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    Tyler Sorensen

    Tyler Sorensen

    Developer @makerdao , previously at @angellist and @coinlist

    Full-Stack Engineer San Francisco Stanford University '16
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    Experience
    MakerDAO
    MakerDAO
    Software Engineer 2017 - Present (almost 9 years)
    Joined the Foundation in November 2017. In June 2021, I left the Foundation to co-found the DUX core unit, where I continue to work as a front-end / full-stack software engineer.... more At DUX, we primarily focus on DAO governance (vote.makerdao.com)
    github: https://github.com/tyler17
    DUX core unit MIP: https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-sp18-adding-development-ux-core-unit-dux-001/9770
    Andreessen Horowitz
    Andreessen Horowitz
    Product Analyst Intern 2015 (2 months)
    Deal and Research Team
    - Designed and built a tool to surface trending open-source projects using Ruby and the Github API
    - Prepared and presented an analysis of Bitcoin... more to a General Partner and separately to all employees
    - Analyzed and assessed startups in the remittance space through involvement in numerous pitches
    - Researched and performed due diligence on scientific and technological innovations in various sectors
    - Helped develop a point of view on startups in the remittance space by attending several pitches
    - Scouted and researched scientific and technological innovations and performed due diligence
    - Gave a presentation on Bitcoin open to all employees, and another one for a general partner
    IBM
    IBM
    Research Intern 2014 (2 months)
    Almaden Research Center
    - Researched potential applications of Bitcoin and built a smart contract prototype
    - Analyzed the game theory and security of Bitcoin’s consensus... more algorithm
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    Andreessen Horowitz, IBM, AngelList, CoinList, MakerDAO
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    Projects
    Crush Crush
    Crush anonymously to see if it's a match!
    product development/software engineering, Ionic, Cordova, AngularJS · side project with fellow Stanford alum, built an iOS and Android app; worked on… · More full-stack engineering, product design, and acquiring users; 1000+ crushes, hints, and matches over launch weekend, went viral at a targeted school with near 100% penetration

    Member of founding team.
    I designed, built, and maintain:
    -event-focused analytics, using Mixpanel
    -messaging system for hints (before a match), messages (after a match), shouts (message from "cupid" to both people in a given conversation) and whispers (message from "cupid" to one person in a given conversation)
    -integration with Slack, using their API, for "cupid" to seamlessly keep track of all conversations and send shouts and whispers
    I come up with features and prioritize them in our roadmap.
    I maintain and improve the prior codebase.
    I execute marketing and advertising pushes.
    I manage our two social media interns.
    Paul Ferrell
    With Paul Ferrell
    ClickED
    Never Leave Class Confused
    iOS app and website for students to ask their teachers questions in class with no pressure

    worked primarily on user research/testing and web development
    Virtual Venues
    Design light shows in virtual reality
    Product Ideation, Software Engineer, Unity, Oculus Rift · Our intuitive virtual reality app makes it fun and easy to design and experience virtual… · More light shows that look and feel like real life. Experience your own personal fantasy concert.

    I came up with the idea for the product, designed prototypes, performed user research, and lead software development of final prototype.
    Conductor
    safety/emergency system for autonomous buses
    safety/emergency system for autonomous buses

    worked on need-finding, prototyping, and user testing
     
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    C C++ Java Javascript Python React.js Next.Js
     
    Q&A
    What's your favorite non-business book?

    1. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    2. The Conscious Mind

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