Alan Fineberg |   af at cs.washington.edu | 5018 15th ave NE Seattle. WA. 98105 | 301-538-0632

Alan Fineberg

Education

University of Washington

2005 - Present

Expected graduation date:

     June 2009

  • Computer Engineering Degree, Software Engineering Specialization

  • 3.64 major GPA (3.60 overall)
  • Dean's list: Spring and Autumn 2008, Winter and Autumn 2007, Winter and Autumn 2006, Autumn 2005

  • Coursework: Databases, Networks, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Graphics, Computer Vision, Games Capstone, Human-Computer Interaction, Machine Organization and Assembly Language, Programming Languages, Intro to Formal Models, Data Structures, Tools and Systems for Software Development, Software Engineering, Discrete Structures, Statistics for C.S., Intro to Continuous Mathematical Modeling, Game Theoretic Data, Matrix Algebra, Differential Equations, Calculus III, Physics III, Statistical Mechanics, Electrical Engineering I


Work Experience

Google

Seattle, WA

Summer 2008

  • Software Engineer Intern with Google Ad Planner

  • Mocked, prototyped and evaluated several distinct audience visualization concepts, iterating with UX research. Javascript

  • Integrated interactive visualization with Ad Planner. Java, Rails

  • Optimized performance with separate data cache and custom Json conversion. Java, Json, Bigtable

Zillow

Seattle, WA

January 2007 - March 2008

  • SDET Intern, SDE Intern

  • Developed internal tool to manage imported listings feed data. Tapestry 4, Java

  • Refactored production interfaces and services to simplify home claiming pipeline and fix bugs. Tapestry 4, Java

  • Promoted to test owner of self-service ads, worked with developers to create test hooks. Java, bash, C#

  • Drove the creation of a test pass creation/reporting webpage for UI testers, created BVTs. ASP.NET, Java

University of Washington

Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2009

  • Teaching Assistant

  • Courses: Intro to Java Programming, Intro to Graphics


Noteworthy School Projects

Languages and Technologies