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David Barrett

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Founder at Expensify

Portland, Oregon, United States

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David Barrett founded Expensify in 2008 and serves as its CEO, and currently works as a Strategic Advisor at Lumina. Before Expensify, he led engineering at Red Swoosh, which Akamai Technologies acquired in 2007, and previously held roles in 3D graphics and VR development. He is based in Portland.

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Experience

  1. LuminaStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
  2. ExpensifyFounder, CEO, and Directorcurrent2008 — present
  3. AkamaiEngineering Manager2007 — 2008
  4. Red SwooshEngineering Manager2005 — 2008
  5. Akamai TechnologiesEngineering Manager, P2P Division2007 — 2008
  6. iGlance.comOwner2004 — 2005
  7. NextPageProject Manager / Technical Writer2001 — 2004
  8. netLensTechnical Writer2001 — 2002
  9. MotorsimsLead 3D Programmer1998 — 2000

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Bash11Enterprise Software19Git7SaaS8Ruby on Rails9Ruby6Management97Strategy8Leadership6Network Programming32Distributed Systems37Scalability63
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Who is David Barrett?
David Barrett founded Expensify in 2008 and serves as its CEO, and currently works as a Strategic Advisor at Lumina. Before Expensify, he led engineering at Red Swoosh, which Akamai Technologies acquired in 2007, and previously held roles in 3D graphics and VR development. He is based in Portland.
Where does David Barrett work?
David Barrett is Founder of Expensify.
What companies did David Barrett found?
David Barrett founded Expensify.
Where did David Barrett go to school?
David Barrett studied at University of Michigan (BSE, Computer Engineering).

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