Engineer Software

Michael Macasek

Cambridge, MA *****

Tel: 508-***-**** *******@*****.*** macasek.org

I am pursuing the opportunity to lead a team of dedicated engineers, creating software that delivers delight to

its users. I am seeking a position, which will allow me to maintain my technical expertise with bleeding edge

technologies while continuing to augment my project management skills.

EXPERIENCE

Lead Engineer, CoGo Labs, Cambridge, MA Oct 2012 - Present

Leading a team of engineers exploring new markets.

Architect, Where/PayPal/eBay, Boston, MA Feb 2011 - Sept 2012

Utilizing: Ruby, Rails, jQuery, HTML, Javascript, CSS, MySQL, nginx, Passenger, unicorn, Capistrano, AWS,

Titanium Appcelerator, RubyMotion, and more.

As the leader of the Web Applications Team, I lead a group of ten dedicated engineers in delivering compelling

web applications for internal and external users. In addition to leading the Web Application Team, I am leading

a company wide effort to deliver applications for demand generation, including advertisement and offer cam-

paign management, publisher management, and a self service portal. Prior to being acquired by PayPal, I led

efforts to provide a self server portal for small and medium size businesses to run advertisements and offers

through the Where Ads product.

I work closely with the product and design teams to deliver features to best meet our customers needs. Rou-

tinely work closely with other engineering teams to solve problems and develop new and innovative features.

Integrated with third party payment platforms. Provide an API allowing our native mobile applications to inte-

grate with our merchant created offers. Prototype mobile native and web applications to further enhance our

bene t to our users. Identify new and emerging technologies for potential integration into our stack. Helping to

establish best practices thought the organization.

Where Inc was acquired by eBay/Paypal in April of 2011.

Senior Software Engineer, oneforty, Cambridge, MA Sept 2009 - Jan 2011

Utilizing: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, AJAX, Javascript, JQuery, HTML, CSS, SQL, Capistrano, nginx, Apache, Engine-

Yard, AWS, MySQL, Redis, and more.

TechStars incubated, VC funded startup building an ecommerce platform for social media applications, initially

focusing on the Twitter ecosystem. Worked closely with the entire team to de ne features and deliver to pro-

duction on schedule. Responsible for frontend, backend code and architectural decisions. Developed an API

for 3rd party developers to integrate with our platform. Integrated with third party partners including Twitter and

payment gateway.

Senior Software System Engineer, The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA Jan 2007 - Sept 2009

Utilizing: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, iPhone Development, Objective-C, Java, J2EE, Struts, Spring, Apache, Mongrel,

Capistrano, AJAX, Javascript, Dojo Toolkit, Scriptaculous, Prototype, HTML, CSS, SQL, and more.

Technical Lead on several active corporate wide and customer oriented web applications, prototypes, and open

source initiatives. Actively participate in all aspects of software design and engineering including initial re-

quirements gathering to the delivered product. Design and implement cutting edge web applications to meet

customer needs. Developed and implemented overall system architectures, data models, UI design, and func-

tional designs. Lead technical staff and mentor new and junior employees.

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Developer, LimeSurvey THE Online Survey Software Sept 2007 - Sept 2008

Utilizing: PHP, CakePHP, Apache, SQL, AJAX, Javascript, Dojo Toolkit, Scriptaculous, Prototype, HTML, and

CSS

Developer on LimeSurvey (limesurvey.org), an Open Source Project hosted on SourceForge.net. Currently lead-

ing development of system redesign for LimeSurvey2.0.

My participation in the LimeSurvey project was part of my employment with The MITRE Corporation.

Software Engineer II, Teradyne Inc, North Reading, MA Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

Utilized: .NET, ActiveX, ATL, C#, C++, C, COM, Perl, VB, and VBScript

Develop and maintain software for inline circuit testing equipment. Participate in architecting next generation

software solutions utilizing the .NET framework. Developing UI and data model components for next genera-

tion software using C#. Maintain legacy software. Shipped several successful software patches and Phase 1 of

the next generation software.

Developer, The Assistments Project (WPI), Worcester, MA Aug 2004 - Dec 2005

Utilized: AJAX, Apache Tomcat, CSS, HTML, JAVA, Javascript, JSP, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, and SQL

Maintain and enhance web based Intelligent Tutoring System that supported approximately 200 to 500 students

per day for Worcester, MA middle and high schools. Design and implement new Web Applications to further

enhance current system using AJAX and JAVA. Participate in system architecture design. Assist in Oracle ad-

ministration. Managed aspects of the project, including: UI design, database design, runtime, teacher tools, and

core data objects. Mentor for new team members. Observed class usage of system to evaluate the success of

the UI designs.

Network Administrator, CEO People Helping People, Wilkes-Barre, PA Sept 2002 - Aug 2004

Utilized: C++, FoxPro, SQL Server

Monitor and troubleshoot the company network. Develop support tools. Develop and maintain websites; both

intranet and internet. Troubleshoot PC issues. Maintain documentation. Database Administration.

Tutor, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA Aug 2001 - May 2003

Tutored students in a variety of computer science courses.

IT Services Intern, SalesPlus CorNet, Stroudsburg, PA 2000

Supervised several major projects, including company wide software upgrades for a company of approximately

1200 users. Assembled, monitored, and maintained company s information system equipment. Responded to

help requests. Assisted in the exploration of new technologies for company wide use.

Y2K Support Team Intern, SalesPlus CorNet, Stroudsburg, PA 1998-2000

Managed Y2K Team and Interns. Reviewed all client code (C++, C, and VB) for Y2K related bugs. Examined

testing documentation, databases, and veri cation tests for any date miscalculations. Reviewed company

owned servers and software for possible Y2K issues. Reported all ndings to the appropriate department for

correction.

EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Masters of Science in Computer Science, 2005

Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 2002

PUBLICATIONS

Razzaq, Feng, Heffernan, Koedinger, Nuzzo-Jones, Junker, Macasek, Rasmussen, Turner & Walonoski. Blending

Assessment and Instructional Assistance. In Nadia Nedjah, Luiza deMacedo Mourelle, Mario Neto Buroges,

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and Nival Nuesde Almeida (Eds). Intelligent Educational Machines within the Intelligent Systems Engineering

Book Series. pp. 23-49. (http://www.isebis.eng.uerj.br). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.

Turner T.E., Lourenco A.L.N., Heffernan N.T., Macasek M.A., Nuzzo-Jones G. (2006), The Assistment Builder:

An Analysis of ITS Content Creation Lifecycle, The Florida Arti cial Intelligence Research Society, Florida,

USA.

Macasek, M (2005). Towards Teachers Quickly Creating Tutoring Systems. Master thesis. Worcester Polytech-

nic Institute.

Razzaq, L., Feng, M., Nuzzo-Jones, G., Heffernan, N.T., Koedinger, K. R., Junker, B., Ritter, S., Knight, A., An-

iszczyk, C., Choksey, S., Livak, T., Mercado, E., Turner, T.E., Upalekar. R, Walonoski, J.A., Macasek. M.A., Ras-

mussen, K.P. (2005) The Assistment Project: Blending Assessment and Assisting. The 12th Annual Conference

on Arti cial Intelligence in Education 2005, Amsterdam

Turner, T.E., Macasek, M.A., Nuzzo-Jones, G., Heffernan, N.T., Koedinger, K. (2005). The Assistment Builder: A

Rapid Development Tool for ITS. Poster in the 12th Annual Conference on Arti cial Intelligence in Education

2005, Amsterdam

Turner, T.E., Macasek, M.A., Nuzzo-Jones, G., Heffernan, N.T., Koedinger, K. (2005). The Assistment Builder: A

Rapid Development Tool for ITS. Poster in the 12th Annual Conference on Arti cial Intelligence in Education

2005 Workshop on Adaptive Systems for Web-Based Education: Tools and Reusability, Amsterdam

ACHIEVEMENTS

Eagle Scout - 1997

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