About

I’m a software developer living in Seattle, WA. I have worked for Cisco in Raleigh, North Carolina and San Jose, California, ExactTarget, in Indianapolis, San Francisco, and London, and Microsoft in Seattle. I am a graduate of The Ohio State University in with a BS in Computer Science and Engineering and a minor in Entrepreneurship. I am the co-creator of SeizeTheDay and Zero for iPhone. I am an Organizer and Global Facilitator for Startup Weekend. Feel free to send me a friend request on Facebook. You can check out my profile on LinkedIn. You can also see my thoughts on Twitter. Besides technology, I am also interested in backpacking, running, skiing, photography, golf, ultimate frisbee, and disc golf. The opinions represented here are my own, and are in no way, shape, or form representative of any corporate entity.

Projects

 

 

Rewardster Spring 11 – Fall 11

Rewardster is an automatic rewards platform that helps consumers get the best deals from merchants they love. More information is available here.

Responsibilities:

  • Product Experience

 

 

Zero Winter 10 – Current

Functional Delights’s second app, Zero is a minimalist and beautiful reminder-based to-do list for the iPhone with cloud sync to iCal. More information is available here.

Responsibilities:

  • User Experience (product design, feature set)
  • Python Cloud Sync Infrastructure
  • Back End User Management

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Frosh Spring 11

Frosh is a fresh brand for incoming college students. The flagship product, The Frosh Tee, allows high school students to show off where they’re headed. More information is available here.

Responsibilities:

  • Web Design
  • WordPress Theme Development
  • Photography

 

 

DryerBro Winter 10

DryerBro alerts you when your laundry’s done using the iPhone’s accelerometer. More information is available here.

Responsibilities:

  • Project management
  • Javascript (Build with Appcelerator Titanium)
  • Copywriting

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SeizeTheDay Summer 09 – Current

I formed Functional Delights, LLC with Ian Kono in September of 2009. We launched SeizeTheDay, an iAd-supported reminder-based task manager for the iPhone in July of 2010. More information is available here.

Responsibilities:

  • iOS Development
  • App Design

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HackerFollow Fall 10

HackerFollow “Twitterizes” HackerNews. It allows you to follow a set of HackerNews users’ submissions and comments.

Responsibilities:

  • Design
  • Front End Development
  • Back End PHP Scraper Development

 

 

Business Builders Club Spring 10 – Summer 10

The Business Builders Club is a group of passionate students who collaborate with the Columbus Community and organizations around the world to foster entrepreneurship. The BBC recruits, educates, and funds talented students at Ohio State.

Responsibilities:

  • Website Project Management
  • WordPress Theme Implementation
  • Photography

 

 

It’s This For That Summer 10

A satirical site which generates startup pitches.

Responsibilities:

  • This
  • That

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We Are All Buckeyes Summer 09 – Spring 10

We Are All Buckeyes was a campaign for student government at The Ohio State University. The team was successfully elected in the Spring of 2010.

Responsibilities:

  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Site Development
  • Video Production