Samuel Goldstein

Before coming to 1969, I was Vice President of Technology at Magnet Interactive in Los Angeles. I was responsible for directing the technical staff, researching emerging technologies, and designing high-performance distributed systems for our clients.

Before joining Magnet, I served as Director of Engineering at COW, and Lead of the Programming Department at BoxTop Interactive. Projects at these companies included development of reusable frameworks, web-based applications, and data-driven systems. Clients ranged from dot-coms to well-known companies such as Nissan/Infiniti, Quiksilver, National Lampoon, Stanford University, Guess?, USC, Kahlua, UPN, UCLA, Major League Soccer, and SegaSoft.

Prior to focusing on Internet technology, I spent seven years in the Aerospace industry. I worked as a member of the technical staff at The Aerospace Corporation, where I researched distributed systems and database technologies. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Pomona College in Claremont, California and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California.

I'm also part of the core development team for CMS Made Simple, and contribute work to several Open Source projects. When not in front of a computer, I can often be found working in the garden with my wife Elizabeth, using very, very old technology in the ceramics studio to make whimsical (if not especially functional) teapots, or leading moonlight hikes.