2011 aragon gp
jules cisek
  e-mail: j u l e s @ p o p m o n k e y . c o m
web: http://www.popmonkey.com/jules 
linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/popmonkey
email for other info

Professional Experience
2020.03-present Google: Staff Software Engineer
Google Cloud BI.
2014.09-2020.03 Looker Data Sciences: Senior Software Engineer
All things async.
2011.01-2014.09 Luminate Inc.: Seʼnor Software Engineer
Ad server, image scoring, caching backend, and many other projects.
2009.07-2011.01 Yahoo!: Mail Tech
Backend/Frontend engineer for Yahoo Mail » MyPhotos (was Xoopit)
2007.01-2009.07 Xoopit: Software Commando
Backend large data store, POP3 and IMAP accumulators, ops, and whatever else it took

Employee #3
2005.08-2007.01 LiveOps: Senior Software Engineer
Audit system, agent tools, Secure Exchange (sensitive data collection system), and more.
2002.12-2005.08

Cloudmark: Lead Senior Software Engineer
Licence/payment systems for the Desktop and Server products. Backend servers for the Cloudmark SpamNet Service.

2001.11-2003.01

Omniva Policy Systems: Senior Software Engineer
Omniva Policy Manager using the .NET Framework.

2001.04-2001.11

Redband Broadcasting: Director of Engineering
Presentation systems for music industry promotion.

2000.06-2001.04

Viralon: Director of Engineering
Built and managed development team. System architecture. Individual contributor.
Employee #4

1999.08-2000.06

Backflip: Director of Application Engineering
Bootstrapped the engineering processes, designed initial technology, schemas, architecture, and application. Hiring, team management, etc.
Employee #5

1998.05-1999.08

Topica: System Architect and Web Lead
Architecture, components, database schema, application, mail flow, front end UI and application based on Apache, modperl, and custom application layers; lead team of web developers, was major contributor to company plans and culture.
Employee #6

1995.07-1998.05 Netscape Communications, Corp.: Software Engineer, Messaging Group
Netscape News Server 1.0 for Solaris, Irix, and AIX.  Netscape News Server 2.0 for NT, Solaris, Irix, etc. Netscape Collabra Server 3.0.  Champions program
1993.01-1995.07

Microsoft Corp.: Software Engineer, Messaging Group
Exchange MTA, X400 MAPI. MS Mail Exchange X400 transport.  MAPI libraries and specification.

1992.01-1992.12 Microsoft Corp.: Software Engineering Intern, Messaging Group
SMTP to X400 Gateway, HPFS for OS/2.

Patents:


Education:

  • 5 years of University level course work, State University of New York at Albany. 

Selected Projects:

  • Co-wrote Argus and Insane Asylum games for Atari 800 with brother Paul, 1982-1984.
  • Architected, implemented, and maintained T-Dome, multi-user BBS running on VAX VMS at the SUNY Albany.  1987-1990.
  • Finalist in International ACM Programming Contest, 1990.  Semi-finalist in 1991. 
  • Designed and implemented several successful Core War programs, 1991-1993
  • Continued development of Backflip (bookmarking engine) after parent companies went out of business, 2001.09-2009.10
  • Co-host of MotoPod, a Motorcycle road racing podcast, 2006.12-2013.12
  • Sim racing statistics site for iRacing: iRacing Survey, 2022.08-present
  • Father of two, 2000.06-present

Interests:

Photography, Music, Motorcycling, Art, Film, Technology, SimRacing, and Fainting in Coils.