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    Scott Hasbrouck

    Scott Hasbrouck

    Chief Technology Officer at Sivo (YC W21). Fintech. Aerospace. Machine Learning. Neural Networks. YC S16.
    Formerly built @ginkgotree, @techmate and @paperdesk.

    Entrepreneur Melbourne University of Georgia
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    Experience
    PaperDesk
    PaperDesk
    Founder / Engineer 2010 - 2013 (about 3 years)
    Single-handedly built one of the top 5 note-taking apps for the iPad. Exited in 2013 for $300k.
    University of Georgia
    University of Georgia
    PhD Student 2010 - 2012 (over 2 years)
    Fixed lasers, wrote software for lasers, and fired said lasers at ultra-cold molecules in a home built mass spectrometer. Most exciting project: http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-researchers-show-component-of-mothballs-is-present-in-deep-space-clouds/
    Deep Planet Research
    Deep Planet Research
    Principal Architect 2020 - Present (over 6 years)
    Software Architecture. Specialization in Scientific Research of machine learning and distributed computing architecture. Current projects include space and launch vehicle... more control, and applications of space deployed computer vision. 20+ years of experience in JS, C, C++, C# .NET, SQL, and Python. NASA, US DoD, Enterprise, Financial Services.
    Sivo
    Sivo
    CTO 2020 - Present (over 6 years)
    Sivo is debt as a service with an API that allows companies to risk score their users and lend them money at scale.
    VisSidus Technologies
    VisSidus Technologies
    Board Member 2020 - Present (over 6 years)
    Aerospace and Defense R&D. NASA, US DoD. NASA SBIR Phase II.
    Soul Machines
    Soul Machines
    Sr. Solutions Architect NA/EMEA 2018 - 2020 (over 1 year)
    Gigster
    Gigster
    Head of Enterprise Sales Engineering 2017 - 2018 (about 1 year)
    Lob
    Lob
    Head of Sales Engineer 2017 - 2018 (about 1 year)
    WebSpinner
    WebSpinner
    Principal Software Engineer 1998 - 2016 (about 18 years)
    Software Engineering Consulting Services. 20+ years of experience in Full-Stack Node.js / React web applications, C, C++, and C# for Mobile Apps. Sensors and Robotics. SQL... more databases. High availability Architecture.
    Ginkgotree
    Ginkgotree
    CEO 2011 - 2014 (about 3 years)
    Signed agreements with the big 3 textbooks publishers to sell books customized by the chapter, and helped architect the technology that made it possible. Raised $2.5MM funding
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    PaperDesk, University of Georgia, Ginkgotree, WebSpinner, Lob, Gigster, Soul Machines, VisSidus Technologies, Sivo, Deep Planet Research
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    About
    Achievements

    - 20yr Software Engineer
    - ML Engineer in NASA, DoD, DARPA, and Predictive Biosignals (cardiac / EKG)
    - YC Summer 2016. 2x YC CTO
    - Built PaperDesk: #2 paid iPad app in US in 2010 with 1.5mm downloads. Sold in 2013
    - Fun fact: Commercial Pilot, 20 Yrs Flight Experience. Safe Landing on 2 in-flight emergencies / engine out.

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    Skills
    Entrepreneurship Business Development Education Node.js RethinkDB React.js Redis Javascript Objective-C C# iOS Development Redux
    Locations
    San Francisco
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