Philanthroic Kiteboarding Software Developer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Founder at Wishspring, Inc.
- Freelance Software Engineer (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Co-Founder & Lead Engineer at GoGoBooze, Inc.
- Software Developer at BlueCross BlueShield of MN
- Software Developer at University of Minnesota
- Founder at EZwebEdit (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls
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Tyson Malchow’s Summary
Developing software since age 9. Experience in most major languages, with specialization in web technologies. Additional experience in optimization algorithm development, specifically as it relates to scheduling systems.
Special interest in embedded (Microcontroller & FPGA) networked system design. Experience in low-level system development.
Entrepreneurial attitude - attempting to turn passions into viable, functioning businesses. Involved in a multitude of projects requiring a wide range of both technical and nontechnical proficiencies.
Tyson Malchow’s Specialties:
Scalable C/C++ Server Applications, AJAX Interface Technologies, PHP Web Systems, MySQL Databases, Scalable System Architecture Design, Graphic Design
Tyson Malchow’s Experience
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Founder
Wishspring, Inc.
(Philanthropy industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Wishspring is a brand-new nonprofit I'm starting to help (in particular) underprivileged children abroad in getting the education they desperately need. We're currently working on finishing construction of a small school in the Dominican Republic.
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Freelance Software Engineer
Sole Proprietorship
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Software Engineering: Spec, design, develop, & maintain software systems. Both web and computational applications.
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Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
GoGoBooze, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Designed & constructed entire online web presence. Business direction and formation.
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Software Developer
BlueCross BlueShield of MN
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
Development of various J2EE system applications
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Software Developer
University of Minnesota
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)
Development of PHP / MySQL web applications for use by thousands of UMN students.
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Founder
EZwebEdit (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Designed, constructed, and sold versatile online website editing sofware - clients included the Hudson School District, Wisconsin.
Tyson Malchow’s Education
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
BS , Computer Engineering , 2004 — 2008
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Information Technology 1997 — 2003
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- Youngest student ever accepted to University (age 11). Over the course of middle school / high school years, took ~40 credits worth of classwork.
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Tyson Malchow’s Interests:
kiteboarding, cutting edge technologies, wakeboarding, embedded systems, snowboarding, world travel
Tyson Malchow’s Contact Settings
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