Alex Mc Pherson
About
Alex works in the following industries: "Computer Software", "Internet", "Non-profit Organization Management", and "Management Consulting". Alex is currently Engineering Manager at Twitter. In Alex's previous role as a Senior Software Engineer at Twitter, Alex worked in Boulder, Colorado until Aug 2018. Prior to joining Twitter, Alex was a Lead Engineer at Kapost and held the position of Lead Engineer at Boulder, CO. Prior to that, Alex was a Engineering Lead at Quick Left, based in Boulder, CO from Sep 2011 to Apr 2015. Alex started working as Senior Web Developer at Markit On Demand in Feb 2010. From Nov 2006 to Feb 2010, Alex was Frontend Developer at Small Batch Studios. Prior to that, Alex was a Associate Program Director at Thompson Island Outward Bound from May 2007 to Sep 2009. Alex started working as High Performance Schools Intern at Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships in Nov 2007.
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Alex Mc Pherson's current jobs
Managing ML efforts around observability and data, and geo
Alex Mc Pherson's past jobs
Launched a new client for Twitter targeted at small businesses called Dashboard. Worked on data privacy tools to give power back to users. Launched ML Dashboard, the hub of Twitter's industry leading ML platform called Cortex.
Hired and trained a new team focused on a react/webpack/flux driven application consuming existing APIs and also creating new business domains. Made architecture decisions that led to new product launch ahead of initial schedule. Set up engineering process, deployment tooling and servers, also responsible for engineer coaching and career management.
Consulting role focused on delivering rich front-end applications quickly. Participated in engineering/marketing efforts, sales engineering, coaching/hiring/career development of our team as well of typical development responsibilities.
I made fast, web-standards compliant quotes and research websites for the financial industry. These were typically data-heavy, interactive chart-and-graph sites for fund managers and consumers that were regularly in the top 100 websites on the internet by page loads/day.
Web applications for regional businesses. Mostly Ruby on Rails, PHP, and custom Wordpress installs.
I was the Associate Program Director for all of Thompson Island's youth programs. This entailed scheduling staff, designing custom programming for clients, and managing all aspects of the daily operations of a busy educational facility.
At NEEP I worked for the High Performance Schools Exchange and was an advocate for building healthier and more efficient schools in New England. This involved policy analysis, research, web design, and administrative tasks.
I led wilderness adventure trips for high school students in the Rocky Mountains, Utah, and Hawaii. I instructed rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, and surfing.