Alex Maass
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Experience
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Palantir Technologies
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Production Engineering Manager
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Nov 2019 - Present
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Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
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Feb 2016 - Nov 2019
• Managed diverse and international engineering teams of 25+ engineers. • Architected bespoke data-drive decisioning solutions for clients spanning multiple industries such as financial services, automotive, shipping and logistics.* Piloted Palantir's usage of Azure and migrated one of Palantir's largest production environments from AWS to Azure.
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer
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Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
• Developed large-scale data integration pipelines for the Palantir Gotham platform.• Managed distributed infrastructure components (i.e. Elasticsearch, Cassandra) at scale for Palantir's largest Palantir Gotham client (at the time).
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Palantir Technologies
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Forward Deployed Software Engineering Intern
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
• Contributed to a large scale NLP-based document clustering engine. • Developed a web application to easily generate insights into document collections. • Integrated and analyzed disparate document data sources. • Contributed to a large scale NLP-based document clustering engine. • Developed a web application to easily generate insights into document collections. • Integrated and analyzed disparate document data sources.
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Cornell IEEE
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Ithaca, NY
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Student President
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Jan 2012 - May 2014
• Leading the student organization to foster a sense of community within the ECE major. • Revamping the IEEE Executive Board by redefining board member roles. • Organizing tech talks and recruiting events with external companies and organizations. • Leading the student organization to foster a sense of community within the ECE major. • Revamping the IEEE Executive Board by redefining board member roles. • Organizing tech talks and recruiting events with external companies and organizations.
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Palantir Technologies
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Infrastructure QE Intern
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
• Added new functionality to a distributed systems testing framework. • Restructured and refactored the backend testing framework API. • Wrote automated end to end tests for the Nexus Peering service. • Designed and developed a prototype web application for health care analytics. • Tools: Java, Eclipse, Unix/Linux, Oracle SQL Developer, Javascript, NodeJS • Added new functionality to a distributed systems testing framework. • Restructured and refactored the backend testing framework API. • Wrote automated end to end tests for the Nexus Peering service. • Designed and developed a prototype web application for health care analytics. • Tools: Java, Eclipse, Unix/Linux, Oracle SQL Developer, Javascript, NodeJS
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NVIDIA
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United States
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Computer Hardware Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Hardware Engineering Intern
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
• Assisted with bug reproduction and resolution on the Tesla supercomputing platform. • Conducted power experiments on various pre-production PCBs. • Performed integrated power circuit validation. • Tools: UNIX/Linux, Bash/Javascript Scripting, Power Supplies, Oscilloscopes. • Assisted with bug reproduction and resolution on the Tesla supercomputing platform. • Conducted power experiments on various pre-production PCBs. • Performed integrated power circuit validation. • Tools: UNIX/Linux, Bash/Javascript Scripting, Power Supplies, Oscilloscopes.
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Cornell University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Consultant
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Sep 2010 - Jan 2012
• Created and deployed classroom technology systems for the College of Engineering. • Provided IT support for faculty and students on the Microsoft Windows platform. • Maintained the computing infrastructure of the academic computing center. • Created and deployed classroom technology systems for the College of Engineering. • Provided IT support for faculty and students on the Microsoft Windows platform. • Maintained the computing infrastructure of the academic computing center.
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MSI
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Taiwan
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Marketing Intern
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
• Tested and validated new motherboards and custom computers. • Performed final testing on the ClickBIOS II motherboard BIOS. • Wrote the motherboard manual for all MSI Intel-based motherboards. • Represented MSI at industry gatherings and consumer events. • Tools: Microsoft Office, Computer components, BIOS software. • Tested and validated new motherboards and custom computers. • Performed final testing on the ClickBIOS II motherboard BIOS. • Wrote the motherboard manual for all MSI Intel-based motherboards. • Represented MSI at industry gatherings and consumer events. • Tools: Microsoft Office, Computer components, BIOS software.
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Cornell Formula SAE Racing Team
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Cornell University
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Electrical Engineer
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Aug 2010 - May 2011
• Cooperated with various specialized sub-teams to build a Formula-1 style racecar. • Designed and built the electrical wiring harness of the racecar. • Performed continuous maintenance on the car’s entire electrical system. • Mandated compliance with safety procedures as the team's safety officer. • Cooperated with various specialized sub-teams to build a Formula-1 style racecar. • Designed and built the electrical wiring harness of the racecar. • Performed continuous maintenance on the car’s entire electrical system. • Mandated compliance with safety procedures as the team's safety officer.
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Education
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Cornell University
Master's Degree, Computer Science -
Cornell University
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical & Computer Engineering -
Walnut High School
High School Diploma, IB Diploma