Biography

Brian has been developing web sites and web applications since 1995 when he founded his consulting company, New Auburn Personal Computer Services, LLC. Brian specializes in small business web sites, web applications, Ruby on Rails training, and accessibility for the visually-impaired. His clients were one of the first to deploy Rails applications in a Microsoft Windows environment.

When he’s not busy on the computer, he enjoys watching The Simpsons, playing piano and guitar, and spending time with his wife and daughters.

Blog URL http://www.napcsweb.com/

Skills

• 3 years of Ruby
• 3 years of Ruby on Rails
• 14 years of Photoshop
• 2 years of Test-driven development
• 6 years of Project management
• 4 years of Public speaking
• 8 years of Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• 4 years of MySQL
• Less than one year of Docbook
• 9 years of Illustrator
• 6 years of CSS
• 13 years of HTML
• 8 years of ASP
• 5 years of PHP
• Less than one year of RSpec

Professional Experience

Application Developer

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2003 to Present)

Developed, deployed and maintained web applications used by thousands of unique users

• Managed and mentored student developers as they brought projects from conception to implementation
• Developed a system to alert faculty, staff, and students of campus emergencies via SMS, RSS, Email, IP phones, and PC-based messaging.
• Developed web-based interfaces to grade submission and grade checking.

Technical Lead / Consultant

DecisionHelp, LLC (2006 to 2008)

I lead the development of http://www.mydecisionhelper.com/, working closely with the company’s founder to build a powerful decision engine that could be used by businesses and individuals. My duties included

• Ruby on Rails mentoring, training, and coding
• Deployment
• Assistance with design implementation

Education

Degrees

• BBA - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI (2001)

Professional Contributions

Publications

Awards and Honors