Helped build and launch two of the most successful products in Kickstarter history (Arsenal 1 and Arsenal 2). The Arsenal Intelligent Camera assistant (witharsenal.com) allows you to unlock the full potential of your DSLR camera using an easy-to-use mobile app and device which attaches via USB to your camera. The Arsenal device runs Ruby and Python code which communicates to the mobile app via Wi-Fi network and Thrift messaging bridge. The native mobile apps were built using RubyMotion and React Native. I was involved in all parts of the codebase but mainly focused on building out our mobile apps as well as our custom e-commerce application and API backends powered by Rails.

Yapp is a software as a service company which provides the ability to publish your own mobile apps, great for team communication or event participants. I worked as a productive member of a fully remote team to build and maintain features in several large Ember.js applications, Rails API, and native iOS and Android apps. In addition to contributing high quality code, I helped to lead improvements to team workflow and product planning to help improve an already productive team. Used Test Driven Development and Lean Startup principles to iterate quickly and gather measurable feedback.

Lead the planning and development of a new type of social networking application, resulting in a well tested Rails API, native iOS app, and Ember.js web app. Made use of Lean Startup principles and Agile planning to develop an MVP to test product-market fit. Leveraged Neo4j graph database for high performance relationship traversal. Personally contributed 90% of the iOS codebase and significant portions of the API and Ember codebases, while leading a team and mentoring other team members.

Worked with clients and project managers to distill business requirements, then plan and implement solutions. Lead small teams to deliver solutions in a timely manner while juggling changing priorities. Worked to implement appropriate solutions that were not over-engineered. Worked with a variety of technologies, including Ruby and JavaScript, to interface with a variety of traditional and non-traditional data stores and third-party web services.

Built and maintained custom applications in Rails and iOS, including ecommerce, social networking, and others. Mentored junior developers on topics including Rails, configuration management with Chef, testing, various “no-SQL” data stores. Worked with Backbone.js to build single page applications.

Quickly came up to speed maintaining and improving several Ruby and PHP applications. Managed time efficiently switching between various client projects. Worked to introduce agile development processes within a traditionally waterfall environment. Gave several technical presentations to share knowledge. Demonstrated proficiency as a senior software engineer.

Created and maintained multiple PHP and Ruby applications, built in-house, including a CRM, CMS, and Social Network built from scratch.Used my knowledge of the business to create simple and intuitive tools to improve productivity and ease of use.Introduced unit-testing and integration testing using Cucumber and Capybara.Created a Rails based API and PHP SDK in order to centralize business logic which had been duplicated across multiple projects. The API project also included asynchronous job queueing for improved performance.Created a consistent and reproducable development environment using Vagrant and Chef.Built an EventMachine based animated BI dashboard providing real-time analytics, which is displayed on TVs throughout the office.Transitioned our projects from subversion to git and trained the team on how to use it.

Worked with lead designer and lead programmer to create and maintain client websites. Worked within client budgets to create solutions that would meet their needs. Balanced workflow and timelines to meet tight deadlines.

Worked on the product development team, helping to build new web applications, such as an event registration system allowing clients to sell tickets to their events.Utilized the Zend Framework, object-oriented programming, Model-View-Controller architecture, Subversion, and SimpleTest for unit testing.Practiced Agile development methodologies including Test Driven Development.