Nathan Neff Email & Phone Number

The Cloud, US

Santa Clara, California, US

Chesterfield, Missouri, US

* Integration of Spring Security for user signup, email validation, password reset, etc.* Wrote wizard-like interface for completion of users' profiles and interests using Groovy and Grails* Integrated Disqus Single Sign On features using HMAC signing/auth code* Participated in design and testing of Java DAO layer to MongoDB datastore* Wrote Grails.

* Integrated "Awake" CSS/jQuery UI template into existing web application: http://themes.mysitemyway.com/awake_html* Ajax interface to break up large forms into more interactive / responsive application.* Used jQuery / Ajax to validate and save form sections between page loads* Coded complex GSP forms involving multiple domain objects, used JSON for.

Developed Grails application to replace PeopleSoft app for large insurance firm in St. LouisImplemented auditing, change reports and life cycle for life insurance policies using Groovy Metaprogramming and GORM EventsWrote criteria builder and integration tests for searching large domain classes with over 100 fieldsRefactored the above criteria builder.

Co-authored high-availability Grails website for Twitter-based advertising startupWrote Grails plugins for klout.com and bit.ly for analytics and influence tracking dataTest-driven development when feasible. Wrote functional tests for security and signup/login processes, wrote unit tests for import of legacy data Front-end design using HTML, CSS and.

Primary architect/developer of Grails-based "Enrollio" open-source student enrollment application (http://enrollio.org)Mentored novice developers in GrailsUsed jQuery to provide more intuitive forms and provide immediate feedbackConfigured and deployed Enrollio on Apache Tomcat VPS instanceUsed iReports, iText and Dynamic Jasper to generate PDF Grad..

Sterling, Virginia, US

Developed suite of applications, including customer-facing ticket/issue tracking application using Grails, HTML, CSS and JavaScriptUsed Groovy threads and Threading Plugin to improve response timeREST interface to request / check status of virtual machine requests from server softwarePerformed SQL tuning, and used native applications to improve.

Deployed Rails application using Apache/mod_rails for a St. Louis based call centerDeveloped personal website using Rails 2.0. Used Apache FastCGI and Capistrano to deploy on shared hosting providerDeveloped Rails 2.0 student enrollment application for volunteer organizationSet up personal Intranet application using Mongrel/Nginx on virtual servers(VMWare)

Developed Ruby on Rails E-Commerce site to sell technology screencastsUsed Test::Unit to implement Test Driven DevelopmentImplemented CAPTCHA security using third party "BrainBuster" RubyGemUsed Capistrano scripts to deploy application to Mongrel Web-Server softwareUsed NetBeans IDE on Ubuntu Linux to develop applicationDeveloped remotely as side.

Consultant working for Express Scripts, Inc.Used IBM WebSphere Application Developer to code business logic for primary customer support programCreated and maintained CGI scripts using Perl 5.0. Interfaced with CVS repositories using PerlUsed HTML, XSLT and JavaScript to design front end for applications.Used CORBA objects to interface with back-end data

Hanover, MD, US

TekSystems contractor working for A.G. Edwards, St. LouisCreated and maintained Perl CGI scripts to process large amounts of stock transactions. These scripts would generate CGI forms allowing users to query and confirm "blocks" of trades stored in an Informix database. These blocks would then be sent to Bull mainframes via FTP. Confirmation.

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Designed three-tiered contract entry system used by remote and local users. Based on Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft MTS, and SQL Server 7.0.Wrote SQL Server scripts and Visual Basic applications to replace Data General minicomputer systems.Implemented database modifications, client/server side cursors and data caching to improve performance and.

Developed data entry and conversion tools using Visual Basic 5.0 and Microsoft AccessRepaired and added features to applications written in Visual C++ and Borland C++. These applications would query CD-ROMs to correct and add data to our clients' book databases. Managed files, record counts, and status of projects. Involved the use of applications and data.

Programmed and maintained Interactive Voice Response phone systems for large corporations. Used TALX's proprietary EasyScript programming tools for IVR implementation.Interacted with customers to form current and future plans for IVR systems. Used Microsoft Access to simplify Btrieve data queries

Consumers First Technology, St. Louis Used Borland C++ Builder to replace CA Clipper DOS based insurance pricing software. An object-oriented model was used to consolidate code and easily change insurance rules and pricesDesigned and implemented insurance pricing software using CA ClipperUsed Microsoft Access to create user-friendly relational database for.

St. Louis, MO, US

Maintained database of over 2000 patients using Microsoft Access, providing support and servicing requestsInstalled Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems. Purchased and configured network software, including PC-NFS and eXceedWorked with UNIX administrators to setup client / server applicationsMaintained over 50 PC and Macintosh machinesPurchased and.