Profile

Freelance Web Application Developer
Computer Software | Bakersfield, California Area, US

Summary

I studied Cognitive Science with an emphasis in Human-Computer Interaction(HCI) at the University of California, San Diego.

I enjoy writing code, working with server technology, interacting with people, and studying interfaces.

I'm not afraid of things I don't understand. I enjoy learning.

I have fun building dynamic, standards-compliant web applications, and I am extremely interested in user-centered (HCI) design.

I am currently working freelance building web applications with Ubuntu Linux, Nginx, Thin, Unicorn, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, EventMachine, Ruby 1.9 and Rails 3.
Specialties: I code neatly by hand: Ruby, Test::Unit, Rails, HAML, SASS, CoffeeScript, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, MongoDB, PHP, HTML, CSS, Bash and Zsh. • I have the unique ability to clearly relate technical concepts to non-technical people. • I have experience in Linux and Macintosh server administration, as well as tech support for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. • I engineer standards-compliant, dynamic, and intuitive web applications.

Experience

  • Aug 2009 - Present
    Freelance Developer / Self Employed
    Currently developing web application cores for multiple clients using Ruby on Rails, CodeIgniter, MySQL, and the Apache web server in Linux environments.
  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
    System Administrator/IT / UCSD - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Linux (Ubuntu 6.06 - 8.10, CentOS 4.7 - 5.2, Fedora 5 - 10) server administration
    Macintosh (Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5) server administration.
    Design and deployment of Windows/Mac workstation to Linux server automatic backup solution.
    Standards-compliant dynamic xhtml website design.
    Shell scripting and task automation.
    Technical Support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux workstations.
  • Aug 2006 - Sept 2007
    Student System Administrator / UCSD MAE
    Technical support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux workstations.
    Linux server administration.
    Standards-compliant website design.
    Shell scripting and automation.

Education

  • 2009 - 2011
    California State University-Bakersfield
    BS in Computer Science
  • 2003 - 2008
    University of California, San Diego

Additional Information

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Interests:
Programming, Linux/Unix server administration, automation, shell scripting, web design, web standards, user-centered design, human computer interaction, technology, snowboarding, sailing, surfing.

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