Eric Douglas Pratt
- Senior User Interface Engineer
- Davis Square, Somerville, MA
- eric.douglas.pratt@gmail.com
- http://www.ericdouglaspratt.com
Objective
- A driven software professional seeking to combine his strong background in open web technologies with a passion for the power of small teams to produce products with unrivaled end-to-end user experiences.
Education
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S. degree in Computer Science, Cum Laude, Class of 2007
Minors in Economics and Philosophy
Troy, NY
Specialties
- Strong in CSS, JavaScript, DOM manipulation, Ajax, HTML, XHTML
- Strong in knowledge of Scrum and Agile processes
- Experience with jQuery, Java, Sencha Touch, Yahoo UI, PHP, SQL
- Experience with Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards
- Frequently uses GIMP image editor and Notepad
Work Experience
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Isobar North America Inc.
Senior Developer, 2011-Present
Watertown, MA- Led a team of front-end developers in interface implementation for the MOTOACTV.com web portal
- Used jQuery and the Freemarker template library for rapid turnaround on MOTOACTV comps and wireframes
- Held biweekly sessions for teaching JavaScript to creative designers, front-end devs, and back-end devs
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Pegasystems Inc.
Senior Software Engineer, 2007-2011
Cambridge, MA- Helped lead a team working with the Sencha Touch JS library to create a web-based mobile app
- Assisted in directing a two-month-long effort to revamp the OOTB UI for Pega's Case Management offering
- For two years, designed and served as sole developer on a skin framework that auto-generates CSS
- Led weekly Scrum Community meetings focused on process improvement and education
- Served as ScrumMaster for two Scrum teams working on UI and Case Management
- Presented technical demos at PegaWORLD 2010 and PegaWORLD 2011 conferences
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New York State Comptroller
Software Developer, 2006-2007
Albany, NY- Designed a web-based workflow processing system using PHP and Ajax
- Created a report generator which translated English into SQL
- Followed Section 508 accessibility standards
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RPI TV, Rensselaer Union
Design and Marketing, 2004-2007
Troy, NY- Overhauled club website (redesigned since), created IMDB-like productions database using PHP and MySQL
- Designed club logo, promotional flyers, and other marketing materials
- Directed filming crews for sporting events, cultural events, and news programs
- Composed music and designed graphics and title screens for productions
- Performed as voice announcer for the news program, acted in student films
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Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning Laboratory
Research Assistant, 2005-2006
Troy, NY- Worked on the Slate intelligence analysis project for DARPA using Lisp
- Redesigned the laboratory website
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Department of Cognitive Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Teaching Assistant, 2005
Troy, NY- Designed course website with automated homework grading system
- Gave class lectures on propositional and first-order logic
Honors and Recognition
- Certified ScrumMaster
- Certified PegaRULES Process Commander System Architect
- Engineering Red Bracket Award Winner, Pegasystems Inc.
- Eagle Scout, Troop 33, Fanwood, NJ
- Delta Epsilon Phi, German National Honor Society, 2002-2003
Trivia
- Ranked 6th in high school graduating class
- Has first-degree brown belt in Isshinyu Karate
- Took ten years of lessons in classical/jazz piano playing and composition