Paul Craciunoiu
paul {at} craciunoiu {dot} net
Work Experience
CTO and founder, Feb 2011 - Jan 2012
- Fast-changing environment, direct involvement with every aspect of running a company
- Devise product vision, company culture and priorities with founding team
- Lead a team of 5 developers in line with product vision and priorities
- Mentor team closely, weekly 1:1 private meetings and weekly workshops
- Managerial focus on employee growth, productivity and an open, enthusiastic culture
- Technical focus on maintainability, readability, scalability, performance
Web Developer, Jun 2008 - Apr 2011
- Part of WebDev team since early stages, team has doubled in size during my period here
- Focus on http://support.mozilla.com (SUMO), serving 30M+ unique visitors monthly
- Rewrite of support site in Django, assisted by just 1 other developer
- Extensive front-end and back-end experience, multiple web servers, database replication
- Code reviews, peer programming, test-driven development, continuous integration, etc.
Student Assistant, Website Administrator and Developer, Aug 2007 - Jan 2011
- Create and maintain website using Drupal, holding weekly class for 30+ students
- Manage logistics: enroll students, interact with parents, update site, announcements
Website Administrator and Developer
Skills
Languages
Python, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, Java, C++, HTML5, CSS3, RSS/XML, UML, Matlab, LaTeX
Software/Services
Django, git, vim, Drupal, Apache, Nginx, Eclipse, UNIX, Amazon Web Services
Education
B.S. degree in Computer Science, Jun 2010
San Jose State University/UC Santa Cruz, CA, USA - GPA: 3.8/4.0
- Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems, Algorithm Design, Compilers; Computational Models; Data Structures and Algorithms; Database Systems; Matlab; Assembly Language; Computer Systems; Computer Architecture; Graphs Trees, Networks
- Awards: Dean’s Scholar honors award; Computer Science Scholarship for academic achievements
Research NASA Sponsored Research Project, SJSU, Jan - May 2008
- Team leader of a group of five; coordinate meetings, discussions, code writing
- Develop model in Matlab using algorithms on graphs and large scale computation
- Present results to NASA sponsors, SJSU faculty and prospective sponsors
- Publish paper at http://www.math.sjsu.edu/camcos/projects/proj 082/proj 082.htm
Presentations
- “Causal Sets and Quantum Gravity”, Northern California Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (NOCALUMC), April 19, 2008, Sonoma, CA. http://www.sonoma.edu/math/nocalumc/
- “Neural Networks”, NOCALUMC, April 21, 2007, Sonoma, CA.