Eric Skaggs
Founder at YouTube.com
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolEric Skaggs is a founder and entrepreneur with 11+ years building web businesses and a long history in marketing, product and operations across startups and larger tech brands. He founded BuckGet.com to help people earn a living online and authored books recounting his role in early internet projects, including a high-profile claim of originating the YouTube name and concept. His background spans hands-on technical work—building an internet portal and operating 400+ websites—with leadership roles in digital marketing for major companies and a past career in aircraft maintenance for the U.S. Air Force. Based in Pittsburgh, he blends product vision, domain expertise in online monetization, and a grassroots approach to community-building through free resources. Notably, Eric markets himself as a LinkedIn Open Networker and promotes open access to his writings and platforms, signaling a commitment to broad networking and transparency.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Tennis Tennis, Tennis Tennis at Nick Bollettieri Tennis AcademyAircraft Armament Systems Specialist Tactical Aircraft(F-15), Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist Tactical Aircraft(F-15) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityHigh school High school, High school High school at Geibel Catholic High SchoolElementary school Elementary school, Elementary school Elementary school at Saint John's Catholic Elementary Schoolbachelor's degree Business with an emphasis in Finance and Computer Science, bachelor's degree Business with an emphasis in Finance and Computer Science at Indiana University of PennsylvaniaJunior high school Junior high school, Junior high school Junior high school at Connellsville Area Junior High Easthigh school diploma high school, high school diploma high school at Southmoreland High School
English, French, Spanish
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Github Skills (4)
artifactory5
python4
cli3
cli-app3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
erskaggs/dot_files
Mar 2015 - Dec 2024
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 9 months
erskaggs/opsdevcode
Nov 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:5 releases, 18 PRs, 45 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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