Chris J. Shull

Skills

Strong team builder and leader.
Passion for building platforms.
Expert: Web Components, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, accessibility, localization (and RTL).
Prior experience: React, Objective-C, Python, Bash scripting, PHP, SQL, Arduino/Wiring, Bluetooth LE.
Teaching, mentorship, and public speaking.
Granted patent: US9830047B2 System and method for improved display of media assets in a layout.
Soccer, sailing, skiing, climbing, cooking, gardening.

Google

Maps JavaScript API – Tech Lead

2018–Present

APIs allowing any website to leverage the power of Google Maps.

Founded new team and grew to ten engineers, while mentoring and identifying individual growth opportunities.
Inherited, maintained, and improved a decade-old codebase, empowering websites all across the Internet.
Built a new product line from the ground up, from prototyping to public release.
Collaborated with design, product management, and backend teams to balance complexity and scheduling.
Enlisted QA, QA Eng, DevRel, EngProd, interns, and other engineering teams as core contributors to the project.
Led the cross-platform Google Maps APIs best practices and consistency group.
Aided iOS (Obj-C) framework development as needed.

Dremio

Frontend Lead

2016–2018

Application which enables non-technical users to collaborate on, curate, and analyze data.

Managed team of six engineers, including three contractors, through a successful first product release.
Communicated goals and scheduling both up and down the chain in a fast paced environment.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive and deliver on new features.
Focused team on quality, stability, and maintainability while weighing timing and risk against user impact.
Led team hiring from résumé filtering to phone screens and on-site interviews.

Apple

iTunes U – Web Engineer

2015–2016

Web-based application for teachers to manage courses, lessons, and assignments.

DRI for new initiatives into accessibility and localization (including RTL).
Spearheaded migration from SproutCore to Ember.

Photos – iCloud.com Engineer

2014–2015

Web-based application for accessing your iCloud Photo Library from any computer.

Developed networking stack for quickly loading hundreds of images per user over HTTP.
Architected synchronization system for receiving changes from the iOS and macOS Photos apps.
Committed code to shared internal frameworks.

iAd Producer Engineer

2012–2014

Application for building high quality web experiences with the ease of making a slide deck.

Contributed to major Apple JavaScript frameworks, including new public APIs (iAd JS).
Optimized code for responsive interaction on mobile devices.
Developed integrated Objective-C and JavaScript.

Apps Testing Infrastructure Engineer

2009–2012

Test queueing and reporting system with support for both iOS and macOS applications.

Architected a system rewrite, including the frontend, backend, and harness.
Applied statistical methods to performance data to filter real regressions from noisy samples.

Skills

Google

Maps JavaScript API – Tech Lead

2018–Present

Dremio

Frontend Lead

2016–2018

Apple

iTunes U – Web Engineer

2015–2016

Photos – iCloud.com Engineer

2014–2015

iAd Producer Engineer

2012–2014

Apps Testing Infrastructure Engineer

2009–2012

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

2007–2010

Skills

Google

Maps JavaScript API – Tech Lead 2018–Present

Dremio

Frontend Lead 2016–2018

Apple

iTunes U – Web Engineer 2015–2016

Photos – iCloud.com Engineer 2014–2015

iAd Producer Engineer 2012–2014

Apps Testing Infrastructure Engineer 2009–2012

Education

Carnegie Mellon University 2007–2010

Maps JavaScript API – Tech Lead

2018–Present

Frontend Lead

2016–2018

iTunes U – Web Engineer

2015–2016

Photos – iCloud.com Engineer

2014–2015

iAd Producer Engineer

2012–2014

Apps Testing Infrastructure Engineer

2009–2012

Carnegie Mellon University

2007–2010