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Michael Seiler

Physics graduate with MSc from Cornell University. Founder of www.Viixy.com.

Headline: Engineer
Work status: Living The Dream
Website: http://www.mSeiler.com
Skills: C/C++, Engineering, English, Event planning, Fiction, Graphic design, Guerrilla marketing, HTML / CSS, MacOS applications, Marketing, PHP, Public speaking, Python, Software Engineering, Viral marketing, Web design, Web Development, Windows applications
Interested in: Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services
Schools: Cornell University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: www.Viixy.com, New York, New York
Position: Founder
Time period: December 2008 - Present
Description: Development of a web-based social iTunes clone using the YouTube API and a large database of music releases. This project makes heavy use of object-oriented PHP (CakePHP framework), Javascript and AJAX (jQuery), MySQL and xHTML/CSS. Featured on viixy.com is a Flex/ActionScript embeddable video playing widget and over one million unique music videos.

Employer: Cornell University
Position: Masters of Engineering Research Student
Time period: July 2007 - Present
Description: Developed thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering at Cornell University. Responsibilities included keeping a log of my research activities in a lab notebook, and communicating my progress in weekly reports and through presentations to the research group.
Simulations using Comsol Multiphysics 3.3a and Matlab were carried out on models relating to one dimensional and two dimensional ion transport and fluid flow were solved and analyzed. An improvement to Comsol’s Nernst-Planck model whereby the logarithm of the ion concentration was implemented such that negative numeric values of concentrations leading to computation errors were avoided. A quantitative method for determining the resonant frequency of a specific domain was proposed and applied to a specific system whereby subsequent qualatative analysis of simulations seemed to inform that such a resonance had been found within the precision of the investigation.

Employer: www.Monk.com, Los Angeles, California
Position: Web Development Intern
Time period: October 2008 - November 2008
Description: Worked remotely with web development company Monk Media to develop the website
http://www.FaberDewar.com/. The CSS and xHTML for the website was created from a provided photoshop le specifying the designa nd layout. A jQuery-based photogallery was used in the front end, and a customized CMS was created using CakePHP for the client to maintain nearly all of the content in a password protected administrative section.

Employer: www.Wiggio.com, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Position: Marketing Consultant
Time period: September 2008 - November 2008
Description: Worked remotely to assist Dana Lampert with his startup www.Wiggio.com. Extensive use of the PHP cURL library led to the acquisition of tens of thousands of marketing leads in the company's key demographic | college students in leadership positions in clubs and organizations.

Employer: Cornell University
Position: Teaching Assistant
Time period: May 2007 - July 2007
Description: A&EP 333: Mechanics of Particles and Solid Bodies.
Held office hours and led recitations sessions for seven students. Graded and created LaTex solution sets for two homework assignments per week. The material covered in the class included: Newtonian mechanics, linear and damped oscillations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism for generalized coordinates and constrained motion, non-inertial reference systems, central-force motion, and motion of rigid bodies.

Employer: Silicon Kinetics, Inc.
Position: Intern
Time period: June 2005 - August 2005
Description: Responsible for preparing Silicon dies for a wet chemical etching process that would create highaspect ratio porous silicon for use as an optical biosensor substrate. Collected data using FTIR, SEM and a contact angle microscope for staff engineers. Scripted an Excel Macro to aid in the efficiency of in-house post processing between separate post processing applications.

EDUCATION

University: Cornell University
Time period: 2007 - 2008
Degree: MEng

University: Cornell University
Time period: 2004 - 2007
Degree: Physics, BSc

Michael's Startups (1)

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  • Viixy

    A web-based social iTunes clone featuring an embeddable widget for user generated playlists and over one million unique songs

Michael is Following (8)

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  • Social Gears

    Creating social network applications for Facebook and ultimately Bebo, MySpace and OpenSocial accessible social networks.

  • Cascade Clean Energy, Inc.

    A wastewater treatment system that simultaneously cleans water and generates renewable energy

  • Trampoline Systems Ltd

    Trampoline lets businesses turbo-charge their relationships.

  • MonviaTech

    At Monvia Tech, we make your web idea a reality - efficiently and quickly! We listen to what you want and make sure you have exactly what you need, up and running in record time. And at a price tag that will pleasantly surprise you.

Michael's Contacts (2)

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  • Allie Rabman

    Currently pursuing Bachelor of Business Administration at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and working as Tutor at Peace Neighborhood Tutoring Center and as Member of Core Team of MPowered Entrepreneurship.