Martijn Stevenson
martijn@alum.mit.edu
000 Objective
Software development role in a fast-moving team of motivated engineers, with
opportunities for technical leadership. Emphasis on scalable, fault-tolerant software
systems that deliver measurable value.
001 Professional Experience
Jul. 2006 VISTAPRINT USA
LEXINGTON, MA
- present PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER
 Lead developer and software architect for image uploads and graphics processing.
Managed a team of four full-time engineers. Career manager to one engineer.
 Scaled uploads architecture to thirty times original size. Developed and managed a
system of globally distributed servers using hundreds of CPUs. This system performs
on-demand graphics processing to support a billion-dollar-per-year design-and-print
operation. It can serve more than two million new uploads per day.
 Built frameworks and APIs utilized by dozens of developers for functionality such as
upload creation, upload access, resolution checking, and document design.
 Created novel web-based tools for customers, including an integrated image cropping
interface (patent pending) and a drag-and-drop photo management solution.
 Member of lead problem diagnosis team. Regularly carried out analyses across
terabytes of data to analyze server performance, troubleshoot and valuate website
problems, discover customer trends, and facilitate business decisions.
 Collaborated frequently with marketing, user experience, and IT teams.
 Extensive work with .NET Framework, T-SQL, and JavaScript/CSS.
010 Education
2005-2006 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAMBRIDGE, MA
MASTER OF ENGINEERING, EECS • JUNE 2006 • GPA: 5.0 / 5.0
THESIS -> The Asbestos Operating System: Security for Handheld Wireless Devices.
Completed with the MIT CSAIL Parallel & Distributed Operating Systems group. Supervisor:
Robert Morris.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK -> Distributed Computer Systems, Operating Systems, Network and
Computer Security, Artificial Intelligence
2001-2006 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAMBRIDGE, MA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, EECS • JUNE 2006 • GPA: 5.0 / 5.0 (IN MAJOR)
RELEVANT COURSEWORK -> Lab in Software Engineering, Computer System Engineering,
Introduction to Algorithms, Computation Structures, Digital Systems Lab
011 Skills
Software { MS Visual Studio, Eclipse, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite }
Languages [0] { C#, C++, Java, .NET Framework, T-SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS }
Languages [1] { English, Dutch } -> FLUENT • { French, Latin } -> BASIC
100 Internship Experience
Dec. 2004 MICROSOFT MIT ICAMPUS
CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Jun. 2005 RESEARCH ASSISTANT, DEVELOPMENT LEAD
Led a team of four students in design and development of iFrontDesk, a front desk system
for MIT dormitories. Ran on Apache, with Java and MySQL backend and JSP frontend.
Jun. 2004 INTERCONNECT SERVICES B.V.
BERLICUM, THE NETHERLANDS
- Aug. 2004 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN
Designed and implemented music-selling website for sale and distribution of digital media.
Worked with ASP.NET frontend, Visual Basic.NET and MSSQL backend.
Jun. 2003 MIT COMPARATIVE MEDIA STUDIES
CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Feb. 2004 RESEARCH ASSISTANT, GAMES TO TEACH GROUP
Designed and developed a 2D networked multiplayer electromagnetism game aimed at high
school students. Written in C++.NET, using TCP/UDP and SDL display library.
Jun. 2002 ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
SUNNYVALE, CA
- Aug. 2002 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN, CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
Wrote CGI scripts and Visual Basic macros to manage and merge Hardware and CAD groups’
bills of materials. Set up Linux servers. Performed product testing for Zaptop PC tablet.
101 Honors / Awards
2003-2005
2004
2004
2003
2002-2003
Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi engineering Honor societies
G.C. Newton Prize for Best Undergraduate EECS Project
Baker House President
MIT Java Programming Competition: Second Place
Letters of Commendation: Circuits and Electronics, Digital Systems Lab
110 Personal Project Demos
http://www.martijnstevenson.com/demo/