Christopher Finke

Last updated May 2nd 2011
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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 - Present
Principle Software Engineer
  • Led technical development of a full rewrite of AOL Shopping.
  • Led technical development of a shopping-based Q&A platform for AOL Shopping
  • Led technical development of Emurse.com and developed a system to support distributed Emurse-powered job boards

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Mahalo.com

2007 - 2009
Senior Software Engineer
  • Led development of Mahalo's human-powered search engine and underlying CMS.
  • Managed and improved API that powered the Mahalo Answers Q&A product.
  • Developed browser extensions to support and augment the Mahalo.com user experience.

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SearchMe.com

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

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AOL/Time Warner

2006 - 2007
Senior Software Engineer, Netscape
  • Primary developer for the Netscape Navigator Web browser, which was based on Mozilla Firefox.
  • Developed and implemented features for Netscape.com, at that time a 200MM pageview/month Web property.
  • Principle developer for the Netscape.com API; developed browser extensions to demonstrate usage of the API and augment the Netscape.com social news experience.

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Web Browser Extensions

2004 - Present
  • Developed Web browser add-ons for the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome Web browsers using XUL, HTML, and JavaScript; extensions developed include ScribeFire, the official Foursquare add-on for Mobile Firefox, YouTube Comment Snob, TwitterBar (now HootBar), FireFound, Feed Sidebar, RSS Ticker, URL Fixer, and OPML Support for Firefox.

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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.

I have extensive experience with PHP, SQL, Python/Django, 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 browser add-ons.

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AWARDS AND HONORS 
  • I received an AOL 'QMonster Award' in the fall of 2010 in recognition of the successful rewrite and relaunch of AOL Shopping.
  • My Firefox extensions ScribeFire, Feed Sidebar, URL Fixer, RSS Ticker, FireFound, and TwitterBar have all been highlighted as Recommended Add-ons by editors at Mozilla Add-ons.

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EDUCATION 

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2005

BS in Computer Science

 

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