Working With Rails

TECH BLURB:

Technical Skills: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Capistrano, Rake, Linux, Amazon Web Services, JavaScript, Javascript Libraries such as Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, Dojo, HTML, CSS, Blueprint.css, MySQL, MS SQL Server, C#, Visual Basic. Experience with numerous Rails plugins and Mephisto blogging system, and the webby generation tool.

Experience includes developing enterprise software, software-as-a-service, managing development teams and production teams that include creative/marketing, and support functions, designing delivery and support processes. See YoYoBrain.com, WebSnippit.com, and www.w3management.com for examples of work.

MARKETING BLURB:

Scott Levy has developed a reputation as a thought-leader, equally comfortable in the worlds of “creative”, sales and marketing, and technology disciplines. Scott currently serves as president of W3 Management Group LLC where he oversees marketing, product development, partnerships and service delivery.

Previously Scott co-founded Pan Atlantic Software where he designed and oversaw all aspects of eRealize.net, a Web site serving customers in the US and Europe. At Pan Atlantic he he honed ‘real life’ approaches to increasing user buy rates and managing a large software project from concept to fully functioning system with demanding customers.

Since 1996 Scott has provided services and consulting to numerous companies to help them use the Web to improve or create their business. Scott has managed and led projects for industry leading creative firms like Valiant Media, as well as Fortune 100 companies like Abbot Laboratories, TXU and Deloitte & Touché, and internet startups.

Scott’s experience also includes serving on the board of a local private school, and guest lecturing at Southern Methodist University.

Outside work Scott enjoys studying TaeKwonDo, music of many styles and genres, reading, playing drums and piano, surfing, learning anything new, and chasing his sons.. though not in any particular order…