Jesse Dhillon

Profile

  • Software and web development professional with more than ten years of professional IT experience ranging from support and system administration to web development.
  • Five years participating and leading in the design and development of large-scale systems.
  • Experienced in the design of both the back and front ends of large web applications.
  • Skill set comprises a rare combination of a skilled server-side engineer who can also anticipate user needs, then design the interfaces which comprise a successful application.
  • Seeking a senior role with design and leadership responsibilities.

Education

U.C. Berkeley
B.A., Computer Science
December 2006
Coursework
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Database Design
  • Operating System Design
Key Achievements
  • Lead the design and development of a networked, multiplayer game engine written in 5,000 lines of Python.
  • Developed a web-based event management application using PHP and the Postgres SQL database.
  • Implemented and presented a “rag doll” physics simulation in C++ based on algorithms researched at Carnegie-Mellon University and Sony Computer Entertainment America.

Experience

Palantir Technologies, Inc.
Web Developer
September 2010 – Present
  • Responsible for web development in support of business development efforts.
  • Lead highly customized PHP CMS development.
Social Hypothesis, LLC.
Web Application Developer
December 2009 – Present
  • Designed and developed a multi-tenant web application targeting the needs of a small law firm.
  • Used modern development and design practices to bring a comprehensive web application to beta test.
  • Wrote a solid accounting, invoicing, and billing backend coupled with an intuitive Javascript UI.
  • Integrated payment processing, telephony and SMTP services.
National Writing Project, 501(c)(3)
Web Application Developer
July 2008 – November 2009
  • Introduced modern software development practices and procedures centered around rapid prototyping, version control, milestone planning and issue tracking.
  • Redesigned application structures, transitioning from aging Perl framework to the modern Symfony PHP framework.
  • Reformed aging schema and application structure to comply with modern web application standards.
  • Designed and implemented a dynamic user interface using the ExtJS JavaScript framework and JSON communication.
Cleantech & Green Business for Obama
Technology Chair
August – November 2008
  • Transformed an ineffective home page into a dynamic portal which incorporates a blog, event calendar and donation forms.
  • Participated in technology strategy discussions concerning the effective use of technology to reach new donors and generate revenue for the campaign.
Click Group, Inc.
Web Developer
May 2007 – July 2008
  • Created a customer relationship management platform to manage relationships with 400+ clients and 3 million database records using the Symfony PHP framework.
  • Built an extensive library of Javascript UI components on top of the Prototype and Scricptaculous frameworks.
  • Built an application to efficiently generate ads from a multitude of criteria and serve them on demand across several traffic channels.
  • Created a versatile schema capable of scaling with future company growth.
University of California, Residential Housing
UNIX Systems Administrator
April 2005 – January 2007
  • Responsible for a network of FreeBSD servers and Windows and Mac desktops which provided computing access to university dorm residents.
  • Engineered Samba-based solutions for efficient management of a Windows network.
  • Deployed LDAP authentication services which integrated with the University’s existing authentication infrastructure.
  • Collaborated with a team of developers and administrators on various projects, sometimes as long as six months, to roll out new services or perform major upgrades.
Taos Mountain, Inc.
Systems and Network Administrator
October 2000 – July 2002
  • Acted as a systems engineering consultant to several Taos clients, including Fujitsu and Sun Microsystems.
  • Maintained and deployed Solaris workstations and servers, taking responsibility for the continued availability of mission-critical services.
  • Deployed NIS+ networks to effectively manage UNIX networks and documenting the deployment for the benefit of management and permanent IT staff.
  • Responsible for developing, implementing and documenting security best practices at organizations where IT policies had not been considered or established.
EarthLink Network, Inc.
Technical Support Representative –
Network Administrator
June 1999 – October 2000
  • Career spanned growth from technical support to administration.
  • Provided top-quality phone assistance to customers experiencing issues regarding dial-up connectivity, browsing, mail access and general Internet-related issues of varying severity.
  • Performed network monitoring and troubleshooting for JPS.net, a then-recently acquired nationwide ISP.
  • Responsible for performing maintenance, upgrades and documenting configuration of Cisco routers and other networking hardware.

Core Competencies

Languages

  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • Python

Skills

  • *nix system administration
  • Ajax user interfaces
  • Database design
  • Mockup and wireframing
  • Rapid prototyping

Frameworks & Technologies

  • ExtJS
  • LAMP
  • Prototype/Scriptaculous
  • Selenium
  • Sphinx
  • Subversion
  • Symfony