Eric Kerr

Projects

Dryer Bro, Co-Creator

April 2011
- iPhone app built for CSE 772 at Ohio State that alerts you when your laundry is done.
- Responsible for iPhone app development and design, marketing website, and Twilio Integration.
Links: TechCrunch, MIT Tech Review, Download
Hacker Follow, Co-Creator

October 2010
- Follow Hacker News users’ posts and comments.
- Built in 8 hours with @gilbert.
It’sThisForThat, Co-Creator

August 2010
- A satirical site which generates startup pitches.
Press: TechCrunch, MIT Tech Review, CNET, FastCompany, ProgrammableWeb
Browse For A Cause, Founder

March 2009 – Present
- Donates to charity when you shop online.
- Did all web programming, design, browser plugins, and PR outreach.
Press: Lifehacker, Mashable, TechCrunch
Cloudera, Intern and Consultant

June 2009 – May 2011
- I managed the frontend and backend of Cloudera’s website. Wrote a custom CMS on top of WordPress and manage ongoing conversion funnel optimizations.
- Worked on Cloudera Enterprise and helped build GUI for Hadoop clusters using Django and MooTools.
AppLoop, Co-Founder

March 2008 – January 2009
- Wrote analytics and location-based ad platform for iPhone applications.
- Created iPhone Application generator to convert RSS feeds into an app.
Press: Wired, TechCrunch 1, TechCrunch 2, TUAW, ReadWriteWeb
ShareThis, Engineer

February 2007 – August 2007
- Part-time software engineer while in high school.
- Worked on original browser plugins, wordpress plugin, JS sharing widgets, and website.
TinyLoad, Founder

March 2006 – February 2008
- A file distribution network which mirrors uploads on several other upload websites (MediaFire, Megaupload, Rapidshare, etc) using Amazon EC2.
Press: Mashable 1, Mashable 2