Working With Rails

My experience goes across the technology-business spectrum, namely, I have done both technical and business development work. I have worked on commercial Ruby and Rails applications since I was in college in all the areas of the software life-cycle in addition to project management. My areas of interest in Web software development lie in developing good testing and quality assurance practices and information security.

In addition to my development work, I have advised many people on their various technology questions pertaining to their businesses: “How quickly can I build this application?” “What technology is required to do this?” “How big of a team would I need?” “How much will this cost?” and my favorite, “I have an idea for a technology company…what do you think?”

A lot of this work experience came from my tenure running a large student organization called the Young Entrepreneurs at Tufts. I helped to establish a program to mentor students who had business ideas and want to turn them into businesses, where I was the main technology adviser. I helped students understand the technology needs for their business, the costs, and ultimately, whether or not their idea could successfully be turned into a business. Learning about the fundamentals of finance and accounting also helped me greatly in providing solid advice to these students!

Armed with knowledge and experience on both the technical and business side of Web technology, I started a consulting firm with Brian Mitchell to help advise companies on their Web technology needs. I focus on the business analysis of technology problems and operational management (both for my company and our clients) when consulting, but will also do development and quality assurance work where needed.

My other interests in business are in finance: I read a lot of business news and invest in equities.