Alan Fineberg |   af at cs.washington.edu | 396B Capp Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110 | 301-538-0632

Alan Fineberg

Education

University of Washington

2005 - 2009

  • Computer Engineering Degree, Software Engineering Specialization

  • 3.66 major GPA (3.62 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

Yelp

San Francisco

June 2009 - Present

  • Software Engineer

  • Building and improving consumer-facing features. Python, SQL


Google

Seattle

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

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 design for testability. 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 (x2), Intro to Graphics



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