Software Developer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Mac OS X Serve & Xsan Engineer at Apple
- Past
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- Programmer at Kongregate
- Contract Developer at Greatsit.net
- Developer at Bluehill Solutions
- Developer at Markem
- Education
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- Reed College
- Northfield Mount Hermon
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William Henderson’s Summary
I'm a math major at Reed and I'm focusing on theoretical CS, specifically on a distributed process algebra called the pi-calculus. I will be completing my thesis and course of studies in the spring, 2008. I currently maintain a 3.8 GPA and have achieved academic commendations for every term thus far.
I started developing desktop applications using Cocoa/Objective-C about 6 years ago, and I have since released a number of free/open source applications for the Mac community. As a Mac developer, I have a constant eye towards user experience, and I understand that this factors alone can make or break a program.
I started doing web development some 8 years back, and have worked on several project using MySQL, XML, Java, Webobjects, and PHP. In early 2006 I started using Ruby on Rails. Since then I have led development of one Rails app for an independent client and worked as a contractor for a Portland-based Rails startups. I recently completed a internship using with Kongregate, a successful San Francisco startup in the casual gaming scene. In all of my work, the focus has been on agile, user-driven development; good practices and solid testing have ensured success when working at a quick pace.
William Henderson’s Specialties:
Experienced with Macintosh development using Objective-C/Cocoa and Apple’s development tools, Ruby on Rails, Webobjects, Java,C++, AJAX/Javascript. Passionate about writing world-class software.
William Henderson’s Experience
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Mac OS X Serve & Xsan Engineer
Apple
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 months)
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Programmer
Kongregate
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)
I worked as an intern at Kongregate, a San Francisco startup providing user-generated games that features revenue-sharing, social networking, and multi-player games. I successfully developer a Facebook application using Rails, and contributed to the development on the main site on the side.
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Contract Developer
Greatsit.net
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
September 2006 — March 2007 (7 months)
Worked directly with client to build a web site organizing a world wide protest using Ruby on Rails. Featured integration of Google Maps into an interfacing for browsing protest locations, Flickr integration, and the development of systems for messaging, befriending users, blogging and profile management.
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Developer
Bluehill Solutions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — January 2007 (4 months)
Developer on a social-networking project, working in Rails with AJAX.
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Developer
Markem
(Computer Software industry)
2003 — 2003 (less than a year)
William Henderson’s Education
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Reed College
2003 — 2008
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Northfield Mount Hermon
High School, 2001 — 2003
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William Henderson’s Interests:
Writing and performing music (guitar), world travel, photography, fine bread and beer making, mathematics, changing the world
William Henderson’s Groups:
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Ruby On Rails Community member
William Henderson’s Honors:
Academic Commendation Earned for Every Term at Reed
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