about me
Services
DEVELOPER
The platforms I focus on are web application development with Ruby on Rails and Android development. I have experience from building brand new applications from the ground up, as well as taking existing codebases to morph it to meet client requirements.
PROBLEM SOLVER
As much as I enjoy talking about the latest trends in software development, I understand that programming languages are just tools to solve problems. I take a pragmatic approach to software development that will best solve business problems.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Fun Fact
12 Countries Visited and Counting
Writes Blog Posts Weekly
2 Cups Of Coffee Per Day
resume
WORK HISTORY
July 2018 – Current
Senior Software Engineer
Upstack.co
I’m currently a contract software engineer for Upstack.co, specializing in Ruby on Rails development.
Nov 2017 – Current
Software Developer
Modern Message
I currently work for Modern Message, a startup in Dallas, Texas. I help build and extend the company’s the loyalty/rewards platform for the real estate industry.
Jan 2016 – February 2018
Freelance Software Developer
Gigster
Gigster is a smart software development service combining top developers and designers with artificial intelligence. I’m one of the contract developers available for hire on their platform working primarily with Ruby on Rails and Android.
May 2015 – July 2016
Software Developer
Intellum
Intellum is an award winning software and services company focused in the areas of e-learning and social collaboration. The two main products are Exceed LMS, an enterprise-class SaaS learning management system, and Tribe Social, an enterprise-class SaaS social networking/collaboration tool. I worked primarily on the Exceed LMS.
July 2014 – July 2015
Software Developer
AD60 INC.
AD:60 Inc., is a digital agency serving as a one stop solution for client design, marketing, and programming needs to produce creative, cost effective, agency quality work. The company also runs a personal finance website called MyBankTracker.com.
October 2013 – July 2014
Ruby on Rails Developer
MAP Digital: Metameetings
MAP Digital: MetaMeetings™ is a digital events agency. Our MetaMeetings’ suite of software and onsite network services manages event logistics, deepens collaboration using Social Media tools; and generates real-time strategic measurement and intelligence.
In this position, I worked on a small team building a large and complex web application in Ruby on Rails. This was a new greenfield project written from scratch.
January 2012 – April 2013
Associate
TriTek Solutions
TriTek Solutions (now Perficient) is an enterprise content management system consulting company. I worked primarily in the EMC’s Documentum practice.
June 2011 – November 2011
Systems Specialist
Capital One
Capital One Financial Corporation, incorporated in July 21, 1994, is a diversified banking company focused primarily on consumer and commercial lending and deposit origination. Its principal business segments are Local Banking and National Lending.
I worked in the Acquisitions department, which received and processed credit card applications, working on Capstone software that automated this process.
EDUCATION
