Design Prototyper at Yahoo!
Japan
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- Design Prototyper at Yahoo!
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- Web Chief at Tribewanted
- Software Developer at Uniserve Communications
- Web Developer at Raincity Studios
- Development Manager at Ubertor.com
- Web Consultant at Forte Incorporated
- Education
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- Bates College
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Aaron Wheeler’s Summary
Web application developer with broad and extensive experience with everything from structural and graphic design, to testing and implementation, to deployment and maintenance. Specific experience building and scaling social network sites supported with application code, server-side and deployment scripts, and custom plugins and external libraries.
Aaron Wheeler’s Specialties:
Expert research, communication, and scheduling skills developed working remotely around the world. Full-time professional knowledge of Ruby on Rails since 2004, well-rounded Ruby experience (Merb and Rails contributor, Ruby Gems and Rails plugin author). Spoken Japanese.
Aaron Wheeler’s Experience
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Design Prototyper
Yahoo!
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)
June 2008 — Present (3 months)
Rapid development of new designs and functionality ideas for internal testing, spanning current and future products.
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Web Chief
Tribewanted
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
July 2007 — June 2008 (1 year)
Web Chief in charge of all things IT. Working remotely, I plan, design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain the Tribewanted website. Additionally, I'm in charge of overseeing the online Tribewanted community as well as the online tools the worldwide Tribewanted team uses to communicate and run the business.
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Software Developer
Uniserve Communications
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — April 2007 (7 months)
Back-end Ruby on Rails development for the Kinzin project.
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Web Developer
Raincity Studios
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
I worked as a lead Ruby on Rails developer responsible for designing and developing applications based on initial client specs. Working closely with graphic designers, information architects, and the client, I contributed to and implemented the vision for the project from start to finish.
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Development Manager
Ubertor.com
(Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Back-end systems development, integrating with real estate MLS systems and constructing a templating system for our real estate CMS product. Managed the upgrade of the legacy PHP system and it's integration with the new Ruby on Rails data store. Work directly with customers to create a flexible software package that could be tailored to any custom need.
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Web Consultant
Forte Incorporated
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Development leader of corporate web image for organizations large and small, local and national, multi-million dollar and non-profit. Engineered backend for dynamic content management, including integration with SQL databases, web services, and custom software developed by Forté Incorporated, with a focus on web standards and SEO.
Aaron Wheeler’s Education
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Bates College
BA, Math, Minor in Computer Science, 1997 — 2001
Additional coursework in studio art and Japanese.
- Activities and Societies:
- WRBC 91.5, Orange Whip Ultimate Frisbee, Juggling club
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Aaron Wheeler’s Interests:
cycling, ultimate frisbee, motorcycles, ruby on rails, merb, traveling, snorkeling
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