Christopher Maury
Chrmaury@gmail.com chrismaury.com
408.256.2879 @cmaury
Experience
Strategic Development at yfrog.com Summer 2010 to Fall 2011
• Restructured Content Moderation resulting in a 30% lift in revenue.
• Created moderation practice documentation now in use at Google.
• Oversaw product development during redesign of yfrog.com.
Founder Answers.MD Fall 2010 to Spring 2011
Question and answer website targeted at Medical students studying for institutional and board exams.
• Developed platform in Python/Django.
• Launched at Jefferson Medical College and Arizona State Medical School.
Product Consultant for Rolemance.com Fall 2010 to Winter 2011
Choose-your-own-adventure SMS platform for couples.
• Wrote content for beta version.
• Led usability tests with six trial couples.
• Designed Content Management System for scalable content creation.
Research Assistant to Professor Brian Crisp Summer 2008-Summer 2009
Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Political Science.
• Collected expert opinion and self-placement data on the ideological position of
political parties.
• Prepared analytical reviews of scholarly literature related to budget-making
institutions.
• Constructed database on legislative seat volatility in Latin America.
Research
Senior Honors Thesis
• “Understanding Authoritarian Control Strategies: The Internet Under Raúl
Castro.”
• Presented at the 2009 Midwest Political Science Association conference.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis: Majored in Spanish and Political Science
GPA: 3.53 GRE Scores: Verbal 720/Quantitative 750
Skills
Proficient in Python/Django, LAMP stacks.
Usability and interaction design using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.