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Daniel Burgess

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Summary

Daniel is a full stack software engineer with a broad set of skills and experience in numerous languages, platforms, and frameworks. Whether it is mobile, backend, or web, Daniel's experience allows him to rapidly learn new tech and gain a working understanding of complex systems quickly. With an entrepreneurial background, he has a rare understanding of how to balance a meticulous approach to technical design and implementation with practical business needs.

Experience

2013-present Fitnet: Lead Software Engineer | Blacksburg, VA

  • Technical architect and leader of agile development team of five people creating award winning app (and infrastructure) with 400k+ downloads, numerous prominent App Store feature positions by Apple, promotional partnerships with Google, etc.
  • Oversaw five major releases and dozens of updates / prototypes of iOS & Android apps (Swift, Objective-C, Java, Lua, Corona).
  • Managed Fitnet API & supporting infrastructure, scaling to peak 10k+ daily active users (PHP, MySQL, Python, AWS, Firebase).
  • Built numerous internal / prototype web apps, such as trainer tools and org dashboards (Javascript, React, Redux, Node).

2011-2014 FreshAiR / MoGo Mobile: Co-Founder | Blacksburg, VA

  • Responsible for all day-to-day operations, including: software development, code review, server management, technical support, finance, legal, human resources, management, sales, marketing, business development, etc.
  • Created iOS augmented reality app, which was then ported to Android (Objective-C → Java).
  • Created web-based augmented reality editor & infrastructure (HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, etc).
  • Integrated vision-based AR prototype with animated 3d model rendering in FreshAiR (C/C++, OpenGL ES, Vuforia).

2008-2011 GAMeS Lab at Radford University: Senior Programmer | Radford, VA

  • Designed & created initial framework for an augmented reality development platform, allowing easy AR authoring.
  • Awarded first runner up in Governor’s Apps Development Challenge for an educational iOS game which challenged students’ to determine relationships among fractions, decimals, percents and improve fractional computation (iOS, Objective-C).
  • Created a modular augmented reality game engine for educational research that ran on handheld devices by interfacing with GPS. The engine allowed creation of engaging game narratives played in a real physical space (Flash, ActionScript, XML).

2002-2008 Hawthorn Suites: Night Auditor & Front Desk Clerk | Blacksburg, VA

  • Daily audited transactions to verify ledgers balanced, with yearly amounts totaling over $1 million.
  • Trained half a dozen employees on how to perform the audit between 2004 and 2008.

Education

May, 2010 Radford University | B.S. Computer Science & Technology

  • Concentrations: Software Engineering | Database GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
  • Involvement: Association for Computing Machinery, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi & Cru

May, 2008 New River Community College | A.A.S. Information Technology

  • Specialization: Computer Graphics & Web Design GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
  • Involvement: Virginia21 & Phi Theta Kappa (Treasurer 2006-2007, President 2007-2008)

Technical Skills

  • Swift
  • Objective-C
  • Javascript
  • React
  • Redux
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Corona
  • Lua
  • Java
  • Firebase
  • Python
  • MongoDB
  • Node
  • C/C++
  • & More!

Other Skills

  • Video & Audio Production
  • Graphic Editing
  • Team Leadership
  • Customer Service
  • Presentations

Honors & Awards

  • 2015 Appy Awards: Award Winner, Health & Fitness category.
  • 2013 Google Fiber + US Ignite: Best overall application out of 14 teams, demonstrating gig network capabilities.
  • 2012 RBTC: People’s Choice Award for FreshAiR; also nominated for Rising Star and Innovation Awards.
  • 2011 Distilled Intelligence 1.0: FreshAiR chosen as one of the top 22 startups out of over 100 companies.
  • 2009-2010 Radford University: Dean’s Scholar, Artis Scholarship in IT, Mary Jane Dudley Scholarship.
  • 2009 Virginia Department of Education: First Runner-Up, Mathematics App Development Challenge.
  • 2008 All-Virginia Academic Team: First Team (Top 10 Statewide).
  • 2007 Phi Theta Kappa: Leaders of Promise Scholarship (1 of 30 Nationwide).
  • 2007 National Science Foundation: ATE Student Award for Excellence (1 of 50 Nationwide).

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