# Chris Malcolm > Senior Lead Software Engineer @ RocketReach πŸš€ Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/chrismalcolm Chris Malcolm is a full stack software engineer based in San Francisco, CA with a strong interest and passion in javascript. With experience in many web technologies such as JS/NodeJS/React/AngularJS and other misc frameworks and programming languages, he implements web applications that focus on performance, scale, and user experience. Chris received his Masters from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), with a focus on design computation, and taking many interdisciplinary courses at the MediaLab furthered his interest and active AGILE iterative cross-collaborative environment. So on top of architecting clean performant code, he is constantly investigating the intersection of technology and design. Client-side: JavaScript (ES5/ES6), HTML5, SCSS, CSS3, React.js, Redux, AngularJS, Backbone, D3, three.js, jQuery, REST, Regular Expressions Testing: Mocha, Chai, Jest, Jasmine, loader.io, artillery Deployment: AWS EC2 , Docker / Docker-compose, Heroku Server-side: Node.js/Express, Python, Django, Postgresql, PHP + Yii, MySql, Cassandra DB, MongoDB / Mongoose, Ruby on Rails, NGINX Dev. Tools: Git, npm, grunt, webpack, babel Additional: Prototyping / Arduino , Java, Processing, 3D Modeling, 3d Printing, Adobe Suite Find out more about me and my work at http://chris-malcolm.com. ## Work Experience ### Senior Lead Software Engineer @ RocketReach.co Jan 2018 – Present ### Design Computation Lead @ NBBJ Design Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Digital Technology expert and lead. Led lectures / tutorials on python scripting for SF Studio. Wrote internal tools for 3D,VR,AR and web applications using JS/Python/Processing. Led permanent LED wall installation java prototype for project for google Seattle offices, working with google trends team to pull real time popularity data ### Architectural Professional @ Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Worked on several projects ranging from various scales and phases (Concept - Construction Documents) as Architectural Designer. Skilled as a Digital Specialist across all projects providing geometrical expertise, refinements, new tools and scripting in 3D applications such as Revit, Rhinoceros, and more via Python, Dynamo, Grasshopper, and Javascript. Projects have included: - High rise Office building // Daji, China - Urban Masterplan // SOL Jinqiao, China - Raycom Mixed-Use Masterplan Complex and Towers // Hefei, China - Moscone Convention center // San Francisco, California Pioneered design on interior and exterior space of SF Visitor center. - San Francisco Airport Terminal 1 Redesign Competition // San Francisco, California - Bluechip Tech Campus Headquarters // Seattle, Washington - U.S. Consulate Government Project Schematic to Construction Document Phase. Responsible for drawing set, Housing portion design, and geometrically complex tiling strategy and documentation - Seatac Seattle Tacoma Airport // Seattle, Washington Concept to Construction Phase. Responsible for Pedestrian Walkway Shell Geometry Refinement (Bridge Spanning Airway), Main building undulating roof geometry, and Interior Design development. - 1500 Mission // San Francisco, California Construction Documents. Responsible for Exterior detailing and Slab Drawings for Structural Coordination. ### GIS Consultant + Visualization Specialist @ HΓΆweler + Yoon Architects Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater Boston Area For a competition in Washington DC, my task was to produce research on demographics, neighborhood amenities, and more on a certain area. A major contribution was to create a web-based tool for the team to produce a importable data set comprised of Yelp and google searches on a specified key word. I then used this data set to produce various visualizations in both ArcGIS, Javascript, Python and Grasshopper for Rhinoceros (3d application). ### Web Developer @ arcbazar.com, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Cambridge, MA Worked on both front and back end development features. Tasked with several tasks such as social login integration (Linkedin,Facebook), A designer marketplace with Paypal api, and design/aesthetic tweaks. ### Architectural Designer @ BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | New York City, New York Worked on various scales of projects-- Condos in Coconut Grove (Fl), Mixed Use + Pier redesign in Chicago, and a tower in Vancouver. Some tasks included conceptual model making, 3d modeling, diagramming, architectural drawings, facade design, structural + material studies, as well as scripting tools for generation of buildings. ### Architectural Designer @ BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Copenhagen Area, Denmark Worked on various scales of projects-- An installation in Miami , A residential masterplan in Hamburg Germany, and a tower in Vancouver. Some tasks included model making, 3d modeling, diagramming, architectural drawings, facade design, material studies. ### Teaching Assistant / Web Developer @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Cambridge, MA Assistant for SIGUS, Informal Housing development group. Designed websites, led a team of students to develop an app prototype in Processing for an educational incremental housing game, teaching the core principles. Also created and maintained print and web materials for the SIGUS group. Also worked as the Rapid Prototyping Labs Web developer, responsible for creating the first online signup calendars for Architecture department at MIT. ## Education ### Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) in Architecture Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Design with focus in architecture University of Florida Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chris-j-malcolm - Website: http://Chris-malcolm.com - Website: http://Chris-malcolm.com/portfolio --- Source: https://flows.cv/chrismalcolm JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/chrismalcolm/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22