Matthew Herbst

M@ttherb.st | www.MatthewHerbst.com

Experience
Data Engineer Chegg Inc., Santa Clara, CA
7/2014 present
! Designing data pipeline, analysis, and visualization tools to give analysts deeper insights
! End-to-end design and development of a new metrics platform
! Developed new architecture and led integration of Looker for the new Chegg Admissions Analytics Service
! Along with the rest of my team, won Cheggs internal hackathon by building a web-traffic funnel visualization
Data Engineering Intern Chegg Inc., Santa Clara, CA
6/2013 8/2013
! While at Chegg I was tasked with designing and building from scratch a tool to visualize dependencies within
Cheggs data warehouse. Built using d3.js, the tool allows for multiple data views as well as filtering and searching
of live data. The completed tool is now being used by Cheggs data engineers to reduce response times in
identifying and fixing failed processes.
! Wrote ETLs; developed micro-targeting capable ads at the Chegg hackathon
! Helped create a comprehensive marketing project for the CEO and CMO
Resident Assistant Miami University, Global Connections Living & Learning Community
! Advised and assisted 110+ residents about the university, academics, and residence life
! Planned events and created content for residents, enforced university policies

8/2011 5/2013

Client Strategy and Development Intern Engage, LLC, Washington, DC

! Developed in-house and client solutions and managed client social media accounts
! Launched branding, gamification, and fundraising strategies based on big data analysis

5/2012 8/2012

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Congressional Intern Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH-8 ), Washington, DC

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Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-6 ), Washington, DC
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Conducted legislative research; attended congressional committee hearings
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Responded to constituent requests; database management; conducted Capitol tours
Bridges Intern International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland
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Authored and edited thirteen published articles for ICTSDs Bridges Weekly publication
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Researched international trade law and treaties; interviewed diplomats
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Campaign Intern Steve Chabots (OH-1 ) 2010 Congressional Campaign, Cincinnati, OH

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Helped coordinate over a dozen campaign events; managed campaign volunteers

1/2011 4/2011
5/2011 8/2011

8/2010 12/2010

5/2010 8/2010

Education
Miami University (Oxford, OH)
8/2009 5/2014
! Master of Computer Science (M.C.S.)
Thesis project: Color-via-Pattern, an assistive technology for individuals with color vision deficiencies
! Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), majors in Political Science and History, minor in Computer Science
Deans List; Honors Program; University Government; semesters in Geneva and Washington, D.C.

Works & Projects (www.github.com/MatthewHerbst)

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Morse Code LED: an Arduino based application for converting plain text to Morse Code
CSB (Winning team, 2013 JPMorgan Chase Code for Good Challenge): app for social good organizations
Youth Vote Simulator (Engage): an interactive infographic showing the effect of the youth vote
Tinderlytics (Greylock Hackfest 2013): an a/b testing app for your Tinder profile
BetterNote (AngelHack SV 2013): a crowd-sourcing note application to improve education and learning
MedConnect (PennApps Fall 2013): an application allowing real-time on-demand connections between doctors
StrawDrate (Mashery API Award, PennApps Spring 2014): Arduino based smart straw/app for keeping hydrated

Technical Skills
Advanced:
Proficient:
Knowledge of:

Java, JavaScript, D3, React, Reflux, jQuery, Looker

PHP, MySQL, Hive, Bootstrap, Gulp, Node, npm, Immutable.js, Networking, C/C++
Android, Arduino, iOS, Firebase, MIPS, Neo4j, C#, Octave, OpenMPI, OpenMP, R