Working With Rails

I’m a “many hats” developer who enjoys all aspects of web development in an agile setting. I run two web startups of my own, so I am familiar with all sides of designing, implementing, and iterating a web application.

I am also a contributor and patch submitter on several open source gems and plugins. I have benefited from the work of all the great developers out there and this is my own small way of giving back.

If you have any consulting opportunities, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Expertise

• Ruby on Rails
• HTML, CSS, jQuery, AJAX, Unobtrusive Javascript
• Shoulda, RSpec, TestUnit
• RESTful Design
• Apache, Passenger, Mongrel, Mongrel Cluster
• Sphinx, Apache Solr
• Flex / Actionscript3
• Facebook Platform
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
• Git, Subversion
• Mac, Linux (Ubuntu)
• Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, Cloudfront, FPS)
• Agile Development, TDD/BDD
• E-Commerce with PayPal and Amazon FPS

Portfolio

DoLeaf (Co-Founder)

DoLeaf is a marketplace where independent nurseries and garden centers can sell their plants directly to consumers. It’s an e-commerce marketplace built from the ground up in Ruby on Rails.

Obsidian Portal (Co-Founder)

Obsidian Portal is a content management system for tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons and Dragons. Built on Ruby on Rails, it provides all manner of tools for game management including blogs, wikis, forums, file hosting, and more.

Open Source Contributions

• Ruby on Rails
• attachment_fu
• acts_as_solr
• remit
• facebooker