Robert T. Blanckaert

San Francisco, CA 94109

(478) 227-4237
[email protected]
www.basicer.com

Objective:
Write awesome software with awesome people.

Technical Skills

Languages	JavaScript C/C++ go C# Python Java Lua PHP
Datastores	MongoDB MySQL Redis memcached SQLite
Frameworks	NodeJS express react AngularJS Docker Unity3d PhoneGap Electron QT Mocha
Software	GIT Mercurial vim asana
Systems	Linux OSX Windows FreeRTOS

Work Experience

July 2018 - Present	repl.it	San Francisco, CA
Senior Software Developer
Added X11 graphics support to an online devleopment environment. Added framebuffer drivers to the opensource gvisor container engine. Added support for new escape sequences to xterm.js to support clickable URL, graphics, and sound. Wrote a universal run-to-repl command line interface unifying the runtime of four scripting languages by binding to their C runtime.

June 2017 - July 2018	Piper	San Francisco, CA
Senior Software Developer
Managed a team of 4 developers porting an existing 3D game to platforms Wrote specifications for and prototyped new product line incorporating Unity, Microcontrollers, BLE Created tooling to develop narrative-driven game content for Minetest Prototyped, developed, and shipped a ChromiumEmbedded based learn to code platform for Raspberry Pi Created Linux OS Image and ESP32 firmware for embedded IoT product

Oct. 2015 - June 2017	CodeCombat	San Francisco, CA
Senior Software Engineer
Created a custom interpreter and transpiler framework with kid-friendly error messages Maintained a custom docker based architecture supporting zero downtime push to deploy Built an optimized AWS cluster to serve 230K requests per minute globally at 15ms response times with $3K/mo spend Improved page load time over 200% by using static page hydration and code splitting Developed an automated testing system to verify game content and systems

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Work Experience

May 2010 - Oct. 2015	appFigures	New York, NY
Software Engineer
Created fault-tolerant, cloud ready cluster for custom QTWebKit/Javascript scraper Replaced embedded SQL with a custom dynamically generated C# ORM Refactored monolithic programs into groups of libraries removing code duplication Created TeamCity/Lua based one-click testing and deployment system Gave technical interviews to candidates and assisted in the hiring process

Sep. 2007 - May 2010	Independent Contractor	Houghton, MI
Software Engineer
Migrated Best Western hotel from a legacy PBX to a 117 line, custom programmed Asterisk VOIP phone system Developed parallel data acquisition and manipulation systems (scrapers) to efficiently manage large data sets Created custom DNS system to automatically deploy web applications Developed a Java game management system for Valve games

Oct. 2008 - Jan. 2009	DocShare LLC	New York, NY
Senior Developer
Developed Java Servlet hosted document conversion system Setup Amazon EC2 cloud computing environment to provide flexible computing power to the conversion process Assisted integrating conversion service with PHP front end

Education

Sep. 2006 - May 2010	Michigan Technological University	Houghton, MI
B.S. Software Engineering
Concentration in Software Process Management / Aglile Methodologies Technical Elective Focus - Security / Cryptography Team Leader - Husky Game Development Enterprise

Certificates

Ten Star ScriptLance programmer rating with 70 positive reviews
oDesk - July, 2009 - Certified PHP5 Developer - 90th Percentile
oDesk - July, 2009 - Certified LAMP Developer - 95th Percentile
eLance PHP5 (Code Tested) - Top 20%
PADI - July, 2009 - Advanced Open Water Diver
SSI - Sep, 2009 - Open Water Diver
Magic the Gathering Judge - Level 2

Volunteer
Work

ChickTech Workshop Leader - Taught hands-on technical workshops for high school girls
Developed electronics curriculum as introduction to basic breadboarding for grades 8-12
Mentored 5th and 6th grade students during their basic computer classes

Fun

Rock Climbing, Scuba Diving, Sailing, Tennis
Recreational Programming
Chess