John B. Hall

Summary

Software engineer who is passionate about writing sustainable code and designing slick user interfaces

Professional Experience

• Software Engineer at Custom Ink

  Fairfax, VA July 2008 - present
  • 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

• Teaching Intern at St. Paul's School Advanced Studies Program

  Concord, NH Summer 2007
  • Assisted Master Teacher throughout 6-week Artificial Intelligence course
  • Supervised house residence, coached cross country running, organized program activities

• Web Analytics Intern at A&E Television Networks

  Stamford, CT Summer 2006
  • 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

• Web Assistant at Bowdoin College

  Brunswick, ME 2004-2008
  • 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

• A.B. Math, Computer Science, and Visual Arts from Bowdoin College

  Brunswick, ME 2004-2008
  • 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."
  • 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