Bryan Richter

Assistant Research Scientist January 2018–August 2018 New York University New York, New York

Databrary.org lets researchers securely share video data, improving reproducibility and reuse while respecting their subjects' rights. — https://github.com/databrary/databrary

Initialized unit test framework for Databrary's web service, allowing test coverage to grow from 0 to 26% (and counting).
Rewrote Haskell, SQL, and Nix components to allow a simpler build process and easier integration into CI and deploy systems.
Authored the backend priority list and initiated conversations on vision with other stakeholders, contributing to an ongoing team realignment.

Lead Developer February 2015–present Snowdrift.coop Planet Earth

Snowdrift.coop presents a novel solution to the funding dilemma facing Free/Open software and other public works. — https://git.snowdrift.coop/sd/snowdrift

Slashed lines of code by 71% to focus team and volunteer effort.
Collaborated with team leadership on developing governance and structure to maximize openness and effectiveness.
Implemented a new system architecture, new funding mechanism, and new website as the project iterated on its mission.

Haskell Engineer December 2016–June 2017 Formaltech, Inc. Portland, Oregon

Turned research prototypes into marketable products, encompassing testing, refactoring, and developing new features.
Increased product reliability with expanded and automated tests.

Software Engineer December 2013–October 2014 Barobo, Inc Davis, California

Helped launch Linkbot Labs, Barobo's academic content platform, as Barobo pivoted from building hardware to providing robot-based math and science curricula.

March 2010–November 2013 Travel Sabbatical USA and Europe

Learned Javascript and Haskell, wrote a Minesweeper clone with AngularJS, and made open-source contributions to various projects.
Gained new strategic perspectives by connecting with diverse communities: travelers, social activists, sailors, and technologists.
Solidified my independent work ethic as I traveled solo through 20 countries, half via bicycle.

Sr. Software Engineer November 2007–March 2010 Thomson Reuters (formerly Starmine—acquired 2008) San Francisco

Delved deep into new or forgotten projects, prototyping and refactoring in order to increase clarity and quality. Ranged from PHP scripts to MySQL queries to C++ data-processing.
Shared knowledge and expertise. A passion for ideas, technologies, and documentation made me a recognized source of information on Vim, Perl, shell scripting, and Free Software solutions.

Lead Web Developer and System Administrator June 2005–May 2007 iRadeon Sacramento, California

Contributed to all technological aspects of this early-stage startup, including Linux administration, developer collaboration, Perl system automation, and MySQL/PHP web development.

Programming Language Theory	Numerical Methods
Data Structures and Algorithms	Mathematical Physics

Work Experience
(Updated 16 Aug 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. See website for latest.)