Couchsurfing Company

Industry: Social networking website

Description

CouchSurfing is a hospitality and social networking service accessible via a website and mobile app. Members can use the service to arrange homestays, offer lodging and hospitality, and join events such as "Couch Crashes". The platform is a gift economy; hosts are not allowed to charge for lodging. Founded: 2003 Alexa rank: 2,757 (2017) Slogan: Stay with Locals and Meet Travelers Headquarters: San Francisco, CA CEO: Patrick Dugan (Aug 5, 2016–) Founders: Casey Fenton, Daniel Hoffer, Leonardo Bassani da Silveira, Sebastian Le Tuan

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Couchsurfing Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Anthony Mansfield Anthony Mansfield San Francisco Bay Area Details
Anthony Mansfield's Couchsurfing Experience September 2012 - October 2013
Job Hiring for Cloud analytics team.
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Teknominds   September 2014 - Present
Hector Works   January 1996 - Present
Couchsurfing   September 2012 - October 2013
Kixeye  May 2011 - August 2012
Teknominds, Inc   March 2010 - May 2011

Skills
Online Gaming, Video Games, Technical Recruiting, Music Production, DJ, Ravelording, Building World Class...

Education
Skidmore College   1994 — 1998
BA, Anthropology, Philosophy, Religion

Eric Steen Eric Steen San Rafael, California Details
Eric Steen's Couchsurfing Experience September 2014 - February 2015
Job Engineering Growth
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Couchsurfing   September 2014 - February 2015
Off Base Productions  October 2013 - September 2014
Therapydia  January 2013 - October 2013
Apple  October 2011 - November 2012
LinkedIn  May 2011 - October 2011
ThredUp  August 2010 - January 2011
World Savings  August 2001 - July 2006
U.S. Coast Guard   April 1996 - October 2001

Skills
Backend Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Heroku, Ruby on Rails, Payments, Strategy, Monetization, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention, Customer Engagement, Growth Hacking, Ruby, Agile Methodologies, Conversion Optimization, Onboarding, Rapid Prototyping, A/B Testing, Viral Marketing, Elixir, Product Development, System Architecture, FinTech, REST, JavaScript, Software Development, Test Driven Development, PostgreSQL, RSpec, Analytics, Business Model..., Ambient Intelligence, Data Science, Mobile Applications, Internet of Things, Statistical Modeling, CoffeeScript, Information Architecture, Linux, NoSQL, iOS, BDD, Algorithms, CSS, Design Patterns, Objective-C, R, Git, jQuery

Education
Blazing Cloud   2011 — 2011
Efficient Test Driven Development in Rails

California State University-East Bay   2008 — 2010
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Business Administration

Blackwood College   1999 — 2002
Computer Science, Math

Christy Enloe Christy Enloe Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area Details
Christy Enloe's Couchsurfing Experience October 2007 - Present
Job Guest Service Expert
Industry Hospitality
Experience
The Excelsior Group  June 2015 - Present
New Victorian Mansion B&B   October 2014 - Present
CureSearch for Children's Cancer  2013 - Present
Couchsurfing   October 2007 - Present
Valley Fitness for Women   June 2014 - September 2014
Bad Rock Bed & Breakfast   May 2014 - September 2014
The Dancing Goat Coffeehouse   February 2014 - April 2014
Royal Grounds Coffee   November 2012 - January 2014
Dunn Bros Coffee  2009 - 2012

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Customer Service, Teamwork, Social Media, English, Windows, Event Planning, Time Management, Fundraising, Management, Leadership, Project Planning

Education
Saint Paul College-A Community and Technical College   2012 — 2013
AAS, Hospitality Management

Dakota County Technical College   2007 — 2007
Certificate, Small Business Entrepreneurship

David Schwantes David Schwantes San Francisco Bay Area Details
David Schwantes's Couchsurfing Experience April 2014 - August 2014
Job Senior Software Engineer at Instacart
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Instacart  November 2014 - Present
Couchsurfing   April 2014 - August 2014
Locus Energy  July 2012 - April 2014
Freelance  2003 - 2013
UC Berkeley  August 2011 - July 2012
Risetime  February 2007 - November 2011
Motorola  June 2003 - August 2006

Skills
Wordpress, User Experience, Usability, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Human Computer..., Visual Communication, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Scala, Lift, JavaScript, JSON, Git, HTML + CSS, MySQL, XML, PHP, User Experience Testing, Human-computer..., Photoshop, Genetic Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Philosophy of Mind, HTML

Education
DePaul University   2008 — 2011
MS, Human Computer Interaction

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2002 — 2006
BS, Math and Computer Science

Kenneth Hernandez Kenneth Hernandez San Francisco, California Details
Kenneth Hernandez's Couchsurfing Experience October 2011 - February 2013
Job Executive Chef | Owner at CollectiveGreenSF
Industry Internet
Experience
CollectiveGreenSF   February 2013 - Present
Thistle   April 2014 - Present
Alinea  September 2013 - December 2013
Couchsurfing   October 2011 - February 2013

Skills
Culinary Skills, Chef, Social Media, Social Networking, Management, Entrepreneurship, Microsoft Office, Online Marketing, Leadership, Event Management

Education
Bauman College   2011 — 2012
Culinary Arts/Chef Training

University of California, Berkeley   2010 — 2012
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Human Biology

Santa Rosa Junior College   2007 — 2009
Associate's Degree, Biology

Gemma Barlow Gemma Barlow New York, New York Details
Gemma Barlow's Couchsurfing Experience January 2014 - August 2014
Job iOS Lead at Harry's
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Harry's  August 2014 - Present
Couchsurfing   January 2014 - August 2014
Couchsurfing   March 2013 - January 2014
BBC Worldwide - App Studio   April 2011 - March 2013
Intunity   December 2009 - April 2011
IBM  February 2007 - December 2009
Snowy Hydro Limited   December 2005 - March 2006

Skills
iOS development, Scrum, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Java, Continuous Integration, XML, REST, Web Services, Agile Methodologies, iOS, Agile, Git, Android, Objective-C, Design Patterns, Swift, iOS Development

Education
Monash University   2009 — 2013
Masters

University of Melbourne   2005 — 2006
Diploma of Modern Languages

University of Melbourne   2003 — 2005
Computer Science

Danny Ricciotti Danny Ricciotti Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Danny Ricciotti's Couchsurfing Experience January 2012 - February 2013
Job Cofounder at Evil Studios Limited
Industry Internet
Experience
Evil Studios Limited   February 2013 - Present
Couchsurfing   January 2012 - February 2013
Biometric Associates   June 2010 - January 2012
IT consultant Self Employed  January 2009 - June 2010
Priva Technologies  June 2008 - January 2009

Skills
iOS, Git, Mobile Applications, Objective-C, Photoshop, Cocoa Touch, User Experience, Multithreaded..., JavaScript, Node.js, User Interface, iPhone, iOS development, UIKit, MongoDB, REST, C, Cocoa, Object Oriented Design, Device Drivers, Redis, Socket.io, CocoaPods

Education
Purdue University   2003 — 2008
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering

Merci Victoria Grace Merci Victoria Grace San Francisco, California Details
Merci Victoria Grace's Couchsurfing Experience August 2012 - October 2013
Job Product Management Lead, Slack
Industry Online Media
Experience
Slack Technologies, Inc  January 2015 - Present
Gigwalk  March 2014 - December 2014
Consumer Internet Startups   January 2014 - March 2014
CouchSurfing   August 2012 - October 2013
Early Stage Startups  February 2011 - August 2012
Electronic Arts  February 2010 - February 2011
GameLayers   March 2006 - December 2009

Skills
Game Design, Feature Design, Product Development, Product Management, Start-ups, Creative Direction, Growth, User Experience, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, Entrepreneurship, Social Networking, User-centered Design, Ruby on Rails, User Interface Design, Business Development

Education
University of Southern California   2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts

Carissa Peck Carissa Peck Greater San Diego Area Details
Carissa Peck's Couchsurfing Experience 2006 - January 2013
Job English Teacher at Private High School
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Private High School  July 2014 - Present
International House San Diego  July 2010 - August 2014
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey  July 2011 - June 2014
Couchsurfing   2006 - January 2013
Colegio Aristos Europeo   September 2010 - June 2011
Private Family  September 2009 - July 2010
Gyeongi-do Educational Province   April 2008 - April 2009
Grossmont Union High School District  August 2007 - April 2008
Frog's Fitness  2006 - 2006
Frog´s Fitness  2005 - 2006

Skills
PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Google Docs, Blogger, Teaching, Teaching English as a..., Spanish, Public Speaking, International Education, Social Media, Research, Editing, Twitter, Bilingualism, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Prezi, Educational Games, Language Teaching, English, ESL, E-Learning, Blogging, Classroom, Adult Education, Lesson Planning, Translation, Event Management, Creative Writing, Proofreading, Linguistics, Foreign Languages, Newsletters, Social Networking, French, Training, Literature, Copy Editing, Nonprofits, Higher Education, Intercultural..., Tutoring, Teacher Training, English grammar, University Teaching

Education
Universidad de Alcalá   2010 — 2011
Masters, Bilingual Education

British Language Training Centre   2009 — 2009
CELTA, ESL

Universidad Antonio de Nebrija   2007 — 2007
Spanish

San Diego State University-California State University   2003 — 2007
B.S., Communications

Nanyang Technological University   2005 — 2005
Communications

Francisco Javier Gil Rivera Francisco Javier Gil Rivera Puerto Rico area Details
Francisco Javier Gil Rivera's Couchsurfing Experience December 2010 - August 2011
Job Project Coordinator
Industry Renewables & Environment
Experience
Blattner Energy  October 2013 - Present
Performance Mechanical Inc  June 2009 - October 2013
Couchsurfing   December 2010 - August 2011
CSU, Chico  August 2006 - December 2010
California State University, Chico  August 2006 - December 2010

Skills
Spanish, French, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, English, Primavera P6, Construction Management, AutoCAD, Social Media, Photoshop, Access, BIM, Adobe Acrobat, OS X, Customer Service

Education
Euromed Marseille   2010 — 2011
Minor, Business Administration

California State University-Chico   2006 — 2010
Bachelors in Science, Construction Management

Stockdale high school   2002 — 2010
High School, High School

California State University-Bakersfield   2006 — 2006
Economics Leadership Program, Project Management

Arena Reed Arena Reed San Francisco Bay Area Details
Arena Reed's Couchsurfing Experience July 2012 - January 2013
Job Principal at Arena Reed Design
Industry Design
Experience
Newsbound   February 2015 - Present
Arena Reed Design   August 2011 - Present
IDEO  March 2014 - May 2014
IDEO  April 2013 - May 2013
Couchsurfing   July 2012 - January 2013
Grockit  January 2009 - July 2011
Pivotal Labs  February 2007 - October 2008
Lumosity   2006 - 2007
Adobe  2005 - 2006

Skills
User Interface Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Visual Design, User Research, Mobile Design

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Biology, Art

Chabot College
Associate of Arts (AA), General Education

Ebrahim Nasher Ebrahim Nasher San Francisco Bay Area Details
Ebrahim Nasher's Couchsurfing Experience March 2015 - May 2015
Job Admissions Counselor at California Institute of Integral Studies
Industry Education Management
Experience
California Institute of Integral Studies  May 2015 - Present
Couchsurfing   March 2015 - May 2015
California Institute of Integral Studies  May 2014 - November 2014
California Institute of Integral Studies  May 2014 - August 2014
University of San Diego  May 2012 - August 2012
AMIDEAST  September 2009 - June 2011
Modern American Language Institute (MALI)   November 2009 - July 2010

Skills
Teaching, Teacher Training, Cross-cultural..., Cultural Diversity, Written & Oral..., Research, Minority Rights, Workshop Facilitation, Coordinating Events, Educational Leadership, Volunteering, Activism, Training

Education
University of San Diego   2011 — 2013
Master of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education Leadership, 3.9

The American University in Cairo   2005 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology, 3.905

Anjali Mehta Anjali Mehta Greater New York City Area Details
Anjali Mehta's Couchsurfing Experience June 2013 - September 2013
Job Digital Analytics Analyst
Industry Research
Experience
Accenture  August 2015 - Present
Office of the New York State Attorney General  March 2015 - July 2015
Enstoa  February 2015 - March 2015
NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress   October 2014 - December 2014
Couchsurfing   June 2013 - September 2013
Bhageera Inc.   June 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Physics, Research, Teaching, Data Analysis, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Remote Sensing, Science, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Experimentation, Tutoring, Materials Science, Matlab, Social Networking, Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking

Education
NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress   2014 — 2015
Master's Degree, Applied Urban Science and Informatics

University of California, Los Angeles   2010 — 2014
B.S., Applied Mathematics

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid   2012 — 2012

Donna McCulloch Donna McCulloch San Francisco, California Details
Donna McCulloch's Couchsurfing Experience August 2014 - March 2015
Job Software Engineer at Google
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Google  May 2015 - Present
Couchsurfing   August 2014 - March 2015
Couchsurfing   March 2014 - August 2014
East Coast Management Consultants   June 2013 - December 2013
360 Entertainment   August 2009 - June 2013
Storyz Pty Ltd   2008 - 2009
Gambit Group   April 2007 - May 2008
Viva La Mobile   January 2005 - March 2007

Skills
Swift, iOS, Mobile Applications, Mobile Devices, iPhone, Android, J2ME, Agile Methodologies, Git, iOS development, iPad, Java, Objective-C, Software Development, XML, Cocoa, Game Design, Video Games, Subversion, Mobile Internet, Xcode, Git-Flow, Core Data, Tortoise SVN, Cocoa Touch, Test Flight, iOS Development, iPad Development, REST

Education
Charles Sturt University   2002 — 2005
Bachelor of Computer Science, Games Technology

Parkes High School   2000 — 2001
Higher School Certificate

Kelly Robinson Kelly Robinson San Francisco Bay Area Details
Kelly Robinson's Couchsurfing Experience September 2011 - October 2011
Job
Industry Internet
Experience
Headspace Inc  April 2015 - Present
SoundCloud  July 2012 - October 2014
Couchsurfing   September 2011 - October 2011
Airbnb  June 2010 - September 2011

Skills
Event Planning, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Online Marketing, Social Media, Customer Service, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Blogging, Leadership, Event Management, Start-ups, Online Advertising

Education
University of Arizona   2003 — 2007
B.A. Honors

Alex Woolf Alex Woolf San Francisco Bay Area Details
Alex Woolf's Couchsurfing Experience February 2013 - February 2014
Job iOS at Speakeasy Tech
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Speakeasy Tech   March 2014 - Present
Kite Hill Studio, LLC   March 2012 - Present
Couchsurfing   February 2013 - February 2014
Pariveda Solutions  June 2011 - April 2012
Klamr   2012 - 2012
Softagon   April 1998 - June 2011
AMB Property Corporation  2001 - 2011
C-bridge Internet Solutions  1999 - 2000

Skills
iOS development, Objective-C, Databases, Data Warehousing, SQL, Core Data, MapKit, Data Visualization, .NET, Java, Web Development, Maps

Education
University of Michigan   1993 — 1995
MSI, Master of Information (Digital Library)

University of Michigan   1988 — 1993
BSE, Computer Engineering

Tammy Hagans Tammy Hagans San Francisco, California Details
Tammy Hagans's Couchsurfing Experience May 2012 - October 2013
Job Contractor fly.freebird designs
Industry Design
Experience
fly.freebird designs   June 2012 - Present
Couchsurfing   May 2012 - October 2013
Bay Area Video Coalition  January 2012 - August 2013
Everything with Agape NPO   July 2011 - December 2012
City College of San Francisco  June 2012 - August 2012
Switch representing 5-hour sample   February 2011 - March 2012
Apple Retail  2007 - 2009

Skills
Intermediate IT skills, Apple Software, Photoshop, Lightroom, MS Office Suite, Video Editing, Graphic Design, Web Design, Video Production, HTML, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office, Post Production, OS X, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Git, Wordpress, Web Development, Image Editing, HTML 5, CSS, After Effects, Premiere, WordPress, Social Media, Digital Photography, Social Media Marketing

Education
California College of the Arts
Interaction Design

City College of San Francisco   2008 — 2012
AS, Fire Science & Administration

CSUDH   2005 — 2007

Melchiorre Massimo Bennardo Melchiorre Massimo Bennardo San Francisco Bay Area Details
Melchiorre Massimo Bennardo's Couchsurfing Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Community Manager at Couchsurfing
Industry Hospitality
Experience
Couchsurfing   September 2013 - Present
Interoute  April 2012 - August 2013
Interoute  May 2011 - March 2012
Interoute  November 2010 - April 2011
In Vino veritas   August 2009 - July 2010
Isola Group  September 2000 - June 2009
Università degli studi di Palermo  November 1998 - August 1999
ERSU   September 1997 - July 1999
Various  September 1993 - January 1999
InterContinental Hotels Group  July 1994 - September 1994

Skills
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Siebel 7.x, HPLC, IR, IP, Ethernet, Wine Tasting, Wine Labels, Wine Tours, Wine Lists, Food & Beverage, Cooking, Wineries, Wine, Wine Cellars, Salesforce.com, Sales Management, Sales, French, Italian, Spanish, SAP R/3, Chemical Engineering, Internet Access, Photo Editor

Education
FISAR   2003 — 2005
Sommelier, Wine Tasting, A

Università degli Studi di Palermo   1993 — 1999
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering, A

Liceo Scientifico   1987 — 1992
Diploma, Technical and languages, A

Sean Kolk Sean Kolk San Francisco, California Details
Sean Kolk's Couchsurfing Experience April 2012 - August 2013
Job I make things
Industry Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Experience
3Scan  May 2012 - Present
Couchsurfing   April 2012 - August 2013
Wind-powered Autonomous Vehicle (W.A.V.)   January 2013 - June 2013
ReAllocate, Inc.   October 2012 - November 2012
Startup House   May 2012 - September 2012
Sanivation   May 2011 - February 2012
Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech  November 2010 - July 2011
Georgia Tech  February 2010 - January 2011
Falling Creek Camp  May 2010 - August 2010
AIESEC Kenya   February 2008 - July 2008

Skills
Spanish, International Travel, 3D Printing, International Business, CAD, Product Design, Laser Cutting, Arduino, Graphic Design, SketchUp, Solidworks, Illustrator, Vector Illustration, Photoshop, Sanitation, Electronics, PCB Design, Eagle PCB, Python, Github, Robotics, Robot Programming

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology   2006 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), International Affairs

John Montoya John Montoya Greater New York City Area Details
John Montoya's Couchsurfing Experience 2011 - Present
Job
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Couchsurfing   2011 - Present
DJ Juanito   June 2009 - January 2011
Studio LLC  February 2006 - May 2009
UBS Financial Securities   October 2004 - January 2006
EnameCo.com   September 2001 - September 2004
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   June 2000 - August 2000
Greenwich Technology Partners  September 1998 - August 1999
Marakon  January 1997 - September 1998
Ivy League Solutions   June 1991 - December 1996

Skills
Strategic Financial..., Investments, Finance, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Writing, Public Speaking, International Travel, Computer Proficiency, Organization &..., Management, Competitive Analysis, Management Consulting, Event Planning

Education
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business   1999 — 2001
MBA, Management and Marketing

Harvard University   1986 — 1991
A.B., Economics

Nicolas Milliard Nicolas Milliard San Francisco, California Details
Nicolas Milliard's Couchsurfing Experience January 2012 - Present
Job Android Engineer at Couchsurfing
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Couchsurfing   January 2012 - Present
Evil Studios Limited   June 2015 - July 2015
Orb Networks  January 2011 - January 2012
Logica  April 2007 - January 2010
CMA CGM  September 2005 - September 2007
CNRS  May 2005 - July 2005

Skills
Java, Android, Java Enterprise Edition, SQL, Hibernate, Git, Apache, Maven, Web Services, Architectures, Architecture, Databases, Linux System..., SQL Tuning, J2EE, Database Optimization, Linux server..., APIs, Mobile Architecture, Mobile Applications, Mobile Analytics, Gradle, REST, SQLite, Oracle

Education
Intrax International Institute   2010 — 2010
Advance English Level, English

Université Nice Sophia Antipolis   2007 — 2008
Master Degree, Java, J2EE, .NET, C#, NFC, Silverligth, RDBMS, Oracle, DB2, SQL, Project management

Ecole de conception et maintenance de logiciels   2005 — 2007
Bachelor Degree, C++, Java, J2EE, PHP, SQL, RDBMS, Oracle, Project management, English

Aix-Marseille Université   2003 — 2005
Associate Degree, C++, Java, RDBMS, Mathematics, Gestion, English

Malia Moss Malia Moss Austin, Texas Details
Malia Moss's Couchsurfing Experience September 2013 - October 2013
Job Video Producer, Photographer, Digital Media Specialist
Industry Internet
Experience
Thumbtack  December 2013 - November 2014
Couchsurfing   September 2013 - October 2013
Hospital Housekeeping Systems  April 2012 - September 2013
Brenda Ladd PHOTOGRAPHY  May 2008 - September 2009

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Editing, Copywriting, Blogging, Writing, Mac, Digital Photography, Photography, Social Media, Facebook, Social Networking, Advertising, Photojournalism, Photoshop, Art, Video, Image Editing, Microsoft Office, Visual Communication, Social Media Marketing, Film, Lightroom, Marketing Communications, Video Production, Video Editing, New Media

Education
Savannah College of Art and Design   2005 — 2008
BFA, Photography, Summa Cum Laude

Donna Garrison Donna Garrison Chico, California Area Details
Donna Garrison's Couchsurfing Experience January 2007 - September 2008
Job Bookkeeper at Ed's Printing
Industry Accounting
Experience
Ed's Printing   January 2006 - Present
Better Bookkeeping   February 2001 - Present
Couchsurfing   January 2007 - September 2008
Land Image Landscape Architects   January 2004 - January 2006

Skills
QuickBooks, Social Networking, Small Business, Social Media, Non-profits, Nonprofits, Spanish, Event Management, Social Media Marketing, Event Planning, Blogging, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Start-ups, Microsoft Excel, Fundraising, Public Relations, Online Marketing, Marketing, Analysis, Microsoft Word, Leadership, Team Building, Training, Marketing Strategy, Customer Service, SEO, Excel, Creative Writing, Team Leadership, Copywriting, Research, Teaching, Strategic Planning, Editing, English, Marketing Communications, Online Advertising, Entrepreneurship

Education
California State University-Chico   1979 — 1983

California State University-Chico   1979 — 1983

Gardner Bickford Gardner Bickford San Francisco, California Details
Gardner Bickford's Couchsurfing Experience October 2006 - May 2007
Job Computer Scientist at Adobe Systems, Inc.
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Adobe Systems, Inc.   July 2010 - Present
WorkforceLogic  November 2009 - July 2010
Couchsurfing   October 2006 - May 2007
Borland  October 1997 - March 1999

Skills
Java, Java Enterprise Edition, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Amazon EC2, RSpec, JUnit, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, PHP, Memcached, Redis, MySQL, Nginx, Linux, Linux System..., Windows, OS X, Win32 API, Grails, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Agile Methodologies, Test Automation

Education
Cabrillo College

Wes Beach High School
California High School Proficiency Certificate

Nathaniel Wolf Nathaniel Wolf San Francisco, California Details
Nathaniel Wolf's Couchsurfing Experience January 2015 - April 2015
Job Software Engineer at Pandora
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Pandora  May 2015 - Present
Couchsurfing   January 2015 - April 2015
Couchsurfing   August 2014 - January 2015
Couchsurfing   March 2013 - August 2014
PuurBuy.com   February 2012 - March 2013
Independent IT Consulting  October 2011 - March 2013
RealMealz   September 2011 - July 2012
Palm  January 2008 - April 2009
Palm  January 2007 - January 2008
Iteon Consulting, LLC   2004 - January 2007

Skills
JavaScript, User Interface Design, User Experience, Android, Java, User-centered Design, Tomcat, Restlet, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Facebook API, Product Development, Product Management, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Vendor Relations, C, C++, CSS, HTML, Circuit Design, Competitive Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, Rapid Prototyping, Photoshop, Technical Writing, Technical Analysis, Market Research, Benchmarking, PowerPoint, Microcontrollers, Flash, ActionScript, MSP430, VB.NET, C#, Google Maps, Mobile Devices, Databases

Education
Bowdoin College   1998 — 2002
BA, Computer Science, Mathmatics

University of Otago   2000 — 2000
Study Abroad, Computer Science, Mathmatics

Thomas Donahoe Thomas Donahoe San Francisco Bay Area Details
Thomas Donahoe's Couchsurfing Experience February 2013 - January 2014
Job Mobile Product @ Nextdoor
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Nextdoor.com  January 2014 - Present
Couchsurfing   February 2013 - January 2014
Zynga  April 2012 - February 2013
Zynga  March 2011 - April 2012
Zynga  July 2010 - March 2011
Vlingo  June 2009 - August 2009
DreamWorks Animation  June 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Consumer Internet, Product Strategy, Product Management, Gaming, User Experience, Technology, Mobile Devices, Online Gaming, Monetization

Education
Duke University   2009 — 2010
MA, Engineering Management

Dartmouth College   2005 — 2009
BA, Computer Science

Cameron Dunning Cameron Dunning San Francisco Bay Area Details
Cameron Dunning's Couchsurfing Experience January 2011 - November 2013
Job Technology Startups, International Law and the Environment
Industry International Affairs
Experience
UC Santa Barbara  October 2014 - Present
Independent  November 2013 - Present
Couchsurfing   January 2011 - November 2013
PwC  September 2007 - February 2011
Contessa Premium Foods, Inc   February 2007 - June 2007
Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office  May 2006 - December 2006
Wiseman Lee, Solicitors   August 2005 - December 2005

Skills
Private Equity, Mergers, Venture Capital, International Tax, Bass Guitar, Negotiation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Due Diligence, Corporate Law, Licensing, Strategy, Restructuring, Corporate Governance, Social Media, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   2014 — 2016
Master's Degree, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Coastal Marine Resources Management

Pepperdine University School of Law   2004 — 2007
Juris Doctorate

University of California, Santa Barbara   2002 — 2004
Bachelor, Business Economics

University of Washington   2000 — 2002

Jennifer Thresher Jennifer Thresher Mountain View, California Details
Jennifer Thresher's Couchsurfing Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Executive Assistant to CEO/ Office Manager at Couchsurfing
Industry Publishing
Experience
Couchsurfing   August 2015 - Present
ProQuest  April 2014 - July 2015
UC Berkeley  October 2013 - March 2014
UC Berkeley Public Service Center (formerly Cal Corps)   September 2011 - December 2013
Charyl's Organic Cleaning Service   March 2008 - August 2011
Kitsap Maker Faire   April 2011 - June 2011

Skills
Event Planning, Nonprofits, Volunteer Management, Travel Management, Calendaring, Program Development, Community Outreach, Editing, Student Affairs, Public Policy, Higher Education, Grants, Fundraising, Newsletters, Business Travel, Travel Arrangements, Presentation Development

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2011 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Interdisciplinary Studies Field, 3.2

Semester at Sea   2013 — 2013
Study Abroad, Business, Leadership and Culture

Olympic College   2009 — 2011
Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies, 3.5

Antonio Rodrigues Antonio Rodrigues San Francisco Bay Area Details
Antonio Rodrigues's Couchsurfing Experience August 2014 - March 2015
Job iOS Engineer at Mobitor Corporation
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Mobitor Corporation  April 2015 - Present
Couchsurfing   August 2014 - March 2015
Longton Property   September 2013 - July 2014
Freelance/Contractor  November 2012 - September 2013
360 Entertainment   November 2012 - December 2012
Bell George   June 2012 - November 2012
Tidal Fusion   March 2012 - May 2012
South America and Europe   November 2010 - November 2011
ASIC  February 2010 - October 2010
Viva La Mobile   July 2004 - January 2010

Skills
iOS development, iOS, Objective-C, XCode, Swift, Github, Git, Application Servers, Eclipse, Java, Tomcat, Design Patterns, UML, Web Services, Databases, Software Development, JSON, Mobile Applications, Hibernate, Web Applications, JavaScript, JavaSE, MySQL, XML, Java Enterprise Edition, SOAP, Linux, iPhone, Mobile Devices, SQL, Websphere, OOP, JSP, Ant, Spring, Maven, Struts, JUnit, HTML, JSF, Unit Testing, EJB, Weblogic, J2EE, WSDL, JBoss, JDBC, JMS, Servlets, Ruby on Rails

Education
iPhone Bootcamp   2012 — 2012

Kent Institute   2004 — 2006
Diploma, Information Technology

Universidade Estadual de Campinas   2002 — 2002
Post-graduate, Software Engineering

Faculdade Padre Anchieta   1997 — 2000
Bachelor, Business

Escola Técnica Estadual Vasco Antonio Venchiarutti   1993 — 1995
Data Processing Technician, Information Technology

Marc Javier Marc Javier San Francisco Bay Area Details
Marc Javier's Couchsurfing Experience January 2013 - February 2013
Job A non practicing SF Bay Area designer
Industry Design
Experience
Level Studios at Apple Inc.   August 2013 - March 2014
Rosetta at Apple Inc   April 2013 - June 2013
Couchsurfing   January 2013 - February 2013
Stealth Mode Mobile Startup  August 2012 - January 2013
Apple Inc.  February 2011 - May 2012
Shutterfly  September 2010 - November 2010
Eidos Interactive  November 2008 - June 2009
BuderEngel and Friends (now Engine Company One)   April 2006 - July 2008
Gensler Studio 585   February 2005 - September 2005
Ellipsis   April 2004 - January 2005

Skills
Web Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Creative Direction, Logo Design, Advertising, Layout, Photography, Graphics, Packaging, Art, Posters, Mobile Applications, Direct Mail, Newsletters, Mobile Devices, User Experience, User Interface Design, Art Direction, Publishing, Creative Strategy, Graphic Design, Illustrator, Branding & Identity, InDesign

Education
rocky mountain college of art + design   2000 — 2002
Graphic Design and Interactive Media

Santa Clara University   1996 — 1999
Operations and Management Information Systems

Elementary school

Pete Ballotta Pete Ballotta San Francisco Bay Area Details
Pete Ballotta's Couchsurfing Experience September 2012 - October 2013
Job Helping innovative companies scale...
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Teknominds, Inc   August 2014 - Present
Blackbird.io   November 2013 - August 2014
Couchsurfing   September 2012 - October 2013
KIXEYE  May 2011 - August 2012
Chrometa   2008 - 2012
Teknominds, Inc   March 2008 - May 2011
MTV Networks  September 2010 - March 2011
Gravity  January 2005 - January 2008
RichFX  August 2003 - December 2004
Take Out Marketing   January 2002 - June 2003

Skills
Management Consulting, Business Development, Competitive Analysis, Technical Recruiting, Product Management, User Experience, Start-ups

Education
Cornell University   1995 — 2000
BA, Cultural Anthropology

Jesuit High School   1991 — 1995

Stanford University
Strategic Decision and Risk Management

Tony Espinoza Tony Espinoza San Francisco Bay Area Details
Tony Espinoza's Couchsurfing Experience March 2012 - October 2013
Job Consumer Startup Advisor
Industry Internet
Experience
Consumer Internet   1999 - Present
Couchsurfing   March 2012 - October 2013
MTV Networks  June 2010 - November 2011
Social Express (Acquired by MTV)   December 2009 - June 2010
SuperSecret.com (Acquired by Knowledge Adventure)   January 2007 - December 2009
SF Soundworks   2003 - 2007
Kontiki (Acquired by VeriSign)   January 2001 - December 2002
AOL  April 1999 - August 2000
When.com (Acquired by AOL)   1996 - 1999
Apple Computer  1992 - 1994

Skills
Management, Digital Media, Product Management, Mobile Devices, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Product Development, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Applications, Video, User Experience, Product Design, SaaS, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Social Networking, Product Marketing, Software Development, Strategy, Business Development, Analytics, E-commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Competitive Analysis

Education
Stanford University   1990 — 1992
Studies in Computer Science & Computer Music

Alex W. Spence TAG   1984 — 1986

Jim Nist Jim Nist San Francisco, California Details
Jim Nist's Couchsurfing Experience December 2013 - Present
Job VP of Engineering at Couchsurfing
Industry Internet
Experience
Couchsurfing   December 2013 - Present
engine-earring.com   February 2013 - December 2013
ecomom  December 2011 - February 2013
Key Square Inc.   January 2011 - March 2012
hotelicopter   May 2009 - January 2011
opensource connections  May 2007 - May 2009
GemStone Systems  June 2005 - December 2005
Celerity Consulting   2002 - 2004
CriticalArc Technologies   2001 - 2002
Listen.com  2001 - 2001

Skills
Amazon Web Services, Team Building, Software Design, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, Start-ups, JavaScript, Management Consulting, C#, C++, SDLC, Java, PHP, MySQL, Django, .NET, C, Oracle, SQL Server, Network Architecture, Linux server..., Testing, Amazon Web Services..., Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Documentation, Web Development, XML, Linux System..., Software Development, Microsoft SQL Server, Cloud Computing, Programming, System Architecture, Web Applications, Test Driven Development, Open Source, Git, iOS development, Databases, Integration, PostgreSQL, Knows how to spell..., Software Engineering

Education
University of Colorado Boulder   1981 — 1987
BFA, MFA, Fine Art

Gonzaga College High School   1976 — 1979

Holly Patton Holly Patton Saint Francisville, Louisiana Details
Holly Patton's Couchsurfing Experience November 2007 - Present
Job Wordpress | Content Management
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Freelance  January 2010 - Present
CouchSurfing   November 2007 - Present

Skills
Data Management, Compliance, Productivity Improvement, Regulatory Affairs, Office Management, Legal Compliance, Systems Analysis, System Administration, Ethics, Community Outreach, elearning, Cloud Storage, Organization, Wordpress, Forums, Community Management, Criminology, Sociology, Statistics, E-Learning, Customer Service, Constant Contact, Restorative Justice, Social Media Integration, WordPress, Management, Social Media, Editing, Research, Nonprofits, Creative Writing, Online Research, Blogging, Proofreading, Social Networking, Spanish, Copywriting, Conflict Resolution, Training

Education
Portland State University   2005 — 2013
Criminology

Dina Westland Dina Westland San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dina Westland's Couchsurfing Experience November 2012 - October 2013
Job Software Engineer at Square
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Square  December 2013 - Present
Simplifydi   February 2013 - October 2013
Couchsurfing   November 2012 - October 2013
Blurb  September 2011 - November 2012
Hi5  February 2011 - August 2011
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  May 2010 - September 2010
Schedubot   January 2010 - May 2010
Microsoft  May 2009 - August 2009
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  August 2008 - May 2009
Bank of America  June 2008 - August 2008

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Ruby, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Entrepreneurship, HTML, E-commerce

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2006 — 2010
BS, Computer Science

Alex Paul Alex Paul San Francisco, California Details
Alex Paul's Couchsurfing Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Software Architect at Couchsurfing
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Couchsurfing   January 2014 - Present
LiveRamp  August 2012 - December 2013
Rapleaf  December 2010 - August 2012
Rapleaf  June 2010 - August 2010
Dwolla  March 2009 - February 2010
Yourlink Web Services, Inc.   July 2008 - August 2009
HPN Worldwide, Inc.   April 2006 - August 2009

Skills
Linux, Hadoop, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Git, Python, Java, JavaScript, MySQL, MapReduce, Adtech, EC2, Amazon Web Services..., Test Driven Development, MongoDB, Agile Methodologies, Big Data, Web Applications, Analytical Skills, C, Web Operations

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2007 — 2011
BS, Computer Science

Sarah Barnekow Sarah Barnekow Los Angeles, California Details
Sarah Barnekow's Couchsurfing Experience December 2012 - March 2013
Job
Industry Internet
Experience
Aether Apparel  July 2015 - Present
ThoughtWorks Studios  October 2013 - June 2015
Couchsurfing   December 2012 - March 2013
Groupon  August 2011 - December 2011
TechCrunch  June 2011 - September 2011
TuneUp Media  June 2011 - August 2011
Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute  September 2010 - December 2010
Circle and Square SF   May 2009 - August 2009
Jelli Inc  May 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Social Media, User Experience, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Web Design, Research, Public Speaking, Management, Digital Photography, Social Networking, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Blogging, Photoshop, Microsoft Office

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2008 — 2012
BA, Political Science

General Assembly   2013 — 2013
Web Development Immersive, Ruby on Rails

University of Virginia   2011 — 2011
Semester Abroad Program, Semester at Sea

Choate Rosemary Hall   2005 — 2008
High School

Derek Carbonneau Derek Carbonneau Charlottesville, Virginia Area Details
Derek Carbonneau's Couchsurfing Experience March 2014 - Present
Job Marketing Management & Consulting
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Broad Axe Care Coordination, LLC   June 2015 - Present
Sell and Retain   September 2014 - Present
Consulting (Lean Marketing, E-commerce, Brand Marketing, Product Development)   January 2008 - Present
Couchsurfing   March 2014 - Present
Trend Nation, LLC  March 2013 - March 2014
ecomom  May 2012 - January 2013
Visi-Trak Worldwide, LLC  April 2008 - December 2012
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute  January 2011 - June 2011
AVIR Sensors   October 2007 - September 2008
docAssist  April 2006 - April 2008

Skills
Email Marketing, E-commerce, Online Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Communications, Direct Marketing, Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising, Online Advertising, Strategy, Project Management, Digital Marketing, Management, SEM, Marketing Management, SEO, Public Relations, Magento, Graphic Design, Start-ups, Product Development, E-commerce Consulting, Social Media Marketing, Product Management, Social Media, Segmentation, B2B, Web Analytics, B2B Marketing, Lean Management, E-commerce SEO, Art Direction, B2C marketing, CRM, Trade Shows, Corporate Branding, Integrated Marketing, Market Research, Creative Direction, Salesforce.com, Business Development, Digital Strategy, Retail, Sales, Product Marketing, Google Analytics, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Planning

Education
James Madison University   1989 — 1993
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mass Communications, Graphic Design

Colleen Sollars Colleen Sollars San Francisco, California Details
Colleen Sollars's Couchsurfing Experience January 2013 - September 2013
Job Independent Professional Community, Strategy, Creative Connector
Industry Civic & Social Organization
Experience
Independent Consultant  October 2013 - Present
Collaborative Advantage   July 2014 - October 2014
Couchsurfing   January 2013 - September 2013
Couchsurfing   October 2009 - January 2013
Claremont Creek Ventures  December 2008 - October 2009
Southern Oregon University  April 2007 - May 2008
Kaiser Permanente  February 2005 - July 2006
Pixar Animation Studios  August 2002 - November 2004

Skills
Research, Databases, Non-profits, Editing, Event Planning, Social Networking, Social Media, Public Speaking, Blogging, Training, Event Management, Public Relations, Team Leadership, Nonprofits, Community Outreach, Media Relations, Management, System Administration, Project Planning, Advertising, Volunteer Management, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Community Development, Press Releases, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Program Management, Start-ups, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Online Marketing, Community Management, Marketing Communications, Facilitation, Workshop Facilitation

Education
Southern Oregon University   2006 — 2008
BS, International Studies

Evan Lange Evan Lange San Francisco Bay Area Details
Evan Lange's Couchsurfing Experience August 2013 - October 2013
Job UX Director at Equilar
Industry Design
Experience
Equilar  November 2013 - Present
Couchsurfing   August 2013 - October 2013
SideReel  March 2013 - August 2013
GoPure   November 2011 - January 2013
Lange Brand & Design   July 2003 - May 2011
Infantino  February 2002 - March 2003

Skills
Creative Direction, Brand Management, Branding & Identity, Graphic Design, Creative Strategy, Packaging, Copywriting, Social Media Marketing, Brand Development, Emotional Intelligence, Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Coaching, Brand Implementation, Personal Branding, Online Advertising, Strategy, Corporate Branding, Leadership, Email Marketing, Brochures, Collateral, Workshop Facilitation, User Interface Design, Digital Media, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Direct Mail, InDesign, Logo Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Art Direction

Education
Columbia College Chicago   1995 — 2001
BA, Film

Justin Barker Justin Barker San Francisco, California Details
Justin Barker's Couchsurfing Experience May 2011 - December 2011
Job Founder of Co.Live
Industry E-Learning
Experience
Co.Live   July 2015 - Present
Himalayan Film Festival   February 2013 - Present
CreativeLive  October 2013 - Present
Freelance  September 2010 - October 2013
The Tree Productions   January 2010 - October 2013
Badgeville  April 2012 - October 2012
Couchsurfing   May 2011 - December 2011
Inman News  January 2011 - July 2011
TurnHere, Inc.   August 2010 - December 2010
i2i Digital   August 2009 - December 2009

Education
University of Technology, Sydney   2001 — 2003
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Media Arts and Production

Richmond, The American International University in London   2000 — 2001
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communications

CreativeLive   2013 — 2015
Entrepreneurship

Andrew Farley Andrew Farley San Francisco, California Details
Andrew Farley's Couchsurfing Experience 2008 - 2012
Job Senior Architect and System Administrator
Industry Internet
Experience
Wranggle   August 2014 - Present
RVillage   January 2014 - Present
Neon Surge   January 2004 - 2014
Sovolve  March 2013 - May 2013
Bloodhound  2012 - 2013
nProgress, Inc.   2010 - 2012
Couchsurfing   2008 - 2012
Farheap Solutions  2006 - 2008
TBWA\Chiat\Day   2004 - 2005
Kemper Enterprises   2002 - 2004

Skills
System Administration, PHP, Linux, Amazon Web Services..., MySQL, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Memcached, Git, C++, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, HTML 5, HTML, CSS, CSS3, Xen, VMware, High Availability, Load Balancing, JSON-RPC, REST, Postfix, Puppet, Scribe, Sphinx, HAProxy, iPhone Application..., Mobile Applications, Neo4j, ADODB, PEAR, Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, OpenFrameworks, Pingdom, NewRelic, Mixpanel, PHPUnit, Agile Methodologies, Mac OS X, Windows, Bash, Information Security, Ruby on Rails, OS X, Proxy

Education
Mt Sierra College   2001 — 2004
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

Mt. San Antonio College   2002 — 2002

Aryan Ghassemi Aryan Ghassemi San Francisco, California Details
Aryan Ghassemi's Couchsurfing Experience March 2014 - Present
Job iOS & Android Engineer at Couchsurfing
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Couchsurfing   March 2014 - Present
NuVasive  June 2012 - March 2014
Bridgepoint Education  September 2010 - June 2012
DG Holdings   2007 - 2010

Skills
Swift, Objective-C, iOS, Android, C#, ASP.NET, iPhone, AJAX, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Unit Testing, TFS, Agile Methodologies, Xcode, Subversion, Scrum, OOP, ASP.NET MVC, iOS Development, iPad Development, Software Development

Education
Conestoga College   2005 — 2008
Computer Science

Jason Fisher Jason Fisher San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jason Fisher's Couchsurfing Experience July 2012 - May 2013
Job (selfemployed) at Independent Contractor
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Independent Contractor  June 2013 - Present
Couchsurfing   July 2012 - May 2013
RallyOn  December 2011 - August 2012
BillFloat  May 2011 - September 2011
StageIt  March 2010 - April 2011
Mywaves   March 2006 - March 2010
The Pachamama Alliance  January 2006 - January 2008
(self-employed)   May 2003 - January 2006
IGN  August 2002 - March 2003
Myplay  April 2000 - February 2002

Skills
Agile Methodologies, Test Driven Development, Ruby, Java, PHP, C++, C, SQL, Ruby on Rails, Apache, AWS, MySQL, REST, JSON, XML, Development Tools, Eclipse, RSpec, Git, Subversion, CVS, Unix, Linux, Mac OS, Windows, Ffmpeg

Education
University of California, Berkeley   1997 — 1999
BA, Computer Science

Eliza Ridgeway Eliza Ridgeway San Francisco Bay Area Details
Eliza Ridgeway's Couchsurfing Experience 2014 - 2015
Job silicon valley stories, told by humans
Industry Writing and Editing
Experience
First Round Capital  2014 - Present
Los Altos Town Crier  2011 - Present
KZSU Stanford Radio 90.1FM  2011 - Present
Al Jazeera English and others   2007 - Present
Couchsurfing   2014 - 2015
CNN International  2010 - 2011
Los Altos Town Crier  2005 - 2009
The Seattle Times  2003 - 2003

Skills
Journalism, Editing, Multimedia, Facebook, Copy Editing, Magazines, Social Media, Breaking News, Radio, Publishing, Writing, AP Style, Feature Articles, Video Editing, Broadcast Journalism, Video Production, Internet Radio, Content Strategy, Interactive Storytelling, Community Journalism, Media Ethics, Web Development, CSS, Joomla, Twitter, Analytics, Start-ups, Community Management, Media Relations

Education
Stanford University
BA, Honors, English

University of Cambridge
MPhil, Sociology/Media Studies

City University London
Masters with Distinction, International Journalism, Broadcast

David Berrios David Berrios San Francisco, California Details
David Berrios's Couchsurfing Experience February 2013 - November 2013
Job
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Indiegogo  October 2014 - Present
Samsung Accelerator  November 2013 - October 2014
Couchsurfing   February 2013 - November 2013
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center  November 2004 - January 2013

Skills
Android Development, Bluetooth LE, Algorithms, Programming, Java, Kotlin, C++, Python, High Performance..., Git, Android, Perl, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, C

Education
University of Maryland Baltimore County   2004 — 2007
Master of Science, Computer Science

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania   1999 — 2003
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science

Whitehall High School

Anthony 'YoGiN' Powles Anthony 'YoGiN' Powles San Francisco Bay Area Details
Anthony 'YoGiN' Powles's Couchsurfing Experience August 2011 - March 2014
Job Engineering Manager at AnyPerk
Industry Computer Software
Experience
AnyPerk  January 2015 - Present
Le Forum des Hollandais   March 2009 - Present
AnyPerk  April 2014 - April 2015
Couchsurfing   August 2011 - March 2014
Perfect World Entertainment, Inc.   November 2010 - July 2011
Hyves  October 2009 - September 2010
Spellborn   March 2008 - July 2009
Gameforge France   December 2006 - October 2007
Nevrax   March 2004 - December 2006
Mondial Communications Systems   March 2001 - July 2003

Skills
PHP, Apache, MySQL, Git, Web Applications, Subversion, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, jQuery, Linux, Nginx, Scrum, SQL, HTML + CSS, Kohana, Programming, Memcached, Web Development, Prototype, Sphinx, Selenium, C#, XSLT, Gearman, HTML, Databases, Propel, SimpleTest, R, Objective-C, iOS development

Education
ECE Paris   1998 — 2000
Brevet de Technicien Supérieur en Informatique Industrielle

Erik Blachford Erik Blachford San Francisco Bay Area Details
Erik Blachford's Couchsurfing Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Executive Chairman at Couchsurfing
Industry Internet
Experience
Couchsurfing   August 2014 - Present
Technology Crossover Ventures  March 2011 - Present
Private Investor  January 2005 - Present
Butterfield & Robinson  July 2009 - January 2011
TerraPass, Inc.   May 2007 - June 2009
IAC Travel   September 2003 - December 2004
Expedia Inc.  March 2003 - December 2004
Expedia North America   January 2002 - February 2003
Expedia Inc.  November 1999 - January 2002
Microsoft Expedia   December 1995 - November 1999

Skills
Strategy, Marketing, Management, Online Travel, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Business Development, Venture Capital, Online Advertising, Corporate Development, Enterprise Software, Salesforce.com, Product Development, Angel Investing, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Due Diligence, Social Media, Executive Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Marketing, Analytics, Management Consulting, New Business Development, Mergers, SaaS, Financial Analysis, Online Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Contract Negotiation, Private Equity, SEM, Investments, Cross-functional Team..., Mobile Devices, Corporate Finance, Digital Marketing, Market Analysis, Digital Media, Digital Strategy, Go-to-market Strategy, SEO, Business Planning, B2B, Product Management, Marketing Management, CRM

Education
Columbia University - Columbia Business School   1993 — 1994
MBA, Business

Princeton University   1985 — 1989
AB, English & Theatre

Emmanuel Lemor Emmanuel Lemor San Francisco, California Details
Emmanuel Lemor's Couchsurfing Experience May 2007 - January 2013
Job CoFounder at BrandBAR SF
Industry Computer & Network Security
Experience
BUILDBINDER   July 2015 - Present
0one0, LLC   September 2002 - Present
BrandBAR SF   January 2014 - July 2015
Journey Pipes, LLC   December 2010 - December 2013
American Roller Screw, Inc.   June 2006 - December 2013
Couchsurfing   May 2007 - January 2013
Quickeo   March 2007 - April 2008
Regjeringsadvokaten   2006 - 2007

Skills
SQL, Cloud Computing, Product Management, XML, Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, HTML, Unix, Web Design, Enterprise Software, Mobile Applications, SaaS, E-commerce, Software Development, Program Management, Networking, CRM, Mobile Devices, Strategy, Project Planning, Consulting, Management, Social Media, Start-ups, Web Development, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Social Networking

Education
University of Michigan   1988 — 1992

Whitehall High School   1984 — 1988
High School Diploma

John Duffy Tilleman John Duffy Tilleman San Francisco, California Details
John Duffy Tilleman's Couchsurfing Experience August 2013 - October 2013
Job Lead Infrastructure Engineer at Plethora
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Plethora  November 2013 - Present
Couchsurfing   August 2013 - October 2013
Couchsurfing   January 2013 - September 2013
newhive.com   August 2011 - December 2012
Lumana  October 2009 - August 2011
SolarCycle   June 2008 - January 2010
Brown University / Solaris Nanosciences   May 2007 - August 2007
Hydrite Chemical Co.  June 2004 - August 2006

Skills
Social Entrepreneurship, Software Development, Ruby on Rails, Python, Business Strategy, Project Management, Web Applications, SQL, Start-ups

Education
Brown University   2005 — 2008
Sc. B., Engineering and Physics

David Schroeder David Schroeder San Francisco Bay Area Details
David Schroeder's Couchsurfing Experience February 2013 - July 2013
Job Director of Customer Service at AnchorFree
Industry Computer Software
Experience
AnchorFree  September 2014 - Present
DeNA  July 2013 - September 2014
Couchsurfing   February 2013 - July 2013
Bionic Panda Games   August 2011 - December 2012
RealGravity   April 2011 - August 2011
Zynga  February 2010 - April 2011
Serious Business  July 2009 - February 2010
iWin.com  August 2007 - July 2009
eQuest  January 2007 - July 2007
Perpetual Entertainment  June 2006 - December 2006

Skills
SaaS, Start-ups, Salesforce.com, Customer Support, Product Management, Video Games, Customer Service, CRM, Team Leadership, Team Building, Mobile Devices, Social Media, Project Management, Account Management, Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance, Vendor Management, Mobile Applications, Online Gaming, Call Center, Community Management, Customer Satisfaction, Analytics, Social Games, Zendesk, Customer Service..., Microsoft Office, Start-up Environment

Education
College of the Desert

Andrew Sotzing Andrew Sotzing San Francisco Bay Area Details
Andrew Sotzing's Couchsurfing Experience October 2013 - Present
Job DevOps Engineer at Couchsurfing
Industry Internet
Experience
Couchsurfing   October 2013 - Present
Goforaloop Gallery & Studios   October 2007 - Present
CurbTXT   August 2012 - September 2013
North Social  September 2011 - August 2012
DoAnything.com   September 2010 - August 2011
VoxPop Network Corp.   March 2008 - November 2009
Mobile Greetings, Inc.   June 2007 - January 2008

Skills
Mobile Applications, Android, Mobile Devices, HTML 5, Entrepreneurship, Hacking, Mobile Technology, Start-ups, User Experience, Web Applications, User Interface Design, Objective-C, Web Development, Git, jQuery, Mobile Internet, Hugs, Web Operations, Social Media, HTML5

Education
Central Connecticut State University   2003 — 2007
BS, Computer Science - Honors

Greenwich High School   1999 — 2002

Arpan Nanavati Arpan Nanavati San Francisco, California Details
Arpan Nanavati's Couchsurfing Experience September 2012 - October 2013
Job Node @ Paypal
Industry Financial Services
Experience
PayPal  June 2014 - Present
Airbrite   October 2013 - June 2014
Couchsurfing   September 2012 - October 2013
Zynga  February 2010 - July 2010
Serious Business acquired by Zynga   November 2009 - February 2010
Adobe Systems  February 2008 - November 2009
Adobe Systems  May 2007 - August 2007

Skills
JavaScript, Flash, Perl, Python, C++, Java, Objective-C, Android, Git, Ruby, Subversion, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Mobile Applications, Distributed Systems

Education
University of Southern California   2006 — 2008

Jason Sanders Jason Sanders San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jason Sanders's Couchsurfing Experience 2012 - June 2013
Job CoFounder and COO at Entangled Ventures
Industry Internet
Experience
Entangled Ventures   February 2014 - Present
JWS Capital Corp   February 2009 - Present
Couchsurfing   2012 - June 2013
Hercules Technology Growth Capital  August 2007 - February 2009
Fifteen Group/Fifteen Asset Management   August 2004 - July 2007
Crosslink Capital  August 2001 - August 2004
Crosslink Capital  June 1997 - July 2001
Advent International  June 1995 - May 1997
CSC Index  June 1993 - June 1995

Skills
Venture Capital, Corporate Development, Private Equity, Start-ups, Mergers, Entrepreneurship, Valuation, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Business Strategy, Cleantech, Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Development, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Market Research, Finance, Management, Analysis, Angel Investing, Competitive Analysis, Portfolio Management, IPO, Investment Banking

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   1989 — 1993
BS Economics

Jesse Fenton Jesse Fenton Greater Boston Area Details
Jesse Fenton's Couchsurfing Experience January 2004 - July 2008
Job AR & AP Manager at Au Bon Pain
Industry Restaurants
Experience
Sovolve  June 2012 - Present
Au Bon Pain  May 2004 - Present
Couchsurfing   January 2004 - July 2008

Skills
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Income Statement, Inventory Management, Microsoft Excel, Budgets, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Customer Service, QuickBooks, Payroll, Outlook, Access, Account Management, Account Reconciliation, Accounting, Auditing, Business Objects, Data Analysis, Employee Relations, Employee Training, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Food, Food Service, Forecasting, Franchising, General Ledger, Highly detail oriented, Hiring, Invoicing, Leadership, Management, Multi-unit, New Hire Orientations, PowerPoint, Process Improvement, Process Scheduler, Project Management, Purchasing, Research, Restaurant Management, Restaurants, Retail, SAP, Sales, Software Documentation, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Teamwork

Education
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting and Finance

Connor Schmidt Connor Schmidt San Francisco, California Details
Connor Schmidt's Couchsurfing Experience January 2013 - Present
Job Community Support & Safety Team Manager
Industry Renewables & Environment
Experience
Couchsurfing   January 2013 - Present
Solar Pathway, LLC   April 2012 - June 2012
Celerity Consulting Group  February 2011 - April 2012
Cornell University  June 2009 - December 2009
Cornell University  April 2009 - October 2009
Achaogen  June 2007 - August 2008

Skills
Research, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Analysis, Process Improvement, Team Leadership, Internal Communications, Customer Support, Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning, Microsoft Office, Environmental Policy, Project Management, Sustainability, PowerPoint, Quantitative Analytics, Climate Change, Business Strategy, Market Research, SQL, Zendesk

Education
Cornell University   2007 — 2010
MS, Science of Natural Environmental Systems - Environmental Economics

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo   2006 — 2007
Forestry and Natural Resources; Chemistry, Biology, Calculus, English, Forest Ecology, Soil Science

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