Dan Croak

Current

• Web Developer at Thoughtbot

Past

• Owner at National Gazette, Inc.
• Web Developer at Fidelity Investments

Education

• College of the Holy Cross
• Noble & Greenough School

Recommended

4 people have recommended Dan

Connections

185 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company

Dan Croak’s Summary

thoughtbot develops high-quality web applications quickly. We specialize in agile processes and open source technologies.

Dan Croak’s Specialties:

Ruby on Rails, Test-Driven Development, PostgreSQL, MySQL, HTML, CSS, git, RESTful web services, Ajax, jQuery, Sinatra, MongoDB

Dan Croak’s Experience

• Web Developer

  Thoughtbot

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Software consultant for aspiring internet startups in Boston & Cambridge.
  
  Director of our Ruby on Rails training program. Have trained over 100 developers from around the United States.
  
  Organizer of Boston Ruby Group events and contributor to open source Ruby projects such as Clearance, Suspenders, Shoulda, Twitter Search, Slidedown, Webster, and Quiet Backtrace (now in Rails core).

• Owner

  National Gazette, Inc.

  (Internet industry)

  July 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Founded and shuttered an online political newspaper.
  
  Worked with graphic designers (Jason Santa Maria and Cameron Moll) and a web development firm (Thoughtbot).

• Web Developer

  Fidelity Investments

  (Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

  June 2000 — February 2007 (6 years 9 months)

  Interned during summers and winter breaks of college from 2000-2004. Full-time employee 2004-2006. Consultant 2006-2007.
  
  Lead developer for high-profile web app which teaches leadership skills for about 7,500 Fidelity senior managers and vice presidents around the world. Implemented collaborative filtering algorithm.
  
  Used SQL Server, ASP.NET 2.0, Ajax, web services, Flash digital video, and Visual Studio to craft high-quality web applications. Projects met deliverables, on time, and within budget.

Dan Croak’s Education

• College of the Holy Cross

  BA , Political Science, Philosophy , 2000 — 2004

  Patriot League champion, New England champion heavyweight rower.
  
  First internet editor for The Crusader newspaper to implement photos, videos, advertisements, an HTML newsletter, and search.
  
  Eucharistic minister at Sunday mass.

• Noble & Greenough School

Additional Information

Dan Croak’s Websites:

• My Company

Dan Croak’s Interests:

web application development, Democratic politics, Boston Celtics, Boston Irish history, American craft beer

Dan Croak’s Groups:

MA Democratic Party, Boston Ruby Group

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Ruby on Rails
•    Agile Alliance
•    College of the Holy Cross Alumni
•    New England Venture Community
•    Boston Ruby Group
•    Noble and Greenough School Graduates

Dan Croak’s Contact Settings

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