Independent Computer Software Professional
Wichita, Kansas Area
- Current
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- Software Engineer at myJambi, Inc.
- Owner at Isotope Technologies
- Past
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- Software Engineer at InFront Webworks
- Software Engineer at The Hobart West Group
- Software Engineer at Innovationext, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Wyoming
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Drew Blas’s Summary
I was lucky to enter the Ruby on Rails field when it was very young. I've now spent almost four years working on every aspect of Rails projects. I'm an expert at project management, backend development, system setup, deployment, and scaling.
If I had to choose three things that best define me and the work I do, they would be:
* Passion - I love Ruby, Rails, and web development. I read as much as I can about everything going on in the community and I enjoy contributing as much as possible. Rails isn't the solution to every problem but it does a very good job at many things, and with an expert at the wheel there is nothing out there more efficient and more powerful.
* High-velocity - The business world moves fast and I like to keep up. This means agile development, release-early, refactoring, fast prototyping, and the glue that keeps such a constantly changing project running: Test Driven Development. I'm not big on subscribing to buzzwords but through years of experience I have learned that TDD is the best method for ensuring a stable and robust system while maintaining high-velocity change.
* I'm a sponge - This means tracking the latest, upcoming, or emerging technologies, services, and methodologies. I play with, read, and learn about anything that looks promising. What I find may not necessarily be the answer, be ready for primetime, or even work. But the only way to know is to keep track and keep digging.
Drew Blas’s Specialties:
ruby, ruby on rails, rails, mysql, database, linux, system administration, sysadmin, scaling, clusters, clouds, nginx, mongrel, thin, apache, passenger, git
Drew Blas’s Experience
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Software Engineer
myJambi, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
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Owner
Isotope Technologies
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Ruby on Rails software development firm.
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Software Engineer
InFront Webworks
(Internet industry)
April 2008 — October 2008 (7 months)
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Software Engineer
The Hobart West Group
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)
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Software Engineer
Innovationext, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 5 months)
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