iShipCode -- Adrian Scott, Ph.D.
Adrian Scott, Ph.D.
Data Scientist / Senior Technologist / 10x Coder available to help you
use data to move the needle on your key metrics, build your team, and
ship code!
- Technical Pioneer of social networking -- Founder of Ryze, the big influence on Friendster, which in turn influenced Facebook
- Founder/Creator of a cloud-based SaaS/PaaS/web-based IDE, Coderbuddy, a 500 Startups portfolio company, recruited team, raised funding,
architected product & technology
- CTO for multiple crypto projects
- Ph.D. at age 20, Nonlinear Optimization, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Developing software since age 7
- Napster Founding Investor
- Thiel Foundation Fellowship Mentor
[ photo by Kris Krug ]
Looking to add high levels of value to an organization by helping:
- Leverage data to add intelligence to product offerings,
- Write and ship code and applications,
- Grow metrics,
- Address business challenges,
- Build out technology architecture,
- Grow team,
- Structure for network platform benefits, API adoption, etc.
- And measure and iterate based on measured feedback,
- Available to support fundraising, legal, and business strategies, team and investor relations, etc.
"Adrian introduced me to proven frameworks that helped me determine what I needed to learn. He helped us put the tools and methods in place needed to collect metrics and turn them into actionable information. [ We're ] now navigating towards success -- and the metrics prove it." -- Omid McDonald, CEO, Legitmix
Recent Major Projects:
- Founder/Product for fintech/trading mobile app Zooch!
- Developer/Lead for retail POS system for Samsung stores, cell phone loaner program (Node.js)
- CTO-equivalent for crypto casino, $15M ICO, wallet app, slots dapp (Solidity, Node.js, etc.)
- CTO/Developer for Bitcoin meta-exchange, coded MVP and released into secure virtual private cloud in 3.5 months (Java, AWS, etc.)
- Created Coderbuddy, a cloud-based Saas/Paas/web-based IDE (Python, Django, Flask, Jinja2, JavaScript, Ajax, JSON, Amazon Web Services, EC2, Google App Engine)
- Built server-side and operations for: Python / Django /
MongoEngine / MongoDB Web Application; Java Multi-user network server; Node.js w/
everyauth, express, async, forever, etc., Java, JavaScript, jQuery, MongoDB,
Faye/Bayeux/Pubsub, Unity3D, Python, JSON, Ajax, Amazon EC2, Flash ActionScript,
SmartFoxServer, Stripe API
- Created pioneering social networking site Ryze in 2001, big influence on Friendster, which influenced Facebook, MySpace (Redis, JavaScript, jQuery, Amazon Web Services, PHP, MySQL,
Java Android)
- Helping Legitmix implement analytics and A/B testing, grow
metrics, helped them increase site visit length by several hundred %
- Developed digital currency / bitcoin meta-exchange trading and market data platforms with technologies including Java, JPA/Hibernate, Play Framework, Ebeans, Eclipse, Maven, SBT, MySQL, Amazon Web Services EC2 / RDS / VPC / SES,
XChange library, HighStock/HighCharts, JQuery, Websockets, Git, Scala Templates
Past contracts with:
- Bank of America Global Markets Group
- Charles Schwab & Co. Institutional
- Hewlett-Packard Company, Direct Marketing Organization
General Approach / Philosophy to Coding and Shipping:
- Strong orientation to getting minimal end-to-end version working quickly
- Very iterative, continuously shipping and upgrading approach
- Strong orientation to measurement and metrics
- Very open to dealing with projects in whatever state they may be in (Not the person who comes in and complains about coding style or lack of documentation)
- Almost never recommend re-building an application from scratch or migrating everything to new tech platform
- Able to debug/upgrade code without having to understand the whole project/module's code base
- Experience with scalability, pinpointing bottlenecks, performance issues
Languages / Environments -- flexible:
- Python; Django, Flask and various
- JavaScript, Node.js, jQuery, React
- Java
- PHP
- Node.js
- MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcache, various RDBMS's
- Android
- Git, Github, Bitbucket, CVS, etc.
- Apache, Nginx, etc.
- Integrations: PayPal, WorldPay, Stripe, Twilio, Google Docs, Google App Engine, Sendgrid, AWS, SlimCD, ...
- Been developing software since around age 7
- Previous work with other major languages, C, C++, etc.
Cloud environments:
- Amazon Web Services, EC2, S3, AMI, EBS, SMS, VPC, RDS, Cloudfront, boto, etc. (Coderbuddy, programmatic instance mgmt, automated hosting environment for user applications; migrated Ryze to AWS)
- Google App Engine (Coderbuddy, Ryze)
- Getting rolling w/ Heroku, AWS Elastic Beanstalk; Done some Rackspace Cloud also
Other facets
- Ability to set up a virtual or actual development subsidiary etc. in a U.S. timezone that will receive expedited immigration work permits, including bringing on local, leading open source developers (Panama)
- Have helped startups strategize and present to investors, recruit team, organize product strategy and more
- Experience with advanced finance issues, some biomathematics background also (doctoral dissertation on finding protein binding
sites on DNA strands)
Top 2 roles (Standout Assessment):
Top 5 Strengths
- Focus
- Ideation
- Learner
- Futuristic
- Analytical
Attentive to security issues
- PGP key
- SSH
- Local truecrypt drive for project files / data
- VPN-capable
Other details
- Not fixated on titles, greater focus on creating value
- Services available by contract with Coderbuddy Limited (payment by wire transfer monthly)
Other links
Further Past Experience
Highlights of Internet Qualifications
- Founded and launched profitable content site in 1 month
- Made unreliable process reliable, reducing number of parts by 80% for Bank of America
- Automated systems to increase productivity by 900% for Hewlett-Packard
- Led multiple projects simultaneously for Hewlett-Packard
- Gave marketing advice on increasing expected registrations by 200% in prototype for Symantec
Technical/Computers
- Internet: Java, Adv. CGI & HTML, JavaScript, Castanet, VRML, ...
- Languages: Java, Perl, C/C++, shell, awk, 4GLs, Fortran, APL, ...
- Application Servers: Netscape Application Server (Kiva), IBM WebSphere, MS IIS/ASP
- Web Servers: Netscape Enterprise, Microsoft IIS, Apache, ORA WebSite
- Other Servers: CORBA, Iona, Verity
- Databases: Oracle, Informix, Sybase, Unify, MS SQL Server, JDBC, SQL
- Applications: Symantec Visual Cafe Pro, MS Visual J++, Marimba Bongo, SSH, PGP, Netscape Communicator, MS IE, MS Office Pro, FrameMaker, Photoshop, ...
- Environments: object-oriented, client/server, distributed and open systems
- Operating Systems: Unix(17yrs), Solaris, SunOS, AIX, HP/UX, IRIX, Win NT/95, DOS, ...
- Hardware: Sun SPARC, PC, SGI, IBM RS/6000, HP 9000, AT&T/NCR, ...
Internet & Technical Experience 7/97 - 11/98 Bank of America Global Capital Markets (gcmg.bankamerica.com)
Internet Consultant
- designed architecture for potential Rate History module revision (HTML/Java/WebSphere/CORBA/Informix)
- designed architecture for reporting system (HTML/ASP/VB/Sybase/FTP/Legacy)
- developed Java for advanced options calculator (Java/COM/ASP/SQL Server/CORBA)
- rapidly developed file upload process for financial analytical module, improving design to reduce process and database requirements (HTML/Perl/Sybase/SybPerl/Legacy)
- turned unreliable electronic document conversion process into a reliable one, reducing number of processes by 80% (Lotus Notes/Domino/MS Office/VB/PDF Acrobat/FTP)
- advised on Internet software solutions and processes
- helped develop and maintain Java-based Web application (Java/Kiva/Informix)
7/97 - 12/97 Charles Schwab & Co. Worldwide (www.schwab-worldwide.com)
Internet Marketing & Technology Advisor/Consultant
- Advised on search engine listings and site analysis
6/97 - 12/97
Technology Funding Inc. (www.techfunding.com)
Internet Marketing & Technology Advisor
- Advised on online interactive ad creatives, developed personalization software
1/97 - 3/97
Symantec (www.aereal.com/portfolio/port.html)
Site Director
(Consultant), Virtual Trade Show - Gave marketing advice for multiplying expected registrations by 200%
- Recruited, led and managed development team
- Developed prototype for personalized virtual trade show with Perl/CGI
- Created simple, elegant interface in HTML
10/96 - 1/97 Charles Schwab & Co. (www.institutional.schwab.com)
Senior Web Developer
- Integrated Verity indexing software into dynamic-site software
- Updated Oracle table designs and created table-editing Web front-end
- Implemented security software and connections in multi-host architecture for Web page generation with SSH, shell, CGI
- Developed personalized content using SQL and Oracle
- Advised on procedures for automatic content updates and submissions using Oracle, ftp/http file uploads
8/96 - 12/97
VRMLSite (www.vrmlsite.com)
Publisher, founder - Designed, developed in Perl/CGI and launched systems for subscriptions, referrals, reciprocal linkage, advertising tracking and serving, and personalized multimedia e-mailouts
- Founded and launched small profitable content site in 1 month
- Sold advertising and sponsorships, hired editor and oversaw content
- Negotiated joint marketing and licensing agreements with Mecklermedia, JavaWorld (IDG), Gamelan, and Java Report Magazine
8/95 - 4/96
Hewlett-Packard Company, Direct Marketing Org., Santa Clara, CA
Internet Specialist (a Top 25 Internet site, according to InfoWorld) - Developed personalized Web site for special customers with Perl/CGI
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously
- Released multilingual and multimedia Web content
- Screened site areas by 3rd parties for security and content propriety
3/95 -
Aereal Inc. (www.aereal.com) San Francisco, CA
C.E.O. and founder Developed sophisticated Web sites for financial and technology companies. Created Web of Finance community for finance and Internet professionals (www.webof.com). Created Web-based contact manager (www.netbunny.com). Over 38,000 registered users of Web-based Instant Web authoring software. Clients include Charles Schwab & Co., Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard, Symantec, Match.com, GMO Advertising, RIKEN Genetic Info Bank (Japan).
5/88 - 5/92 A2000 Systems, Inc. Dunedin, FL
Corporate Accounting and Financial Management Software
Director of Corporate Development (90-92), Vice President of Marketing (89-90), Software Engineer(88-89)
- Helped design software in 4GL running on top of Oracle, Sybase, Informix and Unify
- Created publicity resulting in coverage in industry magazines
- Created automated systems for marketing literature dist. and lead follow-up
Other Experience
9/94 - 2/95 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Visiting Scholar, Department of Management
pioneered use of Web and Internet in management courses
6/92 - 8/92 Institute of Physical and Chemical Sciences(RIKEN) Tsukuba, Japan
Visiting Researcher (Nonlinear Programming), Genetic Info Bank
Internet Publications & Talks
- Contributing Author to 6 Internet Books incl. Unleashed series (Sams.net & New Riders / Macmillan),
- Author of "Creating the Maintainable Internet Site", published by Developer.com
- Author of articles in NetscapeWorld, Java Report and UpStart magazines
- Opening Speaker at Internet World Korea '96
- Panelist on Interactive Advertising, Java and VRML panels at Web Interactive '96, Internet World Canada '97, Spring Internet World '97
- Co-Author of "Visualizing Proteins with Virtual Reality Modeling Language", published in BioImages academic journal
- Instructor in Java and VRML tutorials at Internet World Korea '96 and Web Developer Canada '96
- Speaker on Advanced Web Tech in Business at Price Waterhouse, Morgan Stanley, RPI and Kellogg Exec. Dev. Program (Northwestern)
Volunteer Experience
1987 - 1997 Civil Air Patrol, US Air Force Auxiliary
- Led planning staff of 14 officers for encampment of 150 cadets
- Group Commander's Award for leading squadron during transition
- As Squadron Leadership Officer, turned around squadron morale
- Became Cadet Colonel in near-minimum time
Education
1988 - 1994 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
Ph.D. Mathematics, 1993; MBA Studies, GPA 3.9
Thesis Area: Operations Research, Nonlinear Optimization
(with MBA Exchanges at Hautes Etudes Commerciales in France
and the Chinese University of Hong Kong)
M.S. Mathematics, 1991, GPA 4.0
B.S. Mathematics Cum Laude, Literature Minor, 1990, GPA 3.66
International
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, ...
Experience working in Hong Kong and Japan
Awards
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow
Who's Who in Media and Communications
Rensselaer Scholar Fellow
Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Civil Air Patrol Graduate Scholarship
CAP Gen. Carl Spaatz Award
Admitted to Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth program