Sam Nelson

Founder, Senior Engineer

After graduating from Harvard with honors in Mathematics, Sam Nelson worked as the computer coordinator for the Casablanca American School. Returning to America, he became the Senior Software Engineer at Small World Software, a startup Web development company, and helped it grow from three employees to more than 50. He then became the Director of Software Development at The New York Times Electronic Media Company, where he managed a team of 30 Java developers, database managers, and Solaris system administrators maintaining and developing applications for the Times’ online properties. He left the Times to become a freelance consultant and developer, primarily providing open-source solutions to not-for-profit organizations, and in February 2002 he formed Clever Name Here Inc.