Lovell Mcilwain Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Localist aquired by Concept3D.Work on greenfield projects designed to solve completely unaddressed problems in the event management space* Architect, build, test and refine new products, features and services* Tackle a wide variety of coding problems throughout the stack* Brainstorm and prototype new concepts and approaches fast. Turn prototypes into real things* Be a strong collaborator with all business areas in the companyLanguages: Ruby, Javascript, CSSDatabases: MySQLFrameworks: Ruby on Rails, ReactTools: Gitlab, RSpec, Capybara, JQuery, SaSS, CapistranoOperating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux

Silver Spring, Maryland

* Work on greenfield projects designed to solve completely unaddressed problems in the event management space* Architect, build, test and refine new products, features and services* Tackle a wide variety of coding problems throughout the stack* Brainstorm and prototype new concepts and approaches fast. Turn prototypes into real things* Be a strong collaborator with all business areas in the companyLanguages: Ruby, Javascript, CSSDatabases: MySQLFrameworks: Ruby on Rails, BootstrapTools: Gitlab, RSpec, Capybara, JQuery, SaSS, CapistranoOperating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux

Baltimore, Maryland Area

* Ownership over development and support of a rapidly growing global writing platform that allows peer reviews, competitions and critiques* Standardize and upgrade server systems* Streamline the deployment process* Add 3rd party integrations using service model architecture* Design and build a revenue model to commoditize the platform* Provide input on best practices and technologiesLanguages: Ruby, Javascript, CSSDatabases: MySQLFrameworks: Ruby on Rails, Bootstrap, AngularTools: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, RSpec, Capybara, Poltergeist, JQuery, SaSS, Capistrano, AWS SES, AWS S3Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux

Bethesda, Md

* Responsible for addressing bug fixes, feature updates and code refactoring of flagship application* Update application API to support new functionality* Assist fellow developers through code review and pair programming* Provide input on best practices and technologies through Git pull requests; brown bag presentations or proof of concepts* Responsible for convincing development to switch front-end test frameworks from Nightwatch to Cucumber through proof of concept and presentationLanguages: ColdFusion, Ruby, Javascript, CSSDatabases: MongoDB, Microsoft SQLFrameworks: React, BootstrapTools: Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Cucumber, RSpec, Capybara, JQuery, Jenkins, Vagrant, Enzyme, Jasmine, SaSSOperating Systems: Mac OS X, Windows, Linux

Washington D.C. Metro Area

* Web application developer responsible for converting client facing ColdFusion applications to Ruby on Rails* Architected and built the Ruby on Rails server environments using AWS EC2 instances* Developed the coding standard for the development team enforcing test driven development (red, green, refactor); proper documentation using Yardoc and code reviews through Git pull requests.* Identified effective solutions for application development through research and prototyping* Mentored other developers using pair programming, code reviews and coding sessionsLanguages: Ruby, JavascriptDatabases: Microsoft SQL, MySQLFrameworks: Ruby on Rails, BootstrapTools: NGINX, Unicorn, Capistrano, AWS (EC2/EBS/RDS), Rake, Delayed Job, Yardoc, Github, HAML, SaSS, CoffeeScript, Cucumber, RSpec, Capybara, Vagrant, RVMOperating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows

Bethesda, Md

* Part of integration team which Integrated OPNET ecosystem into the Riverbed ecosystem through data migrations and custom APIs* Maintained cross platform server environment using application, hardware and service monitoring utilities* Occasionally recruited to help maintain internal web applications using behavior driven development and iterative deployments* Extracted business data, using ActiveRecord, to write reproducible reports for use in organization wide reporting and presentationsLanguages: Ruby, JavascriptDatabases: MySQL, Microsoft SQL, 4th DimensionFrameworks: Ruby on Rails, PrototypeTool: JQuery, Capistrano, RVM, Shoulda, RSpec, Git, ERB, HTML, CSS, Zenoss, MMonit, God.rbOperating System: Windows Server, Mac OS X, Linux

United States

* Monitored and fixed database backups as necessary* Ensured quality uptime of database environments through monitoring utilities and custom scripts* Ensured application front-end uptime using libraries such as Exception-Notifier and MMonit* Responsible for iterative deployments using Capistrano or manual deployment procedures* Wrote documentation to assist management with getting up to speed on available applications and their usesLanguages: RubyDatabases: Microsoft SQL, MySQL, 4th DimensionFrameworks: Ruby on Rails, GLITools: Git, Zenoss, MMonit, Exception-Notifier, CapistranoOperating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, WIndows

United States

* Maintained server infrastructure using remote hardware and software monitoring utilities* Repaired and upgraded server system hardware and software * Lead PBX administrator responsible for corporate phone system configuration and maintenance* Mentored Jr. Administrators through hands on training as issues arose* Conducted trainings on new technologies to be deployed corporate wideTools: Zenoss, Netsaint, Nortel Option 11 PBXOperating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X server, Mac OS X, Windows, Windows Server, Dell Servers

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Dedicated software support for a 30-person project team in the Advanced Program and Systems Department.• Prepare presentations, graphics, and documents for team meetings.• Manage document retrieval process for review.• Convert documents into different formats as necessary.