David Dahl

Current

• Software Engineer at Industrial Light + Magic
• Founder at rCache.com (Sole Proprietorship)
• Programmer/Consultant (Self-employed)

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Past

• Software Tools Developer at Argonne National Laboratory
• Software Engineer at Leapfrog Online
• Application Developer at The Moyer Group

• Network Admin/Programmer at The Art Institute of Chicago
• Consultant/Systems Engineer at Hasten Data Rescue
• Router Tech Support Technician at Netopia, Inc.
• Network/Lab Technician at Northwestern University

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Education

• College Of Lake County

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

David Dahl’s Summary

I started out as a parts buyer at a computer service firm in 1992. In 1992, any one of the technicians I worked with would say "Interwhat?" if I asked what this "Internet" was...

I have worked for and consulted with a grab bag of companies and institutions, from Apple, Inc. and The Art Institute of Chicago to Indie record labels. I have seen what works and what fails in many initiatives.

I am focused on Django, Python, jQuery, Postgresql, Firefox/Mozilla/XUL, AJAX development. I am also enjoy tinkering with Asterisk PBX/VOIP technology.

David Dahl’s Specialties:

Software Tools, Web and Database development, Software project management (Agile approaches)

David Dahl’s Experience

• Software Engineer

  Industrial Light + Magic

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Entertainment industry)

  July 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  ILM training software development. Python/Django/jQuery - based tools for training artists, software engineers and other technical staff at ILM, LucasArts, Lucas Animation and Lucasfilm.
  
  I designed, developed and maintain LOIS, a knowledgebase used by over 500 users.

• Founder

  rCache.com (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

  November 2005 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Created Firefox extension and web application for researchers to make the most of web-based research sessions. See http://www.rcache.com

• Programmer/Consultant

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2000 — Present (8 years 2 months)

  Macintosh/Windows cross-platform application development, Web/Database application development, database design, workflow-publishing solutions, streaming QuickTime solutions, Linux system administration, web, database, email hosting. Sales and marketing of web and database applications, software training.
  Developed several web-based ventures, the latest being rCache.com: a personal internet search repository. rCache is a research tool. rCache Collector is a Firefox extension that makes collecting web-based data quick and easy. http://www.rcache.com

• Software Tools Developer

  Argonne National Laboratory

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  June 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 1 month)

  Networking and Organizational software tools: Host database tools, Network Cabling database, Cisco Switch/Device tools for polling data and reporting anomalies. Concentration on Python, Django, Linux, Shell, MySQL, Postgresql

• Software Engineer

  Leapfrog Online

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  December 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 7 months)

  Web-based ecommerce and marketing software development. PHP 5, Postgresql, MySQL, FreeBSD/Linux, Python, wxWidgets, SQLite and AJAX/Javascript

• Application Developer

  The Moyer Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 1999 — August 2000 (1 year)

  Web application development, database design, and Linux system administration

• Network Admin/Programmer

  The Art Institute of Chicago

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  May 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 5 months)

  Intranet development, web, file server admin, network and system troubleshooting

• Consultant/Systems Engineer

  Hasten Data Rescue

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 1997 — May 1998 (1 year)

  HFS and HFS+ data recovery, TCP/IP, AppleTalk network design, implementation, software training

• Router Tech Support Technician

  Netopia, Inc.

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; NTPA; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 1997 — June 1997 (6 months)

  Telephone and email technical support for distributors and end users of all Netopia ISDN routers and terminal adapters, presales support on all Netopia products

• Network/Lab Technician

  Northwestern University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1996 — December 1996 (1 year)

  Technology Lab network and computer maintenance. Mac OS, Win NT, HP-UX networked machines

David Dahl’s Education

• College Of Lake County

  AA, 1990 — 1992

Additional Information

David Dahl’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

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•    Python Community

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