1. MATT SCHWARTZ
matt@matt.us.com 620 Highland Ave
(831) 588­2029 Santa Cruz CA
SUMMARY
Professional full stack web application developer specializing in Ruby on Rails and
JavaScript. I also have extensive knowledge in related technologies, such as
databases, test­driven development, git, HTML, and CSS. Skills include front and back
end development, database design and optimization, team management, and customer
interaction. I enjoy combining my technical and communication skills to translate client
needs into working software.
EDUCATION
2004 MS Computer Science, ​San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1990 BA Human Biology, ​Stanford University, Stanford, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb.
2013 ­
Present
Application Developer
WestEd, San Francisco, CA
Built complex web applications to support education research and
assessment. Apps were built in Ruby on Rails and JavaScript, with
supporting technologies such as Mysql, Memcached, Solr full text search, 3rd
party APIs, Bootstrap, profiling tools, and others. One specific
accomplishment was to use intelligent caching to reduce offline processing
time of a core data analytic job from 10 hours to 5 minutes. Developed new
applications as well as extended and maintained existing ones. Was the team
lead, team member, or sole developer, depending on the project.
Sept.
2010 –
Jan.
2013
Consultant / Entrepreneur
Self­Employed, Santa Cruz, CA
Developed web­based software to increase solar installers’ process efficiency
(https://sky.ongrid.net). The goal was to increase sales, improve project
speed, lower costs, and increase margins. Developed several other
significant web apps, including a RFP/Auction platform, a form automation
tool, and a solar quoting tool. Technologies used include Ruby on Rails,
JavaScript, mysql, and web services. These were combined with an agile
development methodology to prioritize features.
Oct.
2007 –
Software Developer
Westinghouse Solar, Los Gatos, CA

2.
Sept.
2010
Was responsible for developing in­house sales software. The software
consisted of customized Word and PowerPoint apps driven by an extensive
Excel spreadsheet. Software streamlined sales and operations via
automation of workflow and centralization of data. Increased margins via
software efficiency.
Jul.
2006 –
Sept.
2010
Design Consultant
Westinghouse Solar, Los Gatos, CA
Sales representative selling residential solar installations. Sold $1.9 million
per year. Consistent top sales performer. Top 10% in terms of sales volume,
profit margin, and close rate. Sales success was due to communication skills,
technical knowledge, and the ability to differentiate my product in a
commoditized market.
Sept.
2003 –
Jul.
2006
Consultant
Self­Employed, Santa Cruz, CA
Independent software consultant providing custom programming in Java,
PHP, JavaScript, VBA, and C/C++. Worked on projects as varied as online
education, telephony, AutoCAD automation, and custom database
development. Clients included UCSC, EDA Consortium, Reliance
Communications, West Coast Design, and Bell Sports. Specialized in
web­based, database­backed software.
Aug.
2005 –
Jun.
2006
Teacher
Georgiana Bruce Kirby School, Santa Cruz, CA
In addition to my consulting work, I taught 2 high school classes in Computer
Science. One class was on PHP and HTML, culminating in programming an
online image processing tool. The second class was a more advanced Java
and Object­Oriented Programming class, culminating in programming a video
game.
Feb.
2002 –
Sept.
2003
Software Developer
Genome Project, UC Santa Cruz, CA
Primary staff developer on the genome browser project at the University of
California at Santa Cruz. Acted with minimal supervision. Was responsible for
extending the human genome browser as well as creating software to
analyze, process, and store very large data sets (http://genome.ucsc.edu).
Extensively used UCSC’s 1000­CPU computer cluster to perform concurrent
processing of large data sets. Worked heavily in C and mysql. Created
software to align additional genomes for the browser. Was a contributing
author on a groundbreaking Mouse genome paper:
http://www1.ucsc.edu/currents/02­03/12­09/mouse.html
Jan.
1998 –
Application Architect
Lutris Technologies, Santa Cruz, CA
Was responsible for leading small teams of 3 to 12 technical staff to develop
web­based software for consulting clients. Worked heavily with Java,

3.
Feb.
2002
JavaScript, Oracle, mysql, and Unix. Tasks included software architecture,
code review, writing code, optimizing code and database, mentoring
programming staff, working with designers, setting project schedule, and
working with clients to refine project requirements.