Mark Zalar
Senior Software Engineer at Jetpack Workflow- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Mark for three years and would gladly work with him again, if given the chance. Mark works tirelessly until not only are his solutions beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside; He cares about the quality and readability of his code more than most engineers I've met. And after all his extra efforts to make things perfect, he doesn't seek attention or praise, but humbly moves on to the next thing needing his expertise. In those three years, I watched Mark use that expertise to design and code responsive websites, interact with third-party APIs, and write Objective-C for use in MacOS and iOS apps. He's a swiss-army knife who goes the extra mile to deliver happiness to his customers and coworkers. Above and beyond his technical skills and work-ethic, Mark forges meaningful relationships extending beyond the office walls. This makes working with Mark extremely pleasant. The camaraderie he generates with his coworkers always means he'll go to bat for them -- and they'll do the same for him. Mark is a great developer and a great friend. Having him on your team will yield so much more than just code.
Mary Koes
If I had to describe Mark in a single word, it would be "versatile". On the technical side, his wide range of skills allow him to dive into everything from front end design to app development to databases and operations. During the 4 years Mark worked for me at 4moms, he routinely employed these diverse skills to help build best practices in all of these areas, plus other areas like testing and Agile development. Mark was always in high demand with customers outside of software too because of his incredible work ethic, track record of delivering great results, and ability to work with a range of personalities and skills. If I were building a software team today to tackle a variety of tough challenges, I'd pick Mark in a heartbeat and I have no doubt that Mark would be an asset to any software team.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Mark for three years and would gladly work with him again, if given the chance. Mark works tirelessly until not only are his solutions beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside; He cares about the quality and readability of his code more than most engineers I've met. And after all his extra efforts to make things perfect, he doesn't seek attention or praise, but humbly moves on to the next thing needing his expertise. In those three years, I watched Mark use that expertise to design and code responsive websites, interact with third-party APIs, and write Objective-C for use in MacOS and iOS apps. He's a swiss-army knife who goes the extra mile to deliver happiness to his customers and coworkers. Above and beyond his technical skills and work-ethic, Mark forges meaningful relationships extending beyond the office walls. This makes working with Mark extremely pleasant. The camaraderie he generates with his coworkers always means he'll go to bat for them -- and they'll do the same for him. Mark is a great developer and a great friend. Having him on your team will yield so much more than just code.
Mary Koes
If I had to describe Mark in a single word, it would be "versatile". On the technical side, his wide range of skills allow him to dive into everything from front end design to app development to databases and operations. During the 4 years Mark worked for me at 4moms, he routinely employed these diverse skills to help build best practices in all of these areas, plus other areas like testing and Agile development. Mark was always in high demand with customers outside of software too because of his incredible work ethic, track record of delivering great results, and ability to work with a range of personalities and skills. If I were building a software team today to tackle a variety of tough challenges, I'd pick Mark in a heartbeat and I have no doubt that Mark would be an asset to any software team.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Mark for three years and would gladly work with him again, if given the chance. Mark works tirelessly until not only are his solutions beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside; He cares about the quality and readability of his code more than most engineers I've met. And after all his extra efforts to make things perfect, he doesn't seek attention or praise, but humbly moves on to the next thing needing his expertise. In those three years, I watched Mark use that expertise to design and code responsive websites, interact with third-party APIs, and write Objective-C for use in MacOS and iOS apps. He's a swiss-army knife who goes the extra mile to deliver happiness to his customers and coworkers. Above and beyond his technical skills and work-ethic, Mark forges meaningful relationships extending beyond the office walls. This makes working with Mark extremely pleasant. The camaraderie he generates with his coworkers always means he'll go to bat for them -- and they'll do the same for him. Mark is a great developer and a great friend. Having him on your team will yield so much more than just code.
Mary Koes
If I had to describe Mark in a single word, it would be "versatile". On the technical side, his wide range of skills allow him to dive into everything from front end design to app development to databases and operations. During the 4 years Mark worked for me at 4moms, he routinely employed these diverse skills to help build best practices in all of these areas, plus other areas like testing and Agile development. Mark was always in high demand with customers outside of software too because of his incredible work ethic, track record of delivering great results, and ability to work with a range of personalities and skills. If I were building a software team today to tackle a variety of tough challenges, I'd pick Mark in a heartbeat and I have no doubt that Mark would be an asset to any software team.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Mark for three years and would gladly work with him again, if given the chance. Mark works tirelessly until not only are his solutions beautiful on the outside, but also on the inside; He cares about the quality and readability of his code more than most engineers I've met. And after all his extra efforts to make things perfect, he doesn't seek attention or praise, but humbly moves on to the next thing needing his expertise. In those three years, I watched Mark use that expertise to design and code responsive websites, interact with third-party APIs, and write Objective-C for use in MacOS and iOS apps. He's a swiss-army knife who goes the extra mile to deliver happiness to his customers and coworkers. Above and beyond his technical skills and work-ethic, Mark forges meaningful relationships extending beyond the office walls. This makes working with Mark extremely pleasant. The camaraderie he generates with his coworkers always means he'll go to bat for them -- and they'll do the same for him. Mark is a great developer and a great friend. Having him on your team will yield so much more than just code.
Mary Koes
If I had to describe Mark in a single word, it would be "versatile". On the technical side, his wide range of skills allow him to dive into everything from front end design to app development to databases and operations. During the 4 years Mark worked for me at 4moms, he routinely employed these diverse skills to help build best practices in all of these areas, plus other areas like testing and Agile development. Mark was always in high demand with customers outside of software too because of his incredible work ethic, track record of delivering great results, and ability to work with a range of personalities and skills. If I were building a software team today to tackle a variety of tough challenges, I'd pick Mark in a heartbeat and I have no doubt that Mark would be an asset to any software team.
Experience
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Jetpack Workflow
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United States
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Aug 2016 - Present
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4moms
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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May 2012 - Jun 2016
* Developed multiple testing applications (OSX Objective-C) that are used on manufacturing plant assembly lines* Collaborated closely with design team on websites and iOS applications to bring their designs to life* Led the technical implementation of several large digital marketing initiatives* Advocate for web standards and best practices* Lots of front-end web development, pair programming, and TDD * Developed multiple testing applications (OSX Objective-C) that are used on manufacturing plant assembly lines* Collaborated closely with design team on websites and iOS applications to bring their designs to life* Led the technical implementation of several large digital marketing initiatives* Advocate for web standards and best practices* Lots of front-end web development, pair programming, and TDD
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Vivisimo
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United States
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Senior Applications Engineer
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Jun 2007 - May 2012
* Developed and maintained many large-scale enterprise search applications using Vivisimo's Velocity software* Significantly contributed to quarterly revenue targets* Provided consultative services for many customers* Maintained complex hosting platform for publicly-facing search applications* Employed agile development practices internally and with customers * Developed and maintained many large-scale enterprise search applications using Vivisimo's Velocity software* Significantly contributed to quarterly revenue targets* Provided consultative services for many customers* Maintained complex hosting platform for publicly-facing search applications* Employed agile development practices internally and with customers
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University of Pittsburgh
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistantship, Instructor and Assistant
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Aug 2006 - Apr 2007
* Taught introductory programming course* Designed programming projects * Taught introductory programming course* Designed programming projects
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Novaurora
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Italy
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Non-profit Organizations
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Programming Intern
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2005 - 2005
* Worked with a small team to build an e-commerce application using PHP * Implemented features and UI enhancements using DHTML techniques* Helped design the e-commerce application's backend MySQL database* Coded a time management application in Java, and ported that application to an OS X Widget * Worked with a small team to build an e-commerce application using PHP * Implemented features and UI enhancements using DHTML techniques* Helped design the e-commerce application's backend MySQL database* Coded a time management application in Java, and ported that application to an OS X Widget
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Education
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2006 - 2007
University of Pittsburgh
MS, Computer Science -
2002 - 2006
University of Pittsburgh
BS, Computer Science
