David Schwantes

Senior Software Engineer

Berkeley, California, United States22 yrs 11 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Experienced in full stack web development.
  • Strong background in user experience and usability.
  • Proven track record in software engineering and management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full Stack Software Engineer with a focus on User Experience and Web Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ruby On RailsPythonScalaWeb DevelopmentSoftware Development

Other Skills

RubyJavaScriptGitLiftUser ExperienceContent Management SystemsWordPressRESTful APIsHTML5SharePointMobile Device TestingAutomationUsabilityUsability TestingInformation Architecture

Experience

22 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs
Average Tenure
6 yrs
Current Experience

Github

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2020Present · 6 yrs

PythonRubyRuby on RailsJavaScriptGit

Instacart

2 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Dec 2016Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Software Engineer

Nov 2014Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

Couchsurfing

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Apr 2014Aug 2014 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Worked on various full stack aspects of the Ruby on Rails rewrite of the Couchsurfing web application.
Ruby on Rails

Locus energy

Software Engineer

Jul 2012Apr 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Work in Scala/Lift on the web application supporting our solar monitoring software.
ScalaLift

Uc berkeley

Lab Manager / Software Developer

Aug 2011Jul 2012 · 11 mos · Berkeley, CA

  • Designed and developed a web application used to collect research data on question/answer pairs pulled from online data sets (such as Yahoo! Answers)
  • To build the research tool I had to refractor and extend existing, but outdated code to be more efficient, more accommodating to rapid feature implementation, produce usable data output, and interface with RESTful APIs
  • Designed, developed, and launched new lab website utilizing custom WordPress functionality for the content management
  • Managed undergraduate team in a research group, providing technical and academic guidance
WordPressRESTful APIsWeb Development

Risetime

Consultant

Feb 2007Nov 2011 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Chicago

  • Dollar General – Rebuilt their public facing website on SharePoint 2007 including hardware planning, site structure design, front-end development, and launch
  • McHenry County, IL – Rebuilt their public facing website on SharePoint 2007 including design pitch, custom applications, and front-end development. This project led to a strong client relationship with Risetime and $1M+ in subsequent work
  • Rush University Medical Center, IL – Built site to highlight the opening of their newest building including an interactive HTML5 video based building tour with custom content management
  • Performed development, design, and UX/usability advising for a variety of other clients regarding internal and public facing projects
HTML5SharePointWeb Development

Motorola

Software Engineer

Jun 2003Aug 2006 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Worked on design, development, and testing of mobile device test automation software
  • Wrote scripts to automate mobile device testing and helped to direct development of the scripting language
  • Developed cross-language (.NET and Java) integration between two pieces of software that eventually led to the merger of two test automation tools, eliminating a large redundancy in the mobile device testing division
  • Presented work to executive leadership team
Mobile Device TestingAutomationSoftware Development

Freelance

Web Developer

Jan 2003Jan 2013 · 10 yrs

  • Designed, built, and launched dynamic web sites for clients in several industries
  • Built custom content management systems and modified existing systems to meet specific client needs
  • Performed user experience reviews and produced reports detailing ways to increase usability and user experience for business web sites
User ExperienceContent Management SystemsWeb Development

Education

DePaul University

MS — Human Computer Interaction

Jan 2008Jan 2011

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BS — Math and Computer Science

Jan 2002Jan 2006

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