Curtis Fonger
CTO of Appetas, trying to make software people enjoy.
Facebook- LinkedIn
- Twitter
- Coordinates
- GitHub
- Ping me
Loading,
0
% complete-
Status
- Does anyone have an iPad that I could borrow or buy for a week in May? We're going to a trade show in Chicago and any iPads would be incredibly helpful!
- Thanks everyone! You guys are awesome. :-)
- Has anyone ever used one of the popular JavaScript frameworks (besides jQuery), like ExtJS, Backbone.js, SproutCore, etc.? Thoughts?
- I'm trying to figure out why everyone is so excited about NoSQL databases (like MongoDB). What's so bad about SQL? :-P
- We're buying a house and our offer was accepted!
- 1 more week!
- 2 more weeks!
- is, small world
- Got back from Venice, which was awesome!
-
Info
- Summary
I'm software developer with a background in client-side UI development at Microsoft, having worked on Windows Live Mesh and SkyDrive. Before Microsoft I was at MIT for both undergrad and grad school.
I'm currently working on a startup focused on improving restaurant software, both for the restaurant staff and for the consumer.
Specialties: C/C++, JavaScript, Java. Native windows programming (Win32) and GUI development. Mobile development (iPhone, Android, Sencha Touch). Web development (Node.js, JavaScript, Ext JS). Processor architecture.Experience- Feb 2012 - PresentCTO and Founder / Appetas
Making beautiful restaurant websites.
- Sept 2009 - Feb 2012Software Development Engineer / Microsoft
Developed the UI for the Windows Live Mesh desktop client and the SkyDrive desktop client for Windows.
- Jun 2009 - Aug 2009Software Research Intern / INRIA
Worked on a compiler for the Rules2CP constraints language.
- Jun 2007 - Aug 2007Software Development Intern / Electronic Arts
Developed Java games at Pogo.com.
- Sept 2005 - Jan 2007Residential Computing Consultant / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Jun 2006 - Aug 2006Software Development Engineer Intern / Amazon.com
Developed a templating storage system for the email marketing team.
- Jan 2006 - Jan 2006Web Development Intern / Lycos, Inc.
Improved image relevance searching for Lycos Retriever.
Education-
2008 - 2009Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Computer Science
Activities: MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, MIT Chamber Chorus -
2004 - 2008Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science in EECS and Math
Activities: Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, MIT Chamber Chorus -
2000 - 2004Suncoast Community High SchoolHigh School Degree
Additional Information-
Websites:
-
Interests:Singing, language learning, computer history, cooking, golfing, skiing
-
Tweets
- Appetas has launched! http://t.co/r8NfYEd2mP
- Socedo is in the VentureBeat WinSXSW contest! Go Socedo! https://t.co/zfbhIMMuRv #WinSXSW
- @foursquareAPI It looks like userless access API requests are having problems (500 error codes). Is this a known issue?Feb 22, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- We're using New Relic and I was pleasantly surprised this morning. :-) @newrelic #happybirthday http://t.co/H7Zwep1cFO
- Pumped for the MS TechStars Demo Day tomorrow! #tsdemoday
- Here at #TSDemoDay, awesome!
- Startup Spotlight: Appetas wants to make restaurant sites absolutely delicious: http://t.co/K0YKm8aA
- Using Git: "It’s easy, Granny. Just rev to 6000, dump the clutch, and use wheel spin to get round the first corner..." http://t.co/ffqQwIoPAug 25, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @AngelHack: Best part of AngelHack: "The sense of community among hackers & entrepreneurs who share a belief that tech can make a ...Aug 10, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Hopefully a big win for us language learners who don't live in an area where multiple languages are spoken: http://t.co/cGpXwk3PJul 19, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @FJGarciaA Due to the larger surface area of the ball, would the explosion take down the whole city and the surrounding suburbs?
- I'll keep this in mind next time I go to a Mariners game: http://t.co/8OS52rpFJul 17, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @cyrusstoller Cardboard cutouts seem to work well 62% of the time.
- RT @jasonfried: http://t.co/I5vDv4yG is a great idea. Big gap between a redesign and a tweak.Jul 17, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- If you gotta go through emails, might as well do it outside today. Thank you Seattle weather! http://t.co/eu2QCeqXJul 16, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Thanks everyone for a great AngelHack event! Now finally time to get some sleep! (sort of) #AngelHackJul 15, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @lucperkins After learning the basics of Java, the first book I would pick up would be "Effective Java" by Guy Steele.
- @wowcrendor You're living the dream dude, keep it up! You're an inspiration to us who are trying to forge our own paths.
- @juliesandler @Angelhack Thanks Julie, we had a blast! SF here we come!
-
Coordinates
- Redmond, WA, United States
-
Repositories
- Facebook open graph api implementation using the Django web framework in python225 forks / 769 watchers / Pushed May 18, 13
- Django social authentication made simple577 forks / 1757 watchers / Pushed May 17, 13
- Give your JS App some Backbone with Models, Views, Collections, and Events2713 forks / 14147 watchers / Pushed May 17, 13
- Source code to djangoproject.com (git-svn clone)57 forks / 263 watchers / Pushed May 15, 13
- Sinatra inspired web development framework for node.js -- insanely fast, flexible, and simple1433 forks / 9656 watchers / Pushed May 15, 13
- a Django-based platform for rapidly developing websites315 forks / 1827 watchers / Pushed May 05, 13
- A small compatibility layer to make backbone.js and django-tastypie work together happily.73 forks / 445 watchers / Pushed Mar 27, 13
- Subdomain helpers for the Django framework, including subdomain-based URL routing.15 forks / 178 watchers / Pushed Feb 19, 13
- Jcrop (official) - Image Cropping Plugin for jQuery203 forks / 1095 watchers / Pushed Feb 02, 13
- Exercises for learning Vim alongside vimtutor9 forks / 24 watchers / Pushed Jul 09, 12
- An app to easily provide a longer username field for django.20 forks / 46 watchers / Pushed Mar 23, 12
- A basic bare-bones Django project + app for logging into Foursquare using OAuth3 watchers / Pushed Sep 08, 11
