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Derek Perez

Software Engineer, Perfectionist, Rubyist, Entreprenerd.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://www.derekperez.com
Industries: Computing, Education, Information Technology, Internet, Media
Skills: Business, Computer Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Human-Computer Interaction, Product design, Web design
Next step: We are trying to ramp up a great team and a small investment of angel funding to help build some fantastic products.
Location: Berkeley, CA
Groups: SF Beta
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Trading services
Tags: bay area, berkeley, Internet, iphone, new media., ruby, ruby on rails
Schools: California State University System - San Jose State University

FEATURED STARTUP

Panoctagon

Panoctagon Panoctagon

Panoctagon is a small, smart, software development group interested in building great things for people.

  • Startup type: Company
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Growth

FULL BIO

I enjoy writing software and designing scalable architectures. I have been writing code most of my life, and have significant experience in designing products that not only work, but are highly usable. Product usability is also something that is very important to me, and I enjoy studying how people work with their tools, and how they don't.

I am very passionate about technology, and developing great things with great people. I am a big fan of rapid development environments, and getting involved in new and exciting arenas.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Panoctagon, inc.
Position: Senior Technologist / CTO
Time period: January 2008 - Present
Description: I am the Founder and Senior Technologist of a humble, 3 person web startup company founded in Berkeley, CA. We specialize in making ruby-based web solutions and products for a variety of markets and industries.

Employer: Scazu, inc.
Position: Web Consultant
Time period: March 2007 - June 2007
Description: I worked closely with the CTO of this startup to help build what is now a growing, health-oriented, social networking platform.

Employer: eCom Enterprises
Position: Senior Software Engineer
Time period: January 2007 - December 2008
Description: I worked on a large scale team developing proprietary software solutions for companies such as Logitech, Kodak, HP, and Fox Racing.

Employer: Graphic Language
Position: Web Software Engineer
Time period: January 2006 - December 2007
Description: I was a part of a small development team that produced content management systems and marketing tools for the homebuilder industry.

Employer: De La Salle High School
Position: Web Developer
Time period: January 2004 - December 2006
Description: I was in charge of the De La Salle web presence and content management solutions, internally and externally.

EDUCATION

University: California State University System - San Jose State University

INFORMATION

Sports: Texas Hold'em
Hobbies: Photography, Reading, Cooking

Derek's Startups (1)

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  • Panoctagon

    Panoctagon is a small, smart, software development group interested in building great things for people.

Derek's Contacts (3)

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  • David Hoffmann

    CEO and Owner of Davidsbeenhere.com, LLC (www.davidsbeenhere.com)

  • Kevin Elliott

    Silicon Valley, 29, 15-year technology veteran, entrepreneur, building recommender system websites that help people find people, places, and things that they'll truly love. I get a real kick out of helping other entrepreneurs.