Gregory Magarshak
gregory@gregory.net
Address:
Mobile:
425 Neptune Avenue #15G
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 288-0383
Currently:
28 year old Web Development Consultant
Objective:
Looking for a senior web developer- or manager/architect-type position where I can
contribute a lot of value to a company through my expertise in software design, web
development, consulting or team management services as necessary.
Education:
New York University
Master’s degree from NYU’s Ph. D program in Mathematics.
♦ GPA: 3.8
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics (dual major), Literature minor.
Graduated June 2003 (Entered college at 14 years old.)
♦ GPA: 3.6
Technical
Skills:
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C, C++ (11 years of experience), PHP (5 years), Java
Strong knowledge of XHTML, CSS, Javascript/AJAX/jQuery etc.
Experience integrating with facebook, youtube, etc.
Able to work with Flash and ActionScript 2, 3.
Solid experience developing websites and facebook apps
(see luckyapps.com for examples).
Back end:
PHP MVC frameworks (symfony, Zend, kohana, PIE),
e-commerce (Magento), CMS (Drupal)
Developed my own MVC framework, http://phponpie.com
Node.js among other things
Team Management: I have been managing a remote team for over two years,
which I hired myself and trained to use our framework over
time. Together, we can create social web applications and
mobile applications in a very efficient manner.
I run a web & mobile development company: http://qbix.com
Architect:
Extensive knowledge of database design, SQL, building
scalable multi-tier applications, user experience, viral growth.
Platforms:
Win32 Programming (8 years), .NET, Linux (Unix), Mac.
Abilities:
Extremely good grasp of logic, programming concepts, math.
Good approach to project management and business models.
Applications: MS Office and VBA, Matlab, Photoshop, The Bloomberg, …
Mathematics:
Real & complex analysis, probability, stochastic calculus,
numerical methods, nonlinear and convex optimization,
derivative instrument pricing models, …
Comp. Science:
Operating systems, programming languages, data structures,
database design, network principles, …
Creative
Experience
♦ Designing and maintaining web sites for clients, from small businesses to brands.
♦ Started Lucky Apps, a social applications company, and gained a lot of experience
interfacing with clients, gathering requirements, submitting proposals, agile development.
♦ Created my own, full-featured PHP web application framework.
♦ Pianist and composer, performed in Carnegie Hall etc.
Consulting
Experience:
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Languages:
Fluent in Russian, some Spanish.
Currently running an ambitious start-up, http://qbix.com, with a very talented team.
Software developer at Bloomberg, L.P. in the R&D department, client-side software.
In 6 months, worked on two very high-visibility GUI projects, among others.
Since then, have worked with many marketing agencies and start-ups on their projects.
References:
Fahad Khan, CEO of Social Shore fahad@socialshore.com (646) 330 - 0543
Alex Shapiro, founder of TouchGraph alex@touchgraph.com (973) 951 - 8954
David Wang, founder of UDFI dwang@udfi.biz,
Work Experience 2007-Present
♦ January 2007 – May 2007:
Worked as part-time employee for UDFI, inc.
Projects included clients such as Adobe & Lexar
Contributed to internal projects with business partners such as the NY Post
Gained a lot of experience with symfony framework.
Reference:
David Wang, founder of UDFI (dwang@udfi.biz 646-262-3071) – I worked for him, doing
consulting and working on internal projects.
♦ June 2007 – November 2007:
Worked as freelancer and independent contractor / team lead.
Everything from meeting with the client and gathering requirements,
to producing details specs and working with developers overseas
to complete the project and launch it.
Reference:
Marco Moretti, FDT design (m.marco@fdtdesign.com 212-571-2353) – I worked with him
to fix problems with his custom CMS and helped his company use it for multiple projects
and win more clients.
♦ December 2007 – December 2009:
Opened my own company, Lucky Apps, LLC (luckyapps.com).
Company primarily does web design and development with PHP and web technologies.
Experience meeting with clients, writing project proposals, budget and specs,
Managing a team overseas, and establishing relationships with overseas developers.
Single-handedly developed a large codebase which allows us to get a competitive
advantage.
Designed and implemented large scale internal projects.
Worked on applications for brands including Neutrogena, MAC cosmetics, and Bluefly
Worked with start-ups and smaller companies to develop social apps.
References:
Fahad Khan, CEO of Social Shore (fahad@socialshore.com 646-330-0542) – Responsible
for completing several high-profile projects for brands like M-A-C and Bluefly, both as a
developer and in a management capacity
Alex Shapiro, CEO of TouchGraph (alex@touchgraph.com 973-951-8954) – Created the
LeafPick application (featured on luckyapps website) as part of TouchGraph’s internal
venture.
♦ December 2010 – Present:
Opened a company with several angel investors, http://qbix.com
We are focusing on releasing mobile applications that help people live happier and more
productive lives.
Currently have over 30,000 daily active users, and over 400k downloads.
We also focus on integrating with existing social networks (such as facebook) and are
experts at crafting user experiences that increase word-of-mouth spread and
engagement.
See more:
http://qbix.com/about
http://tinyurl.com/qframework
Technical Experience
First programming experience – probably QBasic, 1994
Visual Basic, 1996
C and C++, 1997
Microsoft Visual C++, 1999
3D rendering mathematics, game programming, 1999-2002
(for code, see e.g. www.flipcode.com/tpractice/ and my entry into the
size-constrained game contest, www.geocities.com/trentgamblin/sizehack/index.html).
♦ “Old school” web design and maintenance, 1998-1999 (e.g. http://www.iawa.net)
♦ B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics (dual major), completed 2003
Studied theoretical computer science, programming languages, algorithms,
operating systems, network structures, and so forth.
♦ Enrolled in NYU mathematics Ph. D program, 2003
♦ First encounter with modern web technology and PHP, 2004 (e.g. www.thetutorbase.com) .
Started learning about Linux.
♦ 2006: Bloomberg – worked with Win32, trading systems, team oriented environment, extending
a huge (20 year old and really convoluted) codebase.
♦ 2007: Freelancing, consulting, encounter with agile development. Became proficient with entire
LAMP stack, gained experience with web frameworks like symfony and code igniter – not
only using them, but understanding how they work.
Built my own PHP web framework, PAL. http://phpapplib.com
This framework is not another Rails clone. It is entirely unique and lends itself to agile and
easy PHP development. I use it for my own projects all the time, and so far I have been
working on it for over a year.
♦ 2008: Became very proficient at building front ends.
Learned Javascript, and ActionScript for Flash.
Used mootools and jQuery javascript frameworks. Also researched and used YUI
framework, together with modern Javascript coding practices like progressive
enhancement and design patterns.
In-depth understanding of AJAX techniques and how sites are built.
♦ Got more experience with managing development of websites and windows applications
(e.g. the Desktopz utility). Learned about implementing Lean development methodologies -automated testing, continuous integration, and so forth. Added support into PAL.
♦ Gained extensive experience building facebook applications and social applications in general,
along with an understanding of business strategies that work on the web.
Examples include:
http://spreadourmessage.com
http://youmixer.com -- hasn’t launched yet
♦ Started working more extensively with emerging and promising technologies, such as Node.js
♦ Gained a lot of useful experience dealing with clients directly, gathering requirements, managing
client expectations, developing project from start to finish, working on back-end and front
end, Facebook etc.
♦ Currently investigating push technologies (BOSH, Comet/Bayeux, streaming).
Also looking at various new web services coming out (payments, scaling, affiliates, etc.)
Interested in iPhone development in near future.
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