2 Kevin W. Gisi is a student at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, studying computer science and music. He also works as a student web and application developer for the Learning and Technology Services department on campus — primarily as a Ruby on Rails developer. Kevin also works as a freelance developer and piano accompanist, and is active in the Eau Claire community. Kevin is one of the co-founders of the Eau Claire Ruby User Group, and currently sits on the board of directors for the Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild. The Rails Rumble 2008 “Most Innovative” award was given to Kevin for his submission of a 48-hour Rails website - http://www.so2speak.net, which focused on improving web accessibility for visually impaired users. Additionally, Kevin is writing a book for the Pragmatic Programmers on Firefox extension development. http://www.kevingisi.com Eau Claire United States 2008-05-19T06:04:06Z Kevin Music, Theatre, Ruby, Rails, Web Development, Application Development, Open Source, Piano, Voice, Chess Gisi Wythe 54701 false Wisconsin

2009-08-25T01:10:48Z true gisikw 2008-05-19T06:53:07Z 20 Ruby 0 1 2008-12-02T07:22:04Z 2008-03-01 2008-05-19T06:53:57Z 21 Rails 1 2 2008-12-02T07:22:08Z 2008-03-01 2008-05-19T06:35:41Z 16 Unix 2 19 2009-09-14T20:06:02Z 2006-09-01 2008-05-19T06:09:56Z 14 piano 3 14 2009-09-14T20:06:02Z 1993-11-01 2008-05-19T06:51:15Z 19 accompaniment 4 21 2009-09-14T20:06:02Z 2002-09-01 2008-05-19T06:38:59Z 17 singing (tenor) 5 20 2009-09-14T20:06:02Z 2004-09-01 2008-05-19T06:56:37Z 22 MediaWiki 6 26 2009-09-14T20:06:02Z 2006-07-01 2009-09-14T20:04:17Z 66 HAML 7 50 2009-09-14T20:04:17Z 2009-06-01 2009-09-14T20:05:43Z 67 JavaScript 8 51 2009-09-14T20:05:43Z 2008-10-01 2009-09-14T20:07:18Z 68 JSpec 9 52 2009-09-14T20:07:18Z 2009-01-01 2008-11-13T06:08:15Z 9 My Web Applications 2008-11-13T06:08:21Z 2008-11-13T06:08:56Z This application won "Most Innovative" in the 2008 Rails Rumble event. 22 So2Speak.net 9 url 2008-11-13T06:08:56Z http://www.so2speak.net 2009-09-14T20:09:00Z 38 I Like To Score 9 url 2009-09-14T20:09:00Z http://www.iliketoscore.com Grayslake 2009-06-10T10:46:37Z 2009-05-30 Chicago Code Camp 14 Kevin W. Gisi url Illinois 2009-09-14T20:36:58Z http://slides.kevingisi.com/firefox-extensions-making-your-web-application-more-accessible Eau Claire 2009-06-10T10:48:16Z 2009-05-07 UW - Eau Claire Introduction to Web Development 15 Kevin W. Gisi Wisconsin 2009-06-10T10:48:16Z Eau Claire 2008-12-02T07:21:18Z 2008-11-24 Graphics Presentation 6 Kevin Gisi Wisconsin 2008-12-02T07:21:18Z Independent Project 2008-11-13T05:59:24Z Over the course of 48 hours, I designed, developed, and deployed a fully functional Ruby on Rails application, which was then judged relative to 130 other web applications designed by teams of 1-4 Ruby on Rails developers across the globe. So2Speak was developed as a solo application, and took the award for "Most Innovative," ultimately ranking at #20. 2008-10-01 7 2008-10-01 2008-11-13T05:59:24Z http://www.so2speak.net University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 2008-12-02T07:34:23Z The psychology department of UW-Eau Claire relies on a rails-based web application to collect anonymous user data regarding gambling and how people perceive conditions. The application is undergoing a substantial rewrite, to convert it to a full-tested, RESTful application that can be maintained and improved upon for many years to come. 8 2008-11-01 2008-12-02T07:34:23Z 2008-11-11T08:15:53Z "Most Innovative" Web Application 2 Rails Rumble 2008-11-11T08:15:53Z 2008 2008-11-13T04:39:08Z 1st Place Award Winner for Musical Theatre 3 National Association of Teachers of Singing 2008-11-13T04:39:08Z 2008 2008-11-13T04:39:41Z Teacher's Choice Award 4 National Association of Teachers of Singing 2009-06-10T10:50:24Z 2008