Jonathan Poland
Software Professional
Experienced technical people manager. Classically trained, full-stack engineer.
Founder & President at Keen Glow. Founding team at Arbor Networks.
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Ionia, Ann Arbor, Boston, Mount Pleasant
- Networking, Security, Web
- Anything outside
- Dad with side projects
Jonathan Poland
Employment
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Founder & President2016 - Present
Keen Glow
Designed, developed, marketed, sold, and supported this IoT product that empowers parents to build better routines for their children.
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Independent Consultant2016 - Present
Self-Employed
Various interesting client projects, including code security audits, custom development, etc.
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Technical co-founder/CTO2015
Locumocity (now Nomad Health)
Developed initial prototype and executed all things of technical (web, email, etc) necessary to successfully secure seed funding.
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Engineering Manager / Architect2010 - 2014
Arbor Networks
Direct development, product requirements, architecture, and project schedules for the operating systems team. Manage development of new product in mobile market. Management duties for the 8-12 developers on these teams consist of regular 1-1 meetings, annual reviews, salary, and career development. Indirectly manage porting projects with Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco.
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Development Lead/CTO2012
Turnstar (formerly Textaurant)
Paired with an angel investor to resuscitate the product and business and avoid loss of investment.
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Senior Principal Software Engineer2009 - 2010
Arbor Networks
Lead international development team and architecture of the eSeries Subscriber Center (eSC). Advise other teams on how to utilize Amazon Web Services (AWS). Lead development and architecture of centralized software distribution portal.
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Principal Software Engineer2008 - 2009
Arbor Networks
Supervise development team responsible for improving scale, reducing downtime, and adding features to ATLAS public web service.
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Senior Software Engineer2006 - 2008
Arbor Networks
Responsible for redesigning the look and feel of the original DoS functionality in the Peakflow SP product. Revise technical interview questions and procedures to be more uniform and provide more consistent results. Lead engineer for the partnership with ISS to OEM Peakflow X as Proventia ADS.
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Software Engineer/Founding Team2000 - 2006
Arbor Networks
Responsible for developing prototype used to secure VC funding. Designed, implemented, and supported critical pieces of first product, Peakflow DoS and first enterprise product, Peakflow X. Participated in recruitment and interviewing of initial engineering team. Mentored junior engineers and helped define collaborative culture.
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Software Developer1998 - 2000
Merit Network
Support and update software tools relating to the Internet Routing Registry Database (IRRd).
Education
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor1996 - 2000
BSE Computer Engineering, Cum Laude
Open Source
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GitHub
ESPAWSClient, VacationLockManager, and more projects
Community
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Startup Weekend2016
Volunteer
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New Venture Challenge - CMU2013
Judge
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Startup Weekend2013
Technical Advisor
Management
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Distributed Teams
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Mentoring
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Partnerships
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Performance Reviews
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Recruitment and Retention
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Salary Planning
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Languages
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C
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C++
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CSS
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HTML
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Java
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JavaScript
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Objective-C/Swift
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Python
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PHP
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SQL
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Software
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Apache/Nginx
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Backbone.js
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Beanstalk
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Docker
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Flask
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Linux/Unix
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MongoDB
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Node.js
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PostgreSQL
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React
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Redis
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SQLite
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Services
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Amazon Web Services
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Openshift
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Twilio
- ...plus more
Hardware
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ESP8266/Arduino
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- Africa
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- Central America
- Europe
- North America
- South America
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South Padre Island, TX
Dec 30, 2018 - Jan 5, 2019 -
Toronto, Canada
Aug 9 - 12, 2018 -
Mackinac Island, MI
Jul 26 - 29, 2018 -
Marquette, MI
May 10 - 12, 2018 -
Fort Wayne, IN
Mar 29 - Apr 2, 2018 -
Toronto, Canada
Aug 10 - 13, 2017 -
San Diego, CA
Mar 3 - 8, 2017 -
Lake Havasu, AZ
Dec 23 - 30, 2016 -
Santa Ana, CA
Aug 5 - 7, 2016 -
Phoenix, AZ
Jun 17 - 19, 2016 -
Atlanta, GA
May 14 - 18, 2016 -
Austin, TX
Jan 23 - 29, 2016 -
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jul 30 - Aug 1, 2015 -
Toronto, Canada
Jul 18 - 21, 2015 -
Paris, France
May 7 - 12, 2015 -
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 26 - Mar 5, 2015 -
Florida Keys
Jan 10 - 17, 2015 -
Eleanor
Feb 1, 2014 -
Iceland
May 11 - 18, 2013 -
Belize
Jan 5 - 12, 2013 -
Washington, D.C.
Aug 24 - 28, 2012 -
Sherman
Feb 22, 2012 -
Maui, Hawaii
Nov 5 - 12, 2011 -
Chicago
Jul 1 - 4, 2011 -
Northern Michigan
May 26 - 12, 2011 -
Puerto Rico
Nov 13 - 20, 2010 -
Caribbean Cruise
May 16 - 22, 2010 -
North Carolina
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Mountain View, CA
Apr 18 - 20, 2010 -
Seattle/Vancouver
Sep 5 - 13, 2009 -
Chicago, IL
Jul 10 - 12, 2009 -
Austin, TX
Apr 4 - 6, 2009 -
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Jan 23 - 30, 2009 -
NYC, New York
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Sacramento, CA
Oct 10 - 13, 2008 -
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sep 22 - 24, 2008 -
San Diego, CA
Jun 7 - 12, 2008 -
Peru
May 9 - 23, 2008 -
Little Rock, AR
Mar 13 - 16, 2008 -
Austin, TX
Jan 18 - 21, 2008 -
Germany
Nov 20 - 26, 2007 -
Halloween
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Borneo/Thailand
Mar 30 - Apr 17, 2007 -
Florida Everglades
Feb 16 - 19, 2007 -
Dominican Republic
Dec 23 - 28, 2006 -
Scotland
Nov 22 - 27, 2006 -
Washington, DC
Sep 29 - Oct 2, 2006 -
NYC/Boston
Aug 26 - Sep 10, 2006 -
Chicago
Jul 14 - 16, 2006 -
Croatia/Slovenia
May 22 - Jun 7, 2006 -
Belgium
Mar 10 - Apr 10, 2006 -
Napa Valley, CA
Dec 26, 2005 - Jan 1, 2006 -
Ireland
Nov 24 - 28, 2005 -
Chicago
Oct 30, 2005 -
Muddy Buddy
Sep 11, 2005 -
Las Vegas
Sep 3 - 5, 2005 -
High Country Pathway
Jun 18 - 19, 2005 -
Namibia
May 20 - Jun 5, 2005 -
Paris/Barcelona
Mar 5 - 13, 2005 -
Austin, TX
Feb 25 - 28, 2005 -
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 4 - 7, 2005 -
Playacar, Mexico
Dec 15 - 22, 2004 -
Juneau, Alaska
Sep 4 - 12, 2004 -
High Country Pathway
May 1 - 4, 2004 -
Argentina/Chile
Jan 15 - Feb 2, 2004 -
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 5 - 7, 2003 -
New York, NY
Nov 7 - 9, 2003 -
High Country Pathway
Oct 17 - 19, 2003 -
Lexington, KY
Jul 18 - 20, 2003 -
Mexico
Jun 5 - 10, 2003 -
Belize
Mar 21 - Apr 1, 2003 -
Mexico
Dec 14 - 21, 2002 -
Greece/Italy/France
May 9 - 23, 2002 -
Estes Park, CO
Aug 10 - 20, 2001 -
Hastings, MI
Jul 28, 2001 -
France (Cannes)
May 10 - 20, 2001 -
Pennsylvania
May 8 - 15, 2000
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