Working With Rails

I’m a Senior Rails/Java developer, having developed and supported several applications in production, with considerable user load.

• SOAP/Rest interfaces, both producing and consuming
• File attachments, image processing
• Created a windows executable (all Ruby code), to allow 3rd party client systems to connect to our server with uniform and up to date code
• Pair programming, including pairing with remote developers over skype, teamviewer, google chat
• Agile Process
• Extensive Javascript, Jquery, prototype, script.aculo.us, dojo
• Basic iPhone development, improving page design to work well on mobile devices

• Security planning and design
• Performance optimization (caching, db, payload)
• Usability, functionality and flow
• Ajax/javascript design & testing
• Rapid prototyping and proof of concept
• Agile development practices

• Windycityrails.org (2008)
• Chicagoruby.org (2008)
• WindycityRails.org (2009)

(as well as several onsite presentations to my team or my client’s development staff)

Check out my new ‘Everything performance related’ blog at www.railsperformance.com