About Me

  • Ruby developer since 2007, previously hardware engineer with logic design
  • Focus on back-end programming: APIs, data modeling, PostgreSQL, etc
  • Proficient with Bootstrap / jQuery front-end web dev, learning React / Vue.js
  • Experienced with tvOS front-end dev and Cloud (AWS/GCP) DevOps
  • Interested in machine learning and game design

Skills

This website was built using Ruby, Nanoc, Bootstrap and Haml. Code available on GitHub.

Employment History

dutchie

Senior Software Engineer
2019 - Present

Qualified.io

Senior API Developer
2019

Responsible for features and maintenance of existing Rails API back-end. Implemented fast ElasticSearch bulk reindexing task; AngularJS 1.7 front-end and back-end work to integrate Bamboo HR's ATS with the programming assessment lifecycle.

Thrillcall

Developer
2010-2018

Thrillcall connects fans with the concerts they're interested in, through a comprehensive listing of events and the ability for users to track the musicians they already like and listen to on social media.

Projects implemented:

  • The main API for event data, consumed by mobile apps and external customers including Myspace.
  • Apple TV app using RubyMotion and Apple's TVML.
  • Automated API and Web data incorporation for ~25 event/ticketing sources including StubHub.
  • Data pipeline using AWS SQS and DynamoDB for long term storage of realtime ticket pricing, database contained 3 billion pricing records as of mid 2018.
  • Integrations with ~10 third-party services including Spotify to match users' listening data with their favorite artists on our site.
  • Social integrations including Facebook Canvas page tab for listing events, and a Hootsuite-like product for Artists and Venues to promote events across multiple social platforms.
  • Various front-end tasks including music service connections, responsive redesign for the Event web page, SEO, and admin tooling. Worked closely with designers on all front-end heavy projects.

Pillar Data Systems

FPGA & Firmware Engineer
2006-2009

Responsible for the design and implementation of FPGA-based systems, including Verilog module design and related firmware in C++.

NASA Ames Research Center

Software Development Assistant (Internship)
2005

Assisted with various tasks on a large Air Traffic Management software project, using ANSI C.

Education

UC Santa Cruz

B.S. Computer Engineering