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#ScienceFAIR
The Flatiron School
Ruby-005, iOS-002 & Web Fellowship-001
August 14, 2014
#ScienceFAIR
Ruby-005
Adrienne FISHMAN
Catherine MEYERS
Jessica RUDDER
Mitch BOYER
Amber TUNNELL
Chris CALLAHAN
Julia TAITZ
Natalie ARELLANO
Amy JOHNSON
Christina LEUCI
Justin KIM
Peter GLENNON
Ana PEREZ
Daniel SULLIVAN
Koren COHEN
Randall REED
Ashley BLEWER
Denine GUY
Kris CROES
Rebecca GREENBLATT
Ben SERVISS
Edward WARREN
Kyle DOHERTY
Spencer TANG
Bianca TOMPKINS
Emily LOWING
Liz BAILLIE
Vanessa DEAN
Brandon HOPKINS
Ilana SUFRIN
Luke DEMAREST
Will LOWRY
Cassidy PIGNATELLO
Jacob BARRIEAULT
Michael LOKER
Zack SHEPPARD
iOS-002
Albert LARDIZABAL
Leo REUBELT
Michael VILABRERA
Tarik FAYAD
Carter LEVIN
Marcus SMITH
Peter PROSOL
Troy BARRETT
Daniel SUN
Matthew SUROWIEC
Raymond MILIAN
Viktor FALKNER
Heidi HANSEN
Michael HOFFMAN
Steve ZHOU
Zach DROSSMAN
Web Fellowship-001
April RABKIN
Emily SIMONTON
Kate BRENDER
Samer KHALEEL
Avi LICHTSCHEIN
Erica CHEUNG
Mandy YEUNG
Sandy LIAO
Charlotte TREGELLES
Frantz LACARRIERE
Mendy SELDOWITZ
Sharnie IVERY
Christina CANNITO
George TAVERAS
Natacha SPRINGER
Shelly SEROUSSI
Christine BEAUBRUN
Hannah KIM
Rebecca POULSON
Stephanie COLEMAN
Christopher LEHNEIS
Janel diBICCARI
Robert HORRIGAN
Yaritza RODRIGUEZ
Edward JASPER
Joshua LIEBERMANN
Sam BLAKE
Yonatan MILLER
#ScienceFAIR
Ruby-005 Student Profiles
Adrienne FISHMAN
PROFILE
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: 914.980.4050
GITHUB: https://github.com/adriennefishman
TWITTER: @adofish7
BLOG: www.adofish7.tumblr.com
BIO
Adrienne graduated from Cornell University in May. She majored in Government, minored
in Spanish and took courses in Computer Science. During her time at Cornell, she spent a
semester abroad living with a host family in Seville, Spain and studied at the University of
Seville. Adrienne decided to pursue her interest in CS and interned at The Huffington Post
and BuzzFeed over the past two summers.
INTERESTS
+ Tennis
+ Travel
+ Politics
At The Huffington Post, she worked under the Director of Product Management. At
BuzzFeed, Adrienne worked on the product team, doing rotations in editorial tools, growth
and analytics and advertising/platform products while also completing Python projects on
the side. She is thrilled to be at The Flatiron School, and is excited to launch her career in
the technology industry.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Película Picker (peliculapicker.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that helps people decide which movie they should see in theaters
+ Implemented a Nokogiri scraper to retrieve information for movies currently out in theaters
+ Designed an algorithm that accounted for individual preferences to recommend movies for each user
+ Enhanced visual features with JavaScript
Tweet World (tweetworld.com) - Node app that streams real-time Tweets from around the world
+ Ran server-side JavaScript with Node.js and an Express web framework to configure the routes
+ Used Socket.io to maintain an open connection between server and client
+ Streamed Tweets with the Twit module to access Tweets in real time
+ Relied on a PostgreSQL database in production
Teaspoon - Rails app that converts recipes from metric units to United States customary units
+ Filtered full recipe text through a regex to capture numbers and units
+ Customized a method that converts numbers and units of measurement to the US system
+ Integrated Ajax calls for a single page user experience
Adrienne FISHMAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Cornell University, 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Government Major, Spanish Minor
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
BuzzFeed
New York, NY
The Huffington Post
New York, NY
Let’s Get Ready
Ithaca, NY & New York, NY
SONY Music
New York, NY
Product Management
Intern
June 2013 - August 2013
Tech Team Intern
Head Verbal Coach
Fall 2010 - Fall 2012
RCA/Columbia Records
Intern
April 2010 - June 2010
+ Rotations in editorial
tools, growth and analytics
and advertising/platform
products
+ Served as a liaison
between the HuffPost tech
team and developers in the
Ukraine
+ Programming projects
using Python
+ Prioritized employee and
user complaints
+ Taught SAT prep courses
for underserved students
at Ithaca High School and
mentored them through
the college application
process throughout my
time at Cornell
+ Assisted with the launch
of BuzzFeed in Spanish,
Portuguese and French
+ Transitioned the
company to Jira, the new
ticketing system for
complaints and outlined
user training guidelines
+ Managed the verbal
coaches, graded
diagnostics and helped to
organize lesson plans each
week
+ Produced a competitive
analysis of the food section
+ Continued to volunteer
for Let’s Get Ready
throughout the summer at
their NYU site
+ Learned the content
management system and
helped to initiate the
Oprah vertical using CMS
+ Learned how record
companies operate day-today
+ Daily tasks included
handling fly-aways and
contests for radio stations,
monitoring of finance via
Citrix, approving invoices,
payments and fees for
promotional giveaways
Amber TUNNELL
PROFILE
PHONE: 423.534.1223
GITHUB: https://github.com/ambertunnell
TWITTER: @ambertunnell
BLOG: http://ambertunnell.github.io/
BIO
A Physics-turned-English/Philosophy major, I have always been interested in the art of
storytelling and how the art we create crafts culture. After working in journalism in college,
I enthusiastically entered the publishing industry upon graduation, to help write today’s
story. However, I quickly discovered an industry resistant to change and technically
inadequate. It was then that I realized how crucial technical knowledge is to thrive, both as
an individual and as an employee, in today’s society.
I came to the Flatiron School to learn the literacy of our time and to fully be a part of this
glorious world of stories being written today by code.
INTERESTS
+ Creative Writing
+ Rare book-collecting
+ Reading Game of Thrones
+ Solving jigsaw puzzles
+ Traveling the globe
+ Broadway shows
+ Stargazing
+ Coffee
When not coding, I enjoy traveling, reading, exploring NYC, and going to Broadway shows.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
worldview (world-view.today) - Rails app that curates media for tens of thousands of searchable cities in the world
+ Utilized The New York Times, Flickr, Twitter, Weather Underground, and Weather Forecast.io APIs to serve customized,
curated content, including major world news, photos, and tweets
+ Integrated Ajax to allow users to save articles, photos, and other media to their personal dashboard
+ Implemented OAuth 1.1 to allow users to login through their Twitter account
+ Used Ajax and jQuery animations to deliver a dynamic and interactive user experience
Odysee (odysee.voyage) - Rails app that creates maps of a user’s daily travels
+ Utilized the Google Maps and Google Places APIs to retrieve coordinates for locations and pinpoint addresses on a
map
+ Developed a Ajax and jQuery-heavy front-end to dynamically update the site and create a single-page app
+ Implemented Facebook OAuth 2.0 to allow users to login through their Facebook account
+ Incorporated custom CSS and JavaScript and Bootstrap to create an aesthetically-pleasing user experience
Amber TUNNELL
RESUME
EDUCATION
Columbia University, 2012
B.A., Philosophy & English Literature
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Peter Pauper Press
White Plains, NY
Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, VA
Essay 101
Online
Columbia Daily Spectator
New York, NY
Associate Editor
Intern News Reporter
Freelance Editor
June 2012 - May 2014
March 2010 - May 2012
Deputy News Editor &
Senior Staff Writer
Sept. 2008 - May 2012
+ Managed the
development of a series of
iPhone applications for the
new media market.
+ Wrote news articles on
local happenings as a fulltime staff writer for the
Pulitzer Prize-winning,
35,000-circulation daily
newspaper on the
Tennessee-Virginia border.
+ Evaluated high school
students' essays for
coherence, word usage,
logical reasoning, and
argumentation.
+ Drove brand direction by
pitching and developing
new products based on
data analysis and market
trends, writing promotional
copy, and marketing
products.
+ Improved workflow
efficiency by updating and
streamlining office
processes, including
product creation,
development, and
revisions.
+ Wrote and edited books,
ebooks, and children's
products. Managed authors
and freelancers in the
product development
process.
+ Graded students' essays
based on the standard
SAT/ACT guidelines.
+ Wrote critiques for
students on how to
improve their essay-writing
skills to achieve higher
scores on standardized
exams and increase their
marketability in the college
admissions process.
+ Managed a team of news
writers by training new
reporters, pitching and
assigning stories, and
editing stories for
Columbia’s daily
newspaper, which serves
30,000 readers.
+ Wrote over one hundred
critical, informative, and
breaking news stories on
Columbia’s central
administration, faculty, and
students.
Amy JOHNSON
PROFILE
PHONE: 248.506.6870
GITHUB: https://github.com/amyrjohnson
TWITTER: @amyrjohnson2
BLOG: www.amyrjohnson.github.io
PORTFOLIO: www.amyrjohnson.com/projects
BIO
INTERESTS
In college at Columbia, I was drawn to Economics for its mix of technical content and realworld applications - and the same set of interests led me to The Carlyle Group, where I
worked as a trading assistant, managing risk and researching trading strategies.
+ Powerlifting
+ Brachycephalic dogs
+ Linguistics
+ Biking around Brooklyn
Eventually, I got frustrated by the limitations of Excel - I wanted a more powerful tool to
perform analytics, so I started to teach myself Python. Once I realized how productive I
could be with a better understanding of technology, I knew I had to learn more. I’m excited
to expand my knowledge of software while building cool, useful things.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Citi Bike Finder (citi-bike-finder.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that provides Citi Bike directions, incorporating real-time bike availability
+ Used the Google Maps API to find and display directions
+ Incorporated existing geocoding libraries to find nearby stations
+ Fetched and parsed the Citibike JSON feed to retrieve real-time bike data
Twitter Swear Jar (swearjar.me)- Rails app allows groups to designate “taboo” words, auto-charges members when they tweet taboos
+ Integrated Twitter and Venmo APIs to obtain and scan user’s Tweets and automatically deduct payments of one dollar when appropriate
+ Used OAuth to log users in through Twitter and authorize payments through Venmo
+ Built using an encryption gem and internal safety checks to protect sensitive data and prevent erroneous charges
+ Employed jQuery on the front-end for responsiveness
Citi Bike Grapher (citi-bike-grapher.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that displays scrolling graph of Citi Bike availability by neighborhood
+ Applied custom JavaScript alongside the Rickshaw graphing toolkit to design a graph that updates in real time
+ Queried Citibike API to asynchronously fetch and aggregate the individual station data
+ Built a rake task that stores a 24-hour rolling log of data to populate the graph on client connection for efficiency
+ Customized Heroku’s Scheduler to marshall the background processes and used Postgres to store the historical data
Photo Mosaic - Rails app that creates a photo mosaic from an uploaded image and a user-selected search term
+ Used RMagick, an ImageMagick wrapper, to compress and break photo up into pixels, then classify them based on color
+ Fetched relevant images from Google custom search engine using the user’s search term and Google’s built-in color filters
+ Employed CarrierWave to obtain and store photo uploads from user
Sunset Somewhere (sunsetsomewhere.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that displays sunset images based on the current location of the sunset
+ Harnessed Flickr’s API to pull photos geotagged with the coordinates where the sun is currently setting
+ Used Google Timezones and Weather Underground APIs to determine current sunset times
+ Designed a rake task that updates sunset times at regular intervals to account for seasonal changes
Tic Tac Toe (amystictactoegame.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra tic-tac-toe game
+ Implemented Sinatra sessions and enhanced design using Bootstrap
Amy JOHNSON
RESUME
EDUCATION
Columbia University, 2013
BA, Economics-Mathematics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Carlyle Group
New York, NY
The Carlyle Group
New York, NY
Mizuho Securities, USA
New York, NY
Trading Assistant Volatility
Oct. 2012 - Oct. 2013
Trading Intern - Energy
Trading Intern - Fixed
Income
June 2011 - Aug. 2011
May 2012 - Oct. 2012
+ Researched and
backtested trading ideas
for options on commodity
futures using math and
statistics
+ Analyzed coal-to-naturalgas switching trends in the
power industry
+ Monitored daily options
positions and exposure
+ Researched hydraulic
fracturing as pertaining to
natural gas markets and
presented findings
+ Assisted head trader
with daily operations
including booking trades
and updating trading
systems
+ Prepared and
maintained weekly
petroleum data chart pack
+ Monitored daily
+ Managed positions
around expiration to
facilitate hedging
+ Rotated through repo,
corporate, mortgage,
derivative, and high yield
desks
+ Assisted chief economist
in developing credit
component modification
to the Taylor Rule through
research and statistical
analysis
Columbia Business
School
New York, NY
Research Assistant
Jan. 2011 - May 2012
+ Cleaned and structured
large data sets using Stata
+ Created
recommendations to
improve the performance
of professional soccer
teams based on statistical
analysis
+ Developed data
visualization tools and
prepared presentations
with findings
positions
+ Assisted in the
preparation of academic
papers on factors affecting
sports team performance
in soccer and basketball
Ana PEREZ
PROFILE
PHONE: 617.816.1393
GITHUB: https://github.com/analuperez
TWITTER: @perez_analuisa
BIO
I am a Wharton MBA graduate with an Electrical Engineering degree from Boston
University. I was born and raised in Venezuela but moved to the USA 14 years ago, and
have sinced lived in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
I have worked as a Consultant at Deloitte, Private Banker at Deutsche Bank and Software
Project Manager at Apple. I have thoroughly enjoyed working as a Project Manager and I am
seeking to continue developing my career in this role.
INTERESTS
+ Traveling and Cultures
+ Meeting passionate people
+ Physics
+ Understanding the world
+ Real Estate investing
I am passionate about learning new things and in understanding the world. For this reason,
I decided to attend The Flatiron School: to increase my knowledge in technology and to
improve my programming skills to become a better Project Manager.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
WhenToWearIt (whentowearit.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that allows users to track and create outfits using their own
wardrobe
+ Enabled clothing item image uploading with Paperclip
+ Implemented “Who Saw You Wear It” functionality to track repeated outfits
+ Incorporated calls to the Wunderground API to display weather predictions on user dashboards based on location
+ Customized a chart using the Chartkick gem to give feedback on each user’s most worn colors
+ Applied Bootstrap to create an aesthetically pleasing design
MessyChef - Rails app that allows users to create and store recipes
+ Harnessed the Wit.ai API to enable voice-controll scrolling
+ Incorporated custom JavaScript to make dynamic forms and responsive pages
+ Applied a WrapBootstrap theme to enhance design
+ Implemented a search algorithm that retrieves recipes when the recipe’s title or description matches the user’s input
Ana PEREZ
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 2012
Master of Business Administration
Boston University, College of Engineering, 2005
BS in Electrical Engineering
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Apple Inc
Cupertino, CA
Tyco International
Princeton, NJ
Deutsche Bank
New York, NY
Deloitte & Touche
New York, NY
Global Software Project
Manager
Aug 2012 - June 2014
Business Development
Intern
Summer 2011
Investment Manager
Associate Consultant
Aug 2007 - May 2010
May 2005 - Aug 2007
+ Led requirements
gathering and development
of a $4M software tool to
track, manage and evaluate
action plans taken by
AppleCare and AppleCare
vendors
+ Led the analysis to
change the enterprise’s
value proposition from a
business unit-driven
product approach to a
hybrid strategy of bundled
product and service
offerings from Tyco’s
security, fire and flow
businesses
+ Identified new
investment opportunities
for clients’ businesses that
resulted in a partnership
that generated $3M in
revenue
+ Appraised the $1.8B
kickbacks received by the
Saddam Hussein regime
from the Oil-for-Food
program through a
quantitative analysis of
contracts and transactions;
communicated directly
with Paul Volcker
+ Responsible for leading
technical and business
teams and scoping
business and functional
requirements for a $3M
software tool that
transformed the process of
evaluating the 3,000+
AppleCare managers
+ Collaborated with
Relationship Managers to
increase AUM by 300% to
$800MM in one year by
preparing engagement
proposals and becoming
the primary contact for
client relationships
+ Managed the portfolios
and trade orders of 40+
client relationships;
recommended investments
in equity, fixed income and
alternative products while
working with lawyers and
accountants to build tax
efficient portfolios
+ Led an internal control
review investigation of the
UN’s procurement process
that reshaped the
organization’s internal
security measures and
inventory management
system, resulting in a
significant reduction of
fraudulent behavior
+ Performed SQL data
analysis on over 100,000
claims of a pharmaceutical
company to determine the
pending cost of settlement
of over $10M with the
insurance company
Ashley BLEWER
PROFILE
PHONE: 803.403.5013
GITHUB: https://github.com/ablwr
TWITTER: @ablwr
BLOG: http://ablwr.github.io
PORTFOLIO: http://www.ashleyblewer.com
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BIO
INTERESTS
I have a Master's degree in Library and Information Science with an emphasized track in
Archives and Preservation. My area of expertise is in audio-visual materials -- and more
specifically, in working with the creation and management of digital assets metadata in
online repositories. My last job was basically just watching and describing movies, which
sounds like the best job ever but was actually a bit boring.
+ Film and video
+ Data visualization
+ Audio-visual preservation
+ Board games
+ Cats!!!
+ Net neutrality
+ Spaceship Earth
My interests outside of programming and the web include understanding and identifying
problems with representation in information systems subject classification, new Japanese
cinema, amateur & orphan films, and understanding EPCOT's Spaceship Earth.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
petsitfor.me (petsitfor.me) — Rails app to help dog walkers manage their business and facilitate interaction with clients
+ Implemented Devise for secure user authentication and sessions
+ Utilized CarrierWave for image upload and processing
+ Used the Twilio API to allow users to send text messages to other users
+ Developed complex database model with user-restricted layers of information access
Need an Umbrella? (needanumbrella.herokuapp.com) — Rails app for timely weather data
+ Harnessed the Forecast.io API for gathering real-time user-specific weather data
+ Used the Twilio API to send text messages to users
+ Built Sidkiq workers to handle text message on sign up and Heroku scheduler for texting users according to their time
preference
+ Implemented OAuth 1.1 to allow users to login through their Twitter account
ffmprovisor (ffmprovisor.herokuapp.com) — One-page guided web form that assists users in making FFMpeg commands
+ Researched FFMpeg framework to create commands based on common user needs
+ Integrated a jQuery-heavy front end for seamless user experience
Ashley BLEWER
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of South Carolina
Master of Library and Information Science, 2012
Bachelor of Arts: Art Studio – Graphic Design, 2008
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Independent Clients
Columbia, SC and
New York, NY
University of South
Carolina Libraries
Columbia, SC
Plummer Home for Boys
Salem, MA
Litshelf, Inc.
Salem, MA
Independent Consultant
Digitization + Metadata
Cataloging Manager
Development Coordinator
Development Director
January 2014 – Present
Sept. 2011 – May 2014
October 2010 – July 2011
January 2009 – October 2010
+ Provided advice, plans of
action, and technical
expertise to institutions
and archives on web access
to video and information
management.
+ Trained, organized, and
supervised the work of up
to nine active student
workers and volunteers per
semester.
+ Developed crosswalk strategy
for a successful data migration
between fundraising software
of 3300 donor records and
10,000 donation records.
+ Supervised up to six
employees and inventory
management for the
receiving and processing of
5000+ books daily at peak of
production.
+ Developed and modified
scripts to accelerate and
streamline the cataloging
process.
+ Created promotional material
for two direct marketing
campaigns and one semiannual fundraising event,
following the production from
creation, leading group
approval sessions, and approval
of print materials.
+ Created user experience
designs, graphics, and
documentation for open
source video quality
control software.
+ Developed database and
web access portal for
archival finding aids for
non-profit organization.
+ Created learning
management system
database outline for webbased university.
+ Established a cohesive
workflow for the most
efficient processing and
updating of unique and/or
outdated catalog records.
+ Maintained performance
on schedule with
aggressive deadlines.
+ Played a key role in the
organization of a 300+ donor
dinner fundraising event,
including invitations, volunteer
organization, and production of
an inspirational video targeted
at a specific donor audience.
+ Responsible for raising over
$30,000 for non-profit
organizations in first six
months of operation.
Ben SERVISS
PROFILE
PHONE: 503-894-2566
GITHUB: https://github.com/kamoh
TWITTER: @benserviss
BLOG: kamoh.github.io
BIO
A native of Long Island, Ben’s introduction to programming came at an early age through
video games when he discovered an exploit to play locked levels in free versions of
shareware titles. An interest in games and software led to work as a game designer,
producer and writer for games of all kinds - including console, social, educational, and
gamification projects, as well as a training simulation for the US Military.
However, the urge to learn how to code just wouldn’t go away, and Ben found himself
responsible for the design and maintenance of an online news site in Portland, Oregon;
designing and implementing an ecommerce site for a fine artist friend; and developing a
text-based game using a proprietary JavaScript-based language for a San Francisco game
publisher.
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INTERESTS
+ UX
+ Game design
+ Roller derby
+ Jujutsu
+ Sculpture
+ Writing
Finding the Flatiron School has been an incredible, surreal experience. Ben looks forward to
continuing his programming education, finding ways to share his coding knowledge with
others, and conducting a complete pizza tour of Manhattan's fine Italian eateries.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
worldview - (world-view.today) - Rails app that shows a real-time snapshot of any major city
+ Utilized the New York Times, Weather Underground, Flickr and Twitter APIs to serve customized curated content
+ Integrated Forecast.io’s API for current weather information via JSON
+ Incorporated Ajax to update and retrieve saved content in the database to create a seamlessness user experience
+ Wrote a JavaScript algorithm to parse user input into relevant city data
+ Used jQuery to create a dynamic interface
WhenToWearIt (whentowearit.com) - Rails app that tracks a user’s fashion decisions
+ Wrote method to generate outfit recommendations based on the user’s wardrobe
+ Implemented the Paperclip gem to handle user-uploaded images and used Amazon S3 for content hosting
+ Incorporated calls to the Wunderground API to display weather predictions on user dashboards based on location
+ Customized a chart using the Chartkick gem to give feedback on each user’s most worn colors
+ Integrated Devise for user authentication
+ Utilized Bootstrap with customized CSS to create a cohesive user experience
Who’s Around - Rails app that sends a text message to a user when their friends Tweet nearby
+ Harnessed the Twitter API to retrieve friends’ location information
+ Implemented cron jobs to send automated text messages via Twilio
+ Used the Geocoder gem to find the user’s location by reverse-geocoding their IP address
Ben SERVISS
RESUME
EDUCATION
SUNY Binghamton, 2005
Bachelor of Arts, English
Magna Cum Laude
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Studio Mercato
New York, NY
Dashjump
New York, NY
Enzyme Media
Portland, OR
THQ*ICE
Agoura Hills, CA
Game Designer
Contract Game Designer
Product Manager
Jan. 2013 - Present
Nov. 2010 - Present
Production Manager,
Tech Editor
Jan. 2010 - Sept. 2010
+ Rapid concept
prototyping
+ Designed iOS app
interactions for a
government-run digital
currency initiative
+ Designed functional
requirements for news
website built with
Wordpress
+ Oversaw complete
localization of a Koreanlanguage game into English
+ Conceived and scripted
levels for a browser-based
2D Flash game
+ Established publishing
schedule and content
pipeline
+ Sole developer and writer
for a 250,000-word text
adventure game written in
ChoiceScript
+ Researched,
implemented and
maintained Google
DoubleClick for Publishers
(DFP) for banner ad
trafficking
+ Closed sale of a
prototype game project to
an undisclosed third party
+ Responsible for all
company operations and
administration including
legal, finance, logistics and
production
+ Run product
demonstrations for press
and consumers at festivals
and playtest events
+ Created user flows,
interactions and balancing
curves for an Agile training
web app for a major US
bank
+ Pitched and designed
mini-game interactions for
an iOS loyalty reward app
for a nationwide lifestyle
and clothing retailer
+ Wrote and reported
original stories
+ Edited all content for the
Tech section
+ Established sitewide SEO
best practices
Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2009
+ Recruited, contracted and
managed external writers
for additional copy and
content needs
+ Coordinated projects with
development teams in
Shanghai and Seoul
+ Central point of contact
for all in-game change
requests and content
deliverables between the
developer and publisher
+ Gave product
demonstrations at press
and consumer events (E3,
Comic-Con)
Bianca TOMPKINS
PROFILE
PHONE: (347) 824-6807
GITHUB: https://github.com/biancatompkins
TWITTER: @bitompkins
BIO
Before coming to Flatiron School, Bianca hadn’t spoken English to anyone consistently in ten
years.
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, she loved learning new things as a child and spent
countless hours with Legos, circuit boards, chemistry sets and microscopes, which actually
became a bit of a time-suck later on in life - she believes that there isn’t anything that isn’t
worth learning. During her free summers, Bianca enjoyed combining two of her favorite
things, traveling and learning, and took courses all around the world. One of her favorite
courses was luxury and fashion marketing at Istituto Marangoni in Paris.
INTERESTS
+ Fashion/Luxury Goods
+ E-commerce
+ Marketing, Branding
+ Travel
+ Gastronomy
+ History
After much contemplation, Bianca chose business management as her college major
because it gave her the flexibility to gain experience in different industries. She benefited
from a bilingual upbringing, but didn’t settle for just two languages, and took French,
Spanish and German lessons, in addition to speaking English and Portuguese. She’s excited
to be adding Ruby and JavaScript.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
FlatironPostcard (www.flatironpostcard.com) - Rails app that allows users to send a customized postcard email
+ App prompts users to take a photo from their computer, phone, or tablet for the postcard
+ Incorporated the Paperclip gem to allow users to upload pictures to Amazon S3
+ Utilized the Mandrill API to send emails
+ Harnessed Rmagic to re-size pictures
Flatiron General Store - E-commerce Rails app that makes buying and selling products easier
+ Harnessed Stripe API for order checkout functionality
+ Applied Sunspot for Solr-powered search
+ Integrated CarrierWave and MiniMagick for image uploading and resizing before saving content to Amazon S3
+ Built complex domain model to manage shopping experience
+ Utilized Bootcards UI for displaying product information
+ Implemented Devise for user authentication
Bianca TOMPKINS
RESUME
EDUCATION
ESPM (Rio de Janeiro), 2013
Major in Business Management, Minor in Marketing and Entertainment Management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dufry
Rio de Janeiro
Dufry
Rio de Janeiro
Telelistas.net
Rio de Janeiro
Buyer for Foods, Non-Alcoholic
Beverages and Toys
January 2013 - May 2014
Procurement Intern
Business Development and
Marketing Intern
January 2010 - January 2011
+ Consistently grew category 17%
month over month
+ Listed new items
+ Grew category’s contribution to
company profit by 5%
June 2012 - January 2013
+ Created sales analysis reports
for management
+ Tracked product promotions
+ Opened two flagship stores, the
largest of Dufry’s 1,400
properties
+ Performed price and product
analysis on goods sold at retail
stores
+ Sold in-store spaces (gondolas,
backwalls, checkout spaces) to
vendors as marketing
opportunities
+ Managed inventory using
proprietary software
+ Forecasted store sales for new
products’ first quarter in-store
+ Monitored product sales and
product margins
+ Developed promotional
calendar and joint marketing
events with suppliers
+ Managed pricing and order
discrepancies
+ Assisted sales team
+ Responsible for analysis and review
of the market and geographical
segmentation
+ Development of SEO content and
Google Adwords word and expression
analysis for about 100 service and
product headings.
+ Monitoring social media and the
competition
Brandon HOPKINS
PROFILE
PHONE: 402.536.0038
GITHUB: https://github.com/bajh
BLOG: bajh.github.io
BIO
I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where I first discovered the excitement of solving coding
challenges in a high school class on Pascal. I loved the class so much I signed up for its
second iteration - but apparently I was the only, as it was cancelled for lack of interest.
My love of learning for its own sake and desire to experience the “life of the mind” led me to
attend the University of Chicago, where I focused on the humanities and cultural theory.
When I graduated from college, I instead moved to New York and began working as a due
diligence investigator. I rediscovered programming as a hobby, and soon realized it was
what I wanted to spend my whole day on - not just my free time after work.
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INTERESTS
+ Great literature
+ Politics and current events
+ Cooking
+ Plant and mushroom
identification
+ Board games
I’ve recently been very excited about WebSockets and Server-Sent Events, and after Flatiron,
the first thing I want to do is learn node.js!
APPLICATIONS BUILT
team up (team-up.herokuapp.com) - Rails app for locating team members for collaborative side-projects
+ Built out models for users, projects , endorsements, skills and notification system
+ Designed structured pages to recommend projects to work on and find team members for your own projects
+ Implemented real-time chat with Faye web sockets
+ Front-end design
LunchPad (local-lunch.herokuapp.com) - Rails app for creating a map of popular restaurant locations in the neighborhood of
your office or school
+ Built features for users to effortlessly create restaurants for their community then write reviews of the restaurant
+ Implemented ability to sign up to go to lunch at a certain location and see where their colleagues are eating on a given day
+ Parsed information about restaurants based on data from the Yelp API
+ Built functionality to asynchronously make Yelp API calls and persists data to server through Ajax requests
whatsbetter - Single page app that compares two terms by popularity on Twitter
+ Harnessed Twitter’s API to query for two terms and compare their popularity by number or frequency, based on number of
mentions
Real-Time Tic Tac Toe - Tic Tac Toe app that can be played by multiple sets of players
+ Utilized Ruby’s EventMachine gem to program asynchronous server events
+ Defined client-side behavior using JQuery and WebSocket callbacks
+ Presented at “Flatiron Presents” meetup as part of a technical talk on WebSocket protocol
Brandon HOPKINS
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Chicago, 2010
BA, English Language and Literature, with honors
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
BackTrack Reports
New York, NY
BackTrack Reports
New York, NY
Senior Investigator
Due Diligence
Investigator/Writer
Editorial Intern
April 2012 - May 2014
Oct. 2010 - April 2012
Sept. 2009 - Dec 2009
+Continued duties of due
diligence investigator
+ Conducted background
investigations on hedge
fund management firms
and their key personnel for
potential business deals.
+ Edited all print materials for
distribution in the museum
setting, including wall text,
publications and marketing
materials.
+ Analyzed legal
documents, SEC filings and
news articles.
+ Communicated with the
design department to ensure
a clean workflow during tight
deadlines.
+ Assisted in training new
investigators.
+Represented investigation
department in “cold eye
committee” held to explore
business changes.
+ Cross referenced
identification information
with other records to
ensure accuracy.
+ Wrote reports and
responded to edits
+ Requested updated
information from
verifications and database
departments as
investigations developed.
+ Located and interviewed
investigation subjects’ past
colleagues
Museum of Contemporary
Art
Chicago, IL
+ Participated in
conversations regarding the
future of the museum’s
distributed text materials.
Cassidy PIGNATELLO
PROFILE
PHONE: 845.518.9148
GITHUB: https://github.com/cassidypignatello
TWITTER: @itscassidy
BLOG: cassidypignatello.github.io
BIO
After basically being born with an Atari joystick in my hands, my early interest in video
games developed into a complete obsession with synthesizers, samplers and signal
manipulation. Ever since teaching myself DOS on my first PC, I’ve had a fascination with
technology and the desire to contribute to it in a more meaningful way. Following an early
career in radio production, I moved into digital advertising operations. While customizing
InMails via Wordpress at LinkedIn, I realized that I wanted to code full-time in order to have
my ideas about how to improve upon web applications become reality. What excites me
most about being a developer is that we’re essentially conscious creators of our
environment, in that we have the ability to bring something into existence through sheer
willpower.
INTERESTS
+ Playing synthesizer, piano
and guitar
+ DJing
+ Meditation
+ Going to concerts
+ Soccer
+ Karaoke
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Friend of the Day (http://intouchbetter.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that encourages you to stay in touch with your closest
friends
+ Utilized OAuth and Google Contacts API to add friends to a user’s account
+ Used Ajax to add and remove close friends
+ Integrated Twilio API and deployed daily cron jobs via Heroku Scheduler to text users
+ Customized jQuery event listeners to enhance user navigation throughout app
Flatiron General Store (lit-brushlands-4782.herokuapp.com) - E-commerce Rails app that makes buying and selling products
easier
+ Implemented Devise for secure user authentication
+ Harnessed Stripe’s API for order checkout functionality
+ Integrated CarrierWave and MiniMagick to upload and resize images
+ Utilized Bootcards UI to aesthetically display product information
Cassidy PIGNATELLO
RESUME
EDUCATION
Hofstra University, 2005
Bachelor of Arts, Audio/Radio
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Hearst Digital Media
New York, NY
LinkedIn
New York, NY
The Wall Street Journal
Digital Network
New York, NY
AdMeld
New York, NY
Sr. Campaign Manager
Campaign Manager
Dec. 2013 - May 2014
March 2012 - Dec. 2013
Senior Ad Ops QA
Supervisor and PM
Oct. 2010 - March 2012
Operations Coordinator,
Demand Services
Nov. 2009 - Sept. 2010
+ Post-sale campaign
management and
optimization of 20 accounts
under the Key Accounts
DBU.
+ Managed campaign
execution and revenue
delivery of $3MM per
quarter. Campaign
targeting leveraged firstparty data and off-site
retargeting.
+ Responsible for the
implementation and testing
of all display ad placements
on WSJ International,
MarketWatch and
SmartMoney websites.
+ Performed trafficking and
campaign optimization for
all demand-side partners
purchasing remnant
inventory across a variety
of premium publishers,
serving 200M+ impressions
per month.
+ Worked closely with
project management team
during creative
consultation and QA of
custom ad solutions.
+ Main point of contact for
advanced troubleshooting
and technical expertise.
+ Participated in daily
standups with internal
team.
+ Provided quality
assurance testing of ad
creative, campaign
optimizations, inventory
forecasting and up-sell
recommendations.
+ Utilized
formatting/styling in
Wordpress to customize
sponsored InMails for
clients.
+ Investigated system
issues for troubleshooting
and implemented best
practices for social/content
ads, mobile, on-boarding
third-party vendors, data
collection and emerging ad
technologies.
+ Ensured incoming online,
mobile and tablet ad
creative met in-spec
standards.
+ Provided support to
Trafficking, Yield and
Product teams.
+ Managed 3-person ad
ops team based in
Bangalore, India.
+ Setup retargeting
campaigns and layered
third-party data to reach a
more specific audience.
Catherine MEYERS
PROFILE
PHONE: 703.919.5940
GITHUB: https://github.com/ccmeyers
TWITTER: @ccmeyers324
BLOG: http://ccmeyers.github.io/
BIO
INTERESTS
I come to the programming world from a career as a professional opera singer, and I am
continually amazed at the parallels between the two.
+ Singing and playing the
ukulele
In fact, it was my background in music that led me to my first experience with coding. While
working at a music school with an archaic website that no one knew how to update, I took it
upon myself to learn HTML, and updated it myself. I enjoyed it so much that, while slightly
shirking my other responsibilities, I started playing around with reformatting the site as
well.
Since then, my love for creating things through code has only deepened. The more I learn,
the more addicted I become…and frankly, I can’t fight this feeling anymore.
+ Traveling to new and exotic
places, especially those that
make me slightly
uncomfortable
+ Discovering new indie rock
bands so I can be “hip” and
“with it”
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Ensemblify (ensemblify.com) - Rails app that pairs classical musicians with chamber ensembles
+ Used Facebook Omniauth to create and authenticate users
+ Incorporated intelligent matching algorithms to query the database and return appropriate matches for musicians and
groups
+ Built notification system for musicians and groups of pending invitations or requests
+ Implemented internal user to user messaging system
+ Used Ajax for a dynamic search experience
Best Stop, the Anti Rest Stop (best-stop.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that provides alternatives to rest stop eateries for road
trips
+ Utilized the Google Maps API to display a route from start to end
+ Calculated the latitude/longitude of a point either ¼, ½, or ¾ the way through a given route
+ Integrated the Yelp API to present the user with a selection of highly rated restaurants at or near designated point
Petite Performer (petiteperformer.com) - Sinatra app that searches for early childhood music classes in NYC
+ Built search functionality to query database and return appropriate matches based on location, age, and availability
+ Incorporated geocoding to sort results by distance and to provide mapping
Catherine MEYERS
RESUME
EDUCATION
Manhattan School of Music
Master of Music, Voice Performance, 2008
Boston University
Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance, 2005
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Professional Opera
Singer
May 2008 - May 2014
+ Atlantic Coast Opera
Festival
- Mozart’s Le Nozze di
Figaro
(Countess Almaviva)
- Puccini’s La Boheme
(Mimi)
+ Bronx Opera
- Mozart’s Don Giovanni
(Donna Elvira)
- Weber’s Die drei Pintos
(Clarissa)
+ Garden State Opera
- Hindemith’s Mathis der
Maler (Regina)
+ Eastern Festival Opera
- Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
(Nedda)
+ Brooklyn Conservatory
Chorale and Orchestra
- Mozart’s Coronation Mass
(Soprano Soloist)
+ Symphony Space
- A Song is a Song is a Song
(Recitalist)
Brooklyn Conservatory of
Music & Greenwich
House Music School
New York, NY
Opus 118 Harlem School
of Music
New York, NY
Opus 118 Harlem School
of Music
New York, NY
Early Childhood &
Musical Theater Teacher
Sept. 2011 - May 2014
External Relations
Manager
Aug. 2010 - Dec. 2012
Early Childhood Music
Teacher
Mar. 2009 - Sept. 2011
+ Taught music to children
ages 6 months to 10 years
+ Reconfigured and
maintained the Opus 118
website
+ Taught classes of 15-20
children, ranging in age
from 3-5 years
+ Planned and organized
performances and
fundraising events
+ Traveled to Head Start
programs across Harlem to
bring music education to
underserved communities
+ Created original
curriculum and lesson
plans that presented new
music concepts, helped
develop coordination and
cognitive skills, and
encouraged creativity
+ Managed social media
presence
+ Taught singing, acting,
and dancing to elementary
school-aged children
+ Wrote and distributed
press releases and
newsletters
+ Prepared students to
present a choreographed
Broadway revue
+ Monitored and processed
donations
+ Hired, trained, and
supervised administrative
assistants and interns
Chris CALLAHAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 860.716.4439
GITHUB: https://github.com/callahanchris
TWITTER: @_c_cal
BLOG: callahanchris.github.io
BIO
Chris is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and has recently set his sights on becoming fluent in
Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript. With a background in editing, writing, and public relations, Chris
recently moved back to the United States to attend the Flatiron School after living in China for
the past three years.
During his time in China, Chris was not only able to teach himself how to read, write, and
speak Chinese, but also had the chance to travel extensively in China and around Southeast
Asia. After noticing all of the positive ways that technology was transforming life in China and
around the world, Chris was inspired to teach himself how to code.
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INTERESTS
+ World travel
+ Espresso
+ Chinese Language
+ Sudoku
+ Spicy Noodles
+ Bowling
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Flatiron Blogs // - Rails blogfeed of all Flatiron Student blogs
+ Built a custom (non-framework) JavaScript frontend, including JavaScript models and controllers
+ Optimized frontend and user experience with responsive Ajax requests to the Flatiron Magazine API, providing a quick load
time and implementing an infinite scrolling interface
+ Used PJAX (pushState + Ajax) to incorporate RESTful URLs into the JavaScript frontend with the pjax_rails gem
+ Created HTML templates using Handlebars.js
Flatiron Magazine API - Rails API that serves information and content of all blog posts by Flatiron School students
+ Designed and implemented at RESTful API in JSON containing all blog posts written by all Flatiron students, present and past
+ Enabled the API to respond to query parameters for customized result sets
When To Wear It (whentowearit.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app that keeps track of who saw users wear what and when
+ Designed algorithms for analyzing a user’s most common outfits worn, clothes pairings, and colors
+ Implemented photo uploading via the Paperclip gem and JavaScript charts via the Chartkick gem
+ Incorporated the Weather Underground API to display current weather based on the user’s location
Pick a Plex - Rails app that finds the best movies at the best theaters near the user
+ App displays the highest rated theaters, highest rated movies and upcoming showtimes around the user’s location
+ Used several APIs, including Google Places, Google Maps JS, Rotten Tomatoes, and TMS APIs
+ Optimized database queries with raw SQL
Tic Tac Toe - CLI tic-tac-toe app
+ Command line implementation of human vs. computer tic tac toe utilizing object-oriented design principles and best
practices
+ Refactored code from application to the Flatiron School to incorporate knowledge gained since the application process
+ Integrated principles of object-orientation to enhance code dryness and readability
Chris CALLAHAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
Bachelor of Arts, History & Economics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Huawei Technologies Co.
Xi’an, China
Shenzhen, China
Editor & Translator
Dec. 2012 - April 2014
+ Edited and proofread
Chinese-to-English
translations of key
documents, including press
releases, software and
mobile GUIs, technical
manuals, and marketing
materials
+ Took individual initiative
to revise Huawei's 200+
page internal style manual
+ Trained local translators
on best use cases for
Chinese-to-English
translation.
+ Recorded English audio
tracks for over 25
promotional and
instructional videos
+ Translated selected
Chinese language
documents into English
New Chaoyang English
School & Xi’an Siyuan
University
Xi’an, China
TOEFL/IELTS Instructor
August 2011 - Dec. 2012
BLJ Worldwide
New York, NY
+ Taught students how to
overcome common errors
made by Chinese learners
of English as a second
language
+ Conducted daily media
analysis on the portrayal of
China and US–China
relations in mainstream
English language
publications
+ Assisted students in
improving written and
spoken English overall
Junior Analyst
January 2010 - June 2010
+ Recommended strategies
to bring balanced and
constructive information to
media coverage on China
+ Drafted and edited
opinion articles on the US–
China relationship,
focusing on opportunities
for bilateral cooperation,
for publication in major US
news outlets
Christina LEUCI
PROFILE
PHONE: 201.602.2802
GITHUB: https://github.com/christinaleuci
TWITTER: @christinaleuci
BLOG: http://christinaleuci.github.io/
BIO
My coding journey began with Java in an Intro to Computer Science class at the beginning of
my sophomore year. I found myself going to the Rutgers Hacker Hours, asking way too
many questions trying to learn all I could about computers (I think I annoyed half the
people there). It wasn't until my impromptu participation in the Rutgers Hackathon that I
truly came to appreciate the possibilities of software development. I joined a team that
created a business check-in app that made use of a Fubarino SD to read magnetic card
swipes, while tying that data to Google Maps API and MongoDB.
INTERESTS
+ Swing & Ballroom Dancing
+ Classical Music
+ Hiking
+ Cooking
+ Photography
In this first real taste of a harmony of languages, I realized software development meant I
could create anything I imagined.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Pelicula Picker (http://peliculapicker.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app that selects a movie (in theaters) to watch based on user
input
+ Utilized Nokogiri for the current movies in theaters
+ Used TheMovieDB API to fetch backdrops from movies we have in the database
+ Wrote algorithm to correctly rate a movie based on user choices and wants
Travel App (http://mytraveljournal.me)- Rails/open-data app that maps out a users’ trips and their expenses
+ Utilized Facebook API for secure facebook login
+ Utilized Mandrill API to send users trip details when user creates new trip
+ Designed user interface and experience
Flatiron Dashboard (http://flatdash.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app that features a customized solari dashboard featuring D3
specifically designed for Flatiron School
+ Worked with the Github API through the Octokit gem to retrieve data on GitHub groups, teams, and individuals
+ Integrated customized Solari Board for a Rails environment
+ Designed user interface and user experience
+ Future plans include deploying application on a Raspberry Pi for TV accessibility
Christina LEUCI
RESUME
EDUCATION
Community College of Morris, Randolph, NJ 2013 - 2014
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 2011 - 2013
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
RU Hackathon
New Brunswick, NJ
Coronato & Speier LLC.
Parsippany, NJ
Citrus Products
Newark, NJ
ArduUpload
October 14th, 2012
Accounting Temp
October 2010 - May 2011
Administrative Temp
+ A Python-based cardreader application utilizing
a Fubarino SD and Mongo
+ Handled client data and
paperwork
+ Responsible for data
input into Excel, and
sorting company files
+ Presented the project for
the group at the Hackthon’s
conclusion
+ Team won the hardware
division of the event
+ Followed up with clients
on upcoming deadlines
+ Used accounting software
for inputting client data
+ Answered and routed
inbound phone calls
+ Handled shipping forms
and client data
+ Responsible for
compiling forms sent out to
clients and companies
Daniel SULLIVAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 845.548.1569
GITHUB: https://github.com/dsully360
TWITTER: @dsully360
BLOG: www.daniel-sullivan.com
BIO
I’ve always been a creator. First it was Legos, Kinex and rockets, moving on to building tree
houses for a short period of time. Now it’s mostly drum charts, guitar licks and code.
I’m motivated by the unknown, embracing the fact that uncertainty and struggle presents
an opportunity for tremendous growth. Constantly searching for ways to challenge myself,
which is what lead me to programming in the first place.
I love the fact that through code you can create and solve problems. You can abstract away
complex ideas and make life easier for the people around you.
Three exciting moments in my life: my daughter being born, signing a professional baseball
contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, and playing in Times Square with The Hold Steady and
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
INTERESTS
+ Random facts
+ Family
+ Cooking
+ Linear drumming
+ Polyrhythms
+ Louis Theroux
documentaries
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Flatiron General Store - Rails E-Commerce storefront
+ Designed a complex multi-domain model with Ajax forms
+ Utilized the Stripe API for seamless checkouts
+ Used Sunspot and Solr for full-text site search
+ Integrated CarrierWave for easy image uploading
+ Designed a fully responsive layout for tablet and mobile use
Farmers Market Finder (farmersmarketfinder.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that locates the nearest farmers markets based on
user location
+ Parsed JSON data from the USDA Farmers Market Directory
+ Utilized jQuery plugin Uranium to automatically geolocate the user
+ Wrote JavaScript to bind Rails API data to Google Maps API
Compliments (latironcompliments.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that enables users to send compliments and motivational
quotes to friends
+ Worked with the Twilio API to enable users to send messages from their computer to a cell phone
+ Wrote custom JavaScript to check for valid inputs and user data
+ Formatted user input via jQuery mask plugin
+ Implemented Twitter Bootstrap for responsive frontend layout
Random Sight Words (random-sight.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app to aid students’ learning of first words
+ Implemented functionality to randomly generate sight words according to the Dolch Sight Word list
+ Designed the frontend with Zurb Foundation
CL Deals (github.com/dsully360/cldeals)
+ Remixed Groupon clone www.cldeals.com into a mobile friendly website using Moovweb SDK, Tritium, Xpath and
Foundation
Daniel SULLIVAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
The George Washington University, 2010
M.A, Education and Human Development, Children With Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
The George Washington University, 2005
B.A, Psychology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Creative Loafing
Tampa, FL
Pepin Academy High School
Tampa, FL
Marshall Road Elementary
Vienna, VA
The Children's Guild
Chillum, MD
Online Producer
Feb. 2013 - June 2014
Special Education Teacher
August 2011 – June 2012
+Built dynamic web pages
using HTML, CSS, jQuery.
+Taught life and career skills
to 10th and 11th grade
students with special needs.
+Served as lead cooperating
teacher for George
Washington University’s
Special Education Masters
Degree program.
+Provided one-no-one
academic and behavioral
support for students with
emotional and behavioral
disabilities.
+Mentored graduate
students on teaching best
practices, lesson plan
writing and behavior
intervention strategies.
+Wrote lesson plans for and
team-taught reading, math,
science and social studies.
+Worked closely with
design staff, writers and
sales team to promote
events and improve
growth through custom
database-driven projects.
+Created video tutorials to
help internal staff better
understand web tools and
digital content best
practices.
+Prepared and presented
weekly reports on website
traffic. Provided insights
and strategies to improve
overall site growth.
+Created a custom unit on
entrepreneurship where
students studied the qualities
of successful entrepreneurs,
wrote business plans and
built products.
+Wrote custom educational
and behavioral SMART goals.
Implemented behavior and
educational intervention
plans.
+Tracked student progress,
recorded data and presented
recommendations for student
growth at state mandated
progress meetings.
+Conducted observations
and provided constructive
feedback.
+Taught math, reading,
science and social studies to
4th grade students with
special needs.
+Designed and implemented
engaging lesson plans while
tracking student growth.
+Implemented team
building strategies to help
students learn collaboration.
+Assessed student learning
and designed programs to
promote student growth.
+Attended team meetings to
discuss student progress
and develop plans to aid
student growth.
Denine GUY
PROFILE
PHONE: 215.760.6746
GITHUB: https://github.com/denineguy
TWITTER: @sashaydoll
BLOG: http://denineguy.github.io/
BIO
I have always had an interest in ecommerce and experiences on websites - prior to the
Flatiron School I spent over 10 years working in both technology and retail; having tested
web applications, developed merchandising strategies for stores, and provided
recommendations to improve on-site experiences, I realized it was time to expand my set of
tools, and be able to implement the recommendations I’d been making.
INTERESTS
+ Running
+ Travel
+ Food Adventures
+ Live music
+ Dancing
I still love ecommerce because I have a deep and well-honed understanding of the business
dynamics, but my interest in Web development has shown me how satisfying it is to create
any application that people love and find useful - and that’s what I’m looking to do.
After realizing I wanted to code full-time, I spent a year learning on my own prior to
attending the Flatiron School; I’m glad to say my assumption that I’d learn more and code
better in a group of like-minded individuals doing the same was correct.
When not coding I enjoy running, cooking, dancing, and devising ways to ultimately get rid
of the dreadful login process for any and all websites!
APPLICATIONS BUILT
InTouchBetter (intouchbetter.herokuapp.com) – Rails app that reminds, via text message, to connect with close friends
+ Incorporated Google OmniAuth to allow users to login via their Google Account
+ Leveraged the Google Contacts API to import Google Contacts
+ Utilized the Twilio API to send SMS messages
+ Harnessed daily cron jobs to send text messages
+ Designed and implemented a seamless user experience with Bootstrap, jQuery, and AJAX
Flatiron Dashboard (flatdash.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that visualizes Flatiron School Students daily activities
+ Retrieved Flatiron Schools public and private repositories from the GitHub API using the Octokit API Wrapper
+ Utilized the Solari JavaScript library to create a dashboard
+ Integrated JavaScript, jQuery, and D3.js to create unique data visualizations
+ Deployed cron jobs on Heroku, querying the database to update the dashboards and D3.js visualizations hourly.
Password Generator (passify.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that generates human friendly passwords
+ Utilized a custom algorithm to create a new password based on user input
Chromatic Gallerie (http://denineguy.github.io/Chromatic-Gallerie-Final-Project/) - E-commerce shoe site
+ Utilized JavaScript to provide a custom seamless user experience
Denine GUY
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Business, 2007
MBA, Marketing and Operations & Information Management
Drexel University, 1999
BS , Materials Engineering
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Amazon (MyHabit.com)
New York, NY
Macy’s Inc.
New York, NY
Accenture LTD.
Philadelphia, PA
L’Oreal USA
Somerset, NJ
Ecommerce Merchandise
Planner
Oct 2011 - May 2013
Inventory Planner
Consultant, Information
Technology
Jan 2001 - June 2005
Quality Assurance
Technologist
Oct 1999 - Dec 2000
+ Created and executed
online inventory
management strategies for a
$35M Home division
+ Achieved a +24% growth
in replenishment sales year
over year, by negotiating
with vendors to reduce
minimums, increasing
stores served by
replenishment process,
and developing regional
and seasonal selling
profiles
+ Partnered with clients at
a large pharmaceutical
company to produce a
mobile productivity
application, built on-site at
the client
+ Quality inspected the
components and finished
goods for L’Oreal’s
foundation, makeup, and
bath product lines; ensured
the finished products were
defect free to provide a
great consumer
experience.
+ Proposed and developed
key reports that assisted
buyers in developing new
merchandising strategies
and increasing sales by 56%.
+ Developed, automated and
optimized return-to-vendor
and liquidation processes,
allowing MyHabit to limit
lost revenue on damaged
and overstock inventory
+ Developed inventory
strategies to move nonperformant products;
reduced unproductive
inventory by 80%.
+ Developed the Open-toBuy tool, providing buyers
and planners visibility into
their monthly sales and
inventory position. Analyzed
and managed the sales,
receipt and inventory data
to utilize within the OpenTo-Buy.
Oct 2007 - Oct 2011
+ Achieved +15% (+$3MM)
over sales plan in the
junior Levi’s first year of
national distribution at
Macy’s
+ Led a team of planners
responsible for managing
inventory of a $1.8B
business, including six
associate and assistant
inventory planners
+ Responsible for
optimizing store-level
inventory placement
utilizing the JDA allocation
software, INFOREM
replenishment system and
pool stock processes
+ Increased sales rep
productivity by 50%
through production and
rollout of E-Pharma Sales
Tool
+ Reduced the number of
doctors inaccurately
assigned to sales
representatives by 80%
using E-Pharma Sales Tool
+Created, executed and
managed 200 test scripts
and provided training to
over 5,000 pharmaceutical
sales representatives using
the E-Pharma Sales Tool
application
+ User Acceptance Test
team lead; managed team
of three software testers
+ Performed audits to
ensure safe and efficient
manufacturing operations;
reduced work related
incidents and production of
defective goods by 50%.
+ Collaborated with
vendors to mitigate defects
and ensure production of
defect free goods, legible
labels and accurate UPC
codes.
Edward WARREN
PROFILE
PHONE: 770.826.3140
GITHUB: https://github.com/ewarren7
TWITTER: @ewarren7
BLOG: ewarren7.github.io
BIO
My interest in computers started at a very young age, and has been a hobby ever since starting with my first IBM PS/2 and QBASIC. Over the years I got to dabble in HTML, visual
basic, C++, and Flash Action Script. In the weeks following law school and before the bar, I
used my free time to build freesamplemonkey.com, a Drupal website which proved to be a
really fun learning experience and great primer in web hosting. Soon after transitioning
into law practice, I found myself drawn to managing the firms servers and Windows domain
as well as using programming to automate various tasks.
I have always enjoyed creating things - especially useful things - which ultimately led me to
the decision to give programming a try full-time.
INTERESTS
+ News, gadgets, & security
+ Live music
+ Hiking, skiing & diving
+ Aviation
+ The 4th Amendment &
Electronic Privacy
+ Exploring
+ Landscape & wildlife
photography
APPLICATIONS BUILT
FlatIron Postcard (www.flatironpostcard.com/) - Rails app that sends users photos like old fashioned post cards
+ Implemented Paperclip gem to upload pictures
+ Integrated the Amazon AWS-SDK gem to securely store user uploads to S3
+ Utilized the Mandrill API to send postcard email
+ Designed a custom user experience through HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
WorldView (http://world-view.today) - Rails app that provides a customizable overview of worldwide cities
+ Integrated NYTIMES, WEATHER UNDERGROUND, FLIKR, FORECAST, & TWITTER APIs to collect relevant information
+ Implemented a seamless single page site via custom CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, and jQuery
+ Utilized Twitter OAuth 1.1 and the OmniAuth gem to allow uses to login for a customizable experience
+ Allows logged in users to pick their favorite cities from over tens of thousands of cities as well as save photos, articles, and
tweets about their favorite cities
Still Open? (URL) - Sinatra app that quickly shows nearby restaurants that are currently open
+ Utilized JavaScript and HTML5 to access the user’s current location
+ Implemented Yelp API and a custom Nokogiri Scrapper to provide extra information
+ Incorporated threading to improve scraping performance
Free Sample Monkey (freesamplemonkey.com/) - Drupal 6 app that aggregates free samples from around the web into easy
to digest format
+ Customized PHP modules to collect and display free samples
+ Leveraged Amazon EC2, Route 53, and S3
+ Utilized Aweber for email list collection and marketing
+ Moinitzed using Google AdSense and Media.net
Edward WARREN
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Georgia School of Law, 2011
JD, Cum Laude
University of Miami, 2008
BS Communications & Criminology, Cum Laude
SKILLS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Wilner Firm
Jacksonville, Fl
Criminal Defense Clinic,
UGA School of Law
Western Judicial Circuit
Public Defender’s Office
Athens, Ga
Crawford
Communications, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga
+ Extensive familiarity with
OS X, Bash, Git, Rails 4,
Ruby 2.1
Associate Attorney / Of
Counsel
2011 - Current
Student Legal Assistant
Post Production Intern
Fall 2009
Summer 2006
+ Creator and Maintainer
of Drupal site & Debian
Squeeze Server with
approximately 1,500 daily
page loads
+ Performed legal research,
briefing, and motion
drafting on issues including
wrongful death, medical
malpractice, premise
liability, personal injury,
Florida Deceptive and
Unfair Trade Practices Act,
fraud, conspiracy,
negligence, and punitive
damages.
+ Conducted weekly client
intake interviews at offices
and jails.
+ Observed video editors in
Avid DS suites
+ Managed firm IT
including three windows
servers, website
maintenance, desktop
maintenance for 12-20
people
+ Created in-house trial
media and presentations.
+ Researched and briefed
attorney on legal issues
relating to DUI, criminal
trespass, and Terry Stops
+ Performed operations in
film transfer, color
correction, duplication,
teleport operations,
television network
origination and master
control, and insert stage
operations.
+ Virtualization experience
in VMware, Amazon EC2,
Microsoft Hyper-V
+ Video and sound editing
experience in Avid,
Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools,
Premiere, Audition,
& Maya
+ Adobe CS 5.5 Experience
in Photoshop, Flash,
Dreamweaver, Acrobat,
Premiere, Audition,
and Encore.
+ Windows Network
configuration and server
management on
production servers &
hobby
including Server 2008 R2,
Windows SBS 2008, Server
2003, Exchange 2007 and
2010.
Emily LOWING
PROFILE
PHONE: 845.641.6152
GITHUB: https://github.com/elowing
TWITTER: @elowing1
BLOG: http://elowing.github.io
BIO
Emily’s curiosity about technology was sparked at a young age, when her dad and she would
explore the early PCs he brought home from his programming job. She did well in the
several CS courses she took in college, and worked for the campus IT department while in
school there. However, she was majoring in psychology, and didn’t think her academic
background was strong enough to pursue programming after graduation.
Her first job out of college was as a counselor for a methadone clinic. Counseling was
predictably demanding, but an unforeseen challenge for Emily was observing the hesitation
with which the healthcare industry embraces new technology, knowing how helpful even
small changes could be in improving quality of care.
INTERESTS
+ Roller derby
+ Riding bikes & motorcycles
+ Hiking, backpacking
+ Astrophysics/cosmology
+ Live music
+ Young adult fiction
+ Magical realism
That experience directly informed her decision to learn how to create these technologies.
She spent a year working, saving money, and exploring possible paths, taking a help desk
position on nights and weekends in addition to her full-time job, in order to gain experience
and improve her knowledge base.
When Emily finally heard about the Flatiron School, she knew this was the type of program
she’d been looking for, so she applied and hasn’t looked back since! The chance to formally
study web development full-time this summer has only strengthened her drive to continue
her educational and professional efforts in the field after graduating from Flatiron.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Dog Days (thepup.club) - Rails app that creates a robust eCommerce marketplace
+ Implemented Amazon Omniauth to provide secure authentication route
+ Integrated Stripe API to process payments
+ Leveraged Ajax, jQuery, and JavaScript for instant page updates and auto-complete search tool
+ Employed CarrierWave gem for image uploads
+ Incorporated bulk-upload functionality for CSV & XLS via Roo gem
Who’s Around - Rails app that aggregates social media and texts users when friends are nearby
+ Utilized Twitter Omniauth for both secure login and to access Twitter contacts
+ Applied the Geolocator gem to reverse-locate users by IP addresses and alert friends from their location
+ Integrated Twilio API to send text messages
Farmers’ Market App (farmersmarketfinder.herokuapp.com ) - Rails app to map nearby farmers’ markets
+ Incorporated USDA AMS and Google Maps APIs to render a map of the closest markets
+ Implemented Uranium jQuery plugin to geolocate a user based on their IP address
Complimenter (flatironcompliments.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that sends a text message to a friend
+ Utilized the Twilio API to text friends
Emily LOWING
RESUME
EDUCATION
Swarthmore College, 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Venturi Technologies
King of Prussia, PA
Geek Squad
Philadelphia, PA
Brandywine Counseling
Wilmington, DE
Swarthmore ITS
Swarthmore, PA
Sr Customer Service Rep
Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
Consultation Agent
Sep 2012 - May 2013
Addictions Counselor
Mar 2012 - Dec 2012
IT Associate
Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
+ In charge of customer
service and contributed to
accounting/HR for region
with 700+ clients and $3.2
million revenue in 2013
+ Serviced software &
hardware issues; installed,
maintained, and repaired
products in-store
+ Managed large caseload,
met each client in-person
monthly for counseling
session to assess progress
in treatment
+ Provided support for
technical issues, responded
in-person, by phone and
email
+ Promoted to
management track within
seven months of
employment
+ Built rapport and
maintained relationships
through daily
communication with
customers
+ Collaborated across
departments to resolve
complaints and invoice
disputes, proposed
solutions for general issues
+ Demonstrated services &
educated customers to
help find complete
solutions for technology
problems
+ Tested software and
hardware to determine
users’ product needs &
service solutions
+ Coached sales team and
trained on technologies to
recommend appropriate
solutions to customer
challenges
+ Matched client needs to
available services, including
individual & group
counseling, education, and
service linkage
+ Generated written
records to industry
standards for documenting
caseload workflow and
individual progress in
treatment
+ Communicated with
users to diagnose nature of
issues and determine level
of computer usage
+ Trained users, guided
through setup and
problem-solving processes,
followed up to ensure
resolution of issues
Ilana SUFRIN
PROFILE
PHONE: 412-508-8025
GITHUB: https://github.com/ilanasufrin
TWITTER: @ilanasufrin
BLOG: http://ilanaflatiron.tumblr.com/
BIO
Ilana started the HuffPost Code section of Huffington Post, and was the sole editor for a
while- she still can’t believe that Huffington Post gave her so much responsibility as a fellow!
She is a Pittsburgh native, and one of three sets of twins in her immediate family. She first
discovered programming while customizing her Neopet’s HTML page as a preteen. Ilana
forgot about coding for years and attended New York University, after which she intended
to be a journalist.
INTERESTS
+ Blogging
+ Board games
+ Redditing
+ Old-school video games
+ Going to meetups
+ Baking
+ Traveling
While working for HuffPost Labs at the Huffington Post, Ilana grew jealous of the rush her
teammates got from solving interesting programming challenges. She resolved to switch her
career trajectory from writer to developer.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Free Stuff Fairy (http://fennel-loves-you-too.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app to promote reuse in New York City
+ Utilized a custom distance algorithm to connect users to others who are geographically close
+ Incorporated Google Maps API to display the items being offered
+ Implemented Twilio API to send text messages about available items
+ Placed 3rd at the NYC IDEO Hackathon
+ Presented at BigAppsNYC in July of 2014
Who’s Around? - Rails app that alerts users when their friends are nearby
+ Harnessed Twitter OmniAuth to authenticate users and gain access to their friends
+ Utilized Cron jobs to check for nearby tweets
+ Implemented the Twilio API to alerts users that their friends are close
Concertify (www.concertify.me/) - Rails app for finding live music
+ Applied Spotify’s OmniAuth and API to authenticate users and build playlists
+ Employed the BandsInTown API to get recommended artists and nearby concert information
+ Designed a custom algorithm to displays close events based on a user’s favorite artists
+ Leveraged ActionMailer to send Google Calendar invites about selected events
Tweet World (www.tweetworld.me) - Node app to display streaming tweets from around the world
+ Harnessed Node’s non blocking I/O to use the Twitter Streaming API in real time
+ Utilized Socket.io to maintain an open connection between server and client
+ Integrated the Express framework to create the server’s routes
+ Incorporated postgreSQL database via the Sequelize ORM
Ilana SUFRIN
RESUME
EDUCATION
New York University, 2014
BA, Metropolitan Studies
Minors, Web Development and Creative Writing
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Huffington Post
HuffPost Labs
New York, NY
Legal Aid Society
Queens Criminal Division
Queens, NY
Conde Nast
Vanity Fair
New York, NY
Thames & Hudson
Technical Fellow
May 2013 - May 2014
Legal Intern
Jan. 2013 - May 2013
Editorial Intern
Sept. 2012 - Dec. 2012
Editorial/Publicity Intern
Jan. 2012 - April 2012
+ Explored front-end
development using
frameworks such as
Backbone.js and Twitter
Bootstrap
+ Researched incoming and
ongoing court cases
+ Monitored and
maintained Vanity Fair’s
social media presence
+ Composed and edited
press releases and pitch
letters for book campaigns
+ Collaborated using
workflow tools such as JIRA
and GitHub
+ Observed cases from
arraignment until trial
+ Compiled archived
materials for topical
presentations
+ Responded to desk copy
and alternate format
requests
+ Created pegs for
upcoming issues
+ Wrote reader’s reports
and rejection letters for
book proposals
+ Created websites using
libraries such as Processing.
js and jQuery
+ Determined new product
specifications
+ Blogged for the
Huffington Post, managed
and edited HuffPost Code
section
+ Programed in IDEs such
as Eclipse and IDLE
+ Assisted attorney in
crafting defense at trial
+ Shadowed senior attorney
in behind-the-scenes
operations
+ Presented findings in
academic papers
+ Located publicity
information for celebrities
and featured locations
New York, NY
+ Created clipping reports
+ Performed market
research for children’s list
and agricultural books
Jacob BARRIEAULT
PROFILE
PHONE: 810.459.6238
GITHUB: https://github.com/jbarrieault
TWITTER: @jbarrieault
BLOG: www.jbarrieault.github.io
BIO
For as long as I can remember, I have loved building things. There is nothing quite like
turning an idea into something real. Before I discovered programming, I wrote and
performed my own music in bars, cafes, churches and parks. While I will always love music,
instantiating ideas through code has become a major passion for me; I’ve always enjoyed
maps, for example, so I made an app that visualizes one’s daily habits. I get distracted on
news sites, so I created A New York Time, which shows just one article at a time. I’ve come
to really love making things with code.
INTERESTS
+ Playing & Writing Music
+ Rock Climbing
+ Hiking & Camping
+ Bicycling
+ Reading
+ Exploring
Code is a lot like music - the more you learn the structures that exist, the more you can
bend and break the rules to create something interesting. I am constantly striving to
improve myself, and this is one of many reasons I love programming: There is always more
to learn, more to room improve, and more to create.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Odysee (odysee.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that visualizes a user’s daily travel and habits
+ Utilized Javascript and jQuery to create a seamless user experience in creating their daily routes
+ Incorporated Google Maps API to create and display a user’s routes
+ Crafted a custom user experience with Twitter Bootstrap
Swear Jar (swearjar.me) - Rails app that tracks the use of taboo words on Twitter
+ Utilized the Twitter API to track users’ tweets
+ Integrated the Venmo API to deliver tweet-triggered payments
+ Harnessed chron to gather tweets
WhatsBetter (whatsbetter.co) - Rails app that calculates the popularity of words and phrases on Twitter
+ Utilized the Twitter API to query for a user’s phrases
+ Implemented a custom algorithm to calculate and display frequency of phrases
A New York Time (a-new-york-time.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that aggregates articles from the New York Times
+ Harnessed the New York Times API for articles
+ Designed a seamless user experience via through jQuery AJAX calls
Get An Answer (get-an-answer.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app for finding quick answers to life’s most elusive questions
+ Designed a custom user interface with Twitter Bootstrap
+ Integrated the Nokogiri Gem to query and scrape Reddit’s ELI5 section
Jacob BARRIEAULT
RESUME
EDUCATION
Spring Arbor University, 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Music and Theology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Oxford Free Methodist
Church
Oxford, Michigan
Meals on Wheels
Oxford, Michigan
Action Jackson
Jackson, Michigan
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan
Director of Music
Volunteer
Big Brother
Jan. 2013 - May 2014
Jan. 2014 - May 2014
Sept. 2009 - May 2012
Student Chapel Service
Bandleader
Sept. 2011 - May 2012
+ Arranged and led music
for weekly worship
services.
+ Delivered 50 meals per
month to physically
impaired senior citizens.
+ Met with and mentored
at-risk youth on a weekly
basis.
+ Coordinated rotating
teams of volunteer
musicians.
+ Provided at-risk youth
with structure and
consistency
+ Updated media
presentation software used
in worship services.
+ Encouraged physical
activity and healthy
nutritional habits.
+ Led high school youth
group service trip to rural
Tennessee.
+ Selected, arranged,
distributed, and performed
music for SAU’s biweekly
student chapel service.
+ Scheduled and led band
rehearsals.
+ Organized band for
special events.
Jessica RUDDER
PROFILE
PHONE: 310.488.3720
GITHUB: https://github.com/jessrudder
TWITTER: @jessrudder
BLOG: http://jessrudder.github.io
BIO
I have dreamed of becoming a programmer since childhood. At 8, I purchased an old Tandy
computer and spent hours in the sickly green glow of the monitor trying to teach myself
BASIC. In high school, signing up for a programming class brought me face to face with BASIC
again. It seemed impossible to get that code to do the things I wanted to do so I put the
dream on hold and immersed myself in the world of digital marketing.
I lucked into a job at an agency that was primarily an engineering firm. This provided me with
many opportunities to acquire technical skills like querying SQL databases and parsing XML
files to search for feed issues. With the encouragement of the engineers (and their promise
that BASIC was not required) I began taking every free programming course available from
MIT’s Intro to Comp Sci to Stanford’s Intro to Artificial Intelligence. Upon learning about The
Flatiron School, I jumped at the chance to drop everything, turn my life upside down and
learn development from end to end.
INTERESTS
+ Traveling
+ Ultra Running
+ Robotics/Artificial
Intelligence
+ General Aviation (Flying)
+ Experimenting in the
Kitchen
+ Fuzzy Animals
I love programming because it involves building things. Whether it’s tracking down and fixing
a bug or creating a new new feature I live for shipping code. I have a passion for robotics and
artificial intelligence and plan to continue improving my skills in that arena.
When not coding, I can be found out pounding the pavement in preparation for ultra races.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Lunch Pad (local-lunch.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app that creates a community-based restaurant review system
+ Integrated the Yelp API to pull in standardized restaurant names, geo-locations, and addresses
+ Implemented an authentication system with Devise
+ Harnessed the Google Maps API to display the location of recommended restaurants
Flatiron Dashboard (flatdash.herokuapp.com/) - A solari display of current Flatiron Github statistics using D3.js visualizations
+ Utilized the Octokit gem and Github’s API to gather student’s git histories
+ Harnessed the Solari JS library to display students’ commit and pull histories
+ Incorporated the D3.js library to create visualizations of user data
+ Used custom HTML code to cycle through each display and pull in fresh data
Jessica RUDDER
RESUME
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Search Scientists
Distributed Team
OMD Entertainment L.A.
Los Angeles, CA
NativLang
Santa Monica, CA
MatchCraft
Santa Monica, CA
Contract Search Manager
May 2014 - Present
Manager, Search & Social
Oct. 2012 - May 2014
Co-Founder
Nov. 2009 - May 2014
Sr. Digital Marketing Mgr
Sept. 2005 - Oct. 2012
+ Guide clients through
technical integration with
Adwords, Google Analytics
and Facebook
+ Planned and managed
implementation of North
American-targeted search
and social marketing
campaigns for Disney’s
DVD releases
+ Analyzed web page data
on Google Analytics to
determine possibilities for
increased visitor
interaction
+ Grew largest program by 43%
without increasing size of
management team
+ Install Adwords scripts
(written in Javascript) to
automate tasks including
A/B testing of ad copy and
hourly checks for broken
URLs
+ Audit accounts on weekly
basis to remove keywords
that are generating costs
but no revenue
+ Plan and present internal
training courses on best
practices
+ Analyze data and identify
areas of potential
expansion in order to grow
revenue for ecommerce
clients
+ Prepared and presented
marketing plans and
reports to VP-level
stakeholders
+ Spearheaded the testing
of a keyword strategy that
boosted conversions by
15% and is now
implemented for all titles
being sold with a digital
format
+ Implemented video
campaigns on YouTube
using inSearch, inStream
and remarketing
+ Consistently utilized
evidence-based practices to
measure success of tasks
and projects
+ Refined lessons and
scripts to ensure consistent
voice and interesting
content for target
audiences
+ Brainstormed ideas for
future videos for the
NativLan YouTube channel
(http://youtube.
com/nativlang)
+ Wrote articles and
answered questions on
leading language sites in
order to boost site traffic
+ Coordinated with crossfunctional teams of engineers
and client representatives to
implement new programs and
transition live programs
without disruption of ad
delivery
+ Streamlined team processes
reducing account operating
costs by 15%
+ Led sales calls and provided
live demos of company’s
campaign management
platform and online offerings
+ Managed teams of direct
reports and co-workers across
two offices to achieve program
goals
+ Partnered with clients in nine
countries (involving five
languages) to develop or refine
online marketing programs to
meet their needs
Julia TAITZ
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.597.4094
GITHUB: https://github.com/juliataitz
TWITTER: @julia_taitz
BLOG: http://juliataitz.blogspot.com/
BIO
While I was raised in New York City, I somehow developed a love of skiing from an early
age. I attended Burke Mountain Academy and trained as an alpine racer - but after three
years of school there, I’d exhausted all of the science classes at the school.
While in an Olympic-ski-training bubble in Vermont, I hadn’t realized that learning to code
was something people could do - but once I discovered code through the Flatiron School’s
high school class, I was immediately drawn towards its power and endless possibilities and
decided to graduate to the immersive program this summer.
INTERESTS
+ Alpine Ski Racing
+ Speech and Debate
+ Soccer
+ Lacrosse
+ Global Education
+ International Travel
+ Baking cookies
Coding has allowed me to expand my interests and discover new passions; I’m excited to
approach college as a prospective CS major (but promise to keep using Git).
APPLICATIONS BUILT
#ThrowbackStatus (throwbackstatus.herokuapp.com) - Rails app designed to remind people of old Facebook posts
+ Used the Facebook and Twilio APIs to send people old Facebook statuses via text message
+ Customized the crontab with the Ruby gem Whenever to send daily text messages
Odysee (odysee.voyage) - Rails/open-data application for visually displaying travel habits
+ Implemented the Google Maps API to draw maps and locations
+ Built jQuery listeners and used Ajax to make a single paged web application
+ Utilized JavaScript to combine Rails data with the Google Maps API
Modern Mind (modernmind.herokuapp.com) - Rails interpretation of “Exquisite Corpse”, the surrealist drawing game
+ Combined Processing.js with Rails to display interactive drawing canvases
+ Used JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, and HTML for canvas visualizations
+ Incorporated the OmniAuth gem to allow users to securely login via their Facebook account
Julia TAITZ
RESUME
EDUCATION
Riverdale Country School, 2015
High School Degree (expected); National Merit Candidate, High Honor Roll
Burke Mountain Academy, 2009 - 2012
Grades 7 through 9 - Junior Olympic Champion, Alpine Ski Racing
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Pencils of Promise
New York, NY
Bank of Montreal
New York, NY
Community Outreach
Intern
Youth Focus Group
Organizer
May 2010 - June 2011
+ Traveled to Laos with
staff members to assist
with international
development
+ Ran consumer focus
groups across the country
to analyze teenage
consumer behavior
+ Planned the PoP
Leadership Institute: Lined
up speakers and
coordinated schedules
+ Conducted research on
publicly traded retail
companies
+ Led outreach to students
across the nation for
support of the non-profit
organization
Burke Mountain
Academy
East Burke, VT
Instructor - Christmas
Camp
December 2011
+ Taught and coached
junior alpine racers
+ Organized and ran ski
races
Justin KIM
PROFILE
PHONE: 201.543.1721
GITHUB: https://github.com/jusjmkim
TWITTER: @jusjmkim
BLOG: www.jusjmkim.github.io
BIO
I am currently studying at the University of Pennsylvania through the Roy and Diana Vagelos
Program in Life Sciences and Management, a program that allows me to pursue a dual
degree in biology in the College and business in Wharton.
I have been interested in healthcare from a young age as I went to a vocational magnet high
school for medical science. After learning more about the healthcare industry, it became
clear to me that the next frontier in healthcare would be in tech, and I wanted to be a part
of it - which brought me to Flatiron School.
INTERESTS
+ Learning new keyboard
layouts
+ Movies
+ Snowboarding
+ Reading Hacker News
+ Reading manga/forums
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Where Me At (www.wheremeat.com) - Sinatra app that sends friends directions to user’s current location
+ Customized Google Maps with geolocation to find the user’s current location
+ Generated directions with the Google Maps API to direct the user
+ Set up Twilio and Mailgun gems to send users links of maps with directions
+ Integrated a PostgreSQL database to persist map data
Rat Tracker (www.rattracker.com) - Rails app that finds all nearby rat complaints in NYC
+ Geocoded user input to normalize data into coordinates
+ Implemented D3 to visualize data on map
+ Utilized Ajax requests to make the application on a single page
+ Integrated a PostgreSQL database to persist rat sighting data
Tweet World (www.tweetworld.me) - Node app that streams real time tweets from around the world
+ Used an Express web framework to configure the routes
+ Utilized Socket.io to maintain an open connection between server and client
+ Streamed Tweets with the Twit module to access Tweets in real time
+ Integrated a PostgreSQL database to persist user data
+ Accessed the database with Sequelize as our ORM
Justin KIM
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School & School of Arts and Sciences, 2017 (expected)
Candidate for dual degree: BS in Economics and BA in Biology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Brian Gregory Lab
Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Research Lab
Englewood, NJ
Research Assistant
Jan. 2014 - Present
Research Assistant
Sept. 2011 - June 2013
+ Extracted and measured
DNA from Arabidopsis
samples to find RDR
knockouts
+ Performed microvascular
surgeries on rats to study
different models of intimal
hyperplasia
+ Helped start one of the
country’s first high school
surgery courses
Project Alexandria projectalexa.com
Hackensack, NJ
Co-Founder
August 2012 - Nov. 2012
Ridgefield Park Animal
Hospital
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Veterinary Technician
+ Co-founded a website to
centralize study guides for
high schools
+ Assisted in various
routine procedures and
dental operations
+ Ran marketing and PR
campaigns from getting
beta testers to expanding
to more schools
+ Maintained the supply
and condition of the
hospital’s inventory and
equipment
+ Collected initial content
for launch
+ Negotiated with school’s
administration to allow
students to use this
website
+ Wrote the Terms of
Service
Koren Leslie COHEN
PROFILE
PHONE: 301-807-2885
GITHUB: https://github.com/KorenLeslieCohen
TWITTER: @korenlc
BLOG: www.korenlc.com
PORTFOLIO: www.korenlc.com/projects
BIO
Koren came to Flatiron after several years as a litigator on national product liability cases.
The most recent trial she worked on yielded a $9 billion verdict, the seventh largest verdict
in U.S. history. She was named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in 2014.
Seeking an escape from the courtroom, Koren started a travel blog to detail her travels.
Unhappy with the available themes, she began learning HTML and CSS to customize the
look and feel of her blog. This sparked a deep interest in code, and she soon began learning
Ruby, Python and JavaScript. Koren spent two years falling in love with code before deciding
to switch careers by attending the Flatiron School.
INTERESTS
+ World travel
+ Travel blogging
+ Fashion
+ Technology
+ Web development
+ Photography
+ Writing
+ Animals
+ Volunteering
When not coding, Koren is an avid traveler. She’s stepped foot on six continents, backpacked
in Thailand, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, eaten sushi in Japan, learned to surf in
Nicaragua, been to the opening parties in Ibiza and snowmobiled on a glacier in Iceland.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
worldview (world-view.today) - Rails app curating news and media from thousands of searchable world locations
+ Utilized Twitter, Twitter OAuth 1.1, Forecast.io, Weather Underground, New York Times, and Flickr APIs
+ Extensive use of JavaScript, modals, and Ajax to provide seamless single-page user experience
+ Through Ajax, users can persist all API data to the database, which will be rendered in user-specific modal dashboard
+ Custom frontend including CSS, grid system, and JavaScript clocks ticking in real-time from various cities around the word
Flatiron Postcard (flatironpostcard.com) - Rails app that allows users to send customized electronic postcards
+ Utilized Mandrill API to send custom HTML email templates
+ Utilized S3 API, Paperclip, and Imagemagick to upload, manipulate, and render images from both web and mobile
+ Developed independent iPhone and mobile interfaces using custom CSS media queries
IheartNY (iheartny.us) - Rails app that allows users to ask and answer questions about New York City
+ User dashboard displays user-specific data including individual user’s questions and any answers thereto
+ Integrated Bootstrap into asset pipeline along with custom JavaScript and CSS stylesheets, including custom media queries
+ Utilized the Facebook API and OmniAuth gem for login
TravelJournal (mytraveljournal.me) - Rails app that serves as online travel journal
+ Implemented the OmniAuth gem to allow users to login through their Facebook account
+ Custom JavaScript accordions and calculator, custom modals and AJAX to manipulate, render, and store user data
+ Utilized Mandrill API to send user trip details when user creates a new trip
Fashion Fixx Daily (fashionfixxdaily.com) - Sinatra app that displays curated content from popular fashion blogs
+ Utilized the Nokogiri gem to scrape images from popular fashion blogs
+ Custom JavaScript and CSS frontend
Koren Leslie COHEN
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Maryland School of Law, 2005
Juris Doctor with Honor
University of Maryland, College Park, 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Criminology
Harvard University (online)
CS50, Intro to Computer Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Douglas & London, P.C.
New York, NY
Morelli Alters Ratner, PC
New York, NY
Hinshaw & Culbertson
Boston, MA
Senior Associate
Mar. 2013 - Apr. 2014
Senior Associate
Apr. 2009 - Jan. 2013
Associate
Feb. 2008 - Feb. 2009
+ Prepared expert
witnesses for deposition
and trial in In RE: Actos
(Pioglitazone) Products
Liability Litigation in which
jury awarded $9 billion in
damages (seventh largest
verdict in U.S. history)
+ Supervised and managed
team of approximately 15
paralegals
+ Litigation practice
focused in areas of fidelity
and surety, complex
construction and
commercial litigation
+ Spoke at national
conference regarding
status of litigation
+ Practice focused on
litigation of pharmaceutical
mass tort and product
liability claims
+ Drafted and filed
appellate brief in United
States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit on behalf
of plaintiffs involved in
Anthony Pellicano
wiretapping scandal
+ Member of the Bar of the
Supreme Court of the
United States; sworn in by
all 9 justices of the
Supreme Court
pharmaceutical mass tort
litigation, product liability,
employment discrimination
and federal wiretapping
claims, including MDL
litigation and class actions
Pierce, Davis & Perritano
Boston, MA
Associate
Sept. 2006 - Feb. 2008
municipal and product
liability
+ Served as national
counsel for pump
manufacturer; supervised
and structured company’s
litigation on national level
Norfolk County District
Attorney
Quincy, MA
Assistant District
Attorney
Sept. 2005 - Sept. 2006
+ First-chaired jury trials
and bench trials
+ Supervised arraignment
session in the third busiest
district court in the
Commonwealth
+ Represented the
Commonwealth as the sole
ADA in one of Boston's
many district courts
Kris CROES
PROFILE
PHONE: 295-567-1829
GITHUB: https://github.com/kriscroes
TWITTER: @kriscroes
BLOG: http://kriscroes.github.io
BIO
INTERESTS
Kris is a four-language (English, Spanish, Dutch, Papiamento) speaking native from the
island of Aruba, where he spent most of his teenage years. At 18 he moved to the
Netherlands to pursue higher education and to explore the bigger world. After spending
almost a decade in Europe, with a technology degree in hand and an unforgettable life
experience, he returned to the Dutch Caribbean in 2010 to move on to the next adventure.
+Cities/Urban planning
+ Craft beer
+ Travel
+ Creative thinking/ideas
+ Doing something that
matters
+ Amateur bedroom
electronic music DJ
Having experienced the IT consultancy world over the past 5 years, Kris realized that his
passion lie in 'creating tangible solutions' for clients (something that you can actually see
forming). He knew web technology was the answer, and decided to follow his gut and
pursue a career switch to web development.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Best-stop (best-stop.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app to find best rated restaurants during a road trip
+ Designed an algorithm to find the best places to eat based on a user’s route
+ Implemented the Google Map’s API to create the route based on the app’s algorithm
+ Utilized the Yelp API to aid users’ in finding their preferred cuisine during their trip
+ Incorporated AJAX and Bootstrap to create a seamless intuitive user interface
Messychef (messychef.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app that uses voice commands to help users follow recipes
+ Harnessed the Wit.AI to allow a user to verbally interact with the app
+ Implemented a custom algorithm that parsed the results of the Wit.AI to determine a user’s next steps
+ Enhanced the voice recognition software to create a continuous voice activated interface
+ Incorporated a search algorithm to best find recipes on the site that match a user’s search terms
Kris CROES
RESUME
EDUCATION
Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2008
Bachelor and Master of Science in Economics and Informatics, specialization in Business and ICT
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
KPMG Advisory
Dutch Caribbean and Suriname
KPMG Information Technology
The Hague, The Netherlands
IT Advisor (Senior Advisor
since 2012)
IT Consultant
Deloitte
Amsterdam Area, The
Netherlands
XBRL Research Intern
Jan. 2010 - Current
Nov. 2008 - Dec. 2009
Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2008
+ Consulted mid and larger size
private and public sector
companies on operational
efficiency gains and business
model effectiveness through
the use of technology
+ Software release management
and QA of KPMG global survey
management
+ Coordinated with internal
employees to determine scope
and objectives of XBRL
(eXtensible Business Reporting
Language). Language based on
XML.
+ Manage IT audits as part of
annual financial audits and
coordinate information risk
management related
engagements for clients in
Aruba, Curacao, Saint Martin
and Suriname
+ Collaborated with web
developers to meet design and
testing objectives
+ Editor in team that brings out
the periodic internal newsletter
and active participant in KPMG
activities that contribute to a
good social cause
+ Built Excel automations to
support Banking sector in more
efficiently meeting their Client
Risk and Compliance reporting
requirements
+ Used Excel to complete
Advance functions and macros
+ Design User Acceptance Test
cases for internally developed
web applications
+ Designed theoretical model to
determine the business value
for accountancy companies of
implementing XBRL in their
financial compilation processes
Kyle DOHERTY
PROFILE
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PHONE: 707-483-6147
GITHUB: https://github.com/kylefdoherty
TWITTER: @kylefdoherty
BLOG: http://kylefdoherty.github.io/
BIO
INTERESTS
My favorite part about being a developer is having the power to create things that have an
immediate positive impact on people’s lives. While at Forbes I worked on developing new
processes to streamline our business and make my coworker’s jobs easier. As a result I led
the purchase and implementation of Box and Okta at Forbes. It was during this time that I
realized I wanted to become a developer after spending all my free nights and weekends
working on developing a custom Box app to boost our sales process. I’m excited about
continuing to advance my development skills and work on projects that help people.
+ Fostering Dogs
+ Documentaries
+ Snowboarding & Snow
Hiking
+ Tech Podcasts
I’m originally from California and have been in New York for the past 3 years. I’ve worked
and lived in Ghana, Chile, and Switzerland and am an avid traveler. In my spare time I enjoy
running, biking, and playing with my dog Molly. I’ve trained for two marathons but have
never been able to complete one due to hurricane Sandy and injury. I’m hoping after
Flatiron I’ll have the time to train again and finally complete one.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Dog Days (thepup.club) - Rails app that creates a robust eCommerce marketplace
+ Implemented Amazon Omniauth to provide secure authentication route
+ Integrated Stripe API to process payments
+ Leveraged Ajax, jQuery, and JavaScript for instant page updates and auto-complete search tool
+ Employed CarrierWave gem for image uploads
+ Incorporated bulk-upload functionality for CSV & XLS via Roo gem
Need an Umbrella? (needanumbrella.herokuapp.com) - Rails productivity app for timely weather data
+ Utilized the Forecast.io API and Geocoder API for gathering real-time user-specific weather data
+ Secured user authentication through Twitter
+ Created Sidkiq workers to handle sign-up confirmation text messages
+ Harnessed the Twilio API to text users when to bring an umbrella
+ Integrated Heroku scheduler to send texts according to each users’ time preference
CitiBike Finder (citi-bike-finder.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that provides directions to CitiBikes near a user
+ Harnessed the CitiBike JSON feed to find all bike locations
+ Incorporated Geocoder to find the users latitude and longitude
+ Implemented the Google Maps API to provide directions based on a user’s location
Kyle DOHERTY
RESUME
EDUCATION
San Diego State University, 2010
International Business, emphasis on Latin America
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Forbes Media
New York, NY
Forbes Media
New York, NY
TVI Designs
New York, NY
MEST
Accra, Ghana
Sales Operations Manager
Nov. 2013 - May 2014
Project Manager
Dec. 2012 - Nov. 2013
Account Manager
Oct. 2011 - Nov. 2012
Business Teaching Fellow
Aug. 2010 - Aug 2011
+ Identified major
inefficiencies in the Ad
Group’s (150+ people)
workflows and created the
Sales Operations Manager
role to solve these problems
+ Managed largest
advertising campaigns
accounting for over 10
million in revenue (10% of
Forbes annual revenue),
encompassing custom
digital and print ads,
custom events, and
research studies
+ Accounted for over 25%
of TVI’s annual sales
revenue
Meltwater Entrepreneurial
School of Technology
(MEST) is a two year
Programming and Business
training institute in Accra,
Ghana for Ghanaians who
want to become Software
Entrepreneurs.
+ Researched and purchased
Saas solutions to further
streamline our business,
such as Box and Okta
+ Headed the back-end
implementation of these
software solutions as well as
the rollout to our Sales &
Sales Support teams
+ Created and taught
training programs to
onboard the Ad Sales team
to Box and Okta
+ Prepared and presented
quarterly ad campaign
reports to advertisers to
show their success and
how to improve
+ Produced custom video
series for advertisers like
Capital One and United
Airlines
+ Managed over 20 clients
and client web design
projects at any given time
+Negotiated contracts,
developed digital
marketing & website
content plans, created
wireframes, and
implemented email
campaigns for clients
+ Won multiple awards for
web design projects,
including GetCurious.com,
which promoted the Mars
Rover Landing and was
featured on Wired.com
+ Created and presented
40+ lectures/workshops on
various business topics
such as accounting,
finance, internet
marketing, sales, etc.
+ Developed digital
marketing curriculum that
culminated in students
competing in the Google
Online Marketing Challenge
where student teams had
$200 to run a 3-week
AdWords campaign for a
business or NGO.
Liz BAILLIE
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.881.5743
GITHUB: https://github.com/lizzerdrix
TWITTER: @infinite_math
BLOG: www.liz-baillie.tumblr.com
BIO
Born and raised in New York City, Liz’s experiments with time travel have thus far proved
successful in the forward direction. Experiments moving backward through time have been
sparse, and mostly involved plane travel to the west coast to visit her brother. Liz is prone to
bouts of unreasonable excitement regarding the creation of any sort of data presented in
chart or graph form, and has been known to unironically utter the phrase “ooh, charts!” with
no hint of sarcasm. Despite the fact that she does not play the saxophone, her boundless
love of math and science has led friends to refer to her as “a total Lisa Simpson.” Although
Liz is not actually a cartoon character, she has written and drawn several comics of her own,
covering a diverse range of topics from drunk teenagers to magical underground hobo
societies.
Your Headshot
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INTERESTS
+ comics/graphic novels
+ time travel (as both a plot
device and a lifestyle choice)
+ data visualization
+ hobbits
+ pressed penny collecting
+ donuts
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Rat Tracker (www.rattracker.com) - Rails app that maps out all of New York City’s rat sightings
+ Parsed NYC Open Data to populate the app
+ Implemented a custom interactive map by utilizing the D3 JS library
+ Incorporated the Google Maps API to convert user input in to latitude and longitudes
+ Utilized AJAX requests create a seamless, intuitive single page app
petsitfor.me (www.petsitfor.me) - Rails app to help dog walkers manage their business and facilitate interaction with clients
+ Implemented Devise for user authentication
+ Utilized CarrierWave for image upload and processing
+ Implemented Bootstrap and to create a custom front end design
+ Incorporated Twilio for walker and owner notifications
+ Developed complex database model with user-restricted layers of information access
Hobo Name Generator (www.hobo-name-generator.herokuapp.com) - A Sinatra application that takes a user’s name and
returns their new “hobo” name
+ Designed a custom algorithm that created a new name based on a user’s input
+ Implemented Bootstrap for sleek front end design
Liz BAILLIE
RESUME
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts, 2002
BFA, Cartooning/Illustration
CUNY City College, 2012-13
Post-bacc studies, Computer Science
CUNY Hunter College, 2014
BA, Computer Science (in progress)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Self-Employed
New York, NY
School of Visual Arts
Continuing Education
New York, NY
School of Visual Arts
Registrar’s Office
New York, NY
Cartoonist/Illustrator
May 2008 - present
Academic Advisor
Feb. 2007 - May 2008
Data Manager
Oct. 2005 - Feb. 2007
Roster Coordinator
Aug. 2003 - Oct. 2005
+ Wrote, drew, and
published multiple graphic
novels and had short
comics included in many
anthologies
+ Advised potential
students on which courses
were best suited to their
needs via phone calls, walkins and appointments
+ Fielded phone calls, walkins and e-mails regarding
all matters pertaining to
the school
+ Nominated for Kim Yale
Award (2009) and Maisie
Kukoc Award (2008)
+ Maintained and updated
a database of information
regarding course content
for all 500+ courses for
advising purposes
+ Co-founder of the
Nerdlinger Awards, an
annual indie comics award
+ Independently organized
two book tours, including
live readings with musical
accompaniment
+ Coordinated and hosted
Information Sessions for
potential students
interested in programs at
SVA
+ Connected students with
faculty members where
appropriate
+ Processed transcript
requests, changes of
address and other assorted
administrative tasks
+ Monitored and
maintained all types of
data (e.g. student records,
course records, grade
rosters) by running queries
and correcting data as
necessary.
+ Managed the distribution
and collection of all
attendance and grade
rosters for all classes
Luke DEMAREST
PROFILE
PHONE: 919.810.5957
GITHUB: https://github.com/ldemarest
TWITTER: @lukedemarest
BLOG: http://ldemarest.github.io/
BIO
Probably partially pubescent and possessed by the powerful persuasion of peers, I, a then
piddling partial of progeny, perceived the proposition that programming was a
monotonous, mundane mission to be a principle point of pragmatic perception. With
unparalleled paucity of prudence, my passe perception of programming presided in the
periphery of the panorama of correctness.
Propitiously, the prime producer of the processing programming language popped in my
studio and professed programming possessed pulchritude. I plunged in. I participated in
the Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2ork) programming in PureData. Playful programming
persists.
INTERESTS
+ Art/Architectural Theory
+ Drawing
+ Wok Cooking
+ Science Fiction
+ Soccer/Trekking
+ Playing with Hardware
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Need an Umbrella? (needanumbrella.herokuapp.com) - Rails productivity app for timely weather data
+ Utilized the Forecast.io API and Geocoder API for gathering real-time user-specific weather data
+ Secured user authentication through Twitter
+ Created Sidkiq workers to handle sign-up confirmation text messages
+ Harnessed the Twilio API to text users when to bring an umbrella
+ Integrated Heroku scheduler to send texts according to each users’ time preference
ModernMind (modernmind.herokuapp.com) - Rails interpretation of “Exquisite Corpse”, the surrealist drawing game
+ Incorporated Processing.js, jQuery, and Ajax to create a dynamic drawing canvas.
+ Configured Rails Action Mailer to communicate with users via email
+ Mapped user location via the Geocoder gem
Luke DEMAREST
RESUME
EDUCATION
Virginia Tech, 2013
BFA Studio Art, Modern Art History
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
American Underground
Durham, NC
Duke Medical Center
Durham, NC
Mountain Lake Workshop
Christiansburg, VA
Taubman Museum of Art
Roanoke, VA
Artist in Residence
Jan. 2014 - May 2014
Pediatric Dentistry Intern
June 2010 - May 2014
Head Studio Intern
Sept. 2011 - Sept. 2013
Exhibition Design Intern
Oct. 2011 - Sept. 2013
+ Created a software based
interactive art installation
for the American
Underground, a Googlesupported tech incubator.
+ Assisted three doctors in
the pediatric dentistry
operating room at the
children's hospital.
+ Assisted with John Cage
workshop lectures at the
Sorbonne in Paris, France,
the Terra Foundation for
American Art in Giverny,
France, the MQ in Vienna,
Austria, the Museum der
Moderne in Salzburg,
Austria, the Phillips
Collection Center for the
Study of Modern Art in
Washington, D.C., and the
National Academy in New
York City, New York.
+ Transported valuable
works of art from artist
studios and galleries to the
vault and galleries at the
Taubman Museum of Art.
+ Lectured on art made
with code for the Google
developer group of the
research triangle.
+ Exhibited a series of
digital prints created with
custom drawing software
+ Ran autoclave
sterilization at the pediatric
dentistry clinic.
+ Helped manage and
analyze clinic Medicaid
data.
+ Assisted with research
and created educational
tools for patients.
+ Contributed to and
documented artist
workshops with Sally
Mann, Jessie Mann, Liz
Liguori, Roger Reynolds,
Dorothea Rockburne,
Susan Quinn, Wulf
Herzogenrath, and Toni
Stooss.
+ Framed, formatted, and
archived over 50 works of
art.
+ Implemented and
assisted with the design of
4 exhibitions.
+ Served as proxy-curator
for the 2013 exhibition
John Cage: The Sight of
Silence, a retrospective of
John Cage's watercolors.
Michael LOKER
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.768.5040
GITHUB: https://github.com/mmlkrx
TWITTER: @mmlkrx
BLOG: www.mmlkrx.github.io
BIO
For the past three years, I had a problem. I had ideas for web applications, but didn’t have
the skills to develop them.
However, from a young age, I have been fascinated with building things. Give me a few
pieces of Lego and I was in my own world for several hours, much to my parents’ delight.
Being busy traveling over the last four years and living in places like Melbourne and
Vancouver, somehow held me back from putting one and one together. When finally
settling in Berlin last summer I realized what I had to do.
INTERESTS
+ Cinematography
+ Snowboarding
+ Lucid Dreaming
+ Trying everything once
+ Public Speaking
+ Snooker
Not having any suitable programming bootcamps available in Berlin or Europe, I decided to
not let that get in my way and moved to New York to attend the Flatiron School.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Get An Answer (www.get-an-answer.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that queries Reddit
+ Scraped reddit’s ELI5 subreddit with Nokogiri to get easy answers to questions
+ Implemented Bootstrap to enhance design
Colemak Typing Simulator - JavaScript app to simulate typing in Colemak
+ Incorporated jQuery to capture input on the fly
+ Designed a responsive layout using custom CSS that relied on Bootstrap’s grid system
#ThrowbackStatus - Rails app that sends users text messages of their old Facebook statuses
+ Harnessed the Twilio API to send user statuses gathered from the Facebook Graph API
+ Constructed AREL methods for efficient database querying
Project Sunset (sunsetsomewhere.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that shows images based on the current location of the sunset
+ Implemented Weather Underground APIs to determine the current sunset times for cities across the world
+ Built a rake task that updates sunset times at regular intervals to account for seasonal changes
Team Up - Rails app for locating team members for collaborative side-projects (www.team-up.herokuapp.com)
+ Built out models for users, projects , endorsements, skills and a notification system
+ Designed structured pages to recommend projects to work on and find team members for personal projects
Michael LOKER
RESUME
EDUCATION
Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin, class of 2014
Physics, Greek Bachelor
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Outfittery
John Mortimer
Berlin, Germany
Melbourne Party
Emporium
Melbourne, Australia
Vancouver, Canada
Paracelsus Cancer Rehab
Center
Scheidegg, Germany
Photo Retoucher
Jan. 2014 - May 2014
Sales Assistant
Oct. 2011 - Aug. 2012
Child Care Provider
April 2010 - Dec. 2010
Groundskeeper
July 2009 - March 2010
+ Used Adobe Photoshop
to make complex and
delicate changes to
photographs and achieve
the final image
+ Received and organized
supply deliveries
+ Homeschooled two
children
+ Provided excellent
customer service in highvolume, fast-paced retail
environment
+ Used a proactive and
positive approach to
children's learning
+ In lieu of military service,
completed 9 months of civil
service at a cancer rehab
center
+ Provided an organized
work-flow for the Digital
Photography Department
+ Developed a proven eye
for visual composition and
attention to detail
+ Coordinated sports and
activities
+ Taught children excellent
written and verbal
communication skills
+ Maintained high
cleanliness standard in
compliance with hospital
code
+ Provided direct care to
patients including dressing
changes and assisted with
personal grooming
+ Maintained landscaping
on facility grounds
+ Ordered supplies and
managing stock
Mitch BOYER
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.858.3633
GITHUB: https://github.com/mrmitchboyer
TWITTER: @mrmitchboyer
BLOG: www.mrmitchboyer.github.io
PORTFOLIO: mitchboyer.com
BIO
INTERESTS
Before starting at Flatiron School, I worked as a Motion Graphics Designer on commercials
and films. The work was a lot of fun, but I felt constrained by the limits of my medium.
Unlike an application, a movie’s narrative is static — it’s locked into its final form. I started
playing around with code and was amazed by all of the possibilities afforded by user
interaction.
+ Biking through Midtown
+ Skiing in Utah
+ Flying small airplanes
+ Portrait Photography
+ Eating new foods
+ Painting with oils
Combining my existing design skills with my newly acquired coding abilities has been an
awesome experience. I’ve found satisfying ways to merge my skillsets, like making a 2D
image imitate 3D space by using jquery and parallax (mitchboyer.com/paralax-test/). I’m
adept at back-end work and have built a solid foundation in Rails, but I have a growing soft
spot for front-end work. I think the possibilities with user interaction on the front-end are
exciting and endless.
Also: Charlize Theron once told me, “Get out of my light.”
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Swear Jar (swearjar.me) - Virtual “swear jar” Rails app for tracking a group’s use of taboo words on Twitter
+ Used Twitter API to track user tweets
+ Integrated Venmo API to fire tweet-triggered payments whenever a user tweets a taboo word
+ Customized a rake task that searches through each user’s Tweets for taboo words
+ Incorporated Heroku’s Scheduler to run the above task every 10 minutes
What’s Better? (whatsbetter.co) - Rails app that tracks Twitter Word/Phrase popularity and calculates frequency
+ Queried Twitter API for user’s inputted phrases
+ Calculated and displayed frequency of phrases based on query result data
+ Dynamically rendered results through jQuery Ajax calls
+ Incorporated mobile-responsive frontend with elegant jQuery animations
Película Picker (peliculapicker.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that helps people choose what movie to watch at the theater
+ Scraped IMDB with Nokogiri to retrieve data on movies currently in theaters
+ Built a cron job that updated the database with the newest information on releases each night
+ Wrote algorithm to sort movie suggestions based on user preferences
+ Used jQuery and JavaScript to dynamically display forms and content
Destroy My Code (destroy-my-code.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that simulates blowing up code
+ Built functionality that accepts three types of code: Ruby, JavaScript, and CSS
+ Used Prism.js to display syntax highlighting
+ Utilized jQuery library to cut up original code div into smaller pieces to “blow them up”
Mitch BOYER
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Utah, 2011
BS, Strategic Communication
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TCHYA!
New York, NY
Wonderful Machine Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
UEC
Salt Lake City, UT
DW Healthcare Partners
Salt Lake City, UT
Motion Graphic Designer
May 2012 - May 2014
Producer & Photographer
July 2011 - February 2012
Public Relations Director
May 2010 - June 2011
Research Associate
October 2008 - May 2010
+ Initially hired as
production coordinator,
promoted within two
months
+ Managed multiple job
responsibilities for a
growing photography
agency-hybrid, while
maintaining a focus on
quality.
+ Coordinated with web
development team to
execute new email
marketing program,
resulting in the largest
applicant pool ever
recorded for the
competition.
+ Enlisted as research
analyst to increase the
number of leads generated
for health care oriented
Private Equity Firm.
+ Taught myself how to use
After Effects and Cinema
4D to meet expanding
needs.
+ Planned, crafted and
animated graphics for
clients including: Lady
Gaga, Saturday Night Live,
Verizon, Crest, Visa,
Lincoln, and more.
+ Adjusted projects, in
real-time, as clients gave
in-person feedback
+ Generated over twice my
yearly salary in consulting
revenue for the company
within four months.
+ Planned and executed
projects for clients
including: AARP, Drexel
University, ABIM and Inside
Counsel.
+ Tracked and monitored
photo shoot budgets,
logistics and handled
invoicing for local projects
and campaigns.
+ Drafted and distributed
weekly newsletter, and
analyzed response data for
potential improvements.
+ Increased lead
generation by more than
200% per month by
providing organized,
detailed research on the
fastest growing companies
in the nation.
+ Reviewed applications
and participated in the
decision process for hiring
new marketing associates.
+ Recruited and
recommended three
employee candidates, all of
whom were hired.
+ Held high-proﬁle position
within the 2nd largest
student-run entrepreneur
competition in the nation
(Utah Entrepreneur
Challenge).
+ Organized leads in
Salesforce CRM database.
Natalie ARELLANO
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.825.8843
GITHUB: https://github.com/natalieparellano
TWITTER: @ArellanoNatalie
BLOG: https://natalieparellano.github.io/
BIO
For the past few years, I have worked as a data scientist with a variety of organizations -most recently in the Risk department at American Express, where I helped to identify fraud
trends, and previously as a researcher and educational analyst. There is something terribly
exciting to me about taking a set of data and being able to extract meaningful insights that
can make real-life systems and processes better.
INTERESTS
+ Bicycling
+ Hiking
+ Hot yoga
+ Cats
For me, coding is a natural extension of my previous experience and education. I love being
able to turn logic into applications that bring meaning and value to people.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
MessyChef Recipe Repository (messychef.herokuapp.com) - Rails recipe app with voice navigation capabilities
+ Customized the Wit.AI API to continuously listen for voice commands (instead of requiring click activation of the
microphone)
+ Commands are parsed to determine the user’s intent, rendering the “next” page in a recipe or searching for recipes by
ingredient
+ App allows users to find the right content within the application domain using a “hands free” interface — freeing them to
pursue simultaneous activities such as cooking
Subway Common Stop Locator (we-stop.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that finds locations that are mutually accessible from
two different points
+ App accounts for the maximum number of subway stops each user is willing to travel
+ Leveraged MTA NYC Transit’s GTFS data to find locations that are mutually accessible for both parties
+ Incorporated iterative logic to find all possible routes for each user (within a bounded range of stops)
+ Built an algorithm that returns common destinations where the number of stops is roughly equal for each user and sorts
these results to minimize the number of total stops
Meetup Event Finder - Single page application that returns all the week’s events that the members of one event may also
attend
+ Harnessed the Meetup API to access event attendees and other events to which they also RSVP’d
+ Styled results by popularity — displays events with a greater number of common attendees in larger font
+ App has the potential to allow users to identify events that are most relevant to their interests based on their association
with a particular group
Natalie ARELLANO
RESUME
EDUCATION
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2010
MA, Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Columbia University - Columbia College, 2006
BA, Mathematics, Dance
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
American Express
New York, NY
American Express
New York, NY
USDA Forest Service
New York, NY
Success Charter Network
New York, NY
Senior Manager - Prepaid
Fraud Risk
Manager - Prepaid Fraud
Risk, New Accounts
Underwriting
August 2010 - Nov. 2013
Research Assistant
Instructional Data Assistant
Feb. 2009 - Jan. 2010
Nov. 2007 - August 2008
+ Used SAS to simulate
end-to-end decisioning
logic of new account
applications, flagging outof-pattern cases for
manual review
+ Used network mapping
software and SPSS to
identify significant
characteristics of civic
organizations for research;
findings of this work were
published in scholarly
journals
+ Composed targeted
assessments for measuring
academic instruction
Nov. 2013 - March 2014
+ Through statistical
analysis and case reviews,
identified patterns of
customer behavior to be
indicative of fraud
+ Partnered with crossfunctional team to develop
enhanced fraud detection
capabilities based on these
findings
+ Led initiatives that
increased fraud captured
per month by 50%, while
disrupting fewer customers
+ Maintained rigorous
documentation to ensure
regulatory compliance,
achieving 100% satisfaction
in internal audit
+ Used predictive modeling
to show how real-time
customer segmentation
could be improved with
additional data, prompting
division-wide changes to
company website
+ Spearheaded changes
that allowed for better
tailoring of product
features to customer
needs, while minimizing
the volume of information
collected
+ Cleaned and maintained
an Access database
containing detailed
information on over 4k
survey respondents
+ Partnered with teachers to
design and implement highly
effective classroom strategies
and curricula
Peter GLENNON
PROFILE
PHONE: 914.417.7850
GITHUB: https://github.com/pcrglennon
TWITTER: @pcrglennon
BLOG: https://pcrglennon.github.io
BIO
My first experience with programming was a intro to Python class my freshman year of
college. I’d only enrolled to fulfill a requirement, but found it to be far and away the
greatest class I had ever taken. I knew within a week I would be a CS major.
My school gave me a great set of analytical tools, but focused more on theory and less on
implementation. After a year working as a Java/Scala developer, I was even more excited
about programming, and felt even more compelled to continue learning and building. I
came to Flatiron to keep my developer education going, and hope to find a company that
lets me do the same, while contributing to a team of people who feel the same way.
INTERESTS
+ Ultimate Frisbee
+ Coffee
+ Snowboarding
+ Science Fiction
+ Economics
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Lunchpad (http://local-lunch.herokuapp.com/) - Rails app that allows community-members to recommend and review
restaurants
+ Integrated with the Yelp Search API to search for local restaurants to add to a community’s list
+ Embedded Google Maps and made use of their JavaScript API for directions and geocoding services
+ Used Heroku’s Scheduler to run a nightly database cleanup task
WhereMeAt (http://www.wheremeat.com/) - Sinatra app that allows you to share your current location with friends
+ Integrated with Google Maps JavaScript API for maps, directions, and geolocation services
+ Maintained full test coverage with RSpec
Flatiron Magazine API - Rails API for aggregating student blogs at the Flatiron School
+ Followed best practices to build RESTful routes under an API namespace
+ Built a module to handle URL parameters for flexible API queries and mixed it into the existing models
Flatiron Magazine Redux - An alternate representation of the Flatiron Magazine App, using the above API
+ Wrote JavaScript controllers and models (from scratch) to handle all logic, and used Handlebars to render views
+ Used the Pjax-Rails gem to convert all links to use PJAX (PushState and Ajax)
+ Used jQuery scroll handlers to fire Ajax requests for new blog posts, resulting in an infinitely-scrolling home page
Peter GLENNON
RESUME
EDUCATION
Connecticut College, 2013
BA in Computer Science, Minor in Economics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Neota Logic
New York, NY
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Software Developer
Summer 2012;
July 2013 - May 2014
Teaching Assistant,
Computer Science Dept.
+ Rebuilt existing filtering
feature to use AJAX
requests and improve user
experience
+ Provided students with
assistance on Python/Java
programming assignments
+ Implemented various
improvements to a large
Scala web application on
the Play! Framework
+ Ported features from a
Python Django web app to
the new Scala app
+ Worked with senior
developers to create an
interactive editor to
interact with web services
+ Reviewed assignments and
gave students feedback
Randall REED
PROFILE
PHONE: 404.585.8063
GITHUB: https://github.com/randallreedjr
TWITTER: @randallocalypse
BLOG: http://www.randallreedjr.com
PORTFOLIO: http://www.randallreedjr.com/portfolio
BIO
Randall has always loved computers, and they seemed to show a certain affinity for him as
well. He started programming in high school by making simple HTML websites and TI-BASIC
programs on his TI-89 - including a tic tac toe game, which he’d come to relive during the
Flatiron School application process.
At Virginia Tech, Randall majored in Computer Engineering, quickly realizing he preferred
software programming over hardware design. Since graduation, he has sought out
adventure by relocating to Boise, ID, Trinidad and Tobago, and Atlanta, GA, before leaving
his old life behind and moving to NYC for the Flatiron School.
INTERESTS
+ Improv Comedy
+ Movies
+ Live music
+ Hiking
+ Personal Finance
+ Poker
+ Mathcounts
+ American Red Cross
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Twitter Picker - Rails app that helps users quickly and easily launch Twitter giveaways
+ Used the Twitter API to handle secure user authentication through Twitter and to search for hashtags
+ Built frontend visualizations with D3
Pick a Plex - Rails app that aggregates location specific movie theater and movie showtime information
+ Utilized the Google geocoder API to convert search address to latitude and longitude
+ Used the Google Places API to find movie theaters within a given search radius, along with place ratings
+ Passed data to the TMS API to load movie showtimes for the locale
+ Incorporated the Rotten Tomatoes API to retrieve ratings for movies
Concertify (www.concertify.me) - Rails app that searches for concerts based on location and your top Spotify artists
+ Utilized the Spotify API to handle authentication and finding most popular artists in your library
+ Incorporated the Bandsintown API to search for events for a particular artist, or related artists
gitindex - Ruby gem that generates an HTML map of local git directories, with links to their remote repositories
+ Utilized recursive directory traversal
+ Parsed files to get remote urls
+ Used RbConfig to detect the user’s operating system
Get to 24! - Sinatra app implementation of the 24 Game, an educational math game
+ Used the Ruby instance_eval method and input sanitation
+ Incorporated and customized Bootstrap for responsive styling
World Cup Twitter Bot - Rails worker thread app that Tweets whenever a World Cup goal is scored
+ Used Nokogiri to scrape fifa.com website for score updates
+ Incorporated the Twitter gem to send tweets on behalf of the app
+ Mimicked a cron job using Ruby’s sleep method
Randall REED
RESUME
EDUCATION
Virginia Tech, 2008
BS, Computer Engineering
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Fast Enterprises
GA Dept. of Revenue
Atlanta, GA
Implementation
Consultant
February 2010 - May 2014
+ Transitioned from
developer to functional
lead to team lead over four
years
+ Travelled to off-site
projects to offer expertise
+ Active member on
internal web forum,
contributing to collection of
best practices
March 2014 - May 2014
+ Managed three directreport developers’
production changes
+ Executed ongoing feature
and bug requests
May 2013 - Feb. 2014
+Lead developer for
taxpayer web portal
+ Performed urgent bug
fixes, updated CSS and
ensured compatibility
+ Upgraded Motor Fuel
return filing to accept XML
forms electronically
Dec. 2011 - Sept. 2012
+ Used proprietary
document builder to
convert paper returns for
13 different types of tax
filers to electronic formats
+ Used VB .NET and wrote
SQL Server configuration
table entries to print
returns as PDFs from the
web
Jan. 2011 - Nov. 2011
+ Wrote code and SQL
Server configuration table
entries to process different
input files and generate
associated output files
Fast Enterprises
Inland Revenue Division
Trinidad and Tobago
Fast Enterprises
State Tax Commission
Boise, ID
Returns Team
Support/Training
Presenter
August 2009 - Feb. 2010
Team Member Withholding Tax Redesign
+ Trained government employed developers in
business object
development and SQL
query writing
+ Used SQL Server to
configured payments,
return, and P&I to follow
new annual filing period
+ Wrote VB .NET and SQL
Server queries to
implement requested
Returns features
+ Redesigned file
processing jobs using event
architecture and queue
tables to utilize multithreading, improving job
performance by 10x
+ Reviewed teammates
code and assisted with
constructing complex
calculation functions
involving several form
fields
Oct. 2010 - Dec. 2010
+ Wrote code in VB .NET to
automate registration of
new filers of internetcollected sales tax
+ Used Tax domain
experience and Returns
expertise to emphasize
best practices
+ Sole developer for
Streamlined Sales Tax
product; generated $2-3
million in annual revenue
May 2008 - July 2009
+ Wrote business objects in
VB .NET to track payments
and provide information
for compliance department
and simplify the tax filing
process for Idaho
taxpayers
+ Used event architecture,
VB .Net code, and SQL
Server queries to automate
reconciliation of periodic
payments on annual return
+ Built system to generate
work items when payment
imbalance was detected
+ Updated VB .NET
methods to assess
applicable penalty and
interest for late payments
+ Coordinated testing and
performed bug fixes
Rebecca GREENBLATT
PROFILE
PHONE: 516.355.1482
GITHUB: https://github.com/rebeccagreenblatt
TWITTER: @regreenblatt
BLOG: www.rebeccagreenblatt.github.io
BIO
I like taking on new challenges, especially when I can work with a team. The collaborative
nature of the Flatiron School has probably been my favorite part. I also like to take things
slow, thinking things through before getting started.
In college, I was a business major with a concentration in statistics. I love databases and
thinking through model associations - I have a lot of fun with SQL :)
INTERESTS
+ Reading behavioral
psychology/economics books
+ Statistics
+ Music
+ Yoga
+ Debating
In programming, like in statistics, I love the fact that while there’s a right answer, there’s still
a whole lot of room for creativity.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Ensemblify (ensemblify.com) - Rails app that helps musicians form chamber groups with other musicians nearby
+ Built user authorization and user profile data with Facebook OAuth
+ Utilized Ajax to create search page that asynchronously loads the query results
+ Designed a complex domain model at the core of the application
Compliments (flatironcompliments.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that sends anonymous compliments to friends via text
+ Integrated the Twilio API for text messaging functionality
+ Built a responsive front-end with jQuery and JavaScript
Farmers Market Finder (farmersmarketfinder.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that finds farmers markets in a user’s area
+ Worked with a farmers market API, parsing the JSON data with Ruby
+ Integrated the Google Maps API to display data
Rebecca GREENBLATT
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, 2014
Wharton School, BS Economics, Concentration in Statistics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Urban Compass
New York, NY
The Wharton School
Philadelphia, PA
Product Marketing Intern
Summer 2013
Research Assistant
Sept. 2012 - May 2013
+ Conducted customer
analytics projects, using
probability modeling to
understand customer
behavior
+ Assisted Marketing
Professor Jonah Berger
with behavioral marketing
research experiments
+ Analyzed user behavior
on website to gain insight
into the customer life cycle
+ Assisted with operational
needs, helping to optimize
the appointment
scheduling process
+ Worked closely with core
members of the product
team at a fast-moving tech
startup
+ Conducted research to
form basis of topic
overview paper on word of
mouth marketing
Spencer TANG
PROFILE
PHONE: 201.417.5144
GITHUB: https://github.com/spencertang
TWITTER: @spencert0ng
BLOG: http://spencertang.github.io/
BIO
I want to build things and contribute to the world around me, rather than just be a
consumer. It amazes me that we can constantly make the world around us more efficient
and improve the quality of people’s lives by identifying obstacles and developing ways to
overcome them through code.
Having played basketball on a professional level in Taiwan, worked in various financial
institutions and played music at a myriad venues in New York, I am excited to be taking the
first step in pursuing another area that I am passionate about.
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INTERESTS
+ Writing music
+ Basketball
+ Attending Concerts
+ Cosmos
+ Travel
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Still Open? - Sinatra app that finds nearby restaurants that are open
+ Used Javascript and HTML5 to retrieve each user’s current location
+ Harnessed the Yelp API to fetch restaurant data
+ Scraped with Nokogiri to supplement data from Yelp
+ Utilized threading to improve scraping performance
+ Applied custom style sheets to present each open restaurant as a card
Concertify - Rails app that finds live music events
+ App finds and displays a user’s top ten most listened to artists and the most attended events in a user’s location
+ Incorporated OAuth to allow users to login through their Spotify account
+ Employed the BandsInTown API to get recommended artists and nearby concert information
+ Leveraged ActionMailer to send Google Calendar invites about selected events
+ Integrated Geocoder gem to find a users current location
ModernMind - Rails interpretation of “Exquisite Corpse”, the surrealist drawing game
+ Combined Processing.js with Rails to display interactive drawing canvases
+ Used JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, and HTML to create interactive canvas visualizations
Spencer TANG
RESUME
EDUCATION
Rutgers University, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese
Taiwan National University, 2011
Advanced coursework in Chinese
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
BNY Mellon
New York, NY
BNY Mellon
New York, NY
Pig Heaven Restaurant
New York, NY
Royal Alliance
Association Incorporated
Old Tappan, NJ
Information Security
Administrator
May 2013 - June 2014
Information Risk
Management Contractor
March 2013 - May 2013
General Manager
Summer Intern
October 2011 - March 2013
+ Designed and created
intranet sites and
SharePoint sites for
internal clients
+ Generated and presented
analytics on internal
collaboration tools such as
TeamSource and
SharePoint to senior level
executives.
+ Created and managed
Adwords account for the
restaurant.
+ Cold called potential
clients.
+ Developed user
guidelines and best
practices on intranet usage
for end users
+ Trained over 100 users in
the use of SharePoint
+ Investigated and
troubleshot all issues with
Information Risk
Management’s SharePoint
environment.
+ Created dynamic project
dashboards and templates
used for 3 departments in
Information
Risk Management.
+ Developed and tested
metrics for project
management tollgate
process.
+ Designed and published
all content for the business
website and Facebook
page.
+ Managed 22 employees
and daily operations of the
business.
+ Contacted clients
regarding any account
updates and new product
information.
+ Generated monthly
statements on client
account activity, and adhoc reporting using Excel
for individual client
requests.
Vanessa DEAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.558.1491
GITHUB: https://github.com/vanessadean
TWITTER: @vanessadeano
BLOG: vanessadean.github.io
PORTFOLIO: www.thisisvanessa.com
BIO
INTERESTS
I was born and raised near the Rocky Mountains but have been a dedicated New Yorker for
a dozen years. One of my proudest moments as a Brooklynite was the first time I squashed
a cockroach with my bare hand. Ahhhh the glamour of city living!
+ Tasting food that I’ve
never tried
+ Obsessively planning
travel itineraries
+ Teaching and mentoring
+ The outdoors
+ Planet Money
+ Short fiction
+ Binge watching TV
Last summer I built my first website from scratch. It’s a sort of travelogue to track my
adventures in the US and abroad. My last post was from New Orleans and for my next trip I’
m planning to visit a friend living in China.
My interest in web development stemmed from a desire to learn hard skills that could help
me make a mark on the world. I want to build things that make people’s lives better (or just
more fun) and share what I learn along the way with other women and girls who have an
interest in programming. I’ve enjoyed volunteering as a mentor and an ESL teacher and I
can’t wait to start volunteering in my new field.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Pet Minder (www.petsitfor.me) - Rails app to help dog walkers manage their business and facilitate interaction with clients
+ Leveraged CarrierWave for image upload and processing
+ Implemented Devise for a secure authentication system
+ Enhanced design with Bootstrap
Best Stop (best-stop.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that suggests restaurants for road trips at a designated stop on the route
+ Harnessed the Google Maps API to display driving directions and a calculated midway point in the user’s trip
+ Utilized the Yelp API to generate restaurant suggestions near the chosen stopping point
+ Enhanced user experience using AJAX requests and the Ruby Geocoder gem
FOMO No Mo’ (fomo-nomo.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that lists Meetup events that Flatiron Students and alumni might be
attending in the next week
+ Incorporated the Meetup API to find groups that Flatiron Presents members belong to and the events hosted by those groups
+ Generated event lists include color coding for each group and text sizing based on group popularity
Buck Up (buck-up.herokuapp.com) - Sinatra app that randomly generates cat photos and Flatiron School Ruby 005 memes
+ App animates image explosions using JavaScript
Hey Kate! (www.thisisvanessa.com/hey-kate) - Random recipe generator
+ Leveraged the Blogger API to pull random posts from a friend’s food blog
+ Built custom Ajax and jQuery to deliver a dynamic user experience
Vanessa DEAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
BA, Biochemistry
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Shearman & Sterling
New York, NY
DLA Piper
New York, NY
Nardello & Co.
New York, NY
Columbia Business School
New York, NY
Business Development
Analyst
March 2013 – May 2014
Marketing Assistant
Marketing Associate
March 2011 – March 2013
April 2010 – March 2011
Student Affairs Officer and
Event Coordinator
July 2007 – April 2010
+ Developed pitches,
responded to RFPs, and
created and maintained
marketing materials for the
Capital Markets practice
group.
+ Collaborated with senior
pitch managers and
international colleagues in
responding to large crosspractice requests for
proposal and pitches for
high-value opportunities.
+ Redesigned firm website
and promotional materials,
including online and print
advertisements, in
collaboration with web and
graphic design firms.
+ Conducted research on
markets, companies, clients
and competitors utilizing
both external and internal
sources.
+ Supported the legal
directory process including
the creation of submissions
and maintenance of
awards and accolades
database.
+ Tracked pitches and
client information in firm
wide CRM System
(InterAction).
+ Designed custom pitches,
brochures, emails and
other marketing collateral
with Adobe InDesign,
Photoshop and Illustrator.
+ Coordinated with
accounting, diversity, IT,
human resources and
other departments to
collect information and
maintain database of firm
data pertinent to RFPs
+ Coordinated logistics,
tracked expenses, ordered
promotional materials for
and represented the firm at
industry conferences and
events.
+ Acted as a liaison for two
public relations firms (UK
and US), led weekly PR
conference calls and
coordinated HTML email
campaigns.
+ Maintained database of
client information and
tracked progress of
proposals and other
marketing initiatives.
+ Led the design and
implementation of three-day
International Student
Orientation program,
supported assistant director
in planning and execution of
orientation and graduation for
all full-time MBA students.
+ Updated student services
website, created and
distributed HTML newsletters
for the student affairs office
and designed print materials
for programs and activities.
+ Advised over 90 student
groups on logistics of large
and small-scale events and
annual budget allocations for
student programming.
Will LOWRY
PROFILE
PHONE: 781.439.1507
GITHUB: wlowry88
TWITTER: @thelowryder
BLOG: www.wlowry88.github.io
BIO
Born into a family of professional musicians, I’ve always been encouraged to do what I’m
passionate and I’m most interested in. This mentality has led me on an interesting and
diverse path so far - from risk analytics at Goldman Sachs to piano performances in Lincoln
Center to singing for President and Mrs. Obama, it’s been a pretty unconventional ride.
Most recently, I spent a year at a healthcare startup as a SQL and Mongo data analyst,
helping to lower readmission rates at hospitals across the country. Along with teaching me a
lot of diverse skills, the variety of my experiences has quickly taught me what I love in a job,
as well as what I don’t. When I came to the Flatiron School, I already knew that I was
fascinated by programming. Now I can’t imagine doing anything else.
INTERESTS
+ Piano (Classical and Jazz)
+ Cooking and restaurants
+ Coffee
+ Electronic music composing
+ Hiking and trail running
+ Crossfit rookie
People often talk about a desire to build things as the reason they want to be a developer. I
definitely love that aspect; the feeling of having created something is unlike any other.
However, there are a lot of ways to build things - programming is just one of them. The
reason why I love it more than any other craft is because it is evolving so quickly that it
forces you to keep learning, is a unique intellectual challenge, and changes the world more
on an everyday basis than any other profession. I feel ready and compelled to start building
useful things, and can’t wait to get started.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Ensemblify (ensemblify.com) - Rails app that connects classical musicians to form chamber music groups
+ Configured an Ajax front-end search algorithm to intelligently match musicians with groups fitting preferences
+ Utilized ActionMailer to send stylized, custom HTML/CSS emails and real-time notification and messaging system
+ Wrote custom jQuery form validations to enhance decrease the number of server calls and increase performance
+ Implemented Geocoder to dynamically locate users and return results based on proximity
+ Used Nokogiri web scraper to persist classical music pieces in database
Friend of the Day ([email protected]) - Rails app that reminds you to stay in touch with your closest friends
+ Utilized Google Contacts API to immediately sync a user’s contacts upon Oauth login
+ Integrated Twilio API to send users personalized text messages reminding to stay in touch with one friend per day
+ Utilized jQuery event listeners and Ajax to quickly store and retrieve data from the database
+ Built a chron job to automate daily message sending
Flatiron Anonymous ([email protected]) - Allows Flatiron students to converse in an anonymous forum
+ Frontend blogging app using all Ajax calls to a Rails server to persist, modify, and delete posts stored in the database
+ Utilized RSpec testing framework and Capybara feature testing to practice TDD
+ Configured authentication system using sessions and secure passwords for users
Will LOWRY
RESUME
EDUCATION
Dartmouth College, 2013
A.B. in Economics, Music Performance (Honors)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
ThriftBox.co
New York, NY
CipherHealth, LLC
New York, NY
Goldman Sachs
New York, NY
Alliance Consulting
Boston, MA
Cofounder, CTO
May 2014 - Present
Data Analyst
Sept. 2013 - June 2014
Credit Risk Analyst Intern
Research Intern
Jan. 2012 - March 2012
+ ThriftBox curates the
best items from thrift
shops and delivers them to
subscribers in a BirchBox
style surprise box
+ Helped lower
readmission rates at
hospitals at cutting edge
Healthcare SaaS startup
based in Manhattan
+ Advised IBD management
on credit impact of a Paper/
Forestry Company’s ~$1.4bn
acquisition of competitor
+ Advised a European
vegetable oil company in
its $50mm acquisition of a
US diversified foods
company
+ Sold 70 orders and
generated $2,000 in
revenue within first two
weeks of launch
+ Developed and optimized
SQL and Mongo DB queries
as a data analyst on a
developer team using
agile/scrum methodology
+ Designed HTML/CSS for
website, integrated Stripe
for payment processing,
created products page
+ Gained experience with
logistics of bulk shipping,
supply chain management
with clothing, design with
web page and brand
+ Designed dynamic
reports with Pentaho
business intelligence
software, solely
responsible for creation,
maintenance, and delivery
of weekly hospital data
reports for ~60 hospitals
+ Presented directly to Csuite executives at 3
hospitals, implemented
feedback and refined
reports
+ Created minimalist
advertisement that
Marketing distributed to
every Chief Nursing Officer
in America.
+ Developed and
successfully defended 7
internal credit ratings of
companies in Diversified
Industrials space
+ Assessed and approved
>300 derivative trades;
analyzed counterparties and
modeled GS’ potential
exposure
+ Increased efficiency 300%
between FX desk and risk
department through
workflow automation
project
+ Researched industry;
narrowed >50 acquisition
candidates to 10 based on
criteria such as revenue
growth, EBITDA margins,
geographic synergies, and
Company’s growth
strategy; presented
findings to case team
+ Conducted competitive
landscape analysis for
leading US Portable
Machine Tools Company
+ Ranked comparable
companies based on
machining capabilities,
customer interviews and
market share
Zack SHEPPARD
PROFILE
PHONE: 775.336.8588
GITHUB: https://github.com/zacksheppard
TWITTER: @zackshp
BLOG: io.zack.io
BIO
In my career I've worked closely with lots of great software engineers but have only picked
up bits of the language over time. In roles as a customer support agent or community
manager, I often worked with developers to troubleshoot bugs or figure out a technical
solution to community problems, sometimes just camped out on the floor while we all
worked together.
Being in technology has exposed me to a lot. I've worked with great people and contributed
to wonderful products like Flickr and Kickstarter. But it's also made me want to be part of
actually making software which is why I took the step to learn to code.
INTERESTS
+ Online Communities
+ Photography
+ Digital and privacy rights
+ Construction
+ Fascinated by people
+ Motorcycles
My empathy for people and love of troubleshooting has helped me succeed in user facing
roles and I think it will be a great asset as a developer. I’m excited to work and build with a
team to make something great. (I’m also really excited to finally get all the engineering jokes
in IRC that I never understood!)
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Flickr Internal Customer Service Dashboard - (code.flickr.net/2010/08/20/creating-a-dashboard-for-the-help-team/)
+ Designed and created internal customer service dashboard for Flickr
Laser Spirit - E-commerce Rails app that makes buying and selling downloadable products easier (http://laserspirit.ninja)
+ Implemented Devise for secure user authentication
+ Harnessed Stripe API for order checkout functionality
+ Integrated CarrierWave and MiniMagick for image uploading and resizing
+ Utilized Bootcards UI to aesthetically display product information
Sunset Somewhere (sunsetsomewhere.herokuapp.com) - Rails app that displays images based on current location of the sunset
+ Used Google Timezones and Weather Underground APIs to determine current sunset times
+ Designed a rake task that updates sunset times at regular intervals to account for seasonal changes
Zack SHEPPARD
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Reno, 1999
Dual majors in English Literature and Anthropology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Kickstarter
New York, NY
Pinterest
San Francisco, CA
Flickr
San Francisco, CA
Yahoo! Inc
Sunnyvale, CA
Community Manager
Community Specialist
Customer Support
Feb. 2013 - April 2014
July 2012 - Nov. 2012
Sr. Community Manager
/ Tech Support
March 2007 - May 2012
+ Trained support team on
better bug reporting. tl;dr
"Engineers need details!"
+ Worked with the
Customer Support team to
create bug process, help
forum best practices, and
an internal knowledge base
for a growing team.
+ Created and triaged bugs
in a fast-paced continuous
deployment environment.
+ Helped fast-paced ecommerce merchants
handle approximately 100
inbound emails and 40
calls a day.
+ Reworked the
documentation and
process for Customer
Support, Project Review,
and Trust & Safety teams
as they scaled from 15 to
35 people.
+ Wrote site copy and blog
posts.
+ Wrote website FAQs,
email responses, and made
ZenDesk improvements
that reduced customer
contacts and issue
resolution time.
+ Worked with engineering
to create new customer
support tools for improved
efficiency.
+ Monitored online public
help forum assisting Flickr
members and
communicating between
them and engineering.
+ Managed a 6 person
team distributed across
Germany, Mexico, Brazil,
France, Italy, Indonesia,
and the U.S.
+ In charge of the 'Flickr
voice' which is the tone of
all site copy and press
releases.
July 2000 - July 2004
+ Collaborated with
engineering to train
support agents in writing
bugs.
+ Acted as the Technical
Team lead for the most
complex troubleshooting
cases, particularly for key
clients, e.g. Macys and
eToys
+Managed the Flickr blog
which had 10x more traffic
than any other Yahoo!
company blog.
+ Specialized work on ecommerce and Yahoo!
Domains resulted in a
thorough understanding of
the production and setup
of e-commerce solutions
and the DNS system.
+ Worked closely with
Engineering team to
resolve customer
technology issues
+ Improved process flow in
call scripts, product GUI, &
created internal Customer
Care tools.
#ScienceFAIR
iOS-002 Student Profiles
Albert LARDIZABAL
PROFILE
PHONE: 203.339.5298
GITHUB: https://github.com/alardizabal
TWITTER: @albielardo
BLOG: www.albie.me
BIO
Born and raised in Arizona, I’m a tech enthusiast who took a detour into finance. At work, I
was most proud of automating numerous manual processes using VBA - it saved me and my
team from having to perform tedious and repetitive work.
I developed a love for computers and programming at an early age, and now I'm interested
in helping build great companies; I've helped fund three NYC startups as a member of
Empire Angels. I enjoy the creative process behind programming and the challenge of
finding the right balance between functionality and great design.
INTERESTS
+ Technology
+ Reading
+ Snowboarding and skiing
+ Chess
+ Physical fitness
+ Capital markets
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Firehawk Creative - Full-featured app created for a client from start to finish
+ Developed a social networking app for creative individuals with elements from Pinterest and Etsy
+ Member of a four-person team; worked with Firehawk Creative to bring their design prototype to life
+ Implemented scrolling views linked to the client's API
+ Built a local datastore using Apple’s Core Data framework to preserve offline functionality
+ Used Auto Layout to maintain consistency of views across multiple devices
Jmespace - Find coworking spaces around you
+ Utilized the Google Maps and Places APIs to identify coworking spaces
+ Used Apple’s Core Location framework to find coworking spaces nearby
+ Employed background queues to retrieve API data
+ Created a remote datastore for comments and photos using Parse
Learn iOS - Learn how to program in iOS with fun activities
+ Implemented a drag and drop game using gesture recognizers
+ Created an interactive tutorial using iOS UI elements like table views and page controls
+ Emphasized clear layouts and catchy graphics and animations
Albert LARDIZABAL
RESUME
EDUCATION
Boston College, 2006
B.S. Management, Finance/Accounting
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Royal Bank of Scotland
Stamford, CT
UBS Investment Bank
Stamford, CT
Associate
Sept. 2008 - April 2014
Operations Analyst
July 2006 - Sept. 2008
+ Analyzed revenue drivers,
trends, and profit/loss
variances for the FX desk.
+ Automated data analysis
and reporting tasks using
Excel and VBA
+ Participated in LEAN
projects to streamline
manual processes and
reduce human error
+ Produced performance
metrics and resource
forecasts for the COO
+ Taught Excel/VBA classes
in the Finance department
+ Received the Chartered
Financial Analyst
designation which required
passing three tests
covering a wide array of
finance topics.
+ Helped merge the
financials of ABN Amro
Bank’s FX business with
those of RBS
+ Rotated between several
business groups as part of
the Graduate Training
Program
+ Investigated trading
errors to reduce financial
risk to the bank
Carter LEVIN
PROFILE
PHONE: 860-575-0646
GITHUB: https://github.com/clevin95
TWITTER: @clevin95
BLOG:http://clevin95.github.io/
BIO
Growing up the son of a Children's Book Illustrator, much of my childhood was spent
sprawled out on the floor of my mom's art studio building castles out of cardboard and
doodling other worldly landscapes. As I got older these projects transferred into the virtual
world. Driven by a desire to figure out how the machines that drove my life worked, and
(more than I’d like to admit) by the Social Network movie, I began watching the MIT intro to
Computer Science Lectures on YouTube during my sophomore year of high school. I found
programming to be the perfect combination of logical, scientific thinking and creative
expression and began building simple 2D video games using the pygame library for python.
This past year I took two computer science courses, including “Introduction to Computer
Science,” and “Data Structures and Algorithms.” While I found the theory interesting I
wanted to learn more about building tangible applications, which ultimately led me to enroll
at the Flatiron School.
INTERESTS
+ Building Things
+ Baking
+ Squash
+ Travelling
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Twittle:
+ An application built for Enhatch
+ Dynamically filters your twitter stream to better fit your interests.
+ The algorithm works by breaking down the nouns in a sentence into a vector, and then uses the cosine similarity algorithm
to determine how similar two sentences are.
+ The preference history is saved both through core data and on parse.
Yokel:
+ A location based review system that allows you to post observations about your current location.
+ You can use it to log your travels, let people know about cool areas in your home town/city, or check up on specific locations
before you travel to them.
+ The program is entirely written in swift
+ The backend is written in node.js and uses a postgres database.
+ The posts and user accounts are both stored locally through core data and remotely on a postgres database.
+ The backend is hosted by heroku.
Word Finder:
+ Takes the age old problem of finding all dictionary words for a set of letters and optimizes it
+ Builds all permutations from the bottom up while simultaneously searching the dictionary using binary search.
+ Solution prevents the possibility of a stack overflow regardless of the length of the input.
+ For an input of 16,900 letters (every letter in the alphabet times 65) it takes 8.5 minutes and reaches a peak of 500mb of live
memory consumption.
Carter LEVIN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Yale University, anticipated graduation 2017
BS in Computer Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Yale Daily News
New Haven CT
On The Rocks Restaurant
Haddam, CT
Production and Design
Staff
2013 - Present
Back Waiter
+ Produced the Freshman
and Commencement
Issues as head design
editor
+ Interacted with
customers in a busy,
crowded restaurant
2013 - 2014
+ Assisted servers in setting
tables
+ Assisted as required with
the service of Starters and
Main Courses
+ Greeted customers,
developed rapport;
accepted, processed and
delivered orders
Daniel SUN
PROFILE
PHONE: 201.615.2411
GITHUB: https://github.com/danielwmsun
TWITTER: @dansunWaadle
BLOG: danielwmsun.com
BIO
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Dan’s family relocated to America when he was four years old.
He is currently an undergraduate at NYU Stern School of Business, studying Management
and Marketing.
Dan’s first exposure to programming came through a robotics course during his sophomore
year at Phillips Exeter Academy. Though the coding was very basic, he was nevertheless
immediately drawn by its powerful implications: That through codified instruction, one
could command a lifeless piece of hardware to solve problems of immense complexity.
INTERESTS
+ Reading
+ Creative writing
+ Basketball
+ Starcraft 2/Halo
+ Music (production, guitar,
voice)
+ Tech rumor blogs
After college, Dan sees himself to getting entrenched in the tech industry, and is thankful
that his undergraduate education in business management and marketing adds soft skill
exposure to compliment the technical skills he has recently acquired at the Flatiron School.
His appetite for learning is insatiable, and he is eager for the opportunities to create
meaningful things that lay ahead.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Firehawk Creative Client Project: Built full feature application that functions as a cross between Etsy, Instagram, and
Twitter.
+ Worked with client-provided web API to get and write data.
+ Created a Core Data Model for a local representation of web-API data for caching.
+ Implemented background queues for image downloading for speed optimization.
+ Designed multiple screens within the app with auto-layout
+ Implemented logic for various app functionalities, such as submenus, tableviews, custom tableview cells, custom tab bar,
search
Simple Blackjack Game: A simple one player blackjack game against an AI dealer
+ Wrote algorithm for dealer AI’s actions
+ Implemented simple graphical elements to replicate dealing/hitting/staying actions
Daniel SUN
RESUME
EDUCATION
New York University, 2015 (expected)
BA, Business
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
BeautifulNow
New York, NY
Site Production Manager
March 2013 - June 2014
+ Utilized HTML and CSS to
format and upload daily
web content
+ Directed the creation,
production, and delivery of
the weekly newsletter using
MailChimp
+ Collaborated with mobile
developer to help design a
mobile web application;
helped translate the
desktop experience into an
intuitive mobile experience
+ Supervised the making of
the site’s introductory tour
video
SAT / Advanced Topics
Tutor
New Jersey
Sept. 2011 - June 2014
+ Taught middle and high
school students critical
reading skills and analytical
writing through a study of
American Classics and Time
Magazine.
+ Helped prospective
college applicants sharpen
SAT skills (Math, Reading,
and writing)
+ Provided private tutoring
for a variety of school
topics including chemistry,
biology, geometry, and
American history to two
students for nearly three
years.
Heidi HANSEN
PROFILE
PHONE: 808.387.1010
GITHUB: https://github.com/HeidiHansen
TWITTER: @jungleDev
BLOG: www.heidihansen.org
BIO
INTERESTS
I’m an experienced survivalist and agroecologist, and an aspiring computer engineer. Math
was my favorite subject (I got a perfect math score on my SAT). I built my first website
when I was thirteen while interning for a summer at my high school when I helped renetwork the campus. I’m very curious about the world around me and feel a responsibility
to do my best to address its problems and face its challenges. Besides being intellectually
suiting to me, I am pursuing a technology career because I believe it will allow me to give
back the most.
+ Ancestral Skills and Survival
+ Regenerative Design
+ Sustainable Food Systems
+ Gardening and Composting
+ Cycling and Bike Repair
+ Fermentation + Charcuterie
+ Yoga and Boxing
+ Stoic Philosophy
+ Always Learning
After living in the jungle for four years studying plants and homesteading, I decided I
couldn’t live in isolation - I had to be around people, devoted to making a difference - not
just passively reading about the world’s ails. A friend brought me to a hackathon in
Nashville, TN which reignited my interest in programming. While there, several people
suggested I apply to the Flatiron School. I’ve enjoyed the iOS program, even though it’s a
dive into the deep end, I look forward to applying my new skills in meaningful and
challenging ways.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Timehop App Feature - Photo-editing feature for Timehop production app
"Then and Now" feature: merges Timehop image with new user-selected image
+ Photo editing and manipulation
+ Custom UI elements
+ Responsive design using Auto Layout, including transitions / animations in Visual Format language
+ Integration of custom AVCaptureSession/AVCaptureConnection for photo taking
+ Custom interactive views using Core Graphics Framework and UIGestureRecognizers
Heidi HANSEN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA 2007
Regenerative Design
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Paradise Palms
Honolulu, HI
Jungle Homestead Farmer
Molokai, HI
The Evergreen Bicycle Shop
Olympia, WA
Property Manager
Jan. 2012 - Feb. 2014
Jan. 2007 - Nov. 2013
Volunteer
May 2004 - Jan. 2009
+ Sold more than $1M
worth of vacation rental
inventory online and over
the phone.
+ Managed contractors for
cleaning, repairs, etc.
+ Responsible for
accounting/bookkeeping
for all properties managed.
+ Built a cabin with salvaged
materials flown in on a
helicopter and dropped into
a patch of remote jungle.
This cabin would withstand
sustained winds of over 100
mph.
+ Butchered over 300 pigs.
+ Installed solar and water
system.
+ Grew most food consumed
using permaculture
agricultural techniques.
+ Taught bicycle repair
workshops
+ Repaired or restored
hundreds of junkyard-bound
bicycles for individuals
Leo Reubelt
PROFILE
PHONE: 201-321-4216
GITHUB: https://github.com/leoreubelt
BLOG: leoreubelt.wordpress.com
BIO
From an early age, Leo knew he wanted to make things, though he was not sure what
things. In the late eighties, he immersed himself in the world of programming as only a 15
year old kid with an XT can. Green screen, 640 K of ram, 4.2 Khz processor. It was beloved.
When it came time to attend college, Leo was forced to make the difficult decision between
his current and future loves, programming and engineering. But in the end, Leo graduated
with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Throughout his career, Leo gravitated toward the most difficult projects he could find.
Projects that required a high degree of problem solving and technical aptitude. And while
these projects provided a great deal of satisfaction, Leo could not help but wonder about his
first love, programming. Enter The Flatiron School.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Client Project:
Twittle – A Twitter app with intelligent Tweet filtering
+ Implemented OAuth and obtained Tweets from Twitter API
+ Saved user preferences locally using Core Data and on the cloud using Parse
+ Created UIWebView for Tweet and displayed Twitter application to allow full functionality
+ Displayed custom UIAlertViews to provide the user with information about errors
Personal Projects:
Are We There Yet – A geofencing reminder app
+ Used CLGeocoder to determine the coordinates of an address
+ Addresses saved in Core Data and used to populate a UITableView
+ Created location based reminders to alert user on entry into selected geofences
E=mchat^2 – A text messaging app that uses phrases to assemble messages
+ Saved selected phone contacts in Core Data for ease of access from app
+ Text messages are built by sequentially selecting phrases from a UITableView
+ Used MFMessageComposeViewController to send message
Multipeer Chat – A demonstration project using the Multipeer Connectivity framework
+ Used Multipeer Connectivity to establish a connection between two iOS devices
+ Connection used to send messages
INTERESTS
+ Music
+ Cars
+ Fitness
+ Electronics
Leo Reubelt
RESUME
EDUCATION
Stevens Institute of Technology, 1996
BE, Mechanical Engineering
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Extremity Medical
Parsippany, NJ
EnHatch Orthopaedics
Lyndhurst, NJ
Axiom Orthopaedics
Lyndhurst, NJ
Stryker Orthopaedics
Mahwah, NJ
Senior Mechanical
Engineer
Principal Engineer
Director of Engineering/
Senior Engineer
2012 - 2014
2009 - 2012
2005 - 2009
Contractor/ Project
Manager/ Senior Project
Engineer
2003 - 2005
+ Developed arthrodesis
products for the extremity
market
+ Developed modular total
and reverse humeral
implants
+ Co-founded Axiom
Orthopaedics
+ Led modular hip implant
development
+ Performed Finite Element
Analysis and stress
optimization
+ Evaluated implant
designs analytically and
cadaverically
+ Obtained FDA approval
for shoulder resurfacing
product
Analysis and stress
optimization
+ Sold Axiom to Nexa
Orthopedics which was
subsequently purchased by
Tornier
+ Performed geometric
optimization to allow size
interchangeability
+ Mined geometric data
from CT scans
+ Defined validation
protocols and wrote
reports
+ Supported legacy product
lines
+ Documented all aspects
of project in accordance
with quality and regulatory
requirements
Analysis and stress
optimization
+ Provided contract
engineering services to
customers
+ Defined validation
protocol and wrote reports
+ Led development of
proximal humeral fracture
plate system
+ Developed total shoulder
system humeral implants
+ Developed method for
semi-automatically mining
geometric data from library
of CT scans
+ Translated data into
implant designs
+ Supported design and
developments of hip and
knee products
+ Served as research liaison
to surgeons
Marcus SMITH
PROFILE
PHONE: 336.707.7818
GITHUB: https://github.com/sevendreamz
TWITTER: @m_smithers
BLOG: http://msmithers93blog.wordpress.com/
BIO
INTERESTS
I am currently a rising senior at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My majors
include Hispanic Linguistics and Exercise and Sports Science. I am involved in
extracurriculars on campus, one notable club being SLI (Scholars’ Latino Initiative), where
members mentor a high school student from sophomore year until graduation, helping the
student with their college application process. I plan on starting a dev club on campus this
fall of 2014 which will specialize in iOS development in both Objective-C and Swift.
This summer, I am a student at the Flatiron School. I enrolled in the iOS course which
teaches Objective-C, the principles of iOS development, and the basics of Swift. In addition,
iOS students are taught test-driven development and concurrent operations. My decision to
begin coding came about when I realized that I have little/no interest in the opportunities
my majors can provide me after college. As a result, I began learning front-end web
development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript. A few months later, I applied and was accepted at the
Flatiron School.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Busy Buddy - iOS mobile app that uses geolocation to help facilitate student study groups
+ Utilizes Parse web-backend
+ Used CoreData for local caching and better offline access
+ Integrated app with CoreLocation and EventKit
+ Parses public university information to allow students to choose where to study on campus
Firehawk Creative - iOS app that allows users to connect via their interests and personal projects
+ Connects users based on their interests and allows users to have followers/following
+ Utilizes an internal web-backend to save user information/as well as persistent store
+ Allows users to upload their personal projects and interests
+ Multi-threaded image downloaded for better user experience
+ Learning Languages
+ International Affairs
+ Sport Events
+ Health/Fitness
+ Problem-Solving
+ Travelling
Marcus SMITH
RESUME
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, anticipated graduation May 2015
Major: Hispanic Linguistics/Exercise and Sports Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sherwin-Williams
Carrboro, NC
Top This
Chapel Hill, NC
New Student and
Carolina Parent Programs
Chapel Hill, NC
Chick-fil-A
Greensboro, NC
Sales Associate
Sept. 2013 - May 2014
Cook
Jan. 2013 - March 2013
Project Coordinator
March 2012 - May 2012
Teammate
June 2008 - July 2011
+ Engaged with customers
regularly in Spanish
+ Worked as a team
member to prepare large
orders
+ Coordinated meetings for
newly enrolled and transfer
students
+ Had cashier and food
preparation duties
+ Held opening and closing
duties
+ Transported store
merchandise between
locations
+ Made bank deposits
+ Managed onboarding
process for new employees
+ Worked with kitchen
team member to give a
new restaurant a
successful start
+ Engaged regularly with
customers with a positive
attitude
+ Managed onboarding
process for new employees
+ Worked extended hours
regularly on weekends
+ Provided detailed student
information to parents
+ Learned to properly
answer phones and send
emails to faculty
+ Trained new employees
in their appropriate
responsibilities
+ Worked public events
e.g. Local baseball games
+ Worked extended hours
to prepare for holidays
e.g. Black Friday
Matthew SUROWIEC
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.988.9747
GITHUB: https://github.com/mpsauce
TWITTER: @mp5auc3
BLOG: 33cali.tumblr.com boolshithappens.com
BIO
Matthew is a classically trained cellist with a passion for technology who, three months
ago, closed down his IT company to pursue a dream of combining creativity, design and
iOS programming by attending The Flatiron School.
He believes coding and design shouldn’t be an asynchronous experience. If he’s not idea
generating on napkins at Toby’s coffee in Williamsburg Brooklyn with colleagues, he’s
prototyping with tools like Marvel App, Sketch and Photoshop.
INTERESTS
+ Hiking
+ Practicing Cello
+ BBQ’s
+ XC Motorcycle Camping
+ Video games
+ Comic books
+ Teaching technology
Matthew recently began the Meetup group, “Greenpoint iOS Development for Complete
Beginners” and will begin holding weekend warrior meetups in September 2014 to
continue building apps and give back to the tech community.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Firehawk Creative Client App
A Social E-Commerce platform for people to curate, make and sell the items they love
Objective-C, iOS SDK and Cocoa Touch, Xcode, Git, Github, REST/JSON
+ Frameworks : Quartz Core, Core Graphics, UIKit and Foundation
+ Develop interactive user profiles, tagged feeds and favorites
+ Tied to a custom Ruby API to retrieve user data and present it on front end
+ Wrote sufficiently complex functions to handle programmatic dynamic views and present images within each view with a
dependency on the number of images available from the user category API
+ Employed Core Data and caching to improve overall app performance and optimize offline usage
+ Created scroll views and views with Auto Layout constraints within Xcode storyboard
+ Programmatically set navigation bar with navigation properties like title, font and color
+ Set profile image to pull from API, then feed to the profile image header using
+ Leveraged Core Image filters to process NSData objects with a gaussian blur
+ Used NSValue object containers to create NSMutableArrays to hold primitive CGRect values
+ Set image loading to use NSOperations and NSOperationQueues to improve image load times
+ Integrated Github and Git for application management with team of 4 during development
Matthew SUROWIEC
RESUME
EDUCATION
Attended Howard Community College, 2000-2001
Peabody Conservatory, 1997-1999
Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP)
Apple Consultants Network (ACN)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Hello Tech Support, LLC
New York, NY
DesignTech
New York, NY
Founder, Director of IT
Adobe Trainer/IT
Consultant
Jan. 2007 - February 2009
+ Facilitated 24/7 network
performance monitoring
with Xirrus
+ Sourced, procured and
managed Cisco Firewall,
ISP, and telephony
solutions across 150+ users
+ Contracted and managed
front-end and back-end
development teams both
on and offshore
+ Planned, configured, and
deployed VPN and Cloud
solutions across multi-site
environments
+ Deployed automated
offsite data backup and
synchronization for
disaster recovery
+ Conducted training for
Adobe Creative Suite, file
server management,
remote network access,
general workflow and OS X
best practices
+ Co-Authored Adobe CS
for Apparel Designers Level
1 and 2 courses with a
focus on global user
standards and reducing file
sizes from 100+ MBs to
below 5MBs
+ Created project plans for
new hardware and
software installations.
Oversaw hardware and
software audits and
training for new designers
+ Managed client hardware
and software installations,
troubleshooting, setting
new appointments, email
and on-site support
+ Created and maintained
upgrade roadmaps for all
assigned clients
+ Developed and
negotiated new client
project proposals
Carter’s | Genuine Kids |
OshKosh B’gosh
New York, NY
Graphic Artist / Design
Workflow Consultant
April 2004 - Sept. 2006
+ Best selling Target infant
bodysuit “go bananas”
graphic
+ Graphic repeat patterns
for CAD department
+ Color scheme correction
using Adobe Illustrator
+ Creation of flat sketch
templates
+ Measurement, hardware,
thread callouts for Target’s
overseas manufacturers
Michael HOFFMAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.673.0567
GITHUB: https://github.com/ananael
TWITTER: @MHoff1308
BLOG: www.shazamtech.wordpress.com
BIO
I was born and raised in the City of Brotherly Love - the only city where the Spirit of Liberty
actually rings, where debates over cheesesteaks and soft pretzels are common, and where
Rocky Balboa inspired a nation to overcome obstacles.
My formative years were filled with tales of the tenacity and wisdom of my city’s and
country’s forefathers. Eventually, these stories were supplemented with bright, splashy tales
of super-science and heroes in capes, a combination that suited me well: I enjoy
straightforward problem-solving just as much as inventing the impossible.
INTERESTS
+ Collecting comic books
+ Black & white photography
+ Photoshop design
+ Pastel, pen & paper design
+ Creative fiction writing
+ Podcasting
+ Health & fitness
+ Crossword puzzles
To satisfy both sets of interests, I supplemented my mathematics education and lengthy
Wall Street career by creating fiction and art in various mediums.
After much deliberation, I knew that now was my best moment to bring both halves of my
life together and begin using technology to solve and create. I am looking forward to using
the knowledge I have acquired at the Flatiron School to communicate with the world and its
people.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Twittle - Application that learns a user’s Twitter preferences
+ Checks for user’s Twitter app on the mobile device
+ Integrates with Twitter using Social Framework for authorization
+ Utilizes the user’s own token for OAUTH verification
+ Allows the user to determine interest/disinterest for a tweet by swiping right/left, respectively
+ Employs a vector-based learning algorithm that evaluates data based on the user’s interest/disinterest
+ Ranks Twitter feed according to the algorithm’s determination of user’s potential interests
+ Visually displays user’s possible interest via icon
+ Presents user with button to view full Twitter user feed via a web-interface
+ Can send user to its home Twitter page
+ UITableView displays have 3D scrolling effects (i.e. parallax scrolling) and clean interface reminiscent of Twitter
Michael HOFFMAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Penn State University
BA, Mathematics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Citigroup
New York, NY
Citigroup
New York, NY
Citigroup
New York, NY
Vice President
Assistant Vice President
July 2007 - July 2013
Aug. 1999 - June 2007
Middle Office Support
Specialist
Nov. 1994 - July 1999
+ Calculated and confirmed
FED Auction inventory and
acquisition for the
Institutional US Treasury
Desk
+ Parsed client data for
margin call reports to
improved customer
payments
+ Reconciled P&L and
front-to-back securities
inventories for the Retail
US Agency Desks
+ Obtained the Series 7
General Securities
Representative Exam and
Series 63 Uniform
Securities Agent State Law
Examination
+ Served as Bloomberg
Administrator for the
Trading, Sales, and Middle
Office Retail Desks
+ Consulted and liaised
between IT and Middle
Office and Institutional &
Retail Desks for creating
and updating front-end
trading/operation systems
+ Evaluated and conducted
employee performance
reviews
+ Managed Institutional
and Retail Middle Office
support staff
+ Obtained the Series 24
General Securities Principal
license
+ Managed Retail Middle
Office support staff
+ Evaluated employees via
performance reviews
+ Continued to perform
Middle Office Support
Specialist duties
+ Ordered and maintained
office supplies for the
Institutional/Retail US
Bonds Department
Michael VILABRERA
PROFILE
PHONE: 718.807.1532
GITHUB: https://github.com/FullMetalFist
TWITTER: @mvilabrera
BLOG: http://fullmetalfist.github.io/
BIO
During university I took a class in Visual Basic. Creating an app for Windows XP was so
flexible and intuitive, computer science became second nature to me. Feeling the need to
expand on the knowledge I gained from VB, the programming pilgrimage began and I
discovered C++ and Java.
A few years later I took advantage of a wonderful opportunity to teach English in South
Korea, teaching all ages while learning about education and business culture. While in
Korea, the mobile phone market started to explode and with it so did my desire to create
apps.
At Flatiron this developer learned how to build the full stack, with and without storyboard,
in a team and solo. Git merge conflicts plead no contest, coding with a smile.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
NYC SEE - iOS / assisting subway riders locate the nearest exit
+ Parsed XML document using the MTA API informing users of disabled elevators and escalators
+ Customized annotation data to reduce API calls to main server
Task Puppy - A social media based app based around volunteer work for dogs
+ Implemented Parse as a web based back end
+ Included the Facebook & Twitter SDK to allow for sharing and login
+ Display unique event data in Apple Maps
+ Created a custom quiz framework that allowed for the use multiple question types
+ Implemented Geolocation and calendar integration with Core Location and Event Kit
INTERESTS
+ Art cinema / foreign films
+ Biking
+ Live music
+ Amateur food critic
+ Photography
+ Swimming
Michael VILABRERA
RESUME
EDUCATION
St. John’s University, 2003
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Pharmapacks
Whitestone, New York
New York Cares
Flushing, New York
Oma Elementary School
Goyang City, South Korea
Global Education Center
Incheon, South Korea
Customer Service Rep.
Feb. 2014 - April 2014
English Tutor
Sept. 2013 - May 2014
English Instructor
March 2009 - Feb. 2012
English Instructor
Aug. 2007 - Sept. 2008
+ Communicated
effectively with customers
to ensure product requests
were fully satisfied
+ Provided instruction to
high school students in
accordance with Kaplan
curriculum and
training.
+ Created curriculum with
special courses including
an adult conversation class
and English Composition
for Young Learners.
+ Served as an English
language instructor for
low-income students
+ Maintained effective
classroom management
and created a positive
learning environment by
preventing distractions and
resolved discipline issues.
+ Prepared detailed course
curriculum and special
courses to meet the
needs of students and
faculty.
+ Maintained records of
customer inquiries,
transactions, and
suggestions
+ Processed items returned
due to postal or
administrative error
+ Communicated schedule
availability and limitations
to New York Cares
management and staff.
+ Launched a program
aimed at active learning
and applied English
learning skills.
+ Taught students of all
ages, skill levels, and
educational backgrounds
+ Participated in
community outreach
programs such as
volunteering at an
orphanage, multiple school
fairs, presiding as a judge
in storytelling contests, and
helping clean up an oil
spill.
Peter PROSOL
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.453.4613
GITHUB: https://github.com/pkprosol
TWITTER: @pkprosol
BLOG: http://logicgateblog.wordpress.com
BIO
I’m a former strategy consultant turned entrepreneur and software developer. After
working at IBM and Deloitte I launched a startup called Lifestreams, focused on timeline
technology.
My passion is building and marketing great products, so I learned to program on the web
and then for iOS devices. I’m especially interested in improving how people work and live on
a daily basis by driving better habits and empowering users with better information.
INTERESTS
+ History
+ Music
+ Computer games
+ Running
+ Tennis/squash
+ Travel
I graduated from Yale in 2008 with a degree in Economics and History. I was born in Poland.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Canyon of Heroes - An iOS app for Downtown Alliance (a civic organization) to engage tourists in downtown New York history
+ Custom data parser to ingest spreadsheet data and photos
+ Core data model for historical location objects and categories
+ Built in unit tests using Specta/Expecta for all features and views of the application
+ Dynamic map views for locations and geo-fencing to detect when user is in range
LearniOS@Flatiron - An iOS app to teach people programming in an engaging and visual way
+ User interaction features to validate inputs, provide informational color coding and alerts, accept inputs via tableviews
+ Custom drag and drop animations and reward/gamification system
BusyBuddy - An iOS app to help students locate study sessions near them
+ Integration of Core Data and Parse backends with automatic syncing
+ Dynamic map view with user and study session locations
+ User login and profile management
Various iOS - A series of iOS apps to demonstrate specific skills
+ APIs including Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram
+ Autolayout
+ Basic algorithms
+ Git/Github
Various web apps - A series of web applications demonstrating specific skills (built at Thinkful, prior to Flatiron School)
+ Quiz game with user inputs via radio buttons
+ Basic Instagram search via API
+ JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS experience
Peter PROSOL
RESUME
EDUCATION
Yale University, 2008
BA: Economics, History
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Lifestreams Technologies
New York, NY
Deloitte
New York, NY
IBM
New York, NY
Capital One
Boston, MA
Co-Founder
Sept. 2012 - Present
Senior Consultant
May 2011 - July 2013
Senior Consultant
June 2010 - May 2011
Senior Associate
July 2008 - June 2010
+ Co-led product strategy,
development and
marketing
+ Developed enterprise
strategies for Deloitte’s US
leadership
+ Developed analytics
technology strategies for
banking clients
+ Developed enterprise
strategies for Capital One’s
enterprise and business
unit leaders
+ Managed marketing team
and campaign focused on
college students
+ Built sophisticated
financial models
+ Collected client
requirements and
developed business and
product plans
+ Oversaw initial PR efforts
+ Raised $5M in Angel and
VC funding
+ Conducted scenario and
statistical analyses
+ Researched industry and
economic trends
+ Developed data quality
and communication plans
+ Researched banking
industry and consumer
technology trends
+ Led product strategy for a
banking unit that led to
$10M in additional income
Raymond MILIAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 631-764-6505
GITHUB: https://github.com/Rmilian
BIO
Ray has an affinity for creativity and competition, especially with himself. When he realized
how competitive the gaming environment was, he was instantly hooked. Devoting much of
his free time to improving his game, Ray soon after found himself among some of the best
players in the world as a professional sponsored gamer in both EA Sports Madden and FIFA.
Ray also loves active sports. In his early twenties, he played semi-pro football as a
quarterback and currently plays in recreational leagues with friends. When Ray realized how
creative coding and developing would allow him to be, he immediately dove in. Discipline
and problem solving are some of the things that keeps him hooked on developing, as they
share similar qualities to sports and gaming.
INTERESTS
+ Photography
+ Travel
+ Gaming
+ Poetry
+ Chess
+ Weight Lifting
+ Football
+ Meet Ups
APPLICATIONS BUILT
BlackJack - An animated single player iOS Blackjack app with a secret AI mode
+ Designed animations, layout, and user experience (gesture based UI) of the game
+ Designed and implemented the playing cards as UIView’s (the cards are 100% code - no images)
Canyon of Heroes (COH)- An iOS app designed for DownTown Alliance, to increase awareness and information of the COH
+ Programmatically synched all photos and exact locations of each COH plaque to a usable map, using MKMapKit
+ Implemented Geo-Fencing to detect whenever a user has entered a specific location and send their phone a notification
+ Customized hidable Tab and Navigation bars to create more screen space for the user when needed
+ Implemented various CocoaPods to create ‘Sticky headers’ to increase experience and functionality
Nearby - A social networking app for travel bloggers to track achievements with friends
+ Implemented a Core Location feature to enable users to track moments
+ Used backend to keep track of locations visited by users
Raymond MILIAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Suffolk County Community College, 2007
Liberal Arts studies
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
RIRC / Advantage Tennis
New York, New York
Public Safety Department
Brookhaven, New York
AFLAC NY
Ronkonkoma, New York
Gamersaloon
Detroit, Michigan
Professional Tennis
Instructor
March 2012 - Aug. 2014
Town Officer
Sales Agent
Sept. 2004 - June 2012
June 2010 - June 2011
Professional Gamer and
Brand Ambassador
Sept. 2008 - Sept. 2010
+ Oversaw strength and
conditioning programs for
athletes
+ Patrolled Town of
Brookhaven and assisted
police with civil disputes
and highway matters.
+ Developed marketing
strategies to compete with
other companies
+ Traveled throughout the
US to gain exposure for
two gaming brands
+ Negotiated and closed
insurance sales to
numerous customers
+ Recruited top competitive
gamers and negotiated
terms on behalf the
company
+ Stayed up-to-date on the
latest exercise, health,
dieting, and body building
techniques
+ Worked with large groups
while displaying patience
and professionalism
+ Instructed adults and
children to develop and
hone tennis skills
+ Designed and executed
product marketing and
promotion campaigns
+ Established positive
rapport with all
participants and their
parents
+ Maintained knowledge of
standard police practices
and techniques
+ Protected town property
along with aiding town and
government officials during
political functions
+ Analyzed emergency and
crisis situations objectively,
calmly, and quickly
+ Handled citizens in the
midst of frustration with
professionalism at all times
+ Monitored fire and
burglar alarm systems for
university and municipal
buildings
+ Managed and executed
analysis and competitive
reviews
product Marketing and
promotion campaigns
+ Customized products to
suit customers’ individual
needs
+ Negotiated and closed
insurance sales to
numerous customers
+ Performed data analysis
of events that correlated
with insurance profits
+ Developed and integrated
Marketing operations to
increase the amount of
sponsored gamers signed
to the company by 400%
while decreasing payroll.
+ Collaborated with
marketing team to
promote customer service
and enact an outreach
strategy to increase
awareness
product Marketing and
promotion campaigns
+ Trained and managed a
team of 6 gamers, while
supervising a team of 20
gamers on national trips.
Xiqi(Steve) ZHOU
PROFILE
PHONE: 646.919.2222
GITHUB: https://github.com/stevezhou007
TWITTER: @stevezhou007
BLOG: www.stevezhou.me
BIO
Steve started learning how to create HTML web pages when the dial-up connection was
king. After earning a Computer Science degree and working as an Eligibility Specialist for
NYC Human Resources Administration - where his job was to determine whether or not
applicants for various government aid programs meet the qualifications - he decided to join
Flatiron School to learn iOS programming. He saw that this was where the mobile industry
was headed, and wanted to be a part of it.
In his spare time, Steve blogs about the beverage industry, spends time trying to improve
his photography skills, and generally likes doing things that will help him overcome his
fears.
INTERESTS
+ Watching football
+ Traveling to Asia
+ Camping
+ Nature and landscape
photography
+ Playing basketball
+ Reading personal
development books
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Timehop App feature: Implemented a photo editing feature for Timehop App
+ Use Core graphics to crop image, resize image, add text overlay to image and combining two images to one
+ Layout and views created programmatically with Auto Layout constraints
+ Transition of Images accomplished by using UIView Animations
Demonstration app: Core Image filters app
+ Apply different built-in iOS filters to images
+ Chain Multiple Filters together to create custom effects on images
Xiqi(Steve) ZHOU
RESUME
EDUCATION
Queens College, CUNY, 2003
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
NYC Human Resources
Administration
New York, NY
Kicktoys LLC
New York, NY
Center for Independent
of the Disabled in NY
New York, NY
Eligibility Specialist II
Administrator
March 2012 - April 2014
Aug. 2007 - Oct. 2010
Web Maintenance
Contractor
+ Determined and verified
applicants’ eligibility for
Agency services by
conducting client
interviews
+ Built the company’s ecommerce site and
integrated with a thirdparty shopping cart
+ Authorized statistical and
financial changes in
assistance and budgets by
reviewing information
provided by applicants
+ Reviewed documents
submitted by applicants
following agency guidelines
to determine eligibility for
Food Stamps
+ Performed computations
to determine eligibility for
economic assistance
+ Responsible for product
safety and quality
development overseas
+ Maintained and updated
company’s website
+ Managed accounts
payable and receivable
+ Performed data analysis
and formatted new content
for website
+ Advised on subsequent
phases of redesign project
+ Followed up on fixed
bugs to confirm resolution
+ Maintained all user and
help desk manuals
+ Investigated issues
reported by end-users in a
timely and efficient
manner.
Tarik FAYAD
PROFILE
PHONE: 214.562.1844
GITHUB: https://github.com/tarikfayad
TWITTER: @tarikfayad
BLOG: www.tarikfayad.com
BIO
For as long as I can remember I’ve been interested in technology and building things. I
spent the majority of my childhood in front of a bucket of Legos, put my first computer
together when I was 12 with the help of a friend, and later joined my high school’s
competitive robotics team.
In college I continued working with computers, taking an on-campus job as a technology
consultant fixing both hardware and software for students. I began cultivating a love of web
design and interactive content while teaching myself JavaScript and more advanced CSS
techniques, and occasionally touching up people’s websites. After graduation, I created
interactive content for the websites of several well-known magazines, but not nearly enough
to keep myself satiated. After four years in media, I decided to learn Objective-C and iOS
development in order to take a more active role in creating content from scratch.
INTERESTS
+ Guitar
+ Playing soccer
+ Eating ice cream
+ Reading
+ Trekking
+ Water polo
+ Comics
APPLICATIONS BUILT
One Player - An iPhone app designed to organize a user’s music collection from various sources
+ Used Sketch to plan and design the UI/UX of the app
+ Used Apple’s Media Player Controller to play songs stored locally on the device and in iCloud
+ Implemented the SoundCloud SDK to pull audio files from the web and integrate them into local playlists
+ Worked with the Spotify Beta SDK to pull in and play both playlists and songs from a given user
+ Experimented with converting the Google Music API from Python to Objective-C
Plated - Similar to Tinder for nearby restaurants
+ Implemented the Yelp API to pull nearby restaurant information
+ Used Core Location to enable the use of geo-fencing and to pull the device location
+ Implemented the Google Maps SDK to give directions to a given location
Task Puppy - A social media based app based around volunteer work for dogs
+ Included the Facebook SDK to allow for sharing and Facebook authentication
+ Included the Twitter SDK to allow for twitter based login and sharing
+ Used Core Location to pull the device location
+ Used the Apple Maps SDK to display custom maps and plot a variety of locations
+ Created a custom quiz framework that allowed for the use of multiple question types
Tarik FAYAD
RESUME
EDUCATION
Williams College, 2010
B.A., English, Middle Eastern Studies
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
GQ Magazine
New York, NY
Vanity Fair Magazine
New York, NY
Bon Appetit Magazine
New York, NY
Marvel Comics
New York, NY
Lead Producer
June 2013 - June 2014
Digital Producer
Freelance Digital
Producer
Sept. 2010 - Feb. 2011
Editorial Intern
June 2009 - Aug. 2009;
January 2010
+ Managed, delegated, and
produced magazine
content for the web in
tandem with the release of
each issue
Digital Production
Assistant
March 2011 - March 2012
+ Pulled recipes from back
issues and built them out
online for easy viewing
+ Was solely responsible
for production of all web
content
+ Proofread the site and
fixed and encountered
errors
+ Wrote, photographed,
and produced stories for
use online at VF.com
+ Managed various product
taste tests
+ Created the Marvel
Ultimate Universe Wiki: a
database that helped to
find continuity errors;
contains issue summaries
for all Ultimate books,
character pages for each
character, organization
pages for each
organization, and reference
images for character,
buildings and objects.
+ Liaised with multiple
departments to facilitate
the collection and creation
of assets for web exclusive
content in a timely manner
+ Managed the web
calendar to ensure a steady
flow of quality content
+ Created interactive
content for use online
including graphs, charts,
and timelines
+ Photographed various
events for use on GQ.com
+ Created interactive
content for use online
including graphs, charts,
timelines, and menus
+ Helped the brand
transition to a new content
management system
+ Managed the web
calendar to ensure a steady
flow of content in a timely
manner
+ Tested and cooked
recipes from the current
issue
+ Generated ideas for the
blog portion of the site
+ Edited scripts by checking
for grammar mistakes and
altering wording to better
the flow
+ Wrote and designed
recap pages for numerous
books
+ Checked for color
consistency and placed text
bubbles in multiple books
+ Planned the Semi Annual
2009 Moustache
Competition.
Troy BARRETT
PROFILE
PHONE: 619.866.2982
GITHUB: https://github.com/tgb2110
TWITTER: @OB_Troy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/troy-barrett/4b/1a9/a60
BLOG: www.tmull.blogspot.com
BIO
After spending 10 years as a “Sparky” in the US Navy, Troy has accumulated a vast array of
experiences and positions of leadership, and a technical background that won him several
accolades already.
His broad scope of experience in technology includes application development, design level
and planning, web standards, operating systems, commercial marine radar, and
communications systems spanning most frequency ranges.
INTERESTS
+ Veteran affairs
+ Entrepreneurship
+ Cycling
+ Technical meetup
groups/networking
+ Video games
+ WWOOF
He is currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science at Columbia University.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Ballerz World - iOS Mobile App
+ A beacon, broadcast gaming platform for organizing pickup basketball games
+ A user predetermines a start time, location, and game intensity level. This information is then broadcasted to all other users,
within a determined radius, that fall within the constraints preset by the initial user.
Task Puppy - iOS Mobile App
+ Based around volunteer work for dogs
+ Included the Facebook SDK to allow for sharing and Facebook login
+ Included the Twitter SDK to allow for twitter based login and sharing
+ Customized MKAnnotations/Map for displaying upcoming events
+ Created a custom quiz framework that allowed for the use of multiple question types
Busy Buddy - iOS Mobile App
+ Uses geolocation to help facilitate student study groups
+ Implemented Parse web-backend
+ Local Caching with Core Data
+ Uses geolocation and the users’ default calendar to create study groups/meetings
+ Parses public university information to allow students to choose where to study on campus
Troy BARRETT
RESUME
EDUCATION
Columbia University in the City of New York
BS, Computer Science – 2015 (expected)
Coastline Community College
AS, Electronics - 2012
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
JNT Investing LLC
San Diego, CA
Ballerz World
Beverly Hills, CA
US Navy
San Diego, CA
US Navy
San Diego, CA
CEO
March 2012 - Present
COO
Jan. 2014 - Present
Instructor
Jan. 2009 - April 2012
Technical Team Leader
Oct. 2005 - Dec. 2009
+ Provide leadership and
vision for a four person
company.
+ Created an iOS app in
collaboration with The
Breed Group and JNT
Investing.
+ Developed and presented
curriculum, lesson plans
and testing procedures for
multiple technology and
communication systems.
+ Supervised, trained and
certified 14 employees in
four work centers on USS
Germantown.
+ Manage business
operations through
remotely accessible,
interactive office model
that relies on online
operations,
communications and
innovation.
+ Build and negotiate
relationships with clients
and partners.
+ Design customized social
media marketing and
search engine optimization
strategies
+ Oversee day-to-day
administrative
management functions.
+ Designed and
implemented custom social
media marketing campaign
resulting in over 1k
facebook followers in 30
days
+ Application received
multiple accolades,
including the World
Summit Mobile Team
Nomination for
Entertainment & Lifestyle,
People’s Choice Award at
CES Mobile Apps
Showdown, and was
named one of Verizon
Wireless Insiders Guide’s
Top 5 College Basketball
Apps of 2014
+ Educated technicians and
served as trusted point of
contact for additional
information and learning
support.
+ Oversaw maintenance
and repair of complex
electronics and
communications systems
(1,100+ pieces of
equipment).
+ Managed online portal to
assist field personnel in
time-sensitive
troubleshooting and issue
resolution situations.
+ Coordinated project
planning and
implementation, and
ensured safe, efficient
project execution.
+ Successfully trained 200+
technicians on five systems
in three years with 100%
graduation rate.
+ Managed and controlled
$800K budget.
+ Saved $130K by
implementing in-house
repair program for 100+
items that would typically
require replacement or
depot-level repairs.
Viktor FALKNER
PROFILE
PHONE: 704.929.1560
GITHUB: https://github.com/viktorfalkner
TWITTER: @meetthefalkner
BLOG: meetthefalkner.wordpress.com
BIO
I was born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine, and by the age of nine, had already moved back and
forth to the United States twice. (Living in both Arizona and North Carolina.)
Upon returning to the United States and graduating in the top 10% of my class at Lake
Norman High School, I attended North Carolina State University where I maintained a 4.0
GPA for two years, before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In an Entrepreneurship class this past spring, a speaker asked us: “If you won the lottery
today, traveled the world then came home, how would you spend your time?”
The speaker called on me. I said, “I would learn to program and to produce music.” When
he asked me why, I replied “because I ‘ve always been obsessed with organic creation.”
The speaker looked at me and asked , “So why aren’t you doing that now?”
It was a valid question, so I decided right then and there to start learning to code. Soon
after, I found and applied to the Flatiron School, and since then have been building things I
think others will find useful. It turns out, you can do that with or without lottery winnings.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Downtown Alliance - Built a companion app for the Canyon of Heroes
+ Parsed CSV to obtain necessary information
+ Utilized Mapkit and CoreLocation in order to display points of interest
+ Categorized location points for ease of access to relevant information
+ Designed UI from DTA’s requirements
BusyBuddy - Built anl app which helps to bring classmates together for study groups
+ Utilized Mapkit and CoreLocation in order to present locations of potential study partners
+ Implemented a backend with Parse
+ Integrated CoreData for persistent storage
+ Incorporated CocoaPods for a better user experience
INTERESTS
+ Travel
+ Music
+ Entrepreneurship
+ Investing
+ Weightlifting
+ MMA
+ Sports
Viktor FALKNER
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016 (expected)
Bachelor of Finance
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
East Coast Wings
Mooresville, NC
Waffle House
Cornelius, NC
Big Daddy’s Bar and Grill
Mooresville, NC
Back of House Staff
Grill Operator/Acting
Manager
October 2009 - July 2011
Back of House Supervisor
+ Managed the location
during 17-hour overnight
shifts
+ Trained incoming back-of
house-employees
May 2013 - August 2013
+ Engaged in extra training
seminars to adapt to new
ownership and
management overhaul and
be able to work across
multiple departments
+ Balanced work
expectations of the new
ownership and incumbent
management to meet the
needs of three
departments,
+ Helped implement cost
cutting procedures across
the restaurant
+Trained five incoming
servers, and cross-trained
two cooks
+ Oversaw $5,000 weekly
inventory by receiving
shipments and accounting
for supplies
+ Delegated necessary food
preparation tasks in order
to effectively serve
customers
+ Balanced being a student
athlete and a full-time
employee
Zachary DROSSMAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 267.255.9107
GITHUB: https://github.com/zdrossman
TWITTER: @zdrossman
BLOG: www.zacharydrossman.com
BIO
Zachary comes from a long line of accountants, so when he said he wanted to work with
technology, his parents let out a big sigh of relief.
For years, Zachary worked building quantitative strategic models for Fortune 500 companies
as a management consultant. And while he enjoyed the challenge, Zachary ultimately
realized that he would much prefer to work with a small team in-house to develop products.
In 2013, Zachary left his career and began building iOS app prototypes. After 6+ months of
self-teaching, he decided to join the Flatiron School to formalize his education.
INTERESTS
+ Sustainable agriculture
+ Investing
+ Entrepreneurship
+ Sleight of hand
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Timehop App Feature - Photo-editing feature for Timehop production app with three million daily users
+ Custom interactive views using Core Graphics Framework and UIGestureRecognizers
+ Responsive design using Auto Layout, including transitions / animations
+ Integration of custom AVCaptureSession / AVCaptureConnection for photo taking
OY! - A zero character communication tool
+ Implemented Parse backend
+ Javascript-based cloud code for sending push notifications
+ SMSAuth enabled (see below for details)
SMSAuth - Web service for mobile user authentication (sans password)
+ Javascript-based random password generation coupled with Parse backend
+ Integrated with Twilio API to SMS one-time use codes
+ Verification code are recycled through scheduled jobs
JSON Parser - iOS JSON visualization tool for developers
+ Pulls sample JSON from various APIs
+ Uses master/detail table views to represent JSON data sets
+ “Infinite” view hierarchy for JSON with various levels of nesting
Zachary DROSSMAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 2005
Bachelors of Science in Economics, Concentrations: Operations and Information Management, Marketing
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Oliver Wyman
New York, NY
Oliver Wyman
New York, NY
Pew Charitable Trusts
Washington, DC
Springdale Farm
Plymouth, WI
Engagement Manager;
Associate;
2008 - 2013
Consultant;
Analyst
2006 - 2008
Economic Policy Fellow
Farmer
2009 - 2010
Summer 2008
+ Senior project manager
having advised 17 clients on
25+ engagements in the
areas of growth opportunity
assessment, operational
improvement, and
investment analysis for the
media, entertainment, retail,
and consumer technology
industries.
+ Project: Major Hollywood
studio – Led team to optimize
home entertainment (DVD)
and theatrical media spend of
over $500 million with
incremental profit increases
over the portfolio averaging 5
– 7%; developed insights
document on digital
advertising trends and holistic
knowledge center application.
+ Six month, term-limited
strategic planning
fellowship.
+ Learned about where our
food comes from
+ Project: National grocery
chains – Led central
operations analytics function
to build and maintain
metrics for 1,200 retail
stores, with a focus in
inventory management
(shelf stocking, product
shrink, and margin
calculation at the storeproduct level).
+ Illinois Lottery – Managed
team to build growth
potential/valuation model
used to configure an incentive
structure in retaining a
private manager; project
delivered $1B committed NPV
growth by selected
management over 5-year
horizon. Advised on multiple
other lottery privatizations
since.
+ Authored “idea agenda”
on the future of U.S.
innovation and
competitiveness and
proposals for public policy
options on which this $4B
NGO would take a position.
#ScienceFAIR
Web Fellowship-001 Student Profiles
April RABKIN
PROFILE
PHONE: 415.216.7332
GITHUB: https://github.com/aprilrabkin
TWITTER: @aprilrabkin
BLOG: atreecodesinbrooklyn.tumblr.com
PORTFOLIO: www.aprilrabkin.com
BIO
For 10 years as a journalist in China, Afghanistan, India (and even Connecticut), I
was constantly searching for meaningful new stories to pitch. Based in Beijing for six
years before moving to New York, I occasionally profiled celebrities, but most of my
reporting was as low-profile as possible, in order to minimize the Chinese
government's response to my critical investigative work.
It was gratifying to see my exposés and narratives I framed echo across the media.
Fluent in Mandarin, which was fun to learn, I did all my interviews independently,
without translators. A few years ago, I even started work on a book, solicited by a
Simon & Schuster editor, about China’s largest internet companies and young
bloggers, and the government vying for control over public opinion behind the
Great Firewall.
INTERESTS
+ Data analysis
+ Data visualization
+ Stand-up comedy
+ International politics
+ News platforms
+ The Great Outdoors
+ Magazines
+ Puppies
Ultimately I wanted to work more directly with internet and technology itself. I
discovered this year that I enjoy writing code even more than prose.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Perishably - A Rails application sending real-time alerts of the expiration dates of food, medication, and cosmetics.
+ Used jQuery’s user-interface library for clean and dynamic forms.
+ Scraped hundreds of web pages for official expiration durations of food and medication.
+ Set up a notification system that sends email and text messages with Twilio.
+ Leveraged AJAX to minimize page refreshes and mouse clicks by the client.
Museum Hack - A small business making museum tours fun.
+ Set up an online timesheet for a small business with dozens of employees.
+ Optimized jQuery event-handlers to manage a single form with infinite text-fields.
+ Designed rapid Instagram curation software.
GivvHub - Connecting altruistic developers and needy non-profits
+ Designed a point system to gamify volunteer work.
April RABKIN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Yale University, 2004
Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Fast Company Magazine
New York, New York
Various Publications
Beijing, China
Contributing Writer
2010 - Present
Independent Writer
Aug. 2007 - Nov. 2013
+ Awarded the 2012
Osborn Elliott Prize, the
Asia Society’s top
journalism award.
+ Pitched and reported
original story ideas,
working independently
without a translator or
news assistant.
+ Reported and wrote a
cover story on the
Facebooks of China.
+ Profiled an alternative
energy outfit in
Afghanistan.
+ Exposed the Indian
government’s Aakash tablet
as vaporware.
+ Listed and profiled “Most
Innovative Companies” and
“Most Creative People” in
China.
+ Wrote first in-depth
profile of notorious
billionaire philanthropist
Chen Guangbiao.
+ Outlets include the New
York Times, Slate, New York
Magazine, Foreign Policy,
Washington Monthly, and
the San Francisco
Chronicle.
+ Wrote about technology,
international politics,
human rights, and highend fashion.
+ Navigated censorship and
handled complaints from
the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, which denied me a
journalist visa.
+ Framed new media
narratives and broke
critical stories while
protecting sources in
political danger.
Stories included:
+ China’s High-Growth
Ghost Towns: I framed the
narrative of ghost cities of
Inner Mongolia. (Won a
fellowship in summer of
2009 for this.)
+ A story from Tibet,
published under a pen
name to protect my
sources.
+ China’s Muckrakers Stop
Digging: Broke and
defended a contentious
story about a media
shakeup.
+ A Village Fights Back:
Report from a village under
siege, in revolt of the
corrupt Communist Party
officials.
+ Leaders at Alibaba,
Youku, and Baidu Are
Shaking Up China's
Corporate Culture
+ A travel story from the
shrine of Afghanistan’s
national hero, assassinated
just before 9/11.
Cai Business Indepth
Beijing, China
Copy Editor
Feb. 2009 - July 2009
+ Edited finance and
economic stories at a
startup newswire funded
by Richard Li.
+ Worked within a multilayer production pipeline
of reporters and editors,
both Chinese and
international.
Mother Jones
San Francisco, California
Editorial Fellow
May 2006 - May 2007
+ Broke the MotherJones.
com’s record for page
views with a single blog
post.
+ Wrote headlines for
online stories and curated
the site.
+ Fact-checked and
researched feature stories.
Avi LICHTSCHEIN
PROFILE
PHONE: 201.674.6981
GITHUB: https://github.com/alicht
TWITTER: @alicht
BLOG: www.medium.com/@alicht
BIO
I’ve lived my entire life in the Tri-State area and am proud to be a New Yorker.
From an early age, I’ve always been interested in creativity and technology. I created a job
for myself at Square Inc. and the story of how I got the job was written about in Forbes and
Business Insider. While at Square, I first encountered the world of programming and was
instantly enamored. I started experimenting with code and ultimately decided to switch
careers and enroll in The Flatiron School. It proved to be a life-changing experience, I
absolutely love programming, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds as a professional
Web Developer.
INTERESTS
+ Phish
+ Jogging
+ Twitter
+ Studying the Talmud
+ Fantasy Football
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Adjust-A-List - Rails app that allows you to see and edit a Twitter List that a Twitter user has followed or created.
+ Utilized Twitter’s API to retrieve a user’s Twitter lists
+ Created the ability make Twitter Lists more flexible, a feature not present in Twitter’s API
Workoutify- Rails app that measures Beats Per Minute (bpm) in a user’s Spotify playlists.
+ Used Spotify API to extract users’ playlists
+ Used Echo Nest API to calculate bpm
+ Designed with Twitter Bootstrap
Perishab.ly - Rails app that keeps track of and notifies you when your perishable items are about to expire.
+ Built a full stack Rails application, and designed it with Twitter Bootstrap
+ Used Twilio API and GMail API to set up notifications
+ Used AJAX to enable an autocomplete feature when adding items to the database
+ Set up a map to select expiration dates using jQuery
+ Utilized the Nokogiri gem and built a web scraper
Avi LICHTSCHEIN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Yeshiva University, 2009
BA, History
Bernard Revel Graduate School, 2009-2011
Philosophy
RIETS Theological School, 2009-2011
Talmud, Bible, Jewish Philosophy
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
DoubleBeam Inc.
New York, NY
AOL
New York, NY
Square Inc.
New York, NY
Organization for the
Resolution of Agunot
New York, NY
VP of Business
Development
June 2013 - Jan. 2014
Advertising Manager
Feb. 2013 - June 2013
Community Marketing
Associate
Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2013
Marketing Associate/
Client Services
Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2011
+ Led all aspects of
Business Development for
DoubleBeam, a mobile
payments company.
+ Drafted proposals and
negotiated contract terms
with key decision makers to
transition into the close of
sale.
+ Engaged 400+ brick-andmortar merchants about
the value of Square, and
on-boarded over 35 key
stores.
+ As primary contact,
collaborated with
community leaders, clergy
and social workers to
procure and finalize
divorces.
+ Was responsible for
digital advertising sales and
account management for
over 50 AOL local sites
in the Southeast Region
(Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina).
+ Rapidly grew Square’s
presence in the NYC area
by identifying, contacting,
and signing up new users.
+ Helped set up key
partnerships with many
startups.
+ Helped strategize a way
to expand the company’s
core offerings.
+ Developed relationships
with strategic partners
throughout the NYC area,
including presentations
and meetings pitching the
value of Square to
individuals and small
businesses.
+ Represented Square at
large-scale events including
the NYTimes Small
Business Summit and the
New York Tech Meetup.
+ Negotiated with lawyers,
accountants, and served as
mediator between plaintiffs
and defendants to resolve
outstanding cases.
Charlotte TREGELLES
PROFILE
PHONE: 201.887.3532
GITHUB: https://github.com/lottetreg
TWITTER: @lottetreg
BLOG: www.lottetreg.tumblr.com
BIO
INTERESTS
I was born in Germany and lived in Singapore before moving to New Jersey. Throughout my
life I have seriously entertained many potential career paths, most notably princesszookeeper and, later on, lawyer; however, the desire to be creative in my work and to build
things in a challenging field led me to web development.
+ Rock climbing
+ Feeding the pigeons
+ Writing
+ Distance running
+ BBC radio
+ Camping and hiking
+ Creating vegan recipes
As an avid rock climber and former college athlete, I feel most comfortable being pushed to
my limits, which is precisely why I fell in love with programming. Upon writing my first
“Hello World” program in Python last year, I knew that I had to find a way to code all day,
err day—in fact, my New Year’s resolution was to be a full-time developer by the end of the
year, so I used every subway ride, lunch break, and evening to code and study.
Even though I gained significant knowledge on my own, I wanted to learn how to develop
applications on a team (plus I needed some seriously geeky friends)—a month later I had
been accepted into the NYC Web Development Fellowship, and I’m the happiest I have ever
been. I now spend my days building fun, mostly functional applications with my amazing
classmates, and I cannot wait to start a full-time position that will take my skills to the next
level.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Contact Importer App A native app for TicTail that allows online shop-owners to import and send messages to their email
contacts
+ Gain access to store information through the TicTail API
+ Allow store owners to import their contacts from email services with the OmniContacts gem
+ Automatically display email contacts without refreshing the browser
+ Test-driven development with RSpec, FactoryGirl, and Capybara
HipMoney A dashboard that hipsters can use to easily track their stock investments
+ Created a live chart of stock prices with the HighCharts library
+ Show current stock prices with the Yahoo Finance API
+ Display stock tweets in real time
+ Created a seamless user experience with multiple widgets through AJAX
+ Allow for users to conveniently log in with GoogleOauth2
Abodely http://abodely.joshua-lieberman.com/ Allows a group of people to collaboratively find an apartment
+ Created a Google Map of an apartment’s location on each apartment’s show page
+ Allow users to upload photos of an apartment with the CarrierWave gem
+ Users can automatically add apartments to their Abodely accounts from Craigslist with a bookmarklet
+ Users can register for an Abodely account and sign in with the Devise gem
+ Users can invite other users to join an apartment hunt with the DeviseInvitable gem
+ Users can automatically update individual apartment information from the main page with AJAX
Charlotte TREGELLES
RESUME
EDUCATION
The College of William and Mary, 2013
B.A., Gender, Law & Policy, and Anthropology
Summa cum laude
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sanctuary for Families
New York, NY
The College of William &
Mary
Williamsburg, VA
The Bronx Defenders
New York, NY
Project Assistant
Outdoor Recreation
Assistant
April 2012 - May 2013
Policy and Community
Development Intern
+ Maintained the college’s
climbing facility
+ Organized the annual
community block party for
1,200 Bronx residents
June 2013 - March 2014
+ Compiled data and
drafted reports for funders
and agency use
+ Advocated for clients'
needs in the areas of
education, housing, public
benefits, and employment
+ Assisted attorneys on
complex, highly contested
litigation cases
+ Drafted legal documents
under the supervision of an
attorney
+ Managed the online
volunteer calendar for over
800 volunteers
+ Instructed patrons in
climbing techniques and
safety procedures
+ Led student groups on
outdoor climbing trips
+ Conducted trainings and
certification tests to ensure
patrons understand safe
climbing procedures
+ Interviewed clients to
learn how to direct our
policy initiatives to benefit
the Bronx community
+ Drafted materials to
clearly explain legislative
initiatives and how they
impact the community
+ Organized community
outreach to gain support
for new legislation to
reform police conduct
Hour Children
New York, NY
Job Skills Development
Intern
+ Tutored previously
incarcerated women in
computer skills
+ Created, edited and
revised resumes and cover
letters for clients of the
program
+ Independently designed
and led a two-hour
Interviewing Skills
workshop for clients
+ Tutored children whose
mothers or fathers were
either currently or
formerly incarcerated
Christina CANNITO
PROFILE
PHONE: 973.980.6678
GITHUB: https://github.com/christinacannito
TWITTER: @ccannitonyc
BLOG: http://shelearnstocodeinbrooklyn.com
PORTFOLIO: https://sugarandspicegraphics.com
BIO
INTERESTS
Since high school, Christina has been passionate about photography. She could often be
found in the dark room mixing chemicals and developing award-winning photographs
which helped her earn recognition as a photographer early on. Christina decided to
continue studying photography and eventually expand her skill set and study graphic
design. After college, she worked as a graphic designer and wanted to continue her studies
by taking web design classes at night. Continuing education classes were soon not enough
because she wanted to go deeper into the full spectrum of web development, so Christina
decided to return to school full time. Christina looks forward to combining her design skills
and newly acquired programming skills to build beautiful applications that are also highly
functional.
+ Playing Drums
+ Yoga
+ Traveling
+ Museums
+ Photography
+ Taking Continuing
Education Classes
On the weekends, Christina likes to spend time practicing on her drum kit and taking drum
lessons. She also has a collection of 35mm and 120mm cameras to take photos of
architecture in New York.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
NYC Subway Alerts - Users are able to receive the status of their trains via text message. This allows the user to give
themselves the appropriate amount of time to get to their destination. http://bit.ly/1us58L6
+ Sends text messages to the user with the train status using Twilio.
+ Scrapes the MTA’s API using NokoGiri to get the train’s status.
+ Clean and an aesthetically appealing interface using Bootstrap, HTML and CSS.
BandMatch - A Rails application that matches beginner musicians with other beginners so that they can get better together!
We help find a beginner musician someone to practice with based on skill level, instrument type, and genre they want to play.
+ Gathers data from the user and stores it into a database.
+ Based on the information that users enter we will be able to find other musicians that would be a good match for them.
+ We are able to give search results back to the user in a very clear and precise way using Bootstrap, HTML and CSS.
Christina CANNITO
RESUME
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2009
BFA, Photography
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Filaments of New York
New York, NY
Freelance Web Designer
Feb. 2013 - April 2014
+ Designed mockup
website using Photoshop.
+ Built company website
using HTML and CSS.
+ Implemented catalog
section using a WordPress
plugin.
+ Photographed images of
lamps, retouched them,
and formatted them for the
web.
Ideal Fastener
Corporation
New York, NY
Freelance Graphic
Designer
May 2013 - April 2014
Bardwil Linens
New York, NY
Tracie Martyn Salon
New York, NY
Freelance Graphic
Designer
May 2013 - Aug. 2013
Graphic Designer
+ Updated layout design
for Zipper catalog using
Illustrator.
+ Updated product catalog
using Illustrator.
+ Developed press
releases.
+ Prepared packaging
designs for printers.
+ Created marketing
campaigns using HTML.
+ Retouched images for
web and print.
+ Retouched images for
promotional materials
using Illustrator.
+ Retouched and formatted
images for print and web.
+ Designed promotional
materials. Prepared the
materials for print and
web.
Feb. 2011 - April 2014
+ Updated packaging
designs for products.
+ Designed annual holiday
cards with Illustrator.
+ Screened and hired
freelance web designer.
+ Trained team member in
graphic design.
+ Created browser banners
for Bergdorf Goodman and
Net-A-Porter.
+ Edited photos for
wholesale clients.
Christine BEAUBRUN
PROFILE
PHONE: 347-484-2024
GITHUB: https://github.com/christinebeaubrun
TWITTER: @chrisbeaubrun
BLOG: http://christinebeaubrun.tumblr.com/
PORTFOLIO: http://christine-beaubrun.squarespace.com
BIO
Haitian born, Brooklyn raised.
I designed the very first Neuehouse New York digital magazine, “The Working Soles of
Neuehouse” in the first six months of my job. The idea of creating this publication stemmed
out of a solution to an ongoing problem, how to answer “What is Neuehouse?” (answer: a
concept in shared work spaces designed for entrepreneurs in creative industries).
Although I was not yet a programmer, I recognized the first rule of programming, “never
write the same code twice,” and set out to solve the problem armed with Adobe Creative
Suite, my Canon Rebel T1 camera, and a tricked out Macbook Pro. The magazine was
incredibly successful, a print version followed soon, and much later, led to my admission to
Parsons Paris MFA program in Design and Technology. It was the first time I had ever built
anything so large and widely accessible on the web and I was hooked on the feeling. I
decided that Parsons wasn’t the best path for me, and instead chose to embark on a new
and exciting career in technology as a web developer.
INTERESTS
+ Ruby on Rails
+ JavaScript
+ UX / UI
+ Codrops
+ Art & Design
+ Photography
+ Museums
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Groovewith.Me - Rails application where users create and share their playlists
http://www.groovwith.me
+ Leveraged Spotify API to authenticate users, create and add track to playlists
+ Utilized PostgreSQL database to store users’ party playlist and queue
+ Used Twilio gem to text secret party code so friends can join an event, search and add track to playlist
+ Used AJAX and jQuery to enhance front-end UX
4 Days Out - Rails application for short-term planning of dinner and movie dates
http://www.4daysout.com
+ Scraped Google Movies data with Nokogiri
+ Utilized Yelp API to geo-locate restaurants near desired locations
+ Set up Action Mailer to send confirmation emails with itinerary.
+ Used Twilio gem to notify recipients of dates via text message
+ Designed logo and tags using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
The Exhibitionist - Rails application to make art at NYC museum accessible
http://the-exhibitionist.herokuapp.com
+ Customized Nokogiri scrapers to parse exhibition data at the MET, MoMA, Guggenheim, Brooklyn Museum, and Studio
Museum in Harlem websites
+ Used Masonry grid library to optimize vertical space and load current exhibitions on one page
+ Applied Bootstrap and CSS to improve user interface on desktop and mobile devices
Christine BEAUBRUN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Smith College, 2012
Bachelors of Arts, Studio Arts
Adobe Creative Suite, July - Sept 2013
Brooklyn, NY
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Neuehouse
New York, NY
Hungry Ghost Cafe
& Coffee Bar
Brooklyn, NY
Let’s Get Ready
Springfield, MA
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Front of House Manager
June 2013 - March 2014
Closing Manager
April 2012 - May 2013
Co-Director
Jan. 2011 - May 2011
Residential Social Event
Coordinator
Sept. 2009 - Dec. 2011
+ Developed relationships
with 600 members.
Ensured needs were
anticipated and met by
attending to detail
+ Increased sales by 25%
by maintaining high level of
customer service in hightraffic café and up selling
food and beverages
+ Managed and organized
after school program for 34
high school students and
15 coaches
+ Spoke effectively as
Neuehouse guide and
informant at entrance
+ Answered inquiries
regarding membership and
operation, courteously
greeted entering and
exiting members, and
managed over 100 guests
in the lobby.
+ Organized and led door
team to ensure smooth
operation of service
+ Managed administrative
duties, recorded guests’
arrivals, conference room
reservations and
confirmations, answered
emails and high-volume
telephone inquiries
+ Performed barista duties
and served food in a timely
manner; trained new
employees, supervised and
coordinate activities in café
to maximize efficiency
+ Accurately maintained
cash resources by
computing sales prices,
receiving and processing
payments.
+ Cleaned and maintained
supplies, tools, equipment,
and storage areas in order
to ensure compliance with
safety regulations
+ Drafted and finalized
program calendar, planned
information sessions and
parent/student orientation,
supervised classes,
scheduled trips and events,
and fundraised
+ Maintained connections
with students, their
families, coaches, and
community leaders to
make program successful
and sustainable
+ Communicated regularly
with site administrators by
telephone and email
+ Created, planned, and
executed formal dances for
71 students living in house,
including annual Halloween
Haunted House and two
cocktail parties during fall
and spring semester
+ Attended HSEC
development meetings and
communicated pertinent
information to students in
the house
+ Balanced budget;
researched, hired, and
created contracts for
entertainment; scheduled
safety house checks; hired
ID checkers and
bartenders; assisted in the
preparation of food;
decorated
Christopher LEHNEIS
PROFILE
PHONE: 631.252.8117
GITHUB: https://github.com/SyntaxChris
TWITTER: @SyntaxChris
BLOG: www.SyntaxChris.tumblr.com
BIO
For as long as I can remember I’ve had a passion for art, design, and understanding how
things work from the ground up. At an early age I helped my father’s prosthetic and
orthotics business by building artificial limbs and body braces.
By the time I was to begin college, I opted to join the military instead, and in 2003 became
an active duty member of the U.S. Coast Guard. While serving I gained invaluable
experiences for developing myself as a team player and leader. I became a Coast Guard
Search and Rescue member, an Electronics Technician, and climbed a 625ft navigation
tower (that’s about the height of a 50-story building).
INTERESTS
+ Surfing
+ Playing Guitar
+ Electronics
+ Drawing/Painting
+ Building vacuum tube
guitar amplifiers!
During my time as a Service Engineer for automated manufacturing robotics and machinery,
I became so fascinated with the programming aspect of the manufacturing industry. This
lead me to eventually become an instructor for training people how to program Computer
Numerical Control manufacturing equipment. My interest in programming eventually led
me to The Flatiron School and a network of amazing people doing extraordinary things!
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Morse Bot- A rails application that converts text messages into morse code via arduino microcontroller
+ Customized C microcontroller program to integrate CC3000 wifi chip with morse code web application
+ Utilization of Mailboxer Gem to send and receive messages in a User database
+ Used Devise Gem to accept both username or password for sign in acceptance
+ Leveraged JQuery/ajax techniques to create a dynamic one page web interface
Parascope- A rails application that organizes links on a user friendly dashboard for better readability
+ Implemented Readability API to scrape websites selected by user
+ Utilized Google OmiAuth and Devise gem for user authentication and login
+ Leveraged JQuery and javascript techniques to create a dynamic web interface
+ Migrated SQLite to PostgreSQL and debugged gem issues to successfully deploy app to Heroku
Christopher LEHNEIS
RESUME
EDUCATION
State University of New York at Stony Brook May 2012
Bachelors of Applied Science, Health Science
Thomas Edison State University May 2008
Associates of Applied Science, Electronics Studies
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Learn CNC Machining
Bohemia, NY
Automation Solutions
West Chester, PA
Lehneis O & P, Associates
Roslyn, NY
U.S. Coast Guard
Cape May, NJ
Training Coordinator
Aug. 2013 - March 2014
Field Service Engineer
May 2012 - March 2013
Orthotics Technician
April 2008 - Dec. 2011
Electronics Technician
Feb. 2003 - March 2008
+ Developed curriculum for
CNC programming,
Mastercam software
fundamentals, and set-up
operator classes
+ Installed, serviced and
programmed Computer
Numerical Control
machining centers and
manufacturing robotics for
over 35 companies on the
east coast
+ Designed, fabricated, and
fitted orthotics and
prosthetic devices for
patients
+ Search and Rescue Boatcrew Member, Station
Castle Hill, Newport RI
+ Trained up to 25 students
per class for manufacturing
and machine programming
processes
+ Provided customer
support for
troubleshooting Computer
Aided Design (CAD)
software
+ Developed and designed
marketing material for
featured software training
programs
+ Developed engineering
procedures for field related
installation and service for
over 20 manufacturing
companies in New York
+ Implemented FANUC
robotic servo arm systems
for large scale automotive
manufacturing companies
+ Integrated Computer
Aided Design software in
Orthotics and Prosthetic
design
+ Managed inventory for all
orthotic and prosthetic
products and supplies
+ Lead Electronics
Technician responsible for
supervising teams that
upgraded over 30 LORAN-C
communications stations
throughout the U.S.
+ Received U.S. Coast
Guard Special Operations
Service Ribbon for diligent
security operations of the
2004 Americas Cup in
Newport Harbor
+ Received Loran Support
Unit Team Leader Letter of
Recognition
+ Certified in Light Brigade
Fiber Optics and High
Tower Climbing
Edward JASPER
PROFILE
PHONE: 386.872.1234
GITHUB: http://github.com/jasperknowsbest
TWITTER: @jasperknowsbest
BLOG: http://www.codeandthecity.com
PORTFOLIO: http://www.edwardleonjasper.com
BIO
INTERESTS
Ed made his first web page in 6th grade using a VHS from the public library. It had falling stars
in the background, and all was right in the world. Since, Ed has designed Myspace and
Livejournal pages for musicians, shirts for local bands, and made homecoming dresses from
scratch.
+ Nutrition and fitness
+ Men’s fashion
+ Spotify
+ Traveling abroad
+ Yoga
+ 30 Rock. Blurg!
Ed initially pursued a career in fitness. As a personal trainer at Equinox, one of Ed’s clients was
a programmer, who inspired Ed to reconsider programming as a career. Soon after, Ed enrolled
in a Computer Science BS program, and kept building web applications on the side.
While understanding that computer science theory is extremely important, the application of
said theories makes software engineering much more tangible and exciting! Ed came to the
Flatiron School to gain that practical knowledge.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
4DaysOut
http://4DaysOut.com - A Rails Application to help people find a dinner and movie date
+ Used Yelp API to list restaurants near the user’s date location.
+ Scraped Google Movies with Nokogiri and Open URI.
+ Integrated Twilio API to text user and Rails’ ActionMailer to send email to use from app’s url confirming itinerary.
Groovwith.me
http://GroovWith.Me - A Rails application to create Spotify playlists where songs and order can be contributed by friends.
+ Stacked AJAX / jQuery on top of Rails to create an interactive/mobile optimized User Interface.
+ Migrated OAuth strategies with Spotify to authenticate users.
+ Allowed users to share unique playlist code via texts with Twilo.
+ Utilized SQLite3 and PostgreSQL databases to create shareable user playlists.
Workoutify
http://workoutify.herokuapp.com - Ruby on Rails application that reorders user’s Spotify playlists by bpm (beats per minute)
+ Used Spotify API to extract users playlists; Used Echo Nest API to calculate bpm
TrymFit
http://TrymFit.com - Wordpress website for fitness personality and trainer
+ Used jQuery, PHP and Bootstrap for page layouts
+Deployed website to host
+Integrated eCommerce functionality
+Transformed PSD’s into a page templates
Edward JASPER
RESUME
EDUCATION
Southern New Hampshire University, Fall 2016 (expected)
Bachelors of Science - Computer Technology: Software Programming
University of Central Florida 2007 - 2009
Marketing Management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Integrative Nutrition
New York City, NY
2B Enterprise
New York City, NY
Equinox
New York City, NY
Aldo
Orlando, FL
Admissions Advisor
July 2013 - Dec. 2013
Executive Assistant
Jan. 2013 - July 2013
Personal Trainer
July 2012 - July 2013
Store Manager
Jan. 2010 - June 2012
+ Responsible for 25% of
organization’s monthly
sales goal; exceeded goals
consistently each month
+ Format email templates
with online mail clients and
scheduled blasts
+ NASM-Certified Personal
Trainer. Certified TRX
Instructor. Level II - KTA
Kettlebell coach
+ Promoted after six
months as a Sales
Associate
+ Coordinated with
Manager and Marketing
Department to set up call
plans
+ Trained staff with
SalesForce updates;
conducted weekly meeting
with Tech as liaison for
Sales Team
+ Authored a proposal to
integrate social media and
a blog to help drive
conversion
+ Averaged 18 to 20
training sessions a week
+ Coached and mentored a
staff of 12 employees
+ Drove weekly sales and
productivity goals up by an
average of 15%
+ Spearheaded 2011 loss
prevention campaign
resulting in 4% loss
reduction
Emily SIMONTON
PROFILE
PHONE: 404.312.8289
GITHUB: https://github.com/emilysimonton
TWITTER: @emilysimonton
BLOG: www.emilysimonton.tumblr.com
BIO
Growing up I enjoyed creating small worlds with legos, concocting potions to cure cancer
and constructing elevators out of cardboard boxes and strings to help my grandparents up
the stairs. As I entered my teenage years, I took to science and math, and enjoyed using the
tools these subjects taught me to solve problems.
INTERESTS
+ Brewing Beer
+ Biking
+ Reading historical nonfiction
+ Traveling
After finishing an International Affairs degree at The University of Georgia, I moved to New
York. Most recently I was working in operations for an international K-12 school that
integrated technology in the classroom. Through this experience I became increasingly
aware of the power and utility of tech, which inspired me to start teaching myself how to
program and I haven’t looked back.
Since joining Flatiron School as a Fellow, I have grown an even more keen awareness of my
passion for programming. It has allowed me to tap into my inner-child, aspiring to create,
build, and solve problems. I am excited to continue building software and improve the
world one line of code at a time.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Pickl (poll.pickl.me) - Ruby on Rails app that allows you to get anonymous feedback from your friends
+ Has authentication for users through Devise
+ Makes it possible to vote on a poll without being a user
+ Prohibits an individual from voting twice by associating them to a ghost user
+ Sends email notices to users when the poll is closed through Action Mailer and Delayed Jobs
+ Allows users to upload images or videos with Filepicker.io
PicklSong (karaoke.pickl.me) - A single page karaoke app
+ Parses YouTube’s API for karaoke songs using RestClient and JSON
+ Has a simple and straightforward UI through customized JavaScript
+ Permits users to either create playlists, or play songs directly from their search results
+ Autoplays songs and allows users to add and delete songs from their playlists
+ Allows a user to search for a new song to play without reloading their page using AJAX
Emily SIMONTON
RESUME
EDUCATION
The University of Georgia, 2010
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Avenues: The World School
New York, NY
Turner Broadcasting
New York, NY
Turner Broadcasting
New York, NY
Bratskeir PR Firm
New York, NY
Office Manager
Advertising Sales Team
Assistant
Sept. 2010 - Sept. 2011
Account Coordinator
Jan. 2013 - March 2014
Account Service
Representative
Sept. 2011 - Jan. 2013
+ Collected and analyzed
admissions data to
determine how to optimize
yield
+ Managed all TBS/TNT
advertising inventory for
fifteen accounts totaling
over $120M
+ Administered high
volume scheduling, travel
and expenses for the sales
team and Vice President
+ Served as the Account
Coordinator for the
company’s largest account,
The Body Shop
+ Performed operational
duties such as contract
management, accounting,
employee policies and
vendor relations
+ Served as the first point of
contact both internally and
externally for all account
activity
+ Co-facilitated the client
list of 2000+ invitees for
the yearly truTV and
TBS/TNT upfront meetings
+ Responsible for keeping
track of clients’ weekly
placements and consumer
impact
+ Fostered strong
relationships with clients
and ensured their
advertising goals were met
+ Assisted the recruiting
team with the hiring
process for Sales Planners,
Account Executives and
Team Assistants
+ Managed the CEO’s
calendar, travel and
communications
+ Researched domestic and
global education trends,
innovations and policies for
prospective projects
+ Worked closely with the
outreach team to strategize
how to market and develop
new relationships with
influential companies,
foundations, and individuals
+ Collaborated with the
marketing, promotions and
sales departments to
ensure proper execution of
sponsorships
+ Recognized as ASR of the
month, September 2012
+ Supported the Senior
Director of Client
Development with client
research and presented to
the sales team
June 2010 - Sept. 2010
Erica CHEUNG
PROFILE
PHONE: 646.778.1867
GITHUB: github.com/ericodes
TWITTER: @ericodes
BLOG: ericodes.wordpress.com
WEB APPS: karaoke.pickl.me // poll.pickl.me
BIO
After graduating from Dartmouth College, I had an extraordinarily fun and rewarding
experience helping SOM, an international architecture firm, relaunch its website. In addition
to working with architects to create content, I also had the opportunity to work directly with
my manager, outside developers, and designers to discuss new features and
implementations. Pretty soon, this became my favorite part of my job, and I found myself
avidly searching for bugs, suggesting improvements, and finding excuses to talk to the
developers.
INTERESTS
+ Human-centered design
+ Architecture
+ International development
+ Global health
+ Traveling in Southeast Asia
+ Soundcloud & Spotify
+ Biking & Canoeing
+ Keyboard shortcuts
I knew what I loved about architecture and design — the process of thinking about space,
navigation and the end-user, while creating spaces where people would share experiences.
When I realized all of this also applied to programming, jumping into code didn't seem like
such a leap. I’m interested in how people work, and I love design that’s so good you don’t
even think about it.
I love to travel and have studied mechanical engineering in Bangkok and Mandarin in
Beijing, in addition to taking architecture studio classes at the Harvard Graduate School of
Design’s Career Discovery program.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
PicklSong [karaoke.pickl.me] - Single-page, dynamic app for karaoke lovers
+ Built a jQuery/Ajax-heavy frontend, allowing uninterrupted singing, searching, queuing, and deleting
+ Created a gem to encapsulate Youtube API searching
+ Authenticated users, using Devise
Pickl [poll.pickl.me] - Decision-making app that lets the indecisive gather opinions easily and anonymously
+ Created a seamless poll creation and poll viewing process, using jQuery/Ajax
+ Sent invitations and notification emails to multiple friends at specified times, using Rails ActionMailer
+ Stored user-uploaded images, using the Filepicker gem
+ Generated secure session keys in HTTP cookies and unique links for polls, using Ruby SecureRandom
+ Prevented revotes from non-logged-in users, using Rails sessions
Crowdtangle - D3.js charts that allow groups to better track and compare social media status
+ Used D3 and jQuery to display social media trends and activity on Facebook over time
+ Leveraged Crowdtangle API to enable real-time news updates and filtering for different metrics
Erica CHEUNG
RESUME
EDUCATION
BA, Engineering modified with Studio Art
Beijing Normal University, Summer 2010
Classes in Mandarin
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill
New York, NY
Animoto
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY
New York, NY
Standpoints, Dartmouth’s
Global Health Magazine
Hanover, New Hampshire
Digital Media Intern
Aug. 2013 - Mar. 2014
Marketing Intern
Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2011
IB F&BM Intern
June 2009 - Aug. 2009
Co-editor-in-chief
Sept. 2009 - June 2014
+ Collaborated closely with
digital editor, developers,
and designer for the launch
of the new SOM.com in
February
+ Revamped company’s
internal site to highlight
company culture and
teams to new hires
+ Evaluated and tracked
KPIs to support forecasts
and plan
+ Directed content,
thematic design, and
distribution of biannual
magazine
+ Worked with architects
and marketing team to
gather feedback and
transform content for web
+ Improved CMS efficiency
by proposing areas for
automation
+ Identified, reported, and
tracked over 200 technical
issues throughout design
and QA process and
deployment
+ Wrote documentation for
firm-wide best practices on
CMS use and content
creation
+ Trained interns in CMS,
issue tracker, and Adobe
inDesign
+ Redesigned internal site
using Wordpress, using
HTML and CSS
+ Analyzed user behavior
and quantified results to
assist in developing
effective promotion
campaigns
+ Performed ad-hoc
projects to clean up
reference data and prepare
for 2010 financial planning
process
+ Managed team of 40
students through writing,
editing, and layout process
+ Trained layout editors in
Adobe InDesign and
Photoshop
Frantz LACARRIERE
PROFILE
PHONE: 718.885.5457
GITHUB: https://github.com/FrantzLacarriere
TWITTER: @FrankieSaysRAGE
BLOG: frantzlacarriere.github.io
BIO
When I was 10 I was almost arrested after being mistaken for a burglar by a school
administrator while playing Math Blasters on a Power Macintosh after school hours. I later
discovered the beauty of code in high school through an open source 2D fighting game
called MUGEN, which not only allowed you to play the game, but to control every element of
its codebase.
My enthusiasm for programming continued into college, where I was exposed to C# and
C++ while interning at Goldman Sachs. Despite not fully grasping the languages, I enjoyed
the challenge of contributing to a team working on finding solutions to problems through
code.
INTERESTS
+ Top Gun High Fives
+ Youth Outreach
+ Comic Books
+ Roko’s Basilisk
+ Learning the Saxophone
+ Hacking Chipotle
Since I’m a huge guy (think George RR Martin character huge), and can’t go a day without
hearing someone tell me I should do security, I easily found work as a bouncer. After years
of working doors at exclusive clubs like Lavo and Avenue, along with various celebrity runins (one that was documented on TMZ), I wanted to seek more intellectually stimulating
challenges.
I decided to learn how to program again at the beginning of 2013 by way of Codecademy,
which proved to be fun, but not quite the challenge I was looking for. After going through
numerous MOOCs and other online learning programs, I finally found the Flatiron School.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Morse Bot - A Rails application that produces morse code through an Arduino
+ Helped develop C code to translate text to morse directly on the Arduino board
+ Utilized Twitter Bootstrap to create a visually appealing web page
The Exhibitionist - A Rails application that displays current exhibitions for NYC museums
+ Created individual scrapers for the MOMA, MET, Brooklyn Museum, Studio Museum, The Guggenheim, and The Whitney
using Nokogiri
+ Implemented JQuery and Masonry.js to organize all the exhibitions in a dynamic and responsive fashion
Parascope - A Rails application that serves as a content manager for links and bookmarks
+ Responsive site built on Yahoo’s Pure.css
+ Implemented Devise and OAuth for user authentication
+ Used the Readability API to allow users to read contents of saved links without leaving the application
Frantz LACARRIERE
RESUME
EDUCATION
Dickinson College 2003 - 2007
Posse Foundation Scholar
Coursework completed towards a BS in Economics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Allstar Security &
Consulting
New York, NY
All Seasons Protection
New York, NY
DJR Security
New York, NY
Security Supervisor
Oct. 2012 - Present
Security supervisor
Aug. 2010 - Oct. 2012
Assistant Supervisor
Aug. 2008 - Aug. 2010
+ Manage high profile
celebrity clientele
+ Created special
experiences for VIP clients
+ Managed crowd control
+ Manage a team of 15 - 30
guards
+ Provide personal
protection for high risk
individuals
+ Train junior guards
+ Help cultivate the
reputations of various high
end establishments
+ Headed security teams
for private events, such as
fundraisers and concerts
with crowds of up to 1500
individuals
+ Identified and installed
new positions for security
cameras, reducing threat
levels and theft
+ Supervised a team of five
security guards on a weekly
basis
+ Maintained the
relationship between
management and the local
police department
George TAVERAS
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.635.3411
GITHUB: GeorgeTaveras1231
TWITTER: @glt123190
BLOG: georgielovesoup.tumblr.com
BIO
I was first introduced to programming at age 12 because I wanted to make my own video game, so I
followed some ActionScript online tutorials. Even though I had just re-emigrated to the US and my
English skills weren’t great, I managed to programmatically animate a bouncing ball, and eventually
created my own version of BrickBreaker. At the time, I didn’t fully understand what I was doing, but it
was the beginning of my love for programming.
INTERESTS
+ Family Time
+ Algorithms
+ Drawing/Digital Art
+ Playing Drums
+ Jamming to Hip-Hop beats!
As an adult, I started making music and art. I taught myself how to play the drums and was involved
with art groups at school. I learned how much I enjoyed being creative but struggled to find a middle
ground where I’d exercise both my creative skills and my ability to think critically and solve problems.
In 2012, I decided to dive back into programming when my brother asked me to build his website,
which I built using HTML and CSS, and even some JavaScript. After studying Javascript for a couple of
months, I began teaching myself some lower level aspects of programming using the C language. For
nine months, I was balancing school and a busy work schedule (and occasionally getting in trouble for
reading programming books at work), until I decided to leave my job in hospitality and pursue my true
passion for programming.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
PrettyCode - A Ruby on Rails app to help programmers share and express ideas visually, and create beautiful snippets of code
+ Created an interactive drawing experience by implementing a Canvas prototype in Javascript
+ Authenticated users using Devise in combination with Github’s API and Omniauth
+ Created custom embeddable content using Javascript and CSS
+ Enabled syntax highlighting by implementing the Ace Javascript library and Coderay ruby gem
+ Customized a pre-existing web theme using Bootstrap, jQuery UI, and custom UI components
Explain.it - A Q&A app to help students keep track their questions built with Ruby on Rails
+ Implemented real-time notifications powered by web sockets, using the Faye gem
+ Created an auto-complete and auto-fill search bar by creating a JSON API, and using AJAX
+ Optimized auto-complete feature using memoization pattern
+ Applied event driven animations using jQuery
easy_union_set gem - A gem that simplifies the process of creating SQL UNION and INTERSECT using ActiveRecord
+ Extended the ActiveRecord:Relation class with simple methods to enable the creation of a UNION and an INTERSECT
+ Wrote documentation and published gem at rubygems.org
+ Drove design of the gem using Test Driven Development with rspec
AngelHub (In progress) - A Rails app that connects small non-profits & NGOs with passionate developers
+ Drove design of the application using Test Driven Development with rspec
Reanimator (NYPL Labs)(In progress) - Mobile-first Rails application to help catalog Project Gutenberg metadata.
George TAVERAS
RESUME
EDUCATION
LaGuardia CC CUNY 2008 - 2010
Liberal Arts: Social Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
EMM Group
New York, NY
Urban Outfitters
New York, NY
Server/Bartender
Nov. 2012 - Jan. 2014
Sales Associate
May 2009 - April 2012
+ Provided guests with an
excellent dining experience
with the highest quality
service.
+ Greeted and assisted
customers with their
purchasing needs
+ Conducted quality
assurance checks before
serving food/beverages to
guests.
+ Prepared custom
flavored syrups and made
liquor infusions as a bar
cook.
+ Learned menu and
cocktail recipes to provide
guests with knowledgeable
advice.
+ Promoted sales through
enhanced customer service
+ Maintained a high
visibility in the store by
greeting and interacting
with customers
+ Merchandised men's and
women's clothing and
accessories departments,
as well as books and other
miscellaneous home
products
+ Handled customer
transactions in a friendly
and engaging manner
Hannah R. KIM
PROFILE
PHONE: 917-921-0016
GITHUB: https://github.com/hkxnyc
TWITTER: @hkxnyc
BLOG: www.coderiffic.tumblr.com
BIO
I was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in New York City -- so I very much consider myself to
be a New Yorker. Throughout my formative years, I tried my hand at various foreign
languages, which fostered a lifelong love of linguistics. But it wasn’t until I became involved
in eCommerce and became exposed to HTML listing templates, that I realized the potential
of programming as another language I could embrace. Convinced I could design better
looking templates than the ones found for sale, I experimented and realized that no, I could
not really build better looking templates. Undeterred, I looked around for coding resources
and discovered the Flatiron School’s NYC Web Development Fellowship, which has been one
of the best things I have ever done for myself.
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INTERESTS
+ Curating & Selling Vintage
Handbags
+ Bowling
+ Broadway Shows
+ Karaoke-ing like a Rockstar!
+ Dabbling in Foreign
Languages
+ Volunteering with NY Cares
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Perishab.ly - Perishab.ly is a Rails based expiration date tracker for everyday perishable goods, such as household groceries
and cosmetics.
+ Allows users to create individual accounts.
+ Implemented search function from a database of perishable goods, which was compiled using custom Nokogiri scrapers.
+ Executed features such as an autocomplete search bar.
+ Designed an automated calendar that dynamically indicates an expiry date.
+ Implemented email and sms push notifications using Twilio SMS API and Google API, which alerts user (and additional
recipients tagged on communal items like milk, eggs, etc) at a set time period before the product expires.
+ Utilized gems such as validates_formatting_for, Twilio SMS, Nokogiri and calendar_date_select to implement various features
+ Customized a WrapBootstrap theme to build out aesthetics of application.
Hannah R. KIM
RESUME
EDUCATION
Columbia University, 2007-2010
BA, East Asian Languages & Cultures (Thesis Pending)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Self-Employed
New York, NY
Self-Employed
New York, NY
EquiVenture Capital, LLC
New York, NY
Joseph|Scott Financial
New York, NY
Entrepreneur
Dec. 2012 - Current
Private Tutor
Aug. 2007 - Current
Associate
Oct. 2006 - Dec. 2007
Sr Mortgage Processor
Apr. 2003 - Oct. 2006
+ Source vintage and
contemporary
merchandise for ecommerce resale.
+ Sourced educational
resources for SAT, SAT
Subject Tests, and AP
Exams.
+ Responsible for
placement of large scale
commercial real estate
projects for bank and
private funding.
+ Facilitated over $30M in
monthly residential/
commercial mortgages.
+ Rehab vintage leather
and fabric accessories for
e-commerce resale.
+ Maintained four different
selling platform accounts
(eBay, Etsy, Threadflip &
Poshmark) from sourcing
products to shipping.
+ Created uniquely
narrated and detailed
HTML listings with product
images.
+ Taught over 300 students
SAT preparation skills.
+ Provided consulting
advisement for college
admissions and financial
aid. A recent student was
awarded a full scholarship
including room and board
at Cornell University.
+ Tutored students from
elite schools (Chapin) in
Chinese and assisted in
preparation for study
abroad programs.
+ Peer tutored in Chinese,
Korean and edited student
academic papers while at
Columbia.
+ Assessed over $1B deal
flow for funding.
+ Directed mortgage
processes for NE Division
of firm.
+ Underwrote loan
packages against bank
compliance and lending
regulations.
+ Liaised between lenders,
mortgage brokers and
borrowers.
+ Supervised closing
department, as well as part
time office assistants.
Janel diBICCARI
PROFILE
PHONE: 603.548.2791
GITHUB: https://github.com/jdibiccari
TWITTER: @nellybeaner
BLOG: www.syntacticsugarhouse.tumblr.com
PORTFOLIO: http://jdibiccari.tumblr.com/
BIO
I arrived at my interest in programming circuitously. My first love was biology, and my first
job post graduation was as a research assistant in an ecology lab. This led to an amazing
opportunity to apply for a grant and do my own research in the summer of 2011, road
tripping across the United States, catching, photographing, and recording calling insects. My
mentor at this time really pushed me to think about innovative ways to present my data,
and cultivated an interest in the intersection between science, technology, and art.
INTERESTS
+ Digital art
+ Biology
+ Sewing/crafts
+ Cooking
+ Running
Shortly afterwards, I moved to NYC and rediscovered my love for digital art through a job at
a mobile app company. I worked primarily on an application that used 3D animations to
improve the pronunciation of non-native English speakers. I had some prior exposure to
programming, but here I saw designers using code to enhance their art, and saw developers
turn this art into something useful and usable. This experience, combined with my desire to
bridge the gap between my interests, led me to take the leap to pursue web development at
the Flatiron School.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Pickl - A social polling application that allows users to get honest anonymous feedback from their friends.
+ Link: http://poll.pickl.me/
+ Allow easy photo uploading and hosting using Filepicker.io
+ Notify poll creators via email when their poll has closed using Delayed Job
+ Prevent voters from voting multiple times on the same poll by creating “ghost users”
+ Improved UI with a bootstrap theme and JQuery plugins
PicklSong - A single page application where you can search for videos with karaoke lyrics and create multiple playlists.
+ Link: http://karaoke.pickl.me/
+ Single page functionality through JQuery and Ajax
+ Search for relevant videos through Youtube’s API
+ Authenticate users through the Devise gem
+ Deployed to Heroku
Janel diBICCARI
RESUME
EDUCATION
B.A., Biology/Ecology, Minors in Digital Arts and Anthropology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Victoria Productions NYC
New York, NY
Dartmouth General
Fellowship
3D Designer
March 2012 - Aug. 2013
Insect Acoustic Survey
June 2011 - Sept. 2011
+ Worked as part of a team
to create over 300 3D and
2D animations for
educational mobile apps
+ Applied for and was
awarded a $5,000 grant to
conduct an insect acoustic
survey
+ Built 3D models, UV
maps, and textures
+ Regularly utilized
Photoshop, Autodesk
Maya, and After Effects
+ Took a leadership role on
Perfect Pronunciation, an
app based on a book that
uses an anatomical
perspective to improve the
speech of non-native
English speakers
+ Delivered assets on a
deadline and helped
showcase the final product
at the Book Expo of
America
+ Collected over 100 insect
specimens from several
regions in the US, including
New York, Ohio, Texas,
Louisiana, and Montana
+ Took detailed macro
photographs of relevant
taxonomic features and
recorded auditory signals
+ Pinned specimens and
preserved DNA samples for
archival
Dartmouth College,
Biology Department
Hanover, NH
Dartmouth College,
Biology Department
Hanover, NH
Ecology Research
Assistant
June 2010 - June 2011
Genetics Research
Assistant
Jan. 2008 - June 2009
+ Maintained several Excel
databases logging field and
lab data
+ Prepared primate fecal
samples for DNA extraction
+ Used GIS software to
establish sites for fieldwork
+ Utilized basic lab skills,
including microscopy, to
raise cultures of
economically significant
forest pests for study
+ Isolated DNA and
amplified samples using
PCR
Joshua LIEBERMAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 585-506-5122
GITHUB: https://github.com/jlieb10
TWITTER: @joshualieberman
BLOG: blog.joshua.tl
WEBSITE: www.joshua.tl
BIO
Joshua is a freshly-minted full-stack developer excited to get his hands dirty! In 2007, he
moved to New York to pursue an education at his dream college, New York University's
Gallatin School. He graduated in three years, having crafted a concentration himself and
defended a thesis in Economic History. His work focused on social movements alongside
the economic ideas of their respective moments.
After college, Joshua built relationships in media that led to freelance contracts with
grassroots publications and a producer at ABC Sports. He moved on to administer his Alma
Mater’s PhD program in Anthropology. Three years later, he decided to make some big
steps forward by becoming a developer - a craft that takes advantage of his interests and his
bent toward problem-solving. Joshua is excited to become a great and forward-thinking
programmer.
INTERESTS
+ Digital art
+ International human rights
+ Print publishing
+ Nonfiction writing
+ U.S. political movements
+ Film history
+ photography
+ Economic history
+ History of Computer
Science
+ Open Source software
APPLICATIONS BUILT
GivHub (in prog) - Code - A Rails application to help connect small non-profits & NGOs with passionate developers
+ Built a minimalist interface for requesting applications or technology resources from certified organizations
+ Implemented the GitHub API with Omniauth to help streamline the process of registering devs and creating repos
+ Used Faye to build messaging client
Abodely - Code - A Rails application to help organize an apartment search
+ Reworked Devise-Invitable and ActionMailer to be used to securely share apartment searches among friends
+ Stacked Angular and Bootstrap on the front to provide an awesome UI and UX
+ Leveraged JavaScript to create a bookmarklet to scrape and persist information from Craigslist ads
+ Managed file uploads with CarrierWave
SynthHead - Code - A proof-of-concept mobile-responsive digital theremin built on Sinatra
+ Implemented the Web Audio API to create an audio context
+ Created nodes for controlling frequency and volume
+ Used Facetracker.js library so theramin can be played by moving one’s head in front of their camera
Twitter Poetry Generator - Code - A proof-of-concept Sinatra-Twitter application/art project
+ Implemented Ruby I/O methods to randomly get two commonly used words
+ Used concatenated words to query Twitter with the Twitter API
+ Managed front-end with pure CSS and Javascript to format the returned tweets
Maze Solver - Code - A command line implementation of algorithm to solve ASCII mazes
+ Harnessed Breadth-First Search to build algorithm
+ Optimized for the shortest route
Joshua LIEBERMAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, 2010
B.A., Concentration: Economic History, American Studies
Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 3.97), Dean’s Honor Society
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
New York University
Various
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Campaign
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Graduate Studies &
Student Life Admin Aide
July 2011 - February 2014
Freelance Journalist and
Media Specialist
November 2010 - May 2012
LGBT Department Intern
Diversity Department
Intern
+ Managed, organized, and
archived confidential
records for 120 students
and 1,000+ alumni
ABC Network
+ Media and music
consulting for sports
under David Saltz,
Executive Producer
+ Authored and researched
articles for United Nations
submissions
+ Led communication on
400+ applications during
admissions
+ Validated & updated
departmental website
I Like My Style Quarterly
+ Consulting: Assistant
Editor, Media and Press
Director
+ Freelance: Contributor
+ Trained, supervised, and
interviewed prospective
hires
+ Assisted professors and
students in IT & facilities
management
+ Built relationships within
and outside the university
to provide students with
the best service possible
Sentimentalist Magazine
+ Consulting: Assistant
Editor, Social Media
Integration, Community
Management
+ Strategized and oversaw
months of meetings using
internal and external
facilities and affiliates of
HRW
+ Developed, restructured,
and maintained various
contact lists, databases,
and archived web content
+ Built alliances with
Historically Black College &
University programs and
Organizing Chinese
Americans
+ Authored, developed, and
maintained web content
for HRC.org and several
microsites
+ Coordinated high-volume
mailings for supporters,
members, leadership, and
national committees
Kate BRENDER
PROFILE
PHONE: 718.753.5492
GITHUB: https://github.com/rsoph
TWITTER: @katebrender
BLOG: www.rsoph.tumblr.com
BIO
Kate is a born and raised Brooklynite - now living in Staten Island as part of her mission to
live in all five boroughs of NYC. She was raised by two C programmers, but as a child was
never interested in computers. Instead, her first love was outer space. It brought her to
Barnard College and to The Biosphere 2 Center in Arizona, but not, unfortunately to actual
space. Along the way, she picked up a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a lifelong Legend of
Zelda habit. After college, Kate worked for 7 years as a paralegal and records manager for a
boutique Trusts and Estates law firm in Manhattan. At the firm, she gained tremendous
professional experience, trained 1950s era attorneys on Microsoft Word, did most of her
work on a typewriter, and bided her time until the world was ready for her.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
4DaysOut.com - A Rails application to plan a last-minute dinner and movie date
+ Google scraping, to retrieve up-to-date movie times
+ Yelp API, for restaurant information by location
+ Google Maps, to illustrate travel plans to the user
+ Twilio API, to send the user a confirmation text message
+ Rails Mailer, to send the user a confirmation email
Groovwith.me - a Rails application to add tracks to a user's Spotify playlist from a browser
+ Spotify API, to interact with a given user’s playlist
+ React, to provide one-page live-updating upvote and downvote functionality
INTERESTS
+ Astronomy
+ Tae Kwon Do
+ Urban homesteading
Kate BRENDER
RESUME
EDUCATION
Barnard College, Columbia University, 2006
Bachelor Degree, Astrophysics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Fulton, Rowe & Hart, LLP
New York, NY
Incarnation Camp
Ivoryton, CT
American Museum of
Natural History
New York, NY
Paralegal/Records Manager
December 2006 - March 2014
Health Center Assistant
Summer 2001 - 2004
Research Assistant
+ Maintained client records,
including storage, retrieval
and destruction as needed
+ Organized and managed
camper health records
+ Used IRAF (Image
Reduction and Analysis
Facility) software to reduce
data recently obtained for
Dr. Charles Liu, to be used
in his research at a later
time
+ Created paperless system to
replace the original hard-copy
only system
+ Served as Firm liaison to the
Surrogate’s Court of various
counties and other courts and
government offices
+ Managed the grantmaking
activities of two philanthropic
foundations
+ Administrated estates,
including: probating will,
arranging for sale of property,
settling final expenses,
distributing bequeathments,
liquidating other assets,
creating intermediate and
final accountings, and
distributing final estate.
+ Managed office and
healthcare inventory
+ Enforced Health
Department codes within
camper living areas
+ Applied basic first aid
where necessary
+ Analyzed this data for my
own research project
regarding the variations in
distribution of molecular
oxygen in active vs.
inactive spiral galaxies
Mandy YEUNG
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.578.8049
GITHUB: https://github.com/mandyyeung
TWITTER: @mandycyeung
BLOG: www.mandyyeung.com/blog
PORTFOLIO: www.mandyyeung.com
BIO
I was born in Hong Kong, and there I spent the first seven years of my life, in one of my
favorite places in the world. In 8th grade, when Geocities and Angelfire websites were all
the rage, I taught myself HTML and CSS to create fan sites for Britney Spears and *NSYNC.
Sadly, I stopped short of learning backend programming, thinking it was for the boys.
Ironically, through my civil engineering degree, I ended up joining a male-dominated
industry anyway. As a Construction Manager, armed with my best friends MS Excel and
Access, I happily got to flex my analytical and problem solving muscles. However, I quickly
realized the shortcomings of my long-trusted sidekicks when it came to dealing with big
data in a large team setting. I knew that there must be better, more efficient ways of
handling the paperwork and minutiae that plagued the construction management industry.
This instinct led me to the Flatiron School, where I received a fortuitous second chance to
learn programming and pick up where I left off in web development-- minus the forced
banner ads and marquees of the 90s internet era.
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INTERESTS
+ Chinese calligraphy
+ Personal finance
+ NBA basketball
+ Productivity & efficiency
+ Mystery novels
+ Interior design
+ Travel
+ Karaoke
+ Yoga
+ Appreciating life
+ Being happy
APPLICATIONS BUILT
HipMoney - A single-page dashboard to engage young people on personal finance and the stock market
+ Watchlist with auto-complete search function and features logos for easier company recognition
+ Used AJAX requests to update widgets on the dashboard without having to refresh the page
+ Implemented both real-time and historical stock price tracking using the HighCharts.js library
+ Google Omniauth to simplify login experience
+ Scraped data from Google Finance and retrieved data using the Yahoo Finance gem
+ Parsed Stocktwits.com with Nokogiri gem to collect relevant tweets and refresh them at set intervals
+ Deployed at hipmoney.herokuapp.com
Parascope - A Rails application to help organize bookmark links and content
+ Implemented a ranking system for users to prioritize their bookmarks
+ Used the Readability API to allow users to read contents of saved links without leaving the application
iNetworth - An application to explore global currencies through a user’s net worth; built on Sinatra
+ Built a database of currencies and their associated countries using automated Open Exchange Rate API requests
+ Designed a minimalistic form to enhance the UI/UX
+ Developed metrics to evaluate net worth by analyzing user’s age and income
+ Utilized D3.js to help users visualize their net worth data
Mandy YEUNG
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, 2010
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Turner Construction
New York, NY
Turner Construction
New York, NY
NYC Department of
Transportation (NYDOT)
New York, NY
Project Engineer
Feb. 2011 - Mar. 2014
Budget Engineer
Dec. 2012 - Mar. 2013
Engineering Intern
June 2010 - Aug. 2010
+ Managed $41.9 million in
volume of interior trades
for the 680,000SF new
construction institutional
facility
+ Provided risk
management and
performed data analysis on
the $656 million project
budget
+ Collaborated on a team
responsible for the
department's Real Estate
Portfolio Audit. Managed
67 DOT properties across
the 5 boroughs
+ Facilitated
communication between
the architect and
subcontractors through
RFIs and submittals; risk
management through
control of cost and
schedule
+ Provide cost control
updates to owner and joint
venture change order
team. Crafted at-risk
reports to offer upper
management an
understanding of money at
risk
+ Led coordination efforts
for tactical training
environments including
mock bank, restaurant,
apartments, park, subway
station, and police
precincts
+ Initiated a revamp of the
project's change order
process by designing
and implementing an
Access database to
optimize work flow
+ Supervised summer
interns--crafted
assignments to provide
worthwhile learning
experiences while
generating productivity for
the company
+ Established and enforced
data integrity rules to
improve accuracy of the
cost control data
+ Performed field surveys,
rehabilitation analysis,
research, and photo
documentation for each
site
+ Produced floor plans and
site plans using AutoCAD
Mendy SELDOWITZ
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.520.8283
GITHUB: https://github.com/mendyismyname
TWITTER: @mendyismyname
BLOG: http://mendyismy.name
PORTFOLIO: http://dribbble.com/mendy
BIO
Mendy began working in graphic design and film production while still in middle school.
During and after High School, he worked with local design shops and volunteered design
work for nonprofits.
In 2013 Mendy created the first documentary using Google Glass, which explored the two
distinct communities in Crown Heights, Brooklyn: The Caribbean community and the
Hassidic one, where he grew up. The film was featured by Google at the TED 2014
conference and in several film festivals. Mendy worked as a Creative Technologist at Mr
Youth, leading the design and digital integration for the marketing campaigns of Spotify and
Taglit Birthright Israel.
INTERESTS
+ Web and mobile UI
+ User experience
+ Film production
+ Branding
+ Biking
+ World domination
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Explain - Q&A app to organize the way students ask and answer questions with the instructors and the class.
+ Ruby on Rails, CRUD to allow the management of questions and answers by the users.
+ Jquery and AJAX to to create a multipurpose autofill search, ask, find and select question form.
+ Setup pub/sub messaging client, Faye to provide real time notifications with answers to the relevant users.
Linkr - A link management system and news/article reader
+ Ruby on Rails, CRUD to manage user’s collections and articles.
+ Google oath as a way to sign up users and retrieve saved bookmarks
+ Readability API to easily scrape content from a wide variety of sites in real time.
+ AJAX, Jquery and Google Image search API to find relevant pictures and set them as collection background
Hip Money - A minimalistic dashboard to organize and simplify watching real-time financial data
+ Ruby on Rails, CRUD to manage user’s stock following.
+ Google Omniauth to simplify login experience
+ Scraped data from Yahoo and Google Finance and parse through and displayed csv data using Highcharts.js
Mendy SELDOWITZ
RESUME
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2014
Associates Degree, Advertising Marketing and Communication
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
MRY
New York, NY
Hannabi Creative
Brooklyn, NY
Tap Edition
New York, NY
Creative Technologist
Jan. 2014 - May 2014
Designer and Copywriter
Jan. 2013 - Jan. 2014
Designer
July 2012 - Nov. 2012
+ Created strategy and
design for national
marketing campaigns
+ Designed for print, web
and social media
+ Worked closely with the
sales and development
teams.
+ Used web development
and social hacking to
increase user engagement
on social media
+ Worked on-site with
clients for brand activation
planning and management
+ Developed strategy for
marketing on Instagram
that resulted in 400%
increase in brand followers
+ Led the design and
managed onsite activation
teams for Spotify’s Spring
Break marketing campaign
+ Wrote copy and
developed strategy for
advertisements and target
audience brand
engagement
+ Designed mobile UI for
new products
+ Managed digital
conversion of publications
and submitted them to the
app store.
Natacha SPRINGER
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.940.1131
GITHUB: https://github.com/natachaS
TWITTER: @natacha11217
BLOG: www.natachaspringer.com/blog
PORTFOLIO: www.natachaspringer.com
BIO
In the beginning, my passion for problem solving and sciences led me to an international
engineering program that spanned three countries. With a graduate degree in Biotech
Engineering in hand, I soon relocated to the US to pursue a career in plant genetics. My
research into drought tolerance was fruitful (and patented), but what excited me most was
the potential to unlock the power of information through technology.
INTERESTS
+ Cake artistry
+ Daredevil NYC bike riding
+ Finding the ultimate ramen
+ Food truck rally superfan
+ Rock-scrambling
+ Alsatian Rieslings
Passionate about computer science, I decided to take time off from a successful career to
study programming while raising my two cupcake-eating kids. An apprenticeship at a
prestigious cake studio allowed me to indulge my fanaticism for 3D cakes, but my nights
were filled with Ruby, JavaScript and Objective-C. After completing the intensive Flatiron
School Fellowship program, I have blossomed as a Web App Developer and am looking
forward to the next chapter in my life!
APPLICATIONS BUILT
@DumboFoodTruck - Twitter Lunchbot that helps people locate where food trucks are in Dumbo, Brooklyn.
+ Used Ruby to create a bot that subscribes to lunch truck tweets and retweets in real-time based on inferred location
+ Utilized Twitter APIs (regular and streaming) with OAuth via Ruby gem
+ Regular expression parsing of tweet text with keyword whitelists
+ Script deployed on Heroku
PrettyCode - www.prettycode.us - A Rails application for creating beautiful code samples to express ideas visually.
+ Used Devise in combination with Omniauth and GitHub API to authenticate users
+ Implemented Ace editor and Coderay to provide syntax formatting and highlighting for users
+ Created JS and CSS templates to provide embeddable content for the user
+ Implemented Bootstrap, JQuery UI and custom UI components on top of a pre-existing theme
+ Deployed on Heroku with custom domain assignment
HipMoney - A minimalist financial dashboard for hipsters
+ Used AJAX requests to create a seamless user experience
+ Implemented real time stock tracking using the HighCharts.js library as well as CSV parsing of historical stock data
+ Parsed StockTwits with Nokogiri gem
Maze generator and solver - ASCII mazes/code available on GitHub
+ Implemented depth-first search algorithm to generate solvable mazes of arbitrary size
+ Implemented breadth-first search algorithm to solve any generated maze
Project Gutenberg Reanimator - (with NYPL Labs) - Mobile Web Application to crowd update Project Gutenberg metadata
Natacha SPRINGER
RESUME
EDUCATION
ESBS (Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg), European Graduate Program, 2000
M.Sc. Biotech Engineering
Louis Pasteur University, France, 1997
B.Sc. Molecular Biology, awarded with honors
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Elegantly Iced
New York City, NY
Natural Source Int’l Ltd.
New York City, NY
BASF Plant Sciences LLC
Raleigh, NC
Syngenta
Raleigh, NC
Cake Artist
Biotech Production
Manager
2002 - 2011
Research Associate,
Gene Discovery
2001 - 2002
Visiting Scientist
+ Led product development
and project management
for a small international
nutraceutical/biotech
company
+ Research on gene
discovery for Plant Stress
resistance in Arabidopsis
thaliana
+ Research on Plant Stress
Resistance, to study and
improve resistance to
droughts in various crops
+ Plant gene sequencing
and bioinformatics
analysis
+ Patented a DNA molecule
for increased drought
resistance in maize
2012 - 2014
+ Started a small local
business selling 3D cakes
+ Worked part-time as a
cake artist at upscale cake
studio
+ Developed an organic
skincare line from
formulation to packaging
+ Handled all logistics of
product manufacturing,
including sourcing,
evaluating and negotiating
supply chain contracts with
international suppliers
+ Created a Quality
Management System to
implement ISO standard
compliance
2000 - 2001
International Patent
Publication No.
CA2588372A1, “Stress
tolerance in plants through
selective inhibition of
trehalose-6-phosphate
phosphatase”
Rebecca POULSON
PROFILE
PHONE: 517.899.1641
GITHUB: https://github.com/rapoulson
TWITTER: @rebeccapoulson
BLOG: rpoulson.tumblr.com
PORTFOLIO: rebeccapoulson.com
BIO
Rebecca’s childhood was spent telling stories and bagging groceries, and culminated in a
move to New York to write plays and work at Whole Foods. Her theater career includes both
indie and Off-Broadway productions, including writing and producing “All the Windows on
Alcatraz” and assistant directing Lucy Thurber’s “Where We’re Born”. Rebecca is proud to be
a member of the creative community at ESPA at Primary Stages, where she has been a
student and teaching assistant since the minute she stepped off the Greyhound from
Michigan.
INTERESTS
+ Writing
+ Podcasts
+ Cooking
+ Yoga
Rebecca started off coding art projects with Processing and Arduino. The creative and
intellectually engaged people she found in the programming community inspired her to
turn code into a career. When she’s not working on Flatiron projects,, Rebecca is studying
OpenFrameworks in an Embodied Gaming class with the Code Liberation Foundation.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
FindFriends - tictail-flatiron.herokuapp.com An app for TicTail shopkeepers to be accessed natively from the TicTail app store
+Worked from a spec provided by TicTail developers to extend functionality of their existing product.
+Implemented test driven development using RSPEC and Factory Girl
+Enabled users to send email using SendGrid.
+Created a single page user interface using websockets and TicTail’s custom UIKit.
Pretty Code - prettycode.us An editor for creating beautiful code samples
+ Used Javascript and HTML5 Canvas to create tools create visual aids for code samples..
+ Provided user with link to embed code samples in blogs and presentations.
+ Used OmniAuth and Devise to authenticate users.
+ Integrated custom CSS and JQuery UI elements with an existing theme to create user interface.
Boozapp - myboozapp.com A virtual bartender that tells you what you want to drink right now.
+Parsed CSV files to create a database of over 150 cocktails from New York cocktails bars.
+Queried the database to provide a drink tailored to the user’s preferences.
+Deployed to a server using Digital Ocean.
Wordtf - wordtf.com A tawdry twist on the classic board game Balderdash
+ Used Kimono to create an API for Urban Dictionary
+ Used AJAX to enhance the flow of gameplay.
+ Took second place at Comedy Hack Day. Won an additional prize for best use of the Kimono Labs API
Ugly Puppy - A puppy who wags his tail faster depending how much you interact with him
+ Wrote an Arduino program to define relationship between sensor input and servo output.
+ Completed as part of a Tribeca Hacks workshop sponsored by the Tribeca Film Institute.
Rebecca POULSON
RESUME
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, 2009
BA History of Art
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Nerdette Podcast
New York, NY
Atlantic Theater Company
New York, NY
Rattlestick Playwright’s
Theater
New York, NY
ESPA at Primary Stages
New York, NY
Producer
May 2013 - Present
Literary Associate
Jan. 2014 - April 2014
Assistant Director
Jun. 2013 - Sept. 2013
Teaching Assistant
Sept. 2010 - Dec. 2013
+ Developed concept and
format for a weekly
podcast which has 150,000
unique listens, 51 episodes
and currently averages
7,000 listeners per week.
+ Maintained database of
scripts under consideration
for production at an award
winning Off-Broadway theater
company.
+ Assisted Jackson Gay on
“Where We’re Born” part of
Lucy Thurber’s Hilltown
Play cycle.
+ Managed administrative
work for six semesters of
playwriting classes.
+ Read new scripts and wrote
reader reports.
+ Pitched, developed and
produced segments.
Favorite guests include
+ Attended readings and
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Tavi productions to scout for
Gevinson and Gillian
emerging writers.
Anderson.
+ Researched previous
+ Managed social media,
productions of scripts being
including the Nerdette
considered.
Twitter account which has
nearly 1,000 followers.
+ Assisted in casting sessions,
reading with auditionees and
deciding who should be
passed on to the director.
+ Compiled an extensive
research packet about life
in rural Massachusetts and
provided dramaturgical
support during the
production’s residency at
SPACE on Ryder Farm.
+ Took notes and provided
creative feedback during
rehearsals and previews.
+ Collaborated with design
team on wardrobe, musical
and lighting decisions.
+ Collected tuition, copied
scripts, assigned rehearsal
space
+ Provided detailed
feedback on student
scripts.
+ Produced the ESPA
Playwriting festival for the
winter 2013 semester.
+ Improved efficiency and
facilitated relationships by
organizing a writer-director
meet and greet.
Robert HORRIGAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.244.3910
GITHUB: https://github.com/laxrph10
TWITTER: @rob_on_rails
BLOG: http://www.rob-on-rails.com
PORTFOLIO: http://wewritethemcodes.rob-on-rails.com
BIO
I am a recent military veteran transitioning from life as a US Army officer to the technology
community in New York. Throughout my career, I completed a combat tour in Kabul,
Afghanistan and an overseas tour of duty in Bamberg, Germany. During that time, I traveled
extensively throughout Central Europe and developed an appreciation for European culture
and international travel.
INTERESTS
+ Travel
+ Entrepreneurship
+ German Beer
+ Snowboarding
As a lifelong learner, I developed a desire to learn programming and make a career change
to tech after spending my free time reading and learning about technology. Utilizing the
many resources available online, I taught myself the basics of web design and computer
science while on deployment in Afghanistan. Upon returning from overseas, I decided to
deepen my understanding of programming and pursue a career as a web developer.
A futurist by disposition, I want and intend to be a part of the technical revolution and to
help shape the next major developments in the world of technology.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
4 Days Out
http://www.4daysout.com
- Rails application for short-term planning of dinner and movie dates.
+ Interacted with Google Movies via web scraping with Nokogiri and Open URI.
+ Utilized Yelp API to geo-locate restaurants near desired locations.
+ Set up Action Mailer to send confirmation emails with itinerary.
+ Used Bootstrap to create a responsive design.
+ Implemented Twilio gem to notify recipients of dates via text message.
Groovwith.Me
http://www.groovwith.me
- Rails application where users create and share social playlists.
+ Implemented Spotify API to authenticate users and create playlists.
+ Utilized SQLite3 and PostgreSQL databases to created shareable user events with playlists.
+ Enabled Twilio gem texting to share secret user code with others to join an event and share their playlist.
+ Used AJAX and jQuery to enhance front-end UX.
Robert HORRIGAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
New York University
Polytechnic School of Engineering
Coursework towards Master of Science, Management of Technology
Florida State University, 2009
Bachelor of Science, Applied Economics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
US Army/NATO
Kabul, Afghanistan
US Army
Bamberg, Germany
US Army
Various Locations
First Lieutenant
Nov. 2012 - Dec. 2013
Second Lieutenant
June 2011 - Nov. 2012
Officer Candidate
May 2010 - June 2011
+ Resource manager in
charge of budget analysis
and contract management
for over 50 logististics
nodes
+ Detachment leader for
the 106th Financial
Management Support Unit
+ Attended Basic Combat
Training, ten weeks of
rigorous physical and
mental training in the
fundamentals of combat
and military protocol.
Graduated top 5% of class
of 160
+ Developed and
forecasted $14M budget
for FY13 and $10.5M for
FY14 supporting
international efforts to
build and develop
Afghanistan’s national
logistics infrastructure
+ Managed one budget
analyst and five contracting
officer representatives;
oversaw 45 monthly
contract audits valued at
over $30M
+ Acted as lead budget and
contracting consultant to
three senior military
officers and their staffs
+ Awarded Meritorious
Service Medal for superior
service in support of
Operation Enduring
Freedom
+ Responsible for the
performance and
management of five firstline supervisors and 25
financial management
personnel
+ Developed and oversaw
physical and technical
training program providing
crucial performance
objectives
+ Lead detachment field
training exercise for over
100 personnel with 100
passage rate of physical
and technical training tasks
+ Awarded Military
Outstanding Volunteer
Service Medal for
volunteering efforts in
community
+ Attended Officer
Candidate School, 12 weeks
of intensive classroom and
field training in the art and
science of leadership.
Graduated top 10% of class
of 200
+ Attended Financial
Management Basic Officer
Leadership course, 12
weeks of technical training
in funds disbursing,
resource management, and
military pay.
Florida State University
Admissions Office
Tallahassee, FL
Admissions Consultant
Sept 2006 - Aug. 2009
+ Advised prospective
college students on the
university admissions
policies and procedures.
+ Assisted in the
admissions process for
undergraduate students.
Sam BLAKE
PROFILE
PHONE: 310.920.7435
GITHUB: https://github.com/sam-blake
TWITTER: @orbslam
BLOG: www.samblake.org
BIO
Prior to Flatiron, I excavated Neolithic artifacts, built and curated the world’s first dynamic
map of on-street parking and traveled throughout the former Ottoman empire. Working as
a field archaeologist for several years provided a sustained opportunity to develop a
conceptual framework for systematizing, modeling and mapping the ways that humans,
their tools and the environment relate. As a web developer, I aim to bring this experience to
understanding and shaping the most compelling and massively distributed artifact in
history.
INTERESTS
+ Go
+ Philosophy of Science
+ Programmable Music
+ Urbanization
+ Exploded-view diagrams
+ Hammock-driven
development
After Flatiron, I want to build tools for accessing and processing large volumes of data,
become familiar with a wide variety of programming languages, work through all of SICP,
and shape the future of sound on the web. I’d also like a puppy. Or a pizza. Mmm. Pizza.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Pickl - bit.ly/picklme - A Rails application to facilitate decision-making via anonymous surveys
+ Utilized ActionMailer to send emails to multiple recipients at specified times
+ Implemented Filepicker.io API to facilitate user uploading of multimedia files for surveys
+ Designed application to prevent revoting by anonymous users using Rails sessions
+ Created an interactive poll creation and poll viewing process using JQuery/Ajax
Picklsong - bit.ly/picklsong - A single page Rails application for karaoke lovers
+ Integrated Devise for user authentication
+ Utilized YouTube API to query for and display karaoke videos
+ Integrated a JQuery/Ajax-heavy frontend to provide a seamless user experience
SynthHead - bit.ly/synthhead - A proof-of-concept digital theremin built on Sinatra
+ Implemented WebAudio API to create an audio context
+ Created nodes for controlling frequency and volume
+ Used facetracker.js library so theremin can by played by moving one’s head in front of camera
Game of Life - A Ruby-Processing implementation of Conway’s Game of Life
+ Implemented program using TDD with Rspec to build methods and classes
+ Visualized game using Ruby-Processing
+ Kept track of past and future states to aid in visualizing population dynamics
Tictail Externship - An application to enable Tictail store owners to import their contacts and reach out to them through
email
+ Implemented Tictail project manager’s specifications to create a single-page application hosted over https
+ Designed client-side using Tictail’s API and UI kit
Sam BLAKE
RESUME
EDUCATION
Bard College, 2011
B.A., History and Philosophy of Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Self-Employed
Los Angeles, CA
ParkMe
Los Angeles, CA
Mercato
Red Hook, NY
CityScape
White Plains, NY
Technology Consultant
2013
BD/Data Specialist
2012 - 2013
Server
2009 - 2011
Field Archaeologist
2006 - 2009
+ Assisted law firm with
computer/IT issues and
specialized software
+ Helped close multimillion dollar data licensing
deal with Audi
+ Classified the significance
of previously undesignated
cultural resources.
+ Consulted on design and
implementation of modern
document management
software
+ Assisted COO and
Director of Business
Development with day-today operations
+ Worked full-time as a
server at an upscale Italian
restaurant, which required
an extensive knowledge of
Italian wines, as well as the
daily menu
+ Facilitated creation and
management of digital
archive of legal records
+ Built and curated the
world’s first dynamic map
of on-street parking
+ Continued to learn about
computer programming
and software design
+ Utilized ArcGIS to
create real-time maps of
available on-street parking.
+ Began learning how to
program in order to better
understand product and
communicate more
effectively with engineering
team
+ Responsible for serving
customers in a highvolume, fast-paced
restaurant and wine bar, as
well as closing restaurant
+ Processed and managed
significant quantities of
archaeological data in a
systematic and efficient
manner as a preliminary
step leading up to analysis.
+ Utilized statistical and
quantitative methods to aid
in solving research
problems.
+ Synthesized the results of
data collection, processing
and analysis to answer
research questions and aid
in historical reconstruction.
Samer KHALEEL
PROFILE
PHONE: 646.208.7775
GITHUB: https://github.com/sammykhaleel
TWITTER: @sammykhaleel
BLOG: http://rubyboard.wordpress.com/
BIO
Born and educated in Jordan, I landed my first tech gig in Helpdesk Support with the
Jordanian Ministry of Education after obtaining my degree. I’ve also been pursuing
independent work making games for iOS and Android devices, both for fun and for money.
INTERESTS
+ Fitness
+ Picnics
When I was presented with the opportunity to move to the US and improve my skills while
experiencing a new culture, I jumped at the chance. Since arriving in the US, I have
continued making games, but I also became inspired by the wave of intensive programming
schools, and thought it would further my career prospects if I learned Ruby on Rails. As an
independent video game developer I’ve worked on level design, building and animating 3D
& 2D models, AI, sounds and music and using Kismet for more control in the game flow.
My application and acceptance into the Flatiron School confirmed my choice to look at all
aspects of development, and I’m now prepared to build all sorts of amazing applications.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
NYC Subway Alerts - This is a RoR app that keeps track of up-to-the minute MTA subway status. It allows users to set
custom service watch times that trigger a call and SMS alerts when there are subway delays. The app also alerts a
designated third party (e.g. a boss or colleague) if there are service delays while the user is en route.
+ Used the Nokogiri gem to parse the MTA’s dynamic XML feed via their API.
+ Leveraged the Twilio API to send text and calls to alert users to changes in MTA status.
+ Created the Ruby logic for the execution of cron jobs via the Whenever gem to keep service alerts both up to date and
relevant to the user.
+ Implemented bootstrap, CSS, JS to make a great user interface with a responsive design that works for both mobile and
personal computer.
Employee payroll - A Rails app that allows employees to submit time sheets and email it to the payroll department weekly
+ Created a form to enter and review the employee information.
+ Used a sqlite database to store the employee data.
+ Set up action mailer to send an email once the employee is finished inputting their info.
+ Leveraged javascript to dynamically review the page before the employees submit and send the email.
Tap to flap - Video Game for Android devices using the YOYO technology engine.
+ Designed levels with four different difficulties creating a more challenging experience for the player .
+ Implemented a UI allowing the player to chose between levels, score display.
+ Used GL language to make the engine that give the player control of the character .
+ Game is available on Google Store; the link is below: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unmemobile.
tap_to_flap_full&hl=en
Samer KHALEEL
RESUME
EDUCATION
Al-Isra University, Amman, Jordan January 2004 - June 2008
BS, Computer Engineering
Mutah University, Al Karak, Jordan January 2001 - June 2004
Undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering
The Cooper Union, New York, NY March 2013 - May 2013
Continuing Education Courses in C#, SQL , A+
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Independent Game
Developer
Cvision tech, inc
Queens, NY
Lycamobile
Brooklyn, NY
Jordanian Ministry of
Education
Amman, Jordan
Freelance Projects:
2008 - present
Quality Assurance
Jan. 2014 - April 2014
Sales Associate
May 2013 - Sept. 2013
Help Desk Support
Jan. 2007 - March 2008
Unreal engine 3 to create
apps for IOS and pc.
+ Unreal editor for 3D
modeling and cinematic
scenes
+ Provided PDF workflow
solutions.
+ Captured over 50 new
customers in less than
three months.
+ Relocated IT equipment
including desktop
computers, printers,
monitors, portable data
storage devices, and
peripherals
+ Unreal kismet for the
control and the AI
3D studio max
+ Create 3D models and
scene
+ Animate and render 3D
short scene
+ Implemented an
automated invoice
processing system
+ Responsible for image
compression, OCR, image
recognition
+ Sold a platform of 500+
products including SIMS,
refill cards, and
promotional products
+ Configured IT devices for
secure operation, including
installation of security
software, software updates,
and other configurations as
required.
Sandy LIAO
PROFILE
PHONE: 646.382.2628
GITHUB: https://github.com/xxSandillyxx
TWITTER: @xxSandillyxx
BLOG: www.sandymliao.com/flatiron.html
BIO
INTERESTS
My love for digital art began when I took my first digital media course at Brooklyn College.
To challenge my creativity, I transferred to FIT where I majored in Communication Design,
and 3D Animation & Interactive Media. While taking side courses in web design, I was
exposed to JavaScript, and the ability to use coding to control user interactivity sparked my
interest to further pursue programming.
After graduation, I worked as a junior front-end designer at the New York City Housing
Authority, where I worked closely with back-end web developers. The ability to build
applications, increase functionality and improve design was an amazing experience.
+ Studio Ghibli (Creators of My
Neighbor Totoro)
+ Bowling
+ Playing video/board games
+ Traveling
+ Sewing
+ Social Psychology
+ Animation
My dream is to become a Full Stack Web Developer - I love learning every day, and I’m
excited about the opportunity to build a digital world around me.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Perishably perishably.herokuapp.com - A Rails application to help track expiration dates on everyday products and sends the
user notifications their products are about to expire.
+ Suggests product longevity using data from external sites.
Utilized the Nokogiri gem to retrieve information from reliable external resources.
+ Automatically calculates a date of expiration and notification date depending on what time length the user picks.
Took advantage of the Moment.js date library to help parse, calculate and format dates for consistency .
+ When a product has expired, automatically informs user using text and/or email.
Used the Twilio API to implement the text notification system.
+ User friendly interface and responsive to enable usage on different platforms.
Applied JavaScript, Jquery, Bootstrap and Font Awesome for design aspects of the application
Waitless in progress - A Rails application that will allow users to find restaurants and put their name on the waitlist before
arriving to the restaurant.
Sandy LIAO
RESUME
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts , Computer Animation and Interactive Media, 2011
Associate of Arts and Science, Communication Design, 2009
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
NYC Housing Authority
New York, NY
NYC Housing Authority
New York, NY
The Levy Group Inc.
New York, NY
The Levy Group Inc.
New York, NY
Technical Support
Consultant
Sept. 2013 - March 2014
Jr. Front-End Designer
Freelance Graphic Designer
Feb. 2012 - Aug, 2013
Nov. 2012 - Aug. 2013
Associate Technical
Designer
March 2010 - Aug. 2012
+ Provided Tier 1 technical
support on the phone and
through email for over
12,000 employees
+ Collaborated with a team of
backend developers to create
a standard HTML framework
for multiple internal web
applications
+ Researched and designed
over 30 presentation boards
used to get approval from
licensing brands such as David
Bitton Buffalo and Perry Ellis.
+ Managed and reviewed
specs of all garments
received from overseas to
ensure that measurements
fell within tolerance range.
+ Designed the UI for the
NYCHA I.T Support Center
Survey Management web
application used to keep track
of all surveys submitted by
users
+ Gathered resources such as
trims, swatches and magazine
cutouts for board layout.
+ Edited designs in
Photoshop CS5/CS6 and
Illustrator CS5/CS6 for tech
packs for the Designer.
+ Closed out opened
incidents using BMC Remedy
Incident Management
Software which was used to
manage reported computer
related technical issues
+ Utilized Dameware Mini
Remote Control to remotely
troubleshoot software issues
+ Responsible for designing
and implementing the user
interface using the principles
of progressive enhancement
using semantic HTML, CSS,
and JQuery
+ Ensured that applications
were cross-compatible on the
company’s main browser (IE7)
and on all other major
browsers
+ Regularly used the SVN
repository in Eclipse IDE to
keep changes atomic within
the team.
+ Created backgrounds and
board details to mimic brands’
image.
+ Used Adobe Photoshop CS6
and Illustrator CS6 to
manipulate designs, edit tech
pack sketches and create
fabric patterns .
+ Communicated with
factories overseas to ensure
quality of garments met
company expectations.
Sharnie IVERY
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.754.9508
GITHUB: https://github.com/sharnieivery
TWITTER: @SharnieIvery
BLOG: www.brooklynrails.com
PORTFOLIO: www.brooklynrails.com/me
BIO
Sharnie Ivery is a web enthusiast who migrated from Jamaica to The United States at age 10.
He learned HTML and CSS during the MySpace era after watching a YouTube video on how
to create a website using Dreamweaver. Although he never professionally worked as a Web
Developer, he enjoyed creating basic websites for himself and others.
Before Flatiron School, Sharnie worked as a computer technician where he spent most of
his time building, upgrading and repairing computers. He later configured robots for
warehouse products retrieval. Now he’s excited to build even better things with code.
INTERESTS
+ Entrepreneurship
+ Playing Soccer
+ Multicultural Food
+ International Traveling
+ Cooking
+ Swimming
+ Music (DJing)
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Pretty Code - An editor for creating beautiful code snippets for blog posts and presentations; Link: bit.ly/prettycode
+ Code editor supports all popular languages; Easy-to-use drawing tools; Embeddable code snippets for blogs or websites
+ Live linting for potential code errors
+ Easy account creation with GitHub
Tictail - Contact importer for multiple email providers. Available in Tictail app store; Link: tictail.com
+ Import contacts from Gmail, Yahoo and Live
+ Send unlimited emails to merchant contacts; email product updates to keep customers in the loop
+ Filter spam and unwanted emails
Karaoke - Sing Karaoke online or create music playlists; Link: bit.ly/kerapp
+ Karaoke mode with videos and lyrics on screen
+ Search millions of videos without reloading the page; Auto-play videos in playlist queue; Create and save personal playlists
+ Mobile and tablet ready. App looks great on any device
Real-time Photo Map - Instagram real-time media updates based on geographical radius; Link: bit.ly/fotomap
+ Display all nearby Instagram users images/videos; Follow users’ accounts or simply like images/videos
+ Receive real-time notification of media; Display images/videos location using Google map
+ No sign-up. Log in using your existing Instagram account
Instagram Bot - A marketing tool for Instagram users. Link: bit.ly/gramrobo
+ Easy-to-use interface; Like images based on hashtag name; Follow users based on hashtag or follow list
+ Simulate human interactions with media
+ Success or failure notifications while liking or following users
InstaPeople - Responsive Web Framework for Instagram API; Link: bit.ly/instagrampp
+ First web-viewer to display Instagram images and videos; Follow, like and comment media
+ HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery; Livestamp.js, Moment.js and Masonry.js
Sharnie IVERY
RESUME
EDUCATION
SUNY Orange
Coursework completed toward a BS in Computer Science
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
C&S, Symbotic Automation
Newburgh, New York
1 Star Network
Brooklyn, New York
Cell Operator
Feb. 2013 - Nov. 2013
Computer Technician
Sept. 2010 - July 2011
+ Managed robot development
and retrieval in racking system
+ Installed/troubleshot all
computer-related devices
(videos, audio equipment,
modems, printers, and
scanners)
+ Monitored robot functionality
and ensured uptime was
maximized
+ Completed error
documentation where necessary
+ Provided preventative
maintenance on machinery
+ Palletizing and De-palletizing
inbound and outbound products
+ Installed, upgraded and
repaired Laptops and Desktops
+ Assisted clients with
connecting and monitoring
security systems on TV, iPads,
Tablets, and monitors
+ Installed security/surveillance
camera wiring and connected
DVR components
Shelly SEROUSSI
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.822.6550
GITHUB: https://github.com/shellyser
TWITTER: @shellyseroussi
BLOG: www.shelly.tumblr.com
PORTFOLIO: www.shellyseroussi.com
BIO
Designing and producing objects of every variety has been Shelly’s passion for as long as
she can remember. She has experimented with different materials from paint to film, from
food to arduinos and now her material of choice is full-stack code.
While attending school, she discovered and explored the seamless relationship between art,
design, and technology. Her electives began gravitating away from traditional design as she
became more interested in code, taking classes in Processing and front end design. It was
when she found herself searching beyond her major’s offering for more advanced
programming courses that she realized it was something she wanted to pursue full time.
INTERESTS
+ Contemporary art
+ Design
+ Pastry hunting
+ Photography
+ Travel
Shelly was born in Israel, raised in Venezuela, and eventually moved to Los Angeles where
she studied photography. After moving again to finish her BFA from Parson's School of
Design, she now calls New York home.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Crowdtangle - A Rails application utilizing d3.js library to visualize media trends on Facebook
+ Used multiple layouts and filter options to emphasize trends of posts going viral in daily and weekly views
+ Positioned items dynamically based on content and virality by implementing D3 and jQuery
+ Enabled realtime news updates using the Crowdtangle API
GivvHub - A Rails application to help connect small non-profit & NGOs with passionate developers
+ Built an interface for requesting applications or technology resources from certified organizations
+ Built an interface for developers to select projects they are interested in working on
+ Designed for easy access as a developer by implementing the GitHub API
+ Researched the GitHub stack in order to integrate with Rails
Abodely - A Rails application to help organize a collaborative apartment search (http://young-brook-5539.herokuapp.com/)
+ Created an Authorization system by using Devise
+ Enabled a secure collaborative apartment search among friends using Devise-Invitable and ActionMailer
+ Stacked Angular and Bootstrap on the front end while applying Jquery and Ajax to create an interactive dashboard
+ Worked on a bookmarklet to scrape and persist information from Craigslist ads using JavaScript
+ Managed file uploads with CarrierWave
Maze Solver - A command line implementation of breadth-first search to solve ASCII mazes
+ Strategized a Regular Expression array-pattern match for blank spaces
+ Optimized for the shortest route
Shelly SEROUSSI
RESUME
EDUCATION
Parson’s the School for Design, 2013
BFA, Communication Design
Santa Monica College, 2009
AA, Photography
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Bolds Creative
New York, NY
Carnevale Interactive
New York, NY
Gruber Photographers
New York, NY
Junior Graphic Designer
May 2013 - April 2014
UI/UX Design Intern
Photographer Assistant
Sept. 2011 - March 2012
+ Designed web and print
collateral for major beauty
and cosmetic companies.
+ Collaborated with a small
team of designers and
developers on building an
app that strives to make a
safer online experience for
buyers and sellers.
+ Assisted on shoots for a
variety of events, at many
staple locations throughout
New York.
+ Produced signage and
window displays for Kiehl’s
stores nationwide.
+ Assisted with
merchandise directives to
ensure proper placement
of signage, props and
window vinyls within brand
identity guidelines.
+ Worked on several client
accounts located in Israel,
liaising between the clients
and the design team.
+ Performed extensive
research on trending UI/UX
patterns in the industry.
+ Created wireframes and
collaborated on the design
of the app.
+ Performed user testing
throughout the different
stages of the product.
+ Handled lighting,
equipment, location setups
and served as a second
shooter.
+ Worked off location on
post-production tasks such
as file management, editing
and light retouching.
Stephanie COLEMAN
PROFILE
PHONE: 224.456.5406
GITHUB: https://github.com/stephaniecoleman
TWITTER: @stephiecoleman
BLOG: codingmultitudes.tumblr.com
PORTFOLIO: audiomydarling.com
BIO
I built my first app in college. It was a Java video game featuring an Argentinian farmer
named Hazel who collected water in a bucket to irrigate her crops. It did not go viral.
I grew up outside Chicago. Raised by an IT manager with a passion for Appalachian folk
music, I was naturally drawn to fiddles and computers. I headed down to North Carolina to
attend Duke University, where I studied American history and literature and learned how to
make audio documentaries. Upon graduating, I moved to New York City and lived a split
professional life of music-making and public radio production. My radio work has aired
nationally on shows like NPR’s All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, and my fiddle
playing has taken me to concert stages across the US, Australia, and Europe. The NYC Web
Development Fellowship allowed me to return to my life-long interest in technology, and I’m
excited to dig deeper into coding.
INTERESTS
+ Appalachian fiddle & banjo
+ Public radio journalism
+ Comedy
+ Folk music
+ Documentary arts
+ Chicago hot dogs
+ American literature
APPLICATIONS BUILT
GivvHub | code | A Rails app to help connect small non-profits & NGOs with passionate developers
+ Created a flexible authentication system using Devise and OmniAuth with GitHub
+ Built an interface for organizations to request applications and tech resources to be built by the open source community
+ Built an interface for developers to select projects to work on
+ Made code for projects easy for developers to access by leveraging the GitHub API and Octokit gem
+ Managed file uploads with the CarrierWave gem
Abodely| code | A Rails app to help a group organize an apartment search using crowdsourced content
+ Created an authentication system with Devise
+ Allowed users to add friends to an apartment hunt by reworking Devise-Invitable and ActionMailer
+ Utilized JavaScript, JQuery, Angular, and Bootstrap on the front-end to provide an awesome UI and UX
+ Created a bookmarklet that sends information from Craigslist posts to Abodely using Nokogiri and JavaScript
+ Managed file uploads with the CarrierWave gem
Code2040.org | code | A Rails app to revamp the non-profit organization’s fellows showcase
+ Leveraged Bootstrap CSS to create dynamic, customized, and responsive design
+ Integrated WordPress and custom Rails application with CMS to streamline updates to the site
Stephanie COLEMAN
RESUME
EDUCATION
Duke University, 2008
American Studies, B.A., Documentary Studies Certificate
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Public Radio Producer
Brooklyn, NY
Professional Musician
Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 2010 - Present
+ Contributing reporter and
producer to NPR’s All
Things Considered and
Weekend Edition, NPR
Music, American Public
Media’s Dinner Party
Download, and WNYC’s The
Leonard Lopate Show
+ Develop, research, and
pitch story ideas
+ Identify sources, arrange,
and conduct interviews
+ Write scripts, record
narration, and edit stories
on Pro Tools and other
digital audio editing
software
+ Assistant teacher of radio
journalism at Columbia
University Graduate School
of Journalism, Radio Boot
Camp, and Full Spectrum
Storytelling Intensive
Pinnacle Prep
Academic Tutor
Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 2008 - Present
Look & Listen Festival
Director of
Administration
Brooklyn, NY
May 2010 - Dec. 2012
+ Perform and teach
traditional Appalachian
music on fiddle and banjo
throughout the US, Europe,
and Australia
+ Organized logistics
related to events, artists
and other personnel, and
performance space for
this New Music non-profit
+ Tutored and motivated
high school students as
they prepared to take the
SAT, ACT, SSAT, and
PSAT tests
+ Provide parts, coproduce, and assistant
engineer studio recording
sessions
+ Managed and expanded
individual, government,
and foundation fundraising
efforts
+ Crafted one-on-one
tutoring sessions according
to each student’s strengths
and needs
+ Lead weekly jam session
in Brooklyn
+ Maintained databases of
financial records, contacts,
and statistics
+ Tracked performance and
provided feedback to
parents and students
+ Toured internationally
with Rounder Records
artist Uncle Earl from 2008
– 2010
+ Assisted in development
of festival program
+ Updated website,
Managed social media
Jan. 2009 - May 2014
Yaritza RODRIGUEZ
PROFILE
PHONE: 917.450.9368
GITHUB: https://github.com/yaritza
TWITTER: @saturn541
BLOG: yaritzarodriguez-nyc.tumblr.com/
BIO
INTERESTS
I have been a New Yorker most of my life. I love the vibrancy, creativity, and the diversity of
cultures that the city provides. During my teenage years I enjoyed studies in commercial
art and marveled at the wonders of science. The latter led me to pursue a Bachelor of
Science in biology. This helped open the doors into the scientific community, where I took
part in research and clinical diagnostics as a laboratory technologist.
+ International travel and
exploration
+ Art and design
+ Watching TED Talks
+ Volunteering
+ Cerebral documentaries
+ Hiking and biking
+ Conscientious living
+ Assembling Ikea furniture
Using laser technologies to screen for Cancer along with a multitude of genetic conditions
proved to be interesting. It definitely brought some focus to how powerful a tool
technology can be. My initial curiosity for programming technology arose from the desire to
add efficiency to my workplace. While exploring how to code, I also discovered how
engaging and energizing the process of coding itself can be. Today I opt for interacting with
technology in an empowering whole new way: as a programmer and a creator.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
NYC Subway Alerts - RoR app that sends users relevant subway service alerts. See http://bit.ly/1us58L6.
+ Acquired train status information by implementing the Nokogiri gem to create a custom API from the MTA’s dynamic XML.
+ Created sms and voice over IP alerts for users and their designated recipients using the Twilio-Ruby gem.
+ Kept service alerts both up to the minute and relevant to the user by incorporating cron jobs via the the Whenever gem.
Bluebox Finder, Manhattan Beta-edition - RoR web app locates the 10 closest USPS collection boxes (a.k.a blue mailboxes)
in the island of Manhattan. See http://bit.ly/1ut7XvI.
+ Acquired collection box locations by scraping the USPS website using the Mechanize gem.
+ Provided a user friendly Google map representation of collection box locations via the Gmaps4Rails gem.
+ Allowed the user to search the database for the closest collection boxes by either an address or a known landmark using
the Geocoder gem.
DJ Ross Gold - HTML and CSS theme for a Dj’s promotional site. See http://bit.ly/1siCqOX.
+ Built a front-end using HTML and CSS with some Bootstrap component integration.
+ Curated photography to convey a NYC and nightlife feel.
Content Managing System (externship in progress) - This project is a RoR, Ajax heavy multi-media app that hosts a client
company’s tutorials and other educational materials. It’s designed with the intention of giving the client ownership over
changing and expanding the content as needed.
Yaritza RODRIGUEZ
RESUME
EDUCATION
St. Francis College, 2005
Bachelors Degree, Biology, Minor in Chemistry
General Assembly, Oct. 2013 - Jan. 2014
Back End Web Development
General Assembly, Jan.2014 - March 2014
Front End Web Development
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Icahn School of Medicine,
(formerly Mt. Sinai)
Flow cytometry lab
New York, New York
Icahn School of Medicine,
Molecular Diagnostics Lab
New York, New York
NYU School of Medicine,
Dept. of Neurobiology
New York, New York
St. Francis College,
Biology & Chemistry
Depts.
Brooklyn, NY
Clinical Lab Technologist
Aug. 2011 – Sept. 2013
Laboratory Coordinator
June 2006 – Aug. 2011
Research Technician
Aug. 2004 – Feb. 2006
Laboratory Assistant
Nov. 2001 - May 2004
+ Screened hundreds of
patient samples for
Leukemias and Lymphomas
using flow
cytometry techniques
+ Facilitated lab operations
and its maintenance by
interfacing with multiple
departments and vendors
to coordinate services
+ Performed tissue culture
techniques, including
Drosophila S2 cell stock
maintenance and cryopreservation
+ Assisted in maintaining
stockroom and
institutional laboratories in
good operating condition
+ Trained 2 clinical lab
divisions in the department
on
both safety and
environmental
compliance practices
+ Took a proactive stance
and initiated measures to
help bring the laboratory to
comply with EPA, fire codes,
and mandatory institutional
training requirements
+ Executed molecular subcloning in E. coli and used
it to transfect S2 cells
+ Coordinated staff coverage
of lab operations during offpeak hours
+ Rolled out training to all
other clinical labs in the
department
+ Initiated efforts and pushed
for the adoption of a
paperless infrastructure for
lab documentation
+ Rendered technical and
general laboratory
operations training to new
hires
+ Screened hundreds of
human research samples
in association with genetic
and pharmacogenetic
studies
+ Performed embryo
micro-dissections
+ Instructed students in
laboratory techniques, and
made demonstrations in
biological specimen
identification
+ Prepared and supplied
chemical solutions,
specimens, and other
pertinent equipment for
the science course
experiments.
Yonatan MILLER
PROFILE
PHONE: 347.631.9490
GITHUB: https://github.com/shushugah
TWITTER: @shushugah
BLOG: YoloComet.tumblr.com
PORTFOLIO: bit.ly/1us58L6
BIO
I was involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the Chelsea Manning Support
Network, which are both vibrant spaces for the creation and analysis of new forms of
media, and I am an avid tweeter. At a Data BootCamp intensive (New Organizing Institute), I
learned about electoral data and maintaining voter databases with SQL, which was when I
realized I wanted to be a programmer.
INTERESTS
+ Civic Hacking
+ Kitten Memes
+ Logic Puzzles
+ Camping
+ New Media
I was first exposed to higher level abstract thinking in a high school class on proofs. Shortly,
thereafter, I left high school and joined the NYC Math Team. Resources for mathcompetition prep are very expensive, I co-founded a free mathematics education site,
OnlineMathCircle.com, with a few friends, to peer educate and publish long format proofs.
I am an unabashed autodidact.
APPLICATIONS BUILT
Ruby on Rails NYC Subway Alerts Allows users to sign up and input contact information/commuter schedule, so that
designated recipients will automatically receive a text notification, if there are any service changes.
+ Authenticates user sessions and sign up with Devise Gem
+ Sends Twilio Text and VoIP via Twilio API
+ Parses MTA Transit API for status delays with NokoGiri Gem
+ Pending alerts and service statuses are updated in real time using Cron Jobs and Heroku Scheduler
Yonatan MILLER
RESUME
EDUCATION
General Education Diploma (GED)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Chelsea Manning Support
Network
Fort Meade, Maryland
Social Movement
Technologies
Remote
#Activism
New York, NY
Online Math Circle
Cambridge, MA
Social Media Specialist
July 2013 - Present
Staff Partner
March 2013 - Sept. 2013
@OccupySandy Tech Hub
Oct. 2012 - Feb. 2013
Co-Founder
Jan. 2011 - Oct. 2011
+ Managed Support
Network’s Facebook page,
with over 100,000 fans
+ Provided personalized
coaching for communitybased organizations and
small labor groups
+Used Sahana software to
keep inventory log of
material and volunteer
resources distribution
+ Authored five Math
Olympiad-style lectures,
now available online and
for free
+ Presented live Twitter
Campaign Webinar to 450+
digital organizers
+As part of core Twitter
team for
@OccupyWallStNYC,
coordinated social media
campaigns with 350.org, to
highlight disaster relief
efforts where people could
volunteer and contribute
+ Recruited, and reviewed
lecturers, for an average of
one lecture posted per
week
+ Assisted journalists, and
court supporters with legal
and technical information
+ Facilitated car pools from
NY and DC, to witness the
historic military trial in Fort
Meade
+ Worked with diverse
coalition of supporters
including LGBTQ, Veterans
and Iraqi/Afghani refugees
to plan protests, speakouts and fundraisers
+ Developed content for of
social media campaigns,
including Facebook, Cel.ly
and Twitter
+Set up communication
hubs in Red Hook, Brooklyn
to coordinate with main
Occupy Sandy hub
+Trained volunteers in
Sahana software, Cel.ly and
Twitter fundraising
strategies
+Lectures were used in
numerous summer
programs, including
AwesomeMath Summer
Camp

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