CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To pursue roles that allow me to further develop my skills and leverage my experience as a software engineer to solve interesting problems and create engaging and dynamic software products.
EXPERIENCE
Developer
Bitwerx
January 2022 - Present
- Collaborated with a remote team using agile practices
- Monitored data platform for performance issues and triaged as necessary
- Developed, maintained, and tested Ruby code for cloud-based ERP and veterinary PIMS system
- Saved the business $20,000 annually by improving CI workflows
- Automated rabies vaccination compliance reporting tool
Tools: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Rspec, GitHub, PostgreSQL, Heroku, CircleCI
Contract Developer
The Rails Foundation
January 2024
- Developed landing page for the Rails World 2024 conference
- Rapidly learned new framework to meet project deadlines
- Practiced self-directed time management to complete the project substantially ahead of the deadline
Tools: Jekyll, SASS, HTML, GitHub
Contract Developer
Adopt the Web
April 2023 - June 2023
- Developed a greenfield Ruby on Rails microservice for a leading farm equipment manufacturer that scaled to 70k in monthly traffic
- Collaborated remotely and asynchronously with project managers and other developers to ensure milestones were met
- Assisted with the development of an accompanying WordPress plugin utilizing the Rails microservice
Tools: Ruby on Rails, PHP, JavaScript, Railway, GitHub,
IT Support Agent
University of Kentucky
July 2013 - December 2021
- Identified technical issues & provided solutions to restore functionality
- Developed documentation
- Explained technical information to users of varying technical ability
- Collaborated with other teams to escalate & address technical issues
Tools: ServiceNow, Active Directory, JAMF, Cisco Jabber, Canvas
Contract Web Content Specialist
Broomwagon Bikes
March 2019 - March 2020
- Collaborated with management to achieve up-to-date website content.
- Formatted posts with HTML, & CSS
- Designed graphics for website content
- Troubleshot display and usability issues with website
Tools: Wordpress, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Ruby on Rails
- JavaScript
- HTML & CSS
- PostgreSQL
- Git & Github
- Unix based CLI
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
- Analytical Thinking
- Troubleshooting
- Enthusiasm
- Creativity
- Dependability
- Open-mindedness
EDUCATION
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Computer & Information Technologies
CONTACT
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