Brendan McLoughlin
Web developer with experience developing secure web applications using open source technologies.
- Full Name Brendan McLoughlin
- Phone (347) 709-2622
- Email btmcloughlin@gmail.com
- Hong Kong Blog http://bmac.posterous.com
- Technical Blog http://www.laconicwit.com
Programming Languages:
Javascript, Python, Java
Web Technologies:
Django, Spring, Nginx
Browser Technologies:
jQuery, underscore.js, knockout.js, html5, css3, qunit, sinon.js
Tools:
Emacs, git, svn, Intellij IDEA, Maven, Unix command line
Skillset:
Web Secruity, User Experience, Unit Testing, REST
CrunchTime! Information Systems
Software Engineer
- Full stack web developer with a heavy focus on front end development
- Developed a unit-tested framework leveraging knockout.js and jquery.datatables to make it easy to create screens to display, filter and sort tabular data
- Encouraged existing customers to transition away form Crunchtime’s legacy PowerBuilder product by redesigning their existing web replacements to improve responsiveness, functionality and ease of use
- Worked with BAs and backend developers to quickly deliver new web interfaces to interact with a REST API
Crosscut Media
Django Contractor
- Used Lex and Yacc to parse and aggregate time sensitive pricing information from Amazon and Walmart.com
- Built an event rating web application, designed to maximize user interaction through the use of responsive technologies such as Ajax and single-click login
- Designed a reporting system to track user interaction and conversions
Kronos Incorporated
Development Intern
- Worked in a scrum-ban environment to build smarter Ant scripts, reducing the weekly workload of Dev Ops team
- Streamlined InstallShield patch process, simplifying steps performed by customer
SimpleTuition, Inc.
QA Intern
- Located and suggested solutions for over 100 bugs in an Ajax heavy web application
- Identified several XSS and CSFR security vulnerabilities
- Designed and implemented automated regression tests using Selenium and TestNG
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Academic Projects
August 2010 - March 2011Major Qualifying Project:
Implicit Web User Interest
- Researched web analytic techniques to determine user interest in online content
- Developed a web application, to rank content, based upon implicit user feedback
November 2009 - March 2010
Interdisciplinary Qualifying Project:
Hong Kong
- In Hong Kong, interviewed teachers and developed recommendations for the administration of a local College on how to best handle challenges posed by recent educational reforms
- Lived in a Cantonese speaking neighborhood for two months
Personal Projects
AudioPromise
A promise wrapper for the html5 audio tag that resolves when the ‘loadeddata’ event has fired
Evil Snowman
A proof of concept game that takes advantage of the :visited pseudo class to detect visited links. More information available at laconicwit.com/post/7521781286/history-sniffing-for-fun-and-profit
Open Source Contributions
Minor patches to github.com/SteveSanderson/knockout and github.com/DataTables/DataTables
@wpidaka (github.com/bmac/wpidaka)
A twitter bot that tweets lunch information for a college dinning hall
Sports
Red Sox fan and baseball enthusiast, who has traveled to twelve Major League Baseball stadiums. I also enjoy rock climbing and skimboarding during the summer months, and can often be found skiing in the winter.
Reading
Enjoys a healthy blend of science fiction, historical fiction, biographies and technology books.
Adventure
- Exciting Projetcs
- Foreign Countries
- Social Meetups
- And of course some Rock Band with friends.