Glenn Vanderburg's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Director of Engineering, Architecture and Core Services @ LivingSocial Managed a team of 25 architects and software developers responsible for the core services at the heart of LivingSocial's technology platform. As manager of this team, I served as LivingSocial's chief architect. Directed the design and implementation of new services to simplify overall architecture and enable increased flexibility. From June 2014 to August 2015 (1 year 3 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaDirector of Engineering, Internal Applications @ LivingSocial Managed a team of 40 software developers and designers responsible for all of the custom systems used internally by LivingSocial employees: sales, production, marketing, customer support, and other functions. From February 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 5 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaTechnical Lead, International and Shop Development @ LivingSocial Led the development of internationalization and custom international product support for LivingSocial's international markets. The work involved integration with international payment processors. Spearheaded the development of LivingSocial's Shop product, including shipping and logistics support. From March 2011 to February 2013 (2 years) Washington D.C. Metro AreaIndependent Consultant @ Self-employed Consulted and trained on several aspects of software development: architecture and design, agile practices, Ruby and/or Rails development, JavaScript and Ajax, and Java, for clients including Symantec, Cisco, Palm, and NCMEC. From December 2005 to June 2007 (1 year 7 months) Plano, TexasFeatured Speaker @ No Fluff, Just Stuff Software Symposiums Gave approximately 50 intermediate-to-advanced talks each year on software topics including Java, Ruby, JavaScript, Agile software processes, Software engineering, Smalltalk, and XML. From August 2002 to June 2007 (4 years 11 months) North AmericaSoftware Architect @ Countrywide Financial Provided architectural guidance for a 250-person IT group transitioning from RPG-based green-screen development on IBM AS/400 systems to Java and web-oriented development. From July 2004 to December 2005 (1 year 6 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSoftware Architect @ Hotels.com Designed and led the development of a web-based portal system for affiliates, using Java, BEA's WebLogic Portal Server, and Kodo JDO (which later became BEA's JPA product). From October 2003 to July 2004 (10 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSenior Software Engineer @ BusinessWorks Developed network-based training software in Java. From March 1996 to June 1997 (1 year 4 months) Richardson, TexasSoftware Engineer @ Computer Power Group Programmer and technical lead developing advanced network management software for IBM. From March 1990 to September 1993 (3 years 7 months) Perth, AustraliaChief Architect @ Delphi Consultants, LLC Senior Consultant and Chief Architect for Delphi's Java consulting practice. Worked on projects for clients including TIG (insurance, actuarial analysis), Ericsson (cellular phone systems, VOIP), Nokia (cellular phone systems, project management software), and The Feld Group (corporate IT management systems).In 2001, while at Nokia, began using Ruby in tooling/supporting roles on projects. From July 1997 to October 2003 (6 years 4 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaInternet Development Specialist @ University of Texas at Dallas Developed Internet-oriented software for educational services, and helped administer systems (including one of the first web sites in North America). During this time, I spoke with James Gosling at a conference and got a copy of Oak version alpha-1 (Oak was the development name of the language that was released as Java) in late January, 1995. I one of the first people outside of Sun Microsystems to write Java programs, and was the lead author of the first advanced Java book (Tricks of the Java Programming Gurus) released in early 1996, just a few months after Java 1.0 was released. From November 1993 to March 1996 (2 years 5 months) Richardson, TexasExecutive Director of Software Development @ RE/MAX Joined RE/MAX via acquisition of First. Continued to spearhead engineering on the First product through a successful launch to RE/MAX agents at our annual agents' conference. Now leading a core services team focused on partner enablement as well as bringing some of the technology developed at First to other products across RE/MAX. Denver, Colorado, United States (remote)VP of Engineering @ First Managed the development of a groundbreaking data-driven lead mining, coaching, and outreach tool for realtors, focused on leveraging agents' existing relationships in their professional and social networks. Guided engineering work through a successful exit via acquisition by RE/MAX. From August 2016 to December 2019 (3 years 5 months) Durham, North Carolina, United States (remote)Conference Speaker @ (independently) For many years, I've spoken at software conferences around the world including Yow! (Australia), CHOOSE, O'Reilly Software Architecture, QCon (London and San Francisco), RubyConf, RailsConf, SCNA, JAOO/GOTO (Denmark), JavaOne, NFJS, and numerous regional conferences devoted to Java, Ruby, Rails, Clojure, and Software Engineering topics.Here are links to videos of my most popular talks:The 30-Month Migration: a talk at RailsConf 2019 about a long-term data model change we accomplished at First.io: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz-aU3vOFbwReal Software Engineering: Invited Talk at ZenDesk Melbourne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhdlBHHimeMWorking Effectively on a Distributed Team: Keynote address at Big Ruby 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k448wiiBf80Cló: The Algorithms of TeX in Clojure: Talk at Clojure/conj in 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=824yVKUPFjUCraft, Engineering, and the Essence of Software: Keynote address at RailsConf in 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTiMUzLMgMThe Beauty of Ruby: Talk at JAOO Denmark in 2006: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/beauty-of-ruby-vanderburgThe Overlooked Power of JavaScript: Talk at JAOO Denmark in 2007: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/vanderburg-power-of-javascript From June 2001 to December 2019 (18 years 7 months) Senior Director of Engineering, Technology Platform @ LivingSocial Managed a team of 35 software developers, architects, and testers responsible for LivingSocial's technology platform: core services, data platform, development tools, and QA. From August 2015 to June 2016 (11 months) Washington D.C. Metro Area (remote)Chief Scientist @ InfoEther Principal for InfoEther, a prominent Ruby and Rails consulting firm. Participated in projects, conducted Ruby and Ruby on Rails training, and spoke widely on Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and other software topics. From March 2010 to March 2011 (1 year 1 month) Washington D.C. Metro Area (remote)Chief Scientist @ Relevance (now Cognitect) Principal for Relevance (now Cognitect), a prominent Ruby and Rails consulting firm. Participated in projects for numerous clients, gave Ruby and Ruby on Rails training, and spoke widely on Ruby, Rails, and other software topics. Participated in the initial phase of Relevance's shift toward a Clojure focus. From July 2007 to March 2010 (2 years 9 months) Durham, North Carolina (remote)