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Web development with Ruby on Rails. I am also responsible for devops and maintenance of the servers.The production application currently deploys to 3 AWS EC2 instances running a standard Nginx/Thin cluster per instance. The application is fronted by a load balancer, backed by Postgres and supports over 22 million records for their clients with anywhere from 50 to 500 concurrent transactions per minute.As the Senior Software Engineer with Solve Technologies, my responsibilities are to design and develop new features, write unit (Rspec) and Cucumber tests as well as fully support the ongoing effort of their cloud based application.Technologies and Tools:AWS, EC2, PostgresRuby(2.3), Rails(4), RVM,Bundler, Rubygems (fabrication, haml, and many many more),Textmate, Rubymine,Capistrano,Nginx, Thin, PumaRSpec, Shoulda, Rcov, Selenium,HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, JQuery, Git, and many others.

Kista, Stockholm, Se

Web development with Ruby on Rails.As a Senior Software Engineer with Ericsson, my responsibilities are to design and develop new features, fix defects and write unit (rspec) and cucumber tests that support the ongoing effort for MDMS and Monaco UI.Technologies and Tools:Ruby(2.x), Rails(2.x, 3.x and 4.x), RVM, Bundler, etcRubygems (fabrication, haml, and many many more),Textmate (Ackmate, CTags ... too many to list),Passenger, Monit, Mongrel, Thin, PumaRSpec, Rcov, Mocha, Selenium (Fitnesse), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, JQuery, Git, Mongo, MySql, and many others.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Web development with Java.My duties with IHG are to write code, tests and support the Account Management application, which is just one of many applications under the Multibrand (Priority Club Rewards) suite of applications.Technologies and Tools:Java 6, Spring 2.5, and 3 Resin 3.1, Eclipse(Indigo), Maven 3, Textmate (Ackmate, CTags), Apache, Selenium (Fitnesse), JUnit, Mockito, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery(standard UI stuff, ajax/json).

Web development with Ruby on Rails.Primedia owns and operates several of the top rated rental and home guide sites on the web. ApartmentGuide.com, Rentals.com, RentList.com, AmericanHomeGuide.com, NewHomeGuide.com and many others. Each of these sites are built on common platforms and technologies for the most part. Primedia has a long history with agile methodologies and is currently in the midst of yet another complete rewrite of all of their products. My responsibilities at Primedia are to develop and test all software that run their product lines as well as assist in the rewrite efforts.Technologies and Tools:Ruby(1.8.7, 1.9.2, jruby-1.6.2), Rails(2.3.5, 2.3.8, 2.3.11, and 3.1), RVM, Rack (Sinatra, Camping), Bundler, Rubygems (factory_girl, haml, connection_ninja), Textmate (Ackmate, CTags ... too many to list), Apache, NginX, Passenger, Monit, Mongrel, HAProxy, Glassfish (JRuby/Sinatra/Warble), RSpec, Shoulda, Rcov, Mocha, Selenium (Fitnesse), Hpricot, Memcached, Validatable, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, JQuery, Prototype, Git, MySql, Oracle and many others.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Web Development with Ruby on Rails.OVE.com is Manheim's 24/7 online wholesale vehicle marketplace with the largest selection of inventory in the industry. In terms of software projects, OVE is the worlds largest Rails project. Manheim has been developing OVE for over 2 years staffed with between 16 to 28 developers since the beginning.At Manheim, we use an agile approach to software development with Test Driven Development as the key to it's success. Every aspect of Agile Web development is employed from Story Card breakdown to continuous integration builds via CruiseControl.rb.Technologies and Tools used:Ruby, Rails, Apache(mod_rewrite, mod_ssl, mod_dav, mod_auth_tkt, etc), Passenger, Monit, Mongrel, HAProxy, RSpec, Shoulda, Rcov, Mixology, Mocha, Hpricot, Memcached, Selenium, Soap4r, Savon, SystemTimer, Validatable, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, Prototype, Textmate, Git, Subversion, MySql, and many others.

eCare Software(Jul 2007 - Jan 2008)Web Development with Ruby on Rails.eCare Software is a new venture from the backers of Brentwood Health Care. eCare aims to provide a web-based, turn-key solution for long term care facility, resident, and Medicare payment systems management.®Resman is state-of-the-art software built with Ruby on Rails. Feature build-out was accomplished at break-neck speed with the chosen language and methodologies. Resman boasts more functionality than many of the industries current popular offerings, such as GiftRAP and was done so in record time.Technologies used:Ruby, Rails, Apache/Mongrel, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, AJAX Development Tools used:TextMate, Subversion, MySql, Linux, OS/X

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Design and Development. As the world's leading vehicle management provider, LeasePlan is in a constant struggle to improve it's customer experience through innovative IT strategies. My primary role with LeasePlan is to assist in the design and development of a new web-based portal application that combines many of the current Truck Remarketing tasks. This application is built with a standard JSF/EJB/Hibernate stack. My principal responsibilities include implementing the business requirements for a given module, serving as a mentor to the rest of the team. Our team utilizes an agile style of development so we are developing the application in phases. I have been involved in this effort since Phase 1. Technologies used:Java 5, JavaServer Faces, Struts 2/JSP JSTL, Hibernate, JNDI, Spring, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JUnit Development Tools used:Eclipse Web Tools, IBM Rational Application Developer, Photoshop, Tomcat 5.0.28, Websphere 5.5 and 6, DB2/iSeries, DB2/NT

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Web development and maintenance. CipherTrust, the global market leader in messaging security, provides layered security solutions to stop inbound and outbound messaging threats. My role with CipherTrust is as a Senior Java Architect with the APD (Advanced Product Development) and Research teams. My responsibilities include:IronIM integration - The IronIM product was originally developed by a competitor and was purchased by CipherTrust in late 2005. The code was quickly converted to CipherTrust standards and released shortly after. Here is some press coverage. Since that time, the source code has undergone a slow, but constant transition to better fit the CipherTrust coding and conventions as well as implement new features.Secure Web Delivery - I was responsible for the initial enhancement to allow secure delivery of IronMail traffic.Technologies used:Java, Servlet/JSP, Struts, JSTL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Ant, Maven, JUnit, Debian Linux Development Tools used:Eclipse Web Tools, Photoshop, Tomcat 5.0.28., JBoss 4.0.2

Global Common Gateway (GCG) is a Java web application that provides web based access to a backing sql database. In simple terms, it is a typical web application. GCG is built with Struts, Spring, and Hibernate and takes full advantage of Spring's Hibernate integration, namely, the OpenSessionInView filter. The primary source of data comes from data feeds that are sent to a MessageQueue, which are pulled down and processed by this application. The back-end utilizes Quartz to poll the queue and process the xml data and populate the database. I am the architect for the entire web portion of the application. I also have given guidance over some aspects of back end development. Technologies used:Java, Servlet/JSP, Struts, JSTL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Ant, Maven, JUnit Development Tools used:Eclipse Web Tools, Photoshop, Tomcat 5.0.28., JBoss 4.0.2

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Compass is a logistics management application that provides our client's internal staff a superior replacement to their legacy system with a rich client look and feel (SWT-based) and distributed communication via Spring remoting. Application deployment and upgrade via Web Start.My responsibilities on this project were to gather requirements, develop screens in SWT and Swing, and create the necessary facade, service, and domain objects, and wire those in with the current Spring and Hibernate configuration to interface with the back end database and LDAP server. Technologies used:Java, Servlet/JSP, Struts, JSTL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Ant, Maven, JUnit Development Tools used:Eclipse Web Tools, Photoshop, Tomcat 5.0.28., JBoss 4.0.2

Enterprise Loan Management System (ELMS) (Jan 2004 - May 2005) Duties:User Interface development. ELMS was developed for one of our nation's leading Title and Payday Loan lenders. With over 400 branches nationwide and more being added daily, it is needless to say that this client was hemorrhaging with new growth. ELMS provides a high quality alternative to both paper based and legacy software of which neither provided high availability and scalability. This application delivers a unified front for operations at the Branch and Corporate levels. ELMS is built using many open and closed source software and frameworks, including Struts, Hibernate, MySql, and many more. My responsibilities on this project were to provide consistent, high quality code and tests as well as assist with mentoring and guidance to the existing team.Technologies used:Java, Servlet/JSP, Struts, JSTL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Ant, Maven, JUnit Development Tools used:Eclipse Web Tools, Photoshop, Tomcat 5.0.28., JBoss 4.0.2

Local Carrier DesktopA rewrite of an older C++ Motif GUI. LCD 14.2 provides Customer Service Agents a web-enabled version of their long standing application. This application is a J2EE application built with Struts and hooks directly into a back-end Informix database. My primary role was to support this application through development and help Accenture move forward with planned features and additions.Technologies used:Java, Servlet/JSP, JNDI (data source), Struts, Ant, JSTL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XMLDevelopment Tools used:Eclipse IDE, Photoshop, Tomcat, Weblogic

LDAP Admin Tool - This application allows Customer Service Agents to manage and create users in a directory server. This internal application provides a critical missing piece to the Harland infrastructure. Authentication is handled via Site Minder / Web Agent integration. LDAP entries are managed remotely via Web Service.Technologies used:Java, Servlet/JSP, Struts, Ant, JAXB, Web Services, JSTL, HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, XSLDevelopment Tools used:Eclipse, Photoshop, iPlanet

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Designed and developed the American Electric Lighting Intranet and associated applications. These Struts-based applications serve the employees and partners of American Electric Lighting, Lithonia Lighting, and Acuity Lighting Group. Returns Management Authorization - This application is used by the Returns Dept to log and track the return of damaged and incorrectly shipped product and ensure that proper credit is given in a timely manner. Pricing Tool - This application serves the sales group (pricing dept.) with extremely powerful search capabilities against our production servers and allows searches against history dating back 3 years prior to acquisition. Agency Management and Reporting Tool - This application, initially built separate, but later added as part of the Intranet provides Sales Agencies with vital information, such as Open Orders and Invoicing and Shipment Status. Document Repository - This small (but important) application allows authorized users to setup categorized lists of related documentation. This is vital for many departments success in posting policy and request documentation. Technologies used:ASP, JSP, Servlets, Java, Jakarta Struts, Ant, Visual Basic, COM, VBA, SQL Server, DB2 (NT/AS400), Oracle, JSTL, HTML, DHTML, CSS, SQL, JavaScript, ODBC, JDBC, XML, XSLDevelopment Tools used:Visual Interdev, Eclipse, Photoshop

E.MBRACE 5.0 - Struts-based E-Commerce application. I was responsible for coding part the price list administrative features. E.MBRACE 4.1 - Auctions Development - Provide administrative capabilities to the Auction components. Assisted with porting the entire application to support Oracle and DB2. BINS Enhancement (Web-based B2C E-Commerce Application) based on a develop and support a large set of new requirements using Active Server Pages, Windows Scripting Components, and SQL Server 7. Enhance the E.MBRACE Site Manager (Web based B2B software E-Commerce Application sold as a product) to be compliant with Oracle, DB2 on NT, and DB2 on AS400. This enhancement was accomplished with only minor logic changes, and a lot of SQL syntax changes. Technologies used:ASP, JSP, Servlets, Java, Jakarta Struts, SQL Server, DB2 (NT/AS400), Oracle, JSTL, HTML, DHTML, CSS, SQL, JavaScript, ODBC, JDBC, XML, XSLDevelopment Tools used:Visual Interdev, JBuilder, Photoshop

Developed the automation of financial reporting for an 18 Million-Dollar Client using ASP/SQL Server. Developed an online time-entry/billing system for all of the consultants to enter their time and expenses. Developed a data-driven validation system for the Company's Data Warehouse. This project consisted of dynamic SQL validation checks against that current months data (on import) and reported errors with detailed information.Technologies used:ASP, Visual Basic, COM, VBA, SQL Server, HTML, CSS, SQL, JavaScript, ODBCDevelopment Tools used:Visual Interdev, Photoshop

Developed a personnel management and tracking system for the 19th Regiment (S1) Administrative Department.The existing system was a manual process where each personnel clerk responsible for a set of tasks maintained their own spreadsheet of data. This included processing "Personnel Actions", "Awards", "Evaluations", and many other mission critical duties. My solution allowed us to work with a common set of spreadsheets that I was then able to import into a master XLS file. This simple design increased productivity 100 fold and cut reporting defects by 98%. This also allowed me to later add a web interface for real-time reporting to upper management (CSM and COL).I later implemented and supported variations of this system at each new duty station I was assigned.I received several awards over my 5 years of service for my development expertise and time/cost reducing processes and applications.