GLEN TAKAHASHI
Working @ hex!
- TrialSpark
- Engineering Manager
UCLA B.S. Computer Science
Bay Area
email
contact@glentaka.com
web
glentaka.com
github
github.com/glentakahashi
linkedin
linkedin.com/in/glentakahashi
Employment
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Oct 2014 - Aug 2018Forward Deployed EngineerNew York, NY
- Managed six engineers through their time at Palantir, helping them to navigate the organization, understand the business and its priorities, and to build a growth path to advance their skills
- Tech lead of three deployments, one of which is the largest government deployment where I lead a team of 12 engineers to build an application designed around displaying large amounts of complex data in an intuitive but comprehensive UI
- Built a new cross BD-PD team of three engineers to develop new technologies in the field including a tool for identifying bottlenecks in enterprise pipeline environments and a system for integrating data provenance of internal and external systems
- Worked as lead technical counterpart in multiple successful customer outreach engagements in the US and EU
- Contributed to development of plugin APIs for the top down analysis and object explorer tools. Built the initial suite of plugins for each of these applications
- Created a new set of Spark tutorials and working guides to reduce misconceptions and improve performance for both internal engineers building on top of Spark and external customers using our pipeline tools
Education
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B.S. in Computer Science2011 - 2015University of California, Los AngelesGPA: 3.38 / 4.0
Programming Languages
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Java
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Typescript
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CSS/Sass
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Python
Platforms
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React
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Redux
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Dropwizard
Technologies
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Spark
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YARN/Hadoop
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Linux
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Cassandra
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PostgreSQL
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Elasticsearch
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Boxes!
Multiplayer HTML5/node.js Game -
Card Stack
Alternative Dice Android App -
Custom Counter
Android Counting App -
Fs-easymotion
Zsh filesystem navigator -
glentaka.com
Personal Website -
Google Play Website Fix
Greasemonkey Script -
Oishi Sushi
Java Puzzle Game -
Smashcraft
WebGL Fighting Game -
Solarsystem
OpenGL C++ Program -
UCLA Article Search
School Website -
Where's Glen
Realtime Travel Tracker
Macbook Pro 15 in.
editor
vim
shell
zsh
multiplexer
tmux
configs
browser
chrome
passwords
1Password
finances
YNAB 4
Personal
podcasts
Freakonomics, Planet Money, 99% Invisible, NPR, Motley Fool Answers
books
The Design of Everyday Things, Thinking Fast and Slow
periodicals
The Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times