UI Software Engineer at Google
Greater New York City Area
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- Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead at Google
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- Java Developer at Cega
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- California Institute of Technology
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Eric Bogs’s Summary
Eric is a User Interface Software Engineer based in New York. Eric's primary strengths are in front-end technology, including web application architecture and design. In his 12 years in the industry, Eric has recruited, trained and lead teams to build enterprise applications and launch successful online businesses.
His focus has been on comprehensive site and application design, ranging from user experience and design to back-end systems, database architecture to visual design. His formal technical education focused on multithreaded, multiprocessor programming and research. His formal artistic education centred on design principles and typography. Recent focus has been on web client architecture, mobile design, layered semantic markup, internationalization and localization, accessibility, performance and content management tools.
Eric Bogs’s Specialties:
Leading front-end (UI) engineering teams, working across PM/UX/Eng disciplines to rapidly build, test, launch, iterate products.
Eric Bogs’s Experience
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Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead
Google
(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Technical Lead within Google Docs, focusing on Google Spreadsheets and Google Forms.
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Front-End Engineering Manager
Yahoo
(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)
June 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 3 months)
In London, I was managed many properties and projects across Europe. Internationalized Yahoo! Personals across UK, FR, DE. Revamped Yahoo! Mobile UK site (moved to LSM layout, brought in feed content). Redesigned Yahoo! Travel UK, FR, DE sites to integrate with new booking providers and improve accessibility.
Later in Los Angeles, I lead team to handle redesign of Yahoo! Sports editorial site, integrating UI and visual overhaul, new LSM site structure, and new module management system. Authored several patents relating to sports data visualization and editorial content/statistics integration. Built Turin 2007 Olympic Site. Developed Flash Gamechannel application and Gamepass Live Video Streaming application. Created Fantasy Profiles. -
Editor
XY Magazine
(Publishing industry)
January 2001 — March 2004 (3 years 3 months)
Print and online editor for XY Magazine, a monthly American culture and politics magazine for young gay men. In addition to print work [from interviews to layouts], managed several drastic redesigns of site and sub-sites.
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Front-End Technology Lead
Scient
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
August 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Global lead for the front-end technology group at eBusiness consulting firm, Scient. Lead project teams to build several successful eBusinesses [eLuxury.com, WineShopper.com], Enterprise clients [Royal & SunAlliance, AT&T, Wells Fargo], as well as critical internal projects. Lead company-wide recruiting and training programs. Scient merged with iXL and SBI to become Avenue A Razorfish and Framfab in London.
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Java Developer
Cega
(Online Media industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
Eric Bogs’s Education
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California Institute of Technology
BS , Computer Science , 1995 — 1999
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