Daniel Appel

I am a software developer working in NYC, with experience working with Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and React, and a background in mathematics.

Resume

Experience

Software Developer

New York Public Library

Full stack development for the Library Services Platform team, which maintains and develops:

  • Services which manage information about the NYPL research collection
  • Services which manage hold processing for patrons
  • The NYPL Research Catalog website
    • Back end development for the NYPL Remediation team, which updated and modernized NYPL Digital Department legacy systems

May 2018-Present

Graduate Student Instructor

UC Berkeley

Organized and taught sections for courses in mathematics

  • Calculus (three semesters)
  • Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (six semesters)
  • Advanced Linear Algebra (one semester)
  • Discrete Mathematics (one semester)
  • Abstract Algebra (one semester)
August 2010 - December 2016

Awards & Certifications

  • · Middleton Miller ‘29 Award 2010, Princeton University (awarded for best senior thesis in Mathematics in a given year)

  • · Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award 2012-2013 (UC Berkeley, awarded based on student evaluations and faculty recommendation)

Education

University of California Berkeley

Ph. D.
Mathematics
August 2010 - May 2017

Princeton University

B.A.
Mathematics
September 2006 - May 2010

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools