Daniel Taylor

Prime Video, then Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Design and develop custom software solutions for clients. Made heavy use of cost estimation and analysis for large clients. Worked with close-knit teams in both lead and secondary positions. Made use of Python, Django, Google App Engine, Google Data Store, PHP, Yii, MySQL and other technologies.

Developed software in Python and C. Duties included media conversion, transcoder farm management and implementation, payment system design and implementation, backend management utilities and some systems administration. Made extensive use of Python, Django, Pylons, Turbogears, SQLAlchemy, raw SQL, FFmpeg, x264, faac, MEncoder, and dozens of other pieces of software. Integrated with Braintree, Paypal, and investigated various other checkout mechanisms. Worked directly with customers providing technical media conversion support. Helped to develop the Bits on the Run frontend content management system. Helped gather business statistics for analytics and visualization.

Developed software in Python and C for the CCA scientific computing platform, specifically new installation systems and helper scripts to allow scientists to easily and quickly utilize the tool set for specific experiments. Gave a talk in Washington D.C. about my work at the CCA Forum conference in Silver Springs. Worked closely with members of Argonne National Lab (ANL), Fermi National Accelerator Lab (FNAL), and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL). Used mainly Linux and Mac OS X.