John B. Hall
Summary
Software engineer who is passionate about writing sustainable code and designing slick user interfaces
Professional Experience
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Software Engineer at CustomInk
Fairfax, VA- Develop the full stack of our eCommerce web applications (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
- Carefully renovate legacy systems and data, and push projects to completion
- Produced the 2011 RailsConf5k
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Teaching Intern at St. Paul's School Advanced Studies Program
Concord, NH- Assisted Master Teacher throughout 6-week Artificial Intelligence course
- Supervised house residence, coached cross country running, organized program activities
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Web Analytics Intern at A&E Television Networks
Stamford, CT- Tracked and analyzed web traffic patterns for A&E, The History Channel, and Biography Channel
- Built an automated Daily Flash Report based on Omniture data, which was adopted by the Interactive Team
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Web Assistant at Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME- Designed two Bowdoin Widgets for Mac OS X's Dashboard: Bowdoin Menus and Bowdoin News
- Built and maintained web pages for the College's website
Education
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A.B. Math, Computer Science, and Visual Arts from Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME- Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar; graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.77
- 2008 Curtis E. Chase Memorial Award: "Presented to a senior man active in sports and eager to learn. The recipient should understand that he has been marked as a man of promise with qualities of leadership."
- 2008 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award For Men: "Presented annually to the senior male varsity student athlete with the highest grade point average combined with accomplishments in athletics over the past seven semesters."
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Active member of the student body
- Cross Country Running – Co-Captain ('07), All State ('05, '07), All NESCAC ('07), All New England ('06, '07), competed as a team at NCAA Nationals ('06, '07)
- Nordic Skiing – NESCAC All Academic ('07, '08)
- Track & Field – competed in the Steeplechase at the DIII New England Championships ('05, '08)
- Polar Bear Mascot, Tour Guide, Math Representative, BCNews Reporter, IT Advisory Committee Member, L.L.Bean Product Panelist