The City of South San Francisco
Office of the City Clerk
CO 400 Grand Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Application for Boards and Commissions
APPLYING FOR (more than one may be checked)
Bicycle and Conference Center Conference Center Conference Center Pedestrian Advisory Authority Business Authority Community Authority Hotel Committee (BPAC) Representative Representative Representative Housing
Cultural Arts Equity and Public Housing Authority
Commission Safety Commission Authority Tenant Commission Library Measure W Citizens' Parking Place Parks & Recreation Board - Oversight Committee Commission Commission
Personnel SSF General Plan 2040
Planning Traffic Safety
Board Commission Community Advisory Commission
Committee
Youth
Commission
Are you interested in participating in the Citizen's Academy? ( Yes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sanchez, Oscar M
Name (last, first, middle)
South San Francisco, CA, 94080
Address (number, street, and apartment number) City, State and Zip Code Telephone number Cell phone/alternative contact number E-mail address If you selected more than one Board/Commission/Committee of interest, please rank your preferences here, starting with your first choice.
Cultural Arts Commission, Library Board
How many years have you been a resident of South San Francisco? 2 Have you attended any meetings of the commission/board for which you are applying? Yes No DI If yes, which one(s)?
BPAC
Are you a resident of South San Francisco? Yes.
If no, are you employed in South San Francisco? Yes NO D Number of hours employed in South San Francisco:
Housing Authority Tenant Commission
Are you a resident of the Housing Authority? Yes No D
Youth Commission - (Ages 14 to 22)
If not a resident of South San Francisco, are you a student of SSFUSD? Yes Current school:
Conference Center Authority Hotel Representative
Which hotel within the City of South San Francisco are you representing? South San Francisco General Plan 2040 Community Advisory Committee What is your District of Residency?
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Why do you want to be a member of a Board/Commission/ Committee? What do you feel you could contribute? As a SSF resident# use my background in video games, art, and technology to provide new opportunities to evolve art in ouf What qualifies you for this appointment? Working in the video games and tech industry have helped me learn how What is your vision for growth in South San Francisco? Working with the commissions to enable new future-facing programs and creative opportunities to encourage younger audiences to participate.
Are you currently receiving any form of compensation from the City for work performed? Yes NO M If yes, please explain:
Do you have any relatives serving on Council, Commissions, Boards, and Committees or otherwise employed by the City of South San Francisco? Yes No If yes,
Name Position Relationship
EDUCATION - Please include additional information on separate sheet.
University of Miami, Fl
Name and location of college/university/technical or trade school Degrees received Name and location of college/university/technical or trade school Degrees received What community activities are you presently involved in, or have been in the past? In San Francisco, regularly participated in mentorship programs - Hackbright Academy, Code2040, and # MISCELLANEOUS - Please include additional information on separate sheet or attach resume.
Military Service: Dates and branch
WORK EXPERIENCE - Please include additional information on separate sheet or attach resume.
August 2021 - Present Clever, Inc Engineering Manager
Dates employed Employer Position
Leading our APls team to deliver new experiences for schools throughout the country in a timely manner! Duties
August 2016 - August 2021 PlayStation (Sony) Product Owner Dates employed Employer Position
Led the Game Help team to deliver the PlayStation 5 console experience, coordinating with many game f Duties
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, all statements in this application are complete and true. I agree and understand that any mis- statement of material fact will cause me to forfeit all rights to appointment to a Commission, Board, or Committee with the City of South San Francisco
10-31-2022
Signature Date
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Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and will remain valid 1 year from the date of submission. If you are selected to serve on a Board or Commission, you may be required to file an Annual Statement of Economic Interest (FPPC Form 700) and bi-annual Ethics Training (AB1234).
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Office of the City Clerk
400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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For official use only Accepted Not Accepted Initials Date Oscar
Sanchez
An experienced software engineer with a product and quality focus. Using Javascript and C++ as main tools, is interested in build the best experience for all kinds of users, and helping drive decisions to make that process better.
Senior Software Engineer | South San Francisco, CA
Work Experience
Clever Senior Software Engineer
Jun 2021 - Current Sharing & Apis
• Leading development of a new cross-org design framework to share code between teams
• Updating an older rules sharing system to a modern application • Deprecating older apps and tools
GetClever
• Developed features for an experimental educational gaming platform for younger children.
• Built a proxy solution to support third-party-cookie-enabled games on Safari and iOS
Sony Product Owner / Senior Software Engineer
Aug 2016 - Jun 2021 • Lead a full-stack, cross-functional team working on new generation features for PS5.
• Collaborated with game partners, Global Development Team groups, and internal teams to build and support infrastructure for next-gen features. • Supported PS5-launch first and third party games to support and integrate with our new features.
• Designed APls and contributed code to game platform SKs, internal and external tools used by game partners, and features on the retail unit for millions of players. • Built and maintain features on last generation PS4 and continue to monitor and support them for millions of users.
Watsi Software Engineer
Aug 2014 - Aug 2016 One of the first engineers at Watsi, the first Y-Combinator non-profit organization.
Wore many hats with an incredible (and small) team to:
• Building EHR/EMR integrations and tools for over a dozen hospitals across the world.
• Designed and built a API that supports fundraising for patients' healthcare costs • Encouraged a test-first, test-driven development process, structured code reviews and design reviews, and general kick-off and brainstorm projects with the founders and team.
Twilio Software Engineer
May 2013 - Aug 2018 • Split up our monolithic PHP web repo into smaller, specific applications to improve development and scaling opportunities.
• Worked on a team building web apps and tools for both internal teams & customers. • Built the API Explorer allowing developers use our, test, and learn our APl and non- developers discover what Twilio can do.
• Participated in events, speaking at conferences, and developer evangelism in introducing Twilio's services to developers.
Education
University of Miami Computer Science / Mathematics
Aug 2009 - May 2013 President of university ACM chapter and a member of both ACM and IEEE throughout the years, participating in competitions from both organizations, and also mathematics competitions like the AIME