Christopher Finke

Last updated December 17th 2009
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CHRISTOPHER FINKE

612-229-9048



http://www.chrisfinke.com/

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OBJECTIVE 
To solve interesting problems by developing useful software.

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

AOL Inc.

2009/07 - Present
Principle Software Engineer, Emurse
  • Lead technical development of Emurse.com and distributed Emurse-powered job boards
  • Developed backend of Owl.com, a premium content site to complement the launch of Seed.com

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Mahalo.com

2007/02 - 2009/08
Senior Software Engineer
  • Lead development of Mahalo's human-powered search engine and underlying CMS.
  • Manage and improve API that powers the Mahalo Answers Q&A product.

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SearchMe.com

2007/11 - 2008/12
Technical Consultant
  • Developed website imaging technology for use in company's visual search engine.

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AOL/Time Warner

2006/08 - 2007/12
Senior Software Engineer, Netscape
  • Lead development of Netscape Navigator Web browser, based on Mozilla Firefox
  • Managed Netscape.com API (now Propeller.com) and developed Firefox extensions to demonstrate API usage

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Firefox Web Browser Extensions

2004/09 - Present
  • Developed extensions for Mozilla-based browsers using XUL and Javascript, including ScribeFire, TwitterBar, FireFound, YouTube Comment Snob, Feed Sidebar, Slashdotter, RSS Ticker, URL Fixer, AutoAuth, Links Like This, and OPML Support.

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SKILLS 
I have a genuine affinity for software development and problem solving. I am deeply committed to fast and accurate work, and I am able to work flexibly and efficiently both independently and with a team.

I have extensive experience with Python/Django, PHP, SQL, and the requisite HTML/CSS, mainly in relation to building large-scale Web applications. JavaScript is second-nature to me, whether it's being used to power the client side of AJAX applications or as the backend for Mozilla Firefox extensions.

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AWARDS AND HONORS 
  • My Firefox extensions ScribeFire, Feed Sidebar, URL Fixer, RSS Ticker, and TwitterBar have all been chosen as Recommended Add-ons by editors at Mozilla Add-ons.
  • Named Time Magazine's 2006 Man of the Year.

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EDUCATION 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2005

BS in Computer Science

 

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