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64Steve works at <a href="http://speedcurve.com/">SpeedCurve</a> on the interplay between performance and design.
65Steve has pioneered much of the work in the world of web performance. 
66His book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596529309?ie=UTF8&tag=stevsoud-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0596529309"><u>High Performance Web Sites</u></a>, 
67explains his best practices for performance; 
68it was <a href="http://stevesouders.com/hpws/amazon-rank.php">#1 in Amazon's Computer and Internet bestsellers</a>.
69His follow-up book, 
70<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596522304?ie=UTF8&tag=stevsoud-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0596522304"><u>Even Faster Web Sites</u></a>,
71provides performance tips for advanced web applications.
72Steve is the creator of many performance tools and services including
73<a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow">YSlow</a>, 
74<a href="http://httparchive.org/">the HTTP Archive</a>,
75<a href="http://stevesouders.com/episodes/">Episodes</a>,
76<a href="http://spriteme.org">SpriteMe</a>,
77<a href="http://stevesouders.com/controljs/">ControlJS</a>,
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79<a href="http://www.browserscope.org/">Browserscope</a>.
80He taught CS193H: High Performance Web Sites at <a href="http://www.stanford.edu">Stanford</a> 
81and co-founded the <a href="http://getfirebug.com/workingGroup/">Firebug Working Group</a>.
82He was co-chair of <a href="http://velocityconf.com/">Velocity</a> and now co-chairs <a href="https://perfnow.nl/">performance.now()</a>.
83Steve does many <a href="talks.php">public speaking appearances</a>.
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87Prior to SpeedCurve, Steve was Head Performance Engineer at Google, Chief Performance Yahoo!, and
88Chief Performance Officer at <a href="http://www.fastly.com/">Fastly</a>.
89Steve worked at several small to mid-sized startups including two companies he co-founded, Helix Systems and CoolSync.
90He also worked at General Magic, WhoWhere?, and Lycos.
91In the early 80's Steve worked at a few companies doing research in Artificial Intelligence focusing on machine learning.
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99Steve has a BS in Systems Engineering from the 
100<a href="http://www.virginia.edu/">University of Virginia</a> and a MS in Management Science and Engineering from 
101<a href="http://www.stanford.edu/">Stanford University</a>.
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105Steve's interests are varied.
106He's a member of <a href="http://www.usms.org/">U.S. Masters Swimming</a> and competes in open water swims.
107He has played basketball with several NBA and WNBA players.
108He was a member of the Universal Studios Internet Task Force.
109He participated in setting a <a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-2000/largest-simultaneous-yodel/">Guinness world record</a>.
110He rebuilt a 90-year-old carriage house.
111He now resides in Hawaii paddling  OC1 and OC6.
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