Daniel Thompson
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Ethan Eron
I really enjoyed working with Dan. His software development and problem solving skills were among the very top of the 100+ other software engineers we worked with at the time. Dan was particularly adept when it came to picking up new technology stacks, such as node and react. He also had an agreeable disposition, conducive to team work and was consistently helpful. I look forward to working with Dan again in the future.
Jason Duane
Dan and I worked together at Pangea Tools for about a year and half, at which point we were bought out by HMH and the branch was dissolved. We started at the company providing editorial review and QA testing for the company's digital education software, and ultimately were promoted to become lesson authors and serve on the transitional training team. During this time Dan and I worked side by side, and I came to respect him greatly. His writing was clear, well-structured and to the point, his criticism/document edits were useful and constructive, and when we started producing lessons ourselves, the finished product was tightly-coded, uncluttered, and functional. The latter is no small feat considering the variety of changes to our FLEX authoring system that retroactively introduced a seemingly random number of mind-boggling errors to the system. Though these would often tax our patience and capacity to code around such quirks, I never once saw Dan express frustration at anything but the sheer faceless absurdity of the problem. When our company was bought out by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and our job became the training of their outsourced vendors' new hires, Dan stepped up to the challenge and spearheaded the thick lesson-scripting and Jira ticketing concepts. His detailed documentation on the company Wiki was coupled with a number of hands-on activities created in the authoring environment itself - trainees would use the product they were learning to learn how to use the product. It became quite effective. Also of note: Across Science Fusion Florida, National, and finally Spanish, Dan would regularly inject a measure of wit and good-natured humor amid the lifelessly practical technical documentation, as well as the tutorial lessons themselves. I enjoyed working alongside the guy, and it's a shame our company was disbanded when it was.
Ethan Eron
I really enjoyed working with Dan. His software development and problem solving skills were among the very top of the 100+ other software engineers we worked with at the time. Dan was particularly adept when it came to picking up new technology stacks, such as node and react. He also had an agreeable disposition, conducive to team work and was consistently helpful. I look forward to working with Dan again in the future.
Jason Duane
Dan and I worked together at Pangea Tools for about a year and half, at which point we were bought out by HMH and the branch was dissolved. We started at the company providing editorial review and QA testing for the company's digital education software, and ultimately were promoted to become lesson authors and serve on the transitional training team. During this time Dan and I worked side by side, and I came to respect him greatly. His writing was clear, well-structured and to the point, his criticism/document edits were useful and constructive, and when we started producing lessons ourselves, the finished product was tightly-coded, uncluttered, and functional. The latter is no small feat considering the variety of changes to our FLEX authoring system that retroactively introduced a seemingly random number of mind-boggling errors to the system. Though these would often tax our patience and capacity to code around such quirks, I never once saw Dan express frustration at anything but the sheer faceless absurdity of the problem. When our company was bought out by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and our job became the training of their outsourced vendors' new hires, Dan stepped up to the challenge and spearheaded the thick lesson-scripting and Jira ticketing concepts. His detailed documentation on the company Wiki was coupled with a number of hands-on activities created in the authoring environment itself - trainees would use the product they were learning to learn how to use the product. It became quite effective. Also of note: Across Science Fusion Florida, National, and finally Spanish, Dan would regularly inject a measure of wit and good-natured humor amid the lifelessly practical technical documentation, as well as the tutorial lessons themselves. I enjoyed working alongside the guy, and it's a shame our company was disbanded when it was.
Ethan Eron
I really enjoyed working with Dan. His software development and problem solving skills were among the very top of the 100+ other software engineers we worked with at the time. Dan was particularly adept when it came to picking up new technology stacks, such as node and react. He also had an agreeable disposition, conducive to team work and was consistently helpful. I look forward to working with Dan again in the future.
Jason Duane
Dan and I worked together at Pangea Tools for about a year and half, at which point we were bought out by HMH and the branch was dissolved. We started at the company providing editorial review and QA testing for the company's digital education software, and ultimately were promoted to become lesson authors and serve on the transitional training team. During this time Dan and I worked side by side, and I came to respect him greatly. His writing was clear, well-structured and to the point, his criticism/document edits were useful and constructive, and when we started producing lessons ourselves, the finished product was tightly-coded, uncluttered, and functional. The latter is no small feat considering the variety of changes to our FLEX authoring system that retroactively introduced a seemingly random number of mind-boggling errors to the system. Though these would often tax our patience and capacity to code around such quirks, I never once saw Dan express frustration at anything but the sheer faceless absurdity of the problem. When our company was bought out by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and our job became the training of their outsourced vendors' new hires, Dan stepped up to the challenge and spearheaded the thick lesson-scripting and Jira ticketing concepts. His detailed documentation on the company Wiki was coupled with a number of hands-on activities created in the authoring environment itself - trainees would use the product they were learning to learn how to use the product. It became quite effective. Also of note: Across Science Fusion Florida, National, and finally Spanish, Dan would regularly inject a measure of wit and good-natured humor amid the lifelessly practical technical documentation, as well as the tutorial lessons themselves. I enjoyed working alongside the guy, and it's a shame our company was disbanded when it was.
Ethan Eron
I really enjoyed working with Dan. His software development and problem solving skills were among the very top of the 100+ other software engineers we worked with at the time. Dan was particularly adept when it came to picking up new technology stacks, such as node and react. He also had an agreeable disposition, conducive to team work and was consistently helpful. I look forward to working with Dan again in the future.
Jason Duane
Dan and I worked together at Pangea Tools for about a year and half, at which point we were bought out by HMH and the branch was dissolved. We started at the company providing editorial review and QA testing for the company's digital education software, and ultimately were promoted to become lesson authors and serve on the transitional training team. During this time Dan and I worked side by side, and I came to respect him greatly. His writing was clear, well-structured and to the point, his criticism/document edits were useful and constructive, and when we started producing lessons ourselves, the finished product was tightly-coded, uncluttered, and functional. The latter is no small feat considering the variety of changes to our FLEX authoring system that retroactively introduced a seemingly random number of mind-boggling errors to the system. Though these would often tax our patience and capacity to code around such quirks, I never once saw Dan express frustration at anything but the sheer faceless absurdity of the problem. When our company was bought out by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and our job became the training of their outsourced vendors' new hires, Dan stepped up to the challenge and spearheaded the thick lesson-scripting and Jira ticketing concepts. His detailed documentation on the company Wiki was coupled with a number of hands-on activities created in the authoring environment itself - trainees would use the product they were learning to learn how to use the product. It became quite effective. Also of note: Across Science Fusion Florida, National, and finally Spanish, Dan would regularly inject a measure of wit and good-natured humor amid the lifelessly practical technical documentation, as well as the tutorial lessons themselves. I enjoyed working alongside the guy, and it's a shame our company was disbanded when it was.
Experience
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Thrive Bioscience, Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Web Architect/Developer
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Sep 2018 - Present
Work on a full stack PWA to allow users to control automated cell culture lab equipment Develop new features using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Python, and RethinkDB Design user interfaces to handle sophisticated user stories requiring specialized domain knowledge Analyzing image data and building ML classifiers with Apache Spark Work on Python software for controlling hardware and providing analytical data Design and manage a transition from RethinkDB to a distributed SQL data storage solution Show less
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Vestmark
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Engineering Manager/Technical Lead
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Jan 2016 - Aug 2018
Manage a growing team of developers in a scaled agile environment of 60+ peopleAct as chief technologist for the front end of a large, web-based financial management applicationContribute to designing engineering processes, including documenting and disseminating process changesMentor junior developers or back-end developers with limited front-end experienceWork with other teams to design complex features and platform improvementsCreate and review technical design documents from user stories and product specificationsCreate a roadmap for improving system architecture, tools, and development processes.Evaluate libraries, frameworks, and tools; provide prototypes and design patterns for their implementation Show less
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Lead UI Engineer
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May 2013 - Aug 2018
Lead UI engineer on a large web-based financial management applicationMaintaining and extending a large code base of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Velocity templating languageDesign and prototyping for new features and functionalityDeveloping code for new features, components, and user actionsRegular bug fixing and code improvement
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Freelance Writer, Editor, and Designer
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Jun 2008 - May 2017
Researching and writing articles on a wide range of subjects; Regular contributor to several organizations and websites; Producing high quality documents to clients’ specifications; Editing and reviewing all articles for accuracy, style and quality Researching and writing articles on a wide range of subjects; Regular contributor to several organizations and websites; Producing high quality documents to clients’ specifications; Editing and reviewing all articles for accuracy, style and quality
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Six Red Marbles
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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100 - 200 Employee
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Producer
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Sep 2011 - May 2013
Managing the production of digital media, apps, and custom CMSs for educational publishers Working as primary point of contact with clients on complex projects Managing in-house production teams and vendors in the development of complex apps and content management systems Developing websites and applications with HTML and CSS Programming interactive apps with HTML5/JavaScript and ActionScript 3.0 Wireframing web applications using Axure Pro and other tools Managing the production of digital media, apps, and custom CMSs for educational publishers Working as primary point of contact with clients on complex projects Managing in-house production teams and vendors in the development of complex apps and content management systems Developing websites and applications with HTML and CSS Programming interactive apps with HTML5/JavaScript and ActionScript 3.0 Wireframing web applications using Axure Pro and other tools
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Pangea Tools
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Transition Author
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Aug 2010 - Sep 2011
Building, editing, and troubleshooting screen templates in the Pangea Authoring tool to allow integrators to quickly build fully functional interactive screensUsing intimate knowledge of the Pangea Tool authoring system to create and maintain both an interactive training program and an online database of supporting documentation Providing hands-on instruction of how to use Pangea to build and troubleshoot interactive lessons to a group of content integratorsCreating Adobe Flash templates and technical documentation and giving direct support for the art vendors outsourced by the companyProviding technical support and recommendations to content integrators, artists, and producers throughout the production process Show less
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Editor/QA Production Assistant
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Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
Checking grammar and spelling of lessons for accuracy and consistency with CMS and house style guide;Ensuring factual accuracy of lesson content;Reviewing lesson artwork to ensure relevance and accuracy regarding lesson content;Checking educational software for functionality
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Library Page
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Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
Efficiently organizing and processing incoming material; Providing customer service and assisting patrons with book check-in/check-out and account maintenance; Editing and proofreading occasional correspondences and publications; Calling patrons regarding account information and other customer service issues Efficiently organizing and processing incoming material; Providing customer service and assisting patrons with book check-in/check-out and account maintenance; Editing and proofreading occasional correspondences and publications; Calling patrons regarding account information and other customer service issues
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Education
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2006 - 2008
Skidmore College
B.A., English -
2004 - 2006
The University of the South
English -
2000 - 2004
Irondale High School
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