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Biography
I work for Intridea, a Washington D.C. based Ruby on Rails consulting firm.
Goals
I want to be the best web application developer I can be by surrounding myself by super smart people and paying close attention to what they do/say.
Portfolios
tomcatinsect.com
The Tomcat Insect Site was developed for Bell Labratories in the fall of 2009. This custom product catalog utilizes RadiantCMS with a highly customized extension that I created to allow for their home page to have it’s JavaScript rotation. Having previously worked with Bell Laboratories the creation of this site went extremely smoothly. The end result is a beautiful product catalog/CMS hybrid showcasing Insect Control Products. Ajax drag and drop ordering of nearly all content on the site provides extreme flexibility during content display, and printer friendly style sheets allow for product pages to look good when printed.
Skills
Each 
represents a portfolio item where the skill is used.
- Over 5 years of Ruby on Rails
- Over 5 years of Ruby
- Over 10 years of CSS
- Over 10 years of HTML
- Over 5 years of XML
- Over 13 years of Photoshop
- Over 7 years of ASP.NET C#
Professional Experience
Software Architect - Inacom Information Systems (2006 to 2009)
As a consultant at Inacom I have extensive experience creating and maintaining custom web applications for many clients. For one of my more recent projects I constructed the XHTML and CSS design for Inacom’s new website.
Systems Developer - Avastone Technologies (2009 to 2010)
I was on the web development team at Avastone where I developed custom web based applications for various businesses throughout Wisconsin. I utilized Ruby on Rails and I worked primarily on my 17” Macbook Pro.
Senior Engineer - Intridea (2010 to Present)
As a Senior Engineer at Intridea I am part of an elite team of developers that create and maintain Ruby on Rails based web and mobile applications for clients of all sizes. My current project work for multiple clients focuses on the health care industry, though I am excited about pursuing many more of the avenues that Intridea offers. Occasionally I will also be acting as a PM where I will leverage my previous years of client interfacing to assist in creating the critical link between a technical development team and our clients.
Education
Degrees
- Bachelor of Business Administration - University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI (2006)