David Blass Email & Phone Number

Somerville, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Created ArkType, the first isomorphic type system for TS/JS (github.com/arktypeio/arktype, arktype.io)
• Led the development of the most advanced static inference of any TypeScript project to date

• Led a team building a desktop app for creating scalable UI tests from record-and-playback style interactions (TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Prisma, Playwright)

Cambridge, MA

• Designed and implemented PyEcho, the Amazon standard for automating tests for Alexa devices that has been used to cover thousands of cases
• Led the organization’s test automation effort and worked with teams around the world to evangelize maintainable and scalable strategies for ensuring quality on devices with millions of users

Greater Boston Area

• Worked with the development and design teams to create a state-of-the-art chatbot and messaging app designed to foster communication and bonding for children on the autism spectrum
• Conceived and built a unique code health dashboard to communicate key metrics organizationally

Boston

• Architected and implemented a multi-layer framework for database, API, and browser-level test automation and worked with engineers to adopt and use it to cover their team’s scenarios
• Created a new design paradigm for front end automation, the “Metadata-Driven Page Object Model”, cutting framework maintenance overhead in half

Boston, MA

• Pioneered the implementation of database-level test automation within the organization
• Conceived of and built an app allowing non-technical employees to configure and execute automated tests, expediting feature validation by an order of magnitude

Computer Science, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Philosophy

National Merit Scholar

Education record

Class President, Math Team Captain and National Competitor (American Regions Math League), Presidential Scholar Candidate (Based on.