David F. Dolphin

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Software Engineer at Airbnb
Y Combinator Alumnus (S11)

Education

Y Combinator (Summer 2011).
Masters of Science (2011) - Software Design and Development - National University of Ireland, Galway.
Bachelor of Engineering (2009) - Mechanical Engineering - University of Limerick.

Research

Dolphin, D.F. (2011). Fairness in Qutrit Walks (Masters Thesis). Galway: National University of Ireland Galway.
Dolphin, D.F. and McGettrick, M. (2011). Fairness in Lazy Quantum Random Walks (Poster). Singapore: Centre for Quantum Technologies.
Dolphin, D.F. (2009). Evaluation of an open-source finite element package, WARP3D (Undergraduate Thesis). Limerick: University of Limerick.

Work

Airbnb (San Francisco, California) - Software Engineer - September '12 - present. Designed & built Global Telecom Infrastructure, Data Pipelines and Data logging tools.
Vekoma (Vlodrop, The Netherlands) - Research & Development Internship - Summer '07-January '08. Developed CAD Software plugins, designed vibration systems, metal fabrication of test rigs.

Recordings

My Recordings: interviews & music.
LugRadio (2007). Skycon 2007 - Season 4 Episode 13 - (Audio: MP3, OGG).
25c3 - Lightning Talks Day 4 (2008). Recording ID: 2973 [52:20 - 54:30] - (Video: MP4; Audio: MP3, OGG).

Quotes

O'Doherty and Dolphin have stood up well to the questions. After the interview ends and Dolphin leaves, Graham says, "I like the guys. They pass my test for young founders, which is, they seem older than they are."

Stross, R. (2012). The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups New York: Penguin.

Groups

Skynet - the University of Limerick Computer Society:
- President for the calendar year 2008.
- Lead organiser for Skycon '09, awarded UL Society Event of the Year - 2009.
- Organised The Skynet Game in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Chairperson of the UL Clubs and Societies Executive board and Council meetings; '08/'09.

Projects

I maintain a calendar of Geek/Nerd Holidays.
td2011.com - Online visibility indicator for candidates in the 2011 Irish General Election.
ian - The Internet Audio Network - Audio repository: podcasts, radio shows, interviews.

Interactive Media

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