I'm an entrepreneur who loves Computer Science. Currently pursuing a CS degree at the University of Texas, while occasionally experimenting within the startup world. Hook em' ! \​m/ Skill Set • Power Programmer with skills in Java, C, Python, Javascript, HTML5, CSS, SQL [novice], & Ruby on Rails [novice] • Frameworks/Libraries: AngularJS, JQuery, D3, & Bootstrap • Other Computer/Programming Skills: AJAX, OO, Git, SSH, & Information Security [novice] • Operating Systems: Windows, OSX/Unix, & Linux • Software: Vim, Sublime, IntelliJ, Adobe Photoshop CC, & Adobe Illustrator CC [novice] • Information Technology Support: small networks, hardware, & software • Business Planning • Financial Planning & Management • Raising Capital • Operations/Office/Project Management • Customer Service/Sales/Support Interests • startups • programming • drumming • music production • fishing

Founder @ An online marketplace for life coaching (www.mycoachlive.com) • Created company business plan and model • Developed and designed a web application that uses Ruby on Rails, Javascript (AngularJS), SQL (PostgreSQL, SQLite), HTML5, and CSS (Bootstrap) • Established various company and shareholder agreements • Implemented and administered social media campaigns From September 2014 to May 2015 (9 months) Austin, Texas AreaSoftware Engineering Intern @ Provides physician practices with online practice management and electronic medical record services, combined with medical billing and other healthcare business services. (www.athenahealth.com) • Created an internal web application (“DocStat!”) that provides statistics and analytical tools for a core product (“Enhanced Document Sharing”) • Implemented technologies with Perl, SQL, Javascript (AngularJS & D3), HTML5, and CSS (Bootstrap) • Customized various D3 graphs (i.e. “Hierarchical Edge Bundling”) to illustrate network-wide error/success rates and communication channels among clients From May 2014 to August 2014 (4 months) Austin, Texas AreaFounder/CEO @ A virtual safe place that helps people deal with extremely sensitive issues without fears of judgement. (www.perfectlynot.com) • Created company business plan and model • Raised seed investments • Assisted in developing a social networking website that uses PHP (Zend), Javascript (JQuery), SQL (MySQL), HTML5, and CSS (Bootstrap) • Devised and implemented Yahoo Marketing campaigns that helped the site obtain 7K visits within 20 days • Handled all tasks pertaining to Human Resources (payroll, staffing, and administration) – hired 12 employees/contractors • Managed all accounting (state and federal taxes, accounts receivables & payables, and financial administration) • Directed all office operations, including project management – managed six employees/contractors simultaneously • Supported the company’s networks, hardware, & software • Created and secured the company’s trademark and Articles of Incorporation • Established various company and shareholder agreements with the assistance of an attorney From February 2011 to January 2013 (2 years) Technical Support Manager @ VoIP Telecomunications company (similar to Vonage) • Managed a call center for both Customer Service and Support • Administered VoIP Networks from terminating to incoming • Supported basic to advance setup for the SPA-2100, SPA-3000, & SPA-1001 • Provided level-3 technical support (i.e. troubleshooted routing errors with DID’s and internal billing systems) • Maintained provisioning servers and the provisioning of SPA-2100s, SPA-3000s, and SPA-1001s • Accessed and maintained soft-switches and groomer servers • Supported the company’s networks, hardware, & software (including Sun Servers running Fedora Core 3 & 4) • Ported phone numbers from such carriers as AT&T, Verizon, Vonage, and T-Mobile • Trained over 80% of employees (30 employees total) From June 2005 to September 2006 (1 year 4 months)

[In-progress] Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science (Major) and Biological Sciences (Minor), Senior @ The University of Texas at Austin From 2009 to 2015 [pursued] Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, 3.9 @ Florida Atlantic University From 2007 to 2008 [pursued] Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, 4.0 @ Palm Beach Community College From 2006 to 2006 [pursued] Bachelor of Science (B.S.), System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, 4.0 @ DeVry University-Florida From 2006 to 2006 High School Diploma, General Studies @ Northeast High School From 2001 to 2004 Brandon Gottesman is skilled in: Fundraising, Information Technology, Business Planning, Accounting, Financial Administration, Hardware, Legal Administration, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Linux, PHP, MySQL, Project Management, Management