Senior Software Developer Resume
Austin, TX
SUMMARY:
- I am a full - stack Senior Ruby on Rails developer with over 10 year s of industry experience. Most recently, I was a remote Senior RoR Developer at Confidential . While there, I performed maintenance on and developed new features for the careinhomes.com website.
- The Rails applications on the site are used by 500k visitors each month. One of my main s there was leading the upgrade of the site from Rails 2.3.5 to Rails 4.2.8 and upgrading from Ruby 1.9.2 to 2.2.3. Prior to Confidential, I worked remote for Confidential building Ruby on Rails applications.
- Some highlights during his time there included building a reservations booking system and integrating payment processing using Zooz API. Additionally, I built a cloud-based document publishing/distribution system.
- Prior to Confidential, I worked as a Lead Ruby on Rails Developer at Confidential where I enhanced and maintained Ruby on Rails applications for an order fulfillment system and integrated RESTful APIs. I look forward to bring my Ruby on Rails expertise to a team where I can help make an immediate impact on their success.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Technology and Tools: Ruby on Rails (13 years exp. V. 1.0 - 4.2) Linux (13 years exp, Ubuntu) MySQL (13 years exp.) AWS S3 (4 years exp.) Postgres (2 years exp.) GIT(10 years exp.) Creating REST API's (7 years exp.) Test frameworks (RSPEC, Test/unit) (13 years exp.) Heroku application management (2 years exp.) Sphinx Search (1 year exp.) Capistrano deployments (8 years exp.)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Austin, TX
Senior Software Developer
Responsibilities:
- I perform Ruby on Rails site maintenance and new feature development in support of ongoing company initiatives and company growth goals. I work in a team of three developers maintaining and enhancing the company's rails applications used by 500K visitors each month.
- I also mentor junior developers and interns. I recently lead the effort to upgrade the web application from Rails 2.3.5 to Rails 4.2.8 and Ruby 1.9.2 to Ruby 2.2.3
Confidential, Austin, TX
Ruby on Rails Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Confidential builds Ruby on Rails applications employing lean and agile methodologies. Using short design sprints to ensure products were developed to specs,
- I built applications including: a reservation booking system with payment processing using Zooz payments API, and maintained and enhanced a website for managing incoming image uploads from monitors that are geographically diverse. I built a cloud - based document publishing/distribution system for a state of Texas agency (Texas DPS Amber Alert system website).
Confidential
Senior Ruby on Rails Contractor
Responsibilities:
- I was assigned a contract position at ERCOT (Electrical Reliability Council of Texas) in Taylor, TX. ERCOT manages the flow of electric power to 23 million Texas customers.
- I built components for the content management system that controls the content for the public - facing website Ercot.com website.
Confidential, Austin, TX
Ruby on Rails Contractor
Responsibilities:
- As a contractor at Confidential I was assigned tasks on numerous projects including: A booking system for reserving rooms with payment processing using
- Braintree, an application for tracking construction equipment location and usage, and a system for managing file uploads.
Confidential, Austin, TX
Senior Consulting Engineer
Responsibilities:
- I was the Lead Developer for several projects and responsible for leading projects to completion. I enhanced and maintained applications for an order fulfillment system that used REST API's to integrate partner orders, it also managed incoming images, resizing them to meet product production needs. For emergency response organizations
- I enhanced and maintained Real - Time Two-Way group messaging applications, and integrated payment and recurring billing into the system using Recurly. I designed, enhanced and maintained a document management and publishing system for private and public consumption.
Confidential, Austin, TX
CEO and Lead Developer
Responsibilities:
- I owned and operated a successful Ruby on Rails web design firm in Austin, TX. I managed a team of three.
- We designed and implemented a social networking Ruby on Rails web application and additional interfaces as required for specific projects.
Confidential, Austin, TX
Software Engineer, Project Lead, Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- At Confidential Consulting I was Lead Developer and project manager. I managed a remote team of 10.
- I designed and implemented a municipal business licensure system and I enhanced and maintained a non - profit on-line donation site.
Confidential, Austin, TX
Software Engineer
Responsibilities:
- At Confidential I worked within a team of 4 to design and implement a service site using a proprietary matching algorithm and an on - line social site that used light-box and JS interactions to enhance the visitor's experience. I designed functionality, user experience and database implementations for these systems.