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OBJECTIVE
To obtain a leadership role with a leading Internet company or a leading software company with a web presence. The ideal opportunity requires both my engineering talents and knowledge of web products, and engenders a sense of ownership in the final product. Looking for a company that is, as I am, all about execution, solving problems and bringing great ideas to life.

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SUMMARY
Software engineer with expertise in running dedicated development groups. Experience as an engineer in: architecture, high volume site planning, integrations and building applications on schedule and budget. Experience as an engineering manager in: staffing, building a successful team (either in office, remote, or outsourced) and growing from startup to stable mentality without overbearing process.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

AOL LLC
Director, Propeller social news

1/2007 - Present
New York City, NY
  • Acted as general manager and business owner for several facets of the Netscape brand including Propeller.com (originally Netscape.com), a social news site; My.Netscape, a personalized start page; Netscape Navigator, a Mozilla-derived web browser.
  • As Director I oversaw staff of 15 including engineering, design, and editorial staff members. Managed: "Scout" program, consisting of several dozen paid contributors to Propeller.com; public facing blogs (blog.netscape.com and newsquake.netscape.com); and community forums for member assistance.
  • Built a thriving community of 500k+ members on the social news site. As such, managed user policing, spam detection and other abuse while promoting quality news content. Managed member feedback to ensure products met with member satisfaction.
  • Oversaw development of several extensions to aid in distribution of Propeller news, including a Facebook application, fan page and Facebook Connect implementation; a Twitter module and Twitter OAuth; and a robust email notification system.

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EDUCATION

Lehman College
BA in Computer Science

9/1997 - 6/2000
Bronx, NY

3.99 Grade Point Average

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KEYWORDS
  • Languages/Software: Java, C/C++, ASP, JSP, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Perl, XML, XSL, HTML, CGI, bash, COBOL, Informix/4GL, EJB, ClearCase, CVS, SQL, BEA WebLogic, JBOSS, Oracle AQ, IBM MQSeries

  • Databases: Oracle, Informix, SQL Server, mysql

Operating Systems: Windows NT/200/XP, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X

Tom Drapeau
Harrison, NY USA


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