Software Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Associate Applications Engineer at LiveOps
- Past
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- Host at National Ski Patrol
- Production Editor at Santa Clara Review
- Various Positions at Northstar at Tahoe
- Owner at Dakin Technical Consulting
- President at SCU Engineering and Business Alliance
- Helpdesk Technician at Santa Clara University
- Software Intern at EDO RSS
- Education
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- Santa Clara University
- Queensland University of Technology
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Ross Dakin’s Summary
Computer Engineering graduate from Santa Clara University. Has strong enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and desire to create.
Ross Dakin’s Specialties:
Web technologies, socially responsible applications.
Ross Dakin’s Experience
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Associate Applications Engineer
LiveOps
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Web applications infrastructure.
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Host
National Ski Patrol
(Public Safety industry)
September 2008 — March 2009 (7 months)
Certifications: CPR/AED (for professional rescuer), Wilderness First Aid, AMR First Responder.
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Production Editor
Santa Clara Review
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
September 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 10 months)
Designed master templates for 150+ page literary magazine using Adobe InDesign CS2.
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Various Positions
Northstar at Tahoe
(Privately Held; Sports industry)
November 2003 — April 2008 (4 years 6 months)
Enjoyed working directly with customers in various capacities:
- Ski instructor
- Village information host
- Rental shop technician
- Assisted with search and rescue efforts
- Administered surveys
- Directed parking traffic, supervised shuttle passengers
- Helped construct and wire temporary winter structures
- Worked in ski check, basket check, lost and found -
Owner
Dakin Technical Consulting
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Clients include:
- Logistics firm
- Radio station
- Car dealerships
- Real estate developer
- Hotel
- Accounting firm
- Furniture importer
- Academic psychological research project
- Non-profit organizations
- Non-commercial individuals
Services include:
- Web design and web-application development
- Stand-alone client application development
- System maintenance
- Networking
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President
SCU Engineering and Business Alliance
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
February 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 5 months)
Organized events with local students, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists to raise awareness of entrepreneurship on campus.
- Helped raise over $10K in funding from corporate sponsors.
- Implemented website.
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Helpdesk Technician
Santa Clara University
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 3 months)
First level of direct hardware and software support for all students and faculty.
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Software Intern
EDO RSS
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EDO; Defense & Space industry)
June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)
Modified submarine-mounted passive RADAR scanning system HMI; implemented web-based RFID equipment inventory system.
Ross Dakin’s Education
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Santa Clara University
BS , Computer Engineering , 2003 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- Triathlon Team, Special Olympics Planning Committee, Fair Trade Coalition, Santa Clara Review, Engineering and Business Alliance, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Queensland University of Technology
Additional Information
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Ross Dakin’s Interests:
Snow skiing, triathlon, guitar, blues / jazz, wine.
Ross Dakin’s Groups:
Bronco Entrepreneur Team, IEEE, Lair of the Golden Bear
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Ross Dakin’s Honors:
National Merit Scholar Contestant
Ross Dakin’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
