Aran Deltac

Current

Software Engineering Manager at ValueClick
CPAN Author and Perl Advocate (Self-employed)

Past

Consultant (Self-employed)
Developer at Jupitermedia
Engineering Project Manager at IDForce

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Aran Deltac’s Summary

Software development manager with 14 years of experience as a programmer and manager. The first 9 years of my career I worked as a freelance contractor finding my own jobs via word of mouth, personal connections, retainers from existing clients, and using online tools. The next 3 years I spent writing code for companies and applying my years of experience writing contracts and architecting software. I naturally progressed in to leadership roles and in the last 2 years have been managing a large team of developers, as well leading the team towards a long term vision of how our software should operate and be designed.

My development experience primarily revolves around writing Perl for many different applications such as GIS, ad serving, administrative UIs, content management, e-mail farming, and data mining. I love to code. As a side affect I learn everything I can get my hands on including Apache, networking (iptables, etc), gnu/linux,. SQL, Ajax/DHTML, CPAN modules, etc, etc, etc.

As a technology manager I instinctively find ways to motivate the people that work for me and and use their strengths as effectively as I can. I enjoy mentoring people in how to better manage their time, communicate effectively with their peers, and give advice on writing easier to maintain and more robust code.

I'm a highly motivated go-getter with a positive attitude and a level head.

Aran Deltac’s Specialties:

Software architecture, perl programming, web development, project management, and leadership.

Aran Deltac’s Experience

Software Engineering Manager

ValueClick

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VCLK; Internet industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
CPAN Author and Perl Advocate

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

February 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)

Create and maintain various CPAN Perl modules. Interact with the Perl community and advocate Perl by organizing local Perl Mongers meetings, attending YAPC conferences, etc.
Consultant

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

1994 — 2006 (12 years)

Conceptualized, architected, and implemented web sites for many different businesses both in the US and internationally. My selling points were being able to execute a project from start to finish, the software I developed had a very high level of quality, I was able to interface with my client's clients and sell them features that they didn't even know that they needed, and I was a one-man, one-stop shop, for getting any small or medium business in to the internet age.
Developer

Jupitermedia

(Public Company; JUPM; Internet industry)

April 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 9 months)
Engineering Project Manager

IDForce

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

May 2001 — March 2002 (11 months)

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Aran Deltac’s Interests:

Perl, DBIx::Class, Moose, Catalyst, Design Patterns, Tree Structures, GIS, Software Architecture, User Interface Design, Data Mining, Artificial Life, Genetic Algorithms, Computer Games, Science Fiction, Snowboarding