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A highly skilled, experienced and dependable Ruby on Rails developer. Practical and resourceful - always focussed on delivering high quality work with minimal fuss. Results-oriented approach to development and decision making.

Summary of Skills

• Ruby on Rails - 3 years, advanced
• XHTML/CSS - 8 years, advanced
• Javascript/DHTML/AJAX - 7 years, advanced
• MySQL - 5 years, advanced
• Server Administration (Linux - Redhat, Ubuntu, CentOS) - 5 years, advanced
• Subversion - 4 years, advanced
• Git - 1 year, intermediate

Also proficient with: Capistrano, Test/Unit, RSpec, HAML/SASS, Sphinx, Solr, Prototype

Also familiar with: PHP, Coldfusion, CVS, SQL Server

Work Experience

2006 >> Present

Founder/Ruby on Rails Developer

Alorus LLC, Berkeley Heights, NJ

• Founded web consulting business in December 2006
• Provide web solutions exclusively based on the Ruby on Rails framework
• Work with businesses in and around the New York/New Jersey area
• Clients include NBC, Reuters, MMI, Quickwaters

2006 >> 2006

Product Manager

Ecommerce Partners, 59 Franklin Street, New York, NY

• Responsible for company's ecommerce solutions both internally and externally
• Up-sold new ecommerce solutions and features to existing clients
• Oversaw design and implementation of new ecommerce features and solutions

2003 >> 2006

Lead Developer

Ecommerce Partners, 59 Franklin Street, New York, NY

• Managed team of 10 full time developers and 3 full time QA personnel
• Took the lead in completely redesigning and implementing the company's ecommerce and intranet solutions
• Implemented a professional development environment (servers, source control, procedures) from scratch

2002 >> 2002

Head of New Media Services

MMCG, Leicester, United Kingdom

• Managed 'new media' division; responsible for all Internet-based clients
• Responsibilities included new business acquisition, account management, and project management
• Oversaw company's expansion into new areas of marketing and advertising such as SMS-based marketing campaigns

2001 >> 2002

Team Leader

Coleman Graff Interactive, Lutterworth, United Kingdom

• Managed team of 5 full time web developers
• Responsible for project management and planning

2000 >> 2001

Web Developer

SWGolf, Great Dunmow, United Kingdom

• Completely responsible for maintaining, modifying and developing company's ecommerce website and supporting applications

Education

• B.A., Accounting & Finance, University of Northampton, United Kingdom, 1996 - 1999

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