Name: Greg Nelson
Email: grourk@gmail.com
Phone: (650) 201-3286
Address: 161 Laurie Meadows Dr, Apt 568, San Mateo, CA 94403
Current Position: Lead Software Engineer

Work Experience

January 2007 - Present; PowerReviews, Inc.; Lead Software Engineer

* Delivered reviews and JavaScript to each client nightly and on-demand via zip file
* Developed backend software for review sharing amongst retailers and brands
* Overhauled system for building and delivering zips to scale with the large number of clients
* Implemented JavaScript engine to allow cross-domain access on client websites
* Interfaced with Akamai NetStorage to enable us to scale to thousands of self-service clients without needing to maintain high-availability servers
* Developed back-end and front-end code for Buzzillions.com on a PostgreSQL + Hibernate + Spring + Tomcat + Apache stack
* Created system for identifying identical products in our database of 300,000+ products
* Served as one of the main decision makers on system architecture and product planning
* Mentored other engineers and interns
* Worked closely with agile consulting firm Carbon 5
* Phone screened and interviewed front-end and back-end engineering candidates
* Won "Big Rock" award
* Java, JSP, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Ruby, Linux, OS X

June 2006 - September 2006; Microsoft; Software Development Engineer Intern

* Worked on the core SQL Server team
* Refactored MS SQL Server 2005 key management code
* Added new functions to T-SQL
* Developed prototype wizard and framework code for rapid wizard development
* Read about and pursued my interest in the Singularity research project
* C++, T-SQL, C#, Windows

September 2005 - June 2006, September 2006 - December 2006; Sizzling Platter, Inc.; Freelance Programmer
May 2004 - September 2005; Sizzling Platter, Inc.; Part-time Progammer

* Developed labor management software distributed about 40+ restaurants
* Overhauled employee scheduling system and integrated with the labor management software
* Reverse-engineered RFID time-clocks for sanitary, touchless clockin / clockout in the kitchen
* Repurposed cheap credit card terminals as PIN-based timeclocks
* Worked with restaurant managers and developed software to make their job as easy as possible
* Developed custom replication system for culling data from restaurants to central office
* Wrote budget management and accounting reporting software
* Functioned in a startup-like, agile environment
* C#, .NET, T-SQL, Windows

Personal Projects

Quillen S3 Backup (http://quillen.googlecode.com)

Education

September 2005 - March 2006; Stanford University; MS Computer Science

* 3.8 GPA
* Emphasized in operating systems, compilers, databases, programming languages

August 2000 - May 2005; University of Utah; BS Computer Science, BS Mathematics

* 3.8 GPA
* Independent research projects in machine learning
* Teaching Assistant in AI
* Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society President