside attacks• 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞: Contributed to initiatives that fostered a positive and inclusive workplace culture, such as organizing events and promoting diversity and inclusion

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 - Collaborated closely with stakeholders to identify and prioritize key requirements - Developed an extension of the Operations Support tools UI - Built integrating with internal file viewing infrastructure - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Enabled gTech specialists to preview vendor files and troubleshoot issues independently without the need for SWE involvement resulting in significant time savings for both teams, improving overall productivity, and reducing vendor issue resolution time• 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐀 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 - Collaborated closely with the frontend team to gather requirements and finalize schema - Designed and Developed support for all the file transfer flows - Built server on state-of-the-art, internal frameworks new to the file exchange architecture - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Provided gTech specialists with rea-time visibility into connection status for vendors, accelerating issue resolution and reducing the need for SWE involvement• 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞-𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 - Led a team of 2 engineers in developing an end-to-end solution for safely re-encrypting/decrypting files - Built new file transfer flow capable of handling single or batch requests - Designed the system with monitoring, logging, issue reporting, and testing in mind - Resolved many ambiguous issues including idempotency, batching, error handling, monitoring, etc - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Allowed vendors to safely and securely re-transfer files bad/old files without SWE involvement

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 - Designed and developed automated detection of weak encryption algorithms in the file transfer pipeline - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Automated reporting enabled the identification of cases using unsafe PGP encryption algorithms and facilitated the prevention of future cases, ensuring the safe and secure transfer of sensitive data• 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬: Collaborated with other Google engineers to share testing best practices and improve the overall quality of code across teams

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 15𝐤+ 𝐐𝐏𝐒 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 - Owned the end-end development of the entire process storage system - Architected a high performant data storage layer built on Spanner capable of handling disparate queries (by user, by domain, by project, by process) across a massive volume of data - Developed multiple RESTful APIs providing controlled access to process data - Designed and Developed a modern front-end using Google's latest tooling, meeting strict product excellence marks for A11y, Monitoring, Logging, Testing, and Performance - Created a comprehensive testing suite, built on Googles latest integration testing framework, capable of catching critical bugs and issues before they hit production - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: This project provided end-users and domain admins with visibility into users counts, execution counts, and error rates of their projects, enabling them to monitor ongoing reliability and various execution characteristics while also empowering them to optimize their projects based on real-time data. It also provided teams across Google with the tools they needed to create their own dashboards• 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐀𝐏𝐈: 𝐀 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐏𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 - Collaborated as part of a two-person team to design, develop, test, launch, and maintain the API - Contributed updates to backend systems to enable integration with the Apps Script API - Created a comprehensive testing suite with complete code coverage for the API - Made significant contributions to the integration testing suite - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Enabled developers to programmatically manage and automate their Apps Script projects, providing them with the power and flexibility they need to build innovative solutions

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐀 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐝-𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 - Designed and Developed the UI to meet strict A11y and performance requirements - Built using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and Google Closure to integrate seamlessly with the editor - Played a key role in the development of the backend, providing requirements, feedback, updates, code reviews, and contributing changes during the entire development cycle - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: The Deployment Management interface significantly simplified the project deployment process making project deployment an easy process and launching the ability to deploy the next generation Add-ons (previously restricted to Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Slides)• 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐯2: 𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞-𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - Made significant contributions to Storage, API, an Auth servers - Re-wrote many of the 150+ beans used in Apps Script projects to make them compatible with the new architecture and new runtime - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: This allowed projects to run on a modern JavaScript runtime, saw significant improvements in the performance and reliability, and allowed for more efficient management and deployment of services making us better equipped to handle increased traffic and more complex workflows• 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐈: 𝐀 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 - Designed and Developed the to meet strict A11y and performance requirements - Collaborated closely with backend team to ensure seamless integration and alignment with product vision - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Allowed users to easily identify and resolve issues in the projects right from the Apps Script editor

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐀 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭/𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 - Designed and Developed notification, digesting, and rendering services capable of sending a wide variety of notification types - Built on the Google's cutting-edge notification technology - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Provided critical, detailed script execution failure notifications to project owners in real-time at intervals chosen by the users• 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐬: 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 - Expanded the capabilities of the quota pipeline by designing and developing a system that provided more flexible quotas on the 150+ backend services usable in Apps Script projects - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Provided enterprise customers with more flexible quota limits while maintaining the reliability and security of the platform, enabling new revenue streams for Apps Script• 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 - Spearheaded the integration, designing and developing a system to automatically detect abusive projects - 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Makes Apps Script better equipped to automatically detect and prevent abusive behavior on the platform, improving user safety and trust• 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥: Participated in an oncall rotation to ensure timely resolution of production issues and maintain service availability

Arlington, Virginia, Us

𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Air Assault Badge, Army Commendation Medal x2, Army Achievement Medal x2, plus 9 other Medals𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬: Soldier of the Month, Commandant’s List (#2 Overall) in Warrior Leadership Course𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: Leadership, Discipline, Teamwork, Honor, Duty, Loyalty, and Respect

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics