A techie at heart, Justin’s passion (besides his family, surfing, and gardening - in that order) is developing efficient, high-performance web apps to help clients leverage best-fit technologies to drive engagement and growth. Founder and CEO of ShakaCode, a global software development agency, and HiChee.com, the world’s only fully transparent price comparison engine for vacation rentals, Justin leads a team of highly experienced developers and designers from around the world.Working with startups, institutions, and enterprises, Justin spends his time finding ways to build better, faster web products with modern, dynamic user interfaces delivering the best possible user experience. Recognized worldwide as a leading Ruby on Rails expert, Justin is a major supporter of open source code (github.com/shakacode) and the creator of the React on Rails gem (github.com/shakacode/react_on_rails). With regular updates and almost 5 million downloads (rubygems.org/gems/react_on_rails), React on Rails is the leading technology integration of React and Webpack with Ruby on Rails. Since 2011, Justin has been vital to the success of large software development projects, including Printivity.com, Datacenters.com. Popmenu.com and a host of others (for more information on ShakaCode’s latest work, visit shakacode.com/recent-work/). He also provides premium support for dozens of clients with React on Rails Pro (shakacode.com/react-on-rails-pro/), a comprehensive package of performance and time-saving enhancements, saving clients 20-25% of their hosting costs.Fed up with the monopolization of the vacation rentals marketplace by four giant companies—to the disadvantage of both guests and owners—in 2015, Justin decided to use his technical expertise to create HiChee.com, the world’s only vacation rental comparison platform that allows travelers to find the best selection of rental properties, compare prices from owners and OTAs, and contact property managers directly to get the best price. The flagship product and sandbox for ShakaCode innovation, HiChee uses React on Rails to deliver a great user experience for both travelers and property managers.Justin is also an author and blogger and is often invited to speak at conferences such as RailsConf and GORUCO. If you’d like to find out how Justin and his team can help make your journey a success, feel free to reach him at justin@shakacode.com.
