Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 · 4 mos · Greater St. Louis

• As partner at Efeqdev, I handled sales and implementation of software applications for our Ruby on Rails applications.

Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · St. Louis, MO

• As a co-founder of LaunchCode, we set out to find developers from non-traditional backgrounds apprenticeships with software companies in St. Louis. This has grown into a fantastic non-profit that places hundreds of Junior Developers at companies around the US. I built and implemented the initial website and interview process with prospective developers, hired and trained a Launchcoder, and provided support to the organization.

Jun 2013 – Present · 12 yrs 11 mos · Greater St. Louis · Remote

• I record screencasts teaching intermediate Ruby on Rails developers how to build common features of web applications, refactor and organize their code, stay up-to-date, and learn new libraries like ActionCable, Vue.js and React.

Aug 2011 – Jun 2012 · 10 mos

• Developed a wide range of Ruby on Rails applications for agencies in the St. Louis area including iOS, Android, Facebook Apps, and prototyping products for local startups.
• Expanded team outreach by organizing networking events and strengthening our open source presence as a software development company in the Midwest.

Jun 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Lead developer

Jun 2011 – Aug 2011 · 2 mos

• Worked with cancer researchers and analysts to improve, maintain, and add features to the genome analysis pipeline.
• Designed and built an automated pipeline for processing the documentation for several open source applications built in house to help fundraising for the Institute.

Jul 2010 – May 2011 · 10 mos

• Working on Zooniverse.org projects namely galaxyzoo.org

Aug 2009 – May 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Researching topics in computer science field

May 2009 – Aug 2009 · 3 mos

• Accepted as one of 1000 students world-wide into Google Summer of Code.
• Designed and implemented a software package management system for Windows using Python.

Jun 2008 – Jan 2012 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Designed and implemented a desktop software package for computers without internet access to download software for Ubuntu Linux using Python.
• Shipped and supported over 250k copies used around the world.
• Interviewed for an article in Linux Journal.

May 2008 – Aug 2008 · 3 mos

• Installed and configured 20+ workstations with Ubuntu Linux
• Setup Ubuntu server with proxy filtering, raid, NFS shares and NIS logins
• Created Bash scripts for network administration
• Trained teachers and staff in Ubuntu Linux
• Provided technical support for any issues

May 2005 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Bagged groceries
• Stocked shelves
• Gathered carts