Laura Cressman
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Co-Founder
United States
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Jobs
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Co-FounderQA WolfFeb 2019 - Current (7 years 5 months)- Senior Software EngineerCityblock HealthAug 2018 - Jan 2019 (6 months)
- Software EngineerCityblock HealthNov 2017 - Aug 2018 (10 months)Cityblock Health is building a scalable solution to address the root causes of health for underserved urban populations. We partner with provider organizations, health plans, community social services agencies and community members themselves to ensure Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries have access to high-value, readily available personalized health services. To do this, we apply our leading-edge care model that fully integrates primary care, behavioral health, and social services. And we use our custom-built technology to enhance strong relationships between members and care teams, while simultaneously empowering and incentivizing the health system to do better. We’re hiring! Cityblock.com/careers.
- Software EngineerKnewton AltaMay 2017 - Nov 2017 (7 months)
- Investment AssociateBridgewater AssociatesSep 2014 - Sep 2016 (2 years 1 month)Performed analyses on world markets and economies in Excel and Palantir that were incorporated into client communications, internal communication with CIOs, and market-trading systems Co-author on 25 Bridgewater Daily Observations, Bridgewater’s flagship research publication Selected to manage the onboarding of all new IA hires and interns as well as manage four interns Owner of our understanding of Canada and communicating that understanding to CIOs
Education
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- App AcademyApp AcademyJan 2017 - Current (9 years 6 months)1000-hour software engineering course with <5% acceptance rate
- Bachelor's degree, Chemistry, EconomicsDartmouth CollegeJan 2010 - Dec 2014 (5 years)
- SIB DiplomaSt Petersburg High SchoolJan 2006 - Dec 2010 (5 years)
Projects (professional or personal)
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- LLaurailsMar 2017Implemented framework in Ruby that allows for creation of a basic CRUD web application
- PPokémaniaMar 2017Utilized Node.js and Socket.IO to create a JavaScript server to keep track of game logic and send real time updates to clients, allowing for a full multiplayer experience Implemented system to remove inactive players and add computer players to keep game populated Incorporated HTML Canvas to translate game state data into a sleek user interface
- OOpenStableFeb 2017Developed reservation time algorithm to determine restaurant table availability and providing restaurants various booking strategies Utilized React to minimize AJAX requests and ActiveRecord and jBuilder to prefetch data Built a user-friendly front-end experience that is fully responsive using CSS
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- SalutatorianDartmouth CollegeJun 2014