Danielle Yasso Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

Backend product and platform eng & lead

San Francisco, California, Us

Backend engineer & Eng Lead

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Senior engineer focused on improving the petition starter experience around the world. This means:- coding mostly in javascript and elixir- mentoring less experienced engineers- reviewing code for implementation strategy and performance- architecting solutions with detailed estimates and dependencies- planning and executing cross-team projects- delegating tasks and looking for growth opportunities for others within my team- fostering a culture of open and honest feedback- implementing process improvements for my team and department Some highlights:- Managing a site-wide strategic shift in user sharing necessitated by the Facebook Autopublish deprecation- Protecting user accounts in GDPR countries via multiple full-stack verification flows- Planning large-scale transitions of petition starter flows from Rendr to React- Building a post-publish petition starter email series in elixir- Leading the creation of the new engineering growth ladder used in all reviews and hiring- Recruiting and successfully onboarding 2 new engineers, growing my team from 2 engineers to 4- Rolling out a new system for consistently estimating tickets and forecasting work across a diverse engineering skillset

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Full-stack software engineer on the Revenue team, working on a services-oriented architecture with Backbone/Rendr in a Node/Express frontend Javascript app, and a mix of Node.js and Rails backend services. Built the Change.org Membership product (one of 2 revenue streams at Change.org).Used the Stripe API to support and enable both subscription and one-off payments for promotions, memberships, and fundraisers (deprecated). Enabled PayPal payments by integrating Braintree's API and using PayPal's checkout.js script.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Selected for an intensive, 12-week software engineering fellowship (7.5% acceptance rate) to gain proficiency in Python, SQL, Javascript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Git version control, pair programming, data structures, algorithms, and Agile methodologies.APIs Google Maps JavaScript v3, Google Places, Twitter, Yelp, Twilio, GeonamesConcepts Machine learning, authentication, relational databases, CORS, Markov chains, testing, OOP, MVCSample Projects:Where The Truck? - Python & JavaScript- 4 week solo project- Developed a community powered web app that tracks the location of food trucks using HTML5 geolocation data.- Utilized the Google Maps, Yelp, Twilio, and Geonames APIs- Enabled Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) to route insecure APIs- Implemented secure authentication and applied a modified Wilson Score Interval machine learning algorithm to predict and filter out bad user updatesMovie Ratings - Python & JavaScript- 1 week project with a partner- Built a movie recommendation app using Pearson Correlation machine learning algorithms to predict user preferencesTweet Generator - Python- 2 day project with a partner - Created a Twitter bot that generates pseudo-random tweets using n-gram Markov Chains and the Twitter APIGems Game - Python- 2 day project with a partner- Built a gem collection game using the Pyglet game library, and used classes and OOP concepts to define behavior

Wore many hats and did all-the-things for start-up with a social B2C, B2B & B2G online annotation platform, valued at over $10M.Technical• Coded Haml, HTML and CSS for project website and user email notifications.• Performed QA.• Worked in an agile environment using GitHub for version control.• Built and managed consumer website on wordpress.com; used CSS to customize theme.• Converted word docs to static HTML webpages.Product Strategy & Design• Redesigned product based on market research and user feedback.• Developed product strategy for social media model.• Crafted MRD and designed detailed mockups, slogans, names and logos.• Wrote PRDs to define features and timelines.• Advocated product differentiation strategy to target market segments and increase growth.Finance & BizDev• Managed all finances and operations (AP/AR, payroll, bookkeeping, insurance, SBA/CCR registry).• Managed client accounts, proposals, contracts, project timelines, budgets and deliverables.• Contributed to partnership with top 5 consulting firm.• Managed and executed training of 200+ people.• Authored marketing & sales materials for top companies like Deloitte, Microsoft, & Thomson Reuters.• Collaborated on joint venture with $5B foreign company to facilitate $18M in-country gov funded project. Worked w/ Stanford Chair, Dept. Communication.Marketing & Community Dev• Executed competitive analysis and market research to identify market gaps.• Created comprehensive community development plan; doubled conversion of new to active users.• Launched Twitter networking campaign; increased following by 10x in one week.

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Managed website for federal congressional campaign and handled all web and social-media related questions and decisions.• Managed web content and design decisions.• Co-designed and created digital campaign logo.• Coded HTML and CSS to customize weebly.com theme in use by campaign.• Modernized and streamlined website appearance, including modifying color palettes, backgrounds, navigation, header, etc. to create a cleaner look.• Added functionality including contact forms, donation buttons, etc.**Unfortunately, due to an injury, Kris Johnson had to drop out of the congressional race in February, and the website is now a simple placeholder altered by Kris Johnson herself.**

Fullerton, Ca, Us

• Began a novel medicinal chemistry research project designing and synthesizing protein to protein drug inhibitors using Molsoft ICM Pro computational docking program and traditional methods of organic synthesis. • Analyzed compounds via TLC, NMR and GCMS; designed and began first stages of TLC synthesis of drug compounds. • Prepared graphics & presented research results to entire Department & Department Head.• Managed project timeline and goals/deliverables.

Atlanta, Georgia , Us

• Studied developmental gene expression in embryonic/juvenile Lake Malawi Cichlid dentitions.• Identified/created genetic probes, performed in situ hybridization, gel electrophoresis, EtBr staining, ligations/transformations, PCR; photographed microscopic and macroscopic specimens for analysis.• Analyzed and contributed to genetic theories of development.• Authored media presentations & materials; presented results to Department leaders.

• Managed news team & developed popular ideas for engaging weekly content.• Increased community traffic & readership.

Ba, Chemistry, Italian

9 Ceus, Web Design & Multimedia Studies

39 Credit Hours, Computer Science & Web Development