Portfolio
I care about building business value using technology
As my linked in and github will show, I've worked in a variety of areas and know a lot about developing, testing and deploying ruby on rails applications.
I feel like developers fall into one of at least two camps:
- Build it because it stretches the bounds of technology (research)
- Build it because it will increase the revenue of the business (application)
The second camp makes way more sense to me.
It's probably because I got started building online applications at a startup I helped found called Lab Coat Innovations. After that failed (which I'd be happy to talk about), I worked in marketing and advertising agencies building web applications. I've built a lot of them. I've deployed and supported even more.
I'm pretty experienced building web apps
It doesn't mean I don't still have a lot more to learn, but I've already made thousands of mistakes. Engineering technical solutions to solve business problems is what I do best.
I've founded or been the first hire several times
Again, I still have a lot to learn. But, I've experienced a lot of rookie mistakes that I won't make again. I feel like I have a good "gut" for what works, what doesn't and how to lead a technology team to success.
Areas of the Internet I've worked:
- E-Commerce
- Ruby on Rails / PHP / MySQL / Linux
- Social Networking (of course)
- Online Marketing
- Healthcare (I actually have a master's in it)
- Telephony
- Google Maps
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Text Messaging apps
- Landing Page Optimization
- SEO / SEM
- Public Service
- Self Help
- Legal
- Non-profit
