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skills:
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    _Python_, _javascript_, HTML, CSS, jQuery, _node.js_, Django, _Flask_, backbone.js, puppet, Gunicorn/uwsgi/nginx, ElasticSearch, _git_, Python Nose, Selenium Testing
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    Strong _Leadership_ abilities gained through experience in project management, and leading development on cross-functional product teams.
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    Exceptional _Teamwork_ by working on distributed teams with tough process requirements. See my [blog post](http://owencoutts.com/blog/2012/04/26/Code-Quality-and-Why-You-Care.html) on code quality and its impact on teams.


experiences:
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    employer: Pinterest
    website: http://pinterest.com
    title: Web Developer (Pintern)
    date: September-December 2012
    description:
      I developed systems to ship code as fast as possible. As part of this effort, I created tools that cleanly deployed code without 500s or downtime. I built a continuous integration process that on every code change ran tests, deployed static assets to a CDN server and built localization files. To more easily expose bugs to developers, I created an internal version of pinterest.com that gets updated on every stable build for all Pinterest employees. I created methodologies and best practices for new feature integration. Secret Boards and [http://business.pinterest.com/](http://business.pinterest.com/) sucessfully launched under these new practices that I created. I helped move Pinterest to frequent, safer deploys.
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    employer: Mozilla
    website: http://mozilla.com
    title: Web Developer
    date: January-April 2012
    description:
      I worked on [Mozillians](http://www.mozillians.org/), a community platform for contributors. Mozillians is a site with technologies including django, backbone.js and ElasticSearch. I was responsible for tasks such as implementing a design refresh, implementing an API and working on feature requests from product owners. Check out what I worked on at my [github](https://github.com/mozilla/mozillians/commits/master?author=tallowen).
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    employer: Mozilla
    website: http://mozilla.com
    title: Quality Engineer
    date: May-August 2011
    description:
      I created a system to generate various types of large scale load for the [Mozilla Sync Servers](https://services.mozilla.com/). I wrote code that tore apart various systems and found scaling vulnerabilities. I used distributed [funkload](http://funkload.nuxeo.org/) applications to generate load and [MongoDB](http://www.mongodb.org/) to provide a data validation backend.
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    employer: Twitsprout
    website: http://twitsprout.com
    title: Web Developer (Contractor)
    date: March-April 2011
    description:
      Twitsprout is a social networking startup. I engineered their minimum viable product. I designed a user interface that allowed users to browse their Twitter and Facebook data in more useful ways.
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    employer: Top Hat Monocle
    website: http://tophatmonocle.com
    title: Evil Genius
    date: September-December 2010
    description:
      Top Hat is a 10-person startup that makes educational software. I implemented automated frontend testing in [Selenium](http://seleniumhq.org/) to help with release testing. I also implemented various backend features written in Django. Because of the nature of the startup, I was able to gain exposure in agile development and especially fast release cycles.
  -
    employer: Research in Motion
    website: http://rim.com
    title: Systems Integration Specialist
    date: January-May 2010
    description:
      I designed, developed and executed testing procedures for a new database system that allowed RIM to streamline BlackBerry production. I participated in multiple global database go-lives that critically impacted the production process. I led a team of individuals to complete testing and validate the new database system during go-live. I relied on my communication skills as well as leadership skills to get the job done.

sample_code:
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    title: Mozillians
    url: https://github.com/mozilla/mozillians/commits?author=tallowen
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    title: Social Share Plugin
    url: https://github.com/mozilla/SocialShare/commits?author=tallowen
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    title: Git Legit
    url: https://github.com/kennethreitz/legit/commits?author=tallowen
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    title: Django BrowserID
    url: https://github.com/mozilla/django-browserid/commits?author=tallowen
  -
    title: Django Sha2
    url: https://github.com/fwenzel/django-sha2/commits?author=tallowen

awards:
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    NSERC Research Grant
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    Waterloo Engineering Competition Winner


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        <p>OWEN<span class="bold">COUTTS</span></p>
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          <li><span>Phone</span><strong>206 651 4004</strong></li>
          <li><span>Website</span><strong><a href="http://owencoutts.com">owencoutts.com</a></strong></li>
          <li><span>Email</span><strong><a href="mailto:owen@owencoutts.com">owen@owencoutts.com</a></strong></li>
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          <h3>University of Waterloo</h3>
          <h4>3A Systems Design Engineering</h4>
          <div class="date">2009 - 2014 (expected)</div>
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            <p>Honours Systems Design Engineering, Merit Scholar, NSERC Research Grant</p>
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