Bryce McDonnell

I’ve recently been using Shoulda as my testing framework of choice to speed up my Rspec test writing. One common pattern kept recurring which was totally vexing: I wasn’t able to test my custom routes. Just recently, I was writing a reviews controller that is mostly controlled by an admin user of the site. It’s [...]

I’ve had a bit of time to finally pursue some open source initiatives that I’ve had cooking in the back of my mind. I’m really excited to release this project I’ve been working on because it showcases work in both PHP and Ruby on Rails. I’ve created a plugin written in PHP that integrates into [...]

Precision Text, a brand new company with only an idea, needed to hire a solid web developer to bring their new business idea to life. After a few conversations, we both agreed that the best way to bring this idea to the marketplace would be to use the Ruby on Rails framework and a solid text messaging API.

The application allows for business owners to gather a list of their customer’s cell phone numbers. The business can then send out a message to these customers alerting them of new deals or special offers. The response rate has been high and the utility to the business has been huge.

For Old Green Pickup (Creative Marketing), Co-Developer – 2008
A creative design company called Old Green Pickup began its transition to using Ruby on Rails as its primary development platform. Since this was one of only a few projects Old Green Pickup had used Ruby on Rails with, the President of Old Green Pickup hired Bryce [...]

For David K. Burnap Advertising Agency, Co-Developer – 2008
I was brought in as an associate developer to the AAA project to make sure it was completed on time with high quality. I resided in Ohio for a period of three weeks to develop alongside the lead developer.
During that time, I helped with formalizing the architectural [...]

ClinicSnaphot is an application similar to ClinicResearch, yet their code is distinct.
Its programming includes an interface to build medical surveys and host a variety of physician specific questionnaires. It resembles a SurveyMonkey like solution specifically tailored to the security and confidentiality concerns of the medical profession.

For LabCoat Innovations, LLC  - Lead Developer 2007 – 2008
A “Web 2.0″ application designed as an all in one solution for medical research.
Physicians can design studies, write surveys and collaborate with peers. A unique challenge with this project was patient confidentiality. I built a secure system focused on patient anonymity.
The project also required a regular, [...]