Eric Douglas Pratt
- ScrumMaster and User Experience Designer
- Boston, 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 Scrum process and experimentation 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
- Scrum process and hyperproductive teams
- Cross-browser web standards, Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards
- CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, Yahoo UI, HTML, XHTML, XML, PHP, SQL
- GIMP image editor
Work Experience
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Pegasystems Inc.
Senior Software Engineer, 2007-Present
Cambridge, MA- ScrumMaster of the UI and Desktop team
- Initiated product plans and created user stories for feature development
- Developed a skin framework that auto-generates CSS
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New York State Office of the 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, 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's website
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Department of Cognitive Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Logic, 2005
Troy, NY- Gave class lectures on propositional and first-order logic
- Designed course website with automated homework grading system
Honors and Recognition
- Certified ScrumMaster
- Certified PegaRULES Process Commander System Architect
- 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
- Favorite browser is Google Chrome
Last updated 17 December 2009