James J. Sawczuk

8/2005 – 5/2009

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Minor, Mathematics

6/2009 – present

Louddoor, LLC

Columbia, SC

Software Engineer

Developed highly-scalable web applications using a LAMP stack deployed on Amazon EC2
Used a number of other technologies such as memcache, Redis, and node.js on production applications
Developed applications for the Facebook platform to serve millions of users
Spearheaded the development of a business pivot to Facebook Page audience analytics
Prototyped most of the analytics algorithms used
Consulted on a statistical study of fan engagement vs. age for Coca-Cola to present at a conference
Grew used to an agile environment, developed solutions based on fluid specifications
Spoke at a local tech group about Facebook platform development
Assisted with recruiting and interviewing potential new hires

6/2007 – 5/2009

Lazorpoint, LLC

Cleveland, OH

Application Developer - Intern
Client Services Engineer - Intern

Assisted clients with basic PC issues as well as network, server and printer issues
Made recommendations for hardware and software upgrades for various clients
Continually monitored clients’ networks to ensure continued stability
Worked with other engineers to standardize a network monitoring system
Created custom, data-driven applications for various clients
Gained experience in .NET development, report development and handheld development
Worked with other developers to standardize practices including application deployment techniques, version control management, and product testing standards

5/2006 – 7/2006

City of Mentor

Mentor, OH

Engineering Intern

11/2003 – 8/2005

Perry Local Schools IS Department

Perry, OH

Web Programmer/Designer

Content management and addition for faculty and staff
Worked with other students on several larger projects, including a high school course registrar and a course database complete with objectives

Development environments: Extensive experience with Visual Studio; familiar with Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop)
Programming languages: Extensive experience with PHP (standard and MVC paradigms), HTML/XHTML, CSS, Javascript/jQuery, Go; experience in C#, C++, shell scripting; exposure to Python, Ruby on Rails
APIs: Extensive experience with the Facebook platform (Graph API, Canvas apps); experience with the Twitter, Github API
Databases: Extensive experience with MySQL and SQL Server development/optimization; some experience with MongoDB, MySQL/SQL Server administration, Reporting Services development
Operating Systems: Extensive experience with Windows 98 through Windows 7, Mac OS X; experience in Linux (desktop, terminal, and programming), Amazon EC2 set-up and administration
Other: Experience with Mathematica, Subversion, Mercurial, Git, and CVS version control, Memcache, Redis, Sharepoint application/workflow development

Created a small blog website that operated for almost four years. Users were allowed to upload photos, write journal entries, etc. Source available upon request.
Implemented and open-sourced a WordPress theme from scratch for my personal blog.
Created and currently administer a website frontend and Google Apps-based backend of a local church technology stack for about 25 users, including e-mail, calendars, chat and a custom website.
Took and completed the inaugural free machine learning class from Stanford and Coursera with a final score of 100%.

1134 Autumn Circle · Columbia, SC 29206 phone (440) 796-7806 · e-mail me@jimmysawczuk.com · web www.jimmysawczuk.com