SUMMARY

• Creative and driven front and full - stack software developer. Passionate about product, quality user experiences, and clean and maintainable code.
• Unique ability to quickly understand business processes and translate those ideas into intuitive applications at both the user and code levels.
• Data specialist. Architectural, leadership, project management, and business analysis experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, SQL, PHP, Sass/CSS 3, HTML5

JavaScript Libraries: React, Redux, GraphQL, Ember.js, jQuery

BE Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Node.js (Express), various PHP

CSS Frameworks: Bootstrap, Zurb Foundation

Relational DBs: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server

NoSQL DBs: Redis, MongoDB

Data Streaming: Apache Kafka/Avro

O.S.: Linux (Ubuntu, CentoOS), Mac OS, Solaris, Windows

Testing: Jest, Enzyme, Rspec/Capybara

Cloud/APIs: AWS (RDS, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route53, SES), Heroku, Rackspace, Twilio, CloudFlare, Sendgrid, Mailchimp, and many more.

Organizational: Agile, JIRA/Confluence, Github, Pivotal Tracker

Repo/Deployment: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CircleCI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Los Angeles, CA

Frontend JavaScript Contract

Responsibilities:

• React/Redux/Ember development using TypeScript
• Jest & Enzyme for testing
• Design and build new globalized navigation builder library and implement across DSC in both React/Redux and Ember repos
• Research and implement front end analytics project sending data to Adobe DTM
• Agile & continuous integration shop
• Docker/Jenkins/Kubernetes environment

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Backend Ruby on Rails Contract

Responsibilities:

• Build event streaming backend analytics project using Apache Kafka & Avro.
• Ruby on Rails/MySQL development
• Agile & continuous integration shop
• Docker/Jenkins/Kubernetes environment

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Full Stack Contract

Responsibilities:

• React, Ruby on Rails 5, Postgres, Heroku stack
• Majority of time spent on React
• Agile shop

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Full Stack Consultant

Responsibilities:

• New features & ongoing maintenance for http:// Confidential .com
• Ruby on Rails 4 & MySQL application using Unicorn HTTP server
• Hosted on Rackspace, Digital Ocean, and RDS
• Code deployment via Mina
• Built new features including redesigned product pages using Isotope JS and a new homepage

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Full Stack Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Architect and build https:// Confidential .com
• Ruby on Rails 4 application hosted on Heroku with PostgreSQL db on RDS using Unicorn HTTP server
• Built complex React front end shopping cart
• Custom Bootstrap implementation including HTML/Sass and web design
• Utilize Redis queue via Sidekiq

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Founder

Responsibilities:

• Design, architect, and build https:// Confidential .com, a multi-role equity funding portal/social networking application
• Ruby on Rails 4 application hosted on Heroku with PostgreSQL db on RDS using Puma HTTP server
• Built two complex React front-end applications within the larger Rails application: a Gmail-like messaging system and a Facebook-like social feed including comments, likes, etc. In addition utilized React in a few other areas in the Rails application.
• Full test suite utilizing BDD with Rspec/Capybara
• Custom Bootstrap implementation including HTML/Sass and web design
• Email/password registration/authentication via Devise in conjunction with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn authentication
• Utilize Redis queue via Sidekiq

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Director of Technology/Lead Backend Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw all technology for Confidential 's Confidential, Postal Gopher and Casetomize products from spring of 2013 onwards after starting as a backend consultant.
• Ruby on Rails APIs/applications hosted on Heroku, MySQL backends on RDS
• Managed iOS and Android app developers, handled all project management
• Managed cloud servers and migration to Route53 DNS
• Handled all server-side Ruby on Rails and database development
• Successfully prepared for an managed massive server spike during and after Confidential ’s appearance in the first slot of the first Shark Tank episode of 2013.
• Troubleshot and solved long term mobile issues outside of scope of backend systems
• Added detailed documentation to a customer facing API
• Spearheaded integration with new payment processor saving the company thousands of dollars
• Oversaw and lead development for integration with various fulfillment providers via both CSV & XML/WSDL
• Complex server-side image generation via ImageMagik including QR code generation

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Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead developer for the redesign of DSM, an automated contest platform
• Zend Framework, jQuery, MySQL, Apache, and Fedora/CentOS stack
• Designed and built a parallel RESTful API to handle the majority of data access and allow for a future client-facing API
• Built a contest builder application including complex front and back end functionality, table design and implementation, and rendering of collected data into stand-alone html/javascript
• Overhauled the existing DSM administration portal
• Defined general coding standards for the DSM team including training team developers in Zend Framework’s database access patterns, the REST implementation, and general approaches to MVC implementation

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Lead PHP Developer then contract

Responsibilities:

• LAMP development using CodeIgniter and jQuery
• Overhauled the billing system working closely with the CEO and accounting personnel: re-engineered invoicing system, overhauled database tables and repaired data, added automated daily and historical foreign currency conversion via parsing XML files via an API, and added PDF creation functionality

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Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• LAMP development using OOP and MVC in a PHP 5 environment working with a custom framework based on the Zend Framework
• Front-end development utilizing YUI and CSS, XML and DOM cross browser development
• Project-managed, designed, and coded Confidential ’s complex billing system working closely with accounting personnel