Graeme Rocher

Head of Grails Development at SpringSource

Brighton, United Kingdom

Current
  • Head of Grails Development at SpringSource
  • Project Lead at Grails Open Source Project
Past
Connections
259 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Graeme Rocher’s Summary

Graeme Rocher is a software engineer, consultant and dynamic language expert who serves as Head of Grails Development at SpringSource (http://www.springsource.com). Graeme is project lead of the open source Grails web application framework (http://grails.org) and co-author of "The Definitive Guide to Grails" (Apress - http://apress.com/book/view/1590599950).

In Graeme's current role as Head of Grails Development at SpringSource, the professional open source services company behind the Spring framework, Graeme leads the development of the Grails web framework and provides consulting, training and support to SpringSource's clients. Graeme is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on subjects related to Groovy, Grails and dynamic languages in Java.

Prior to joining SpringSource Graeme co-founded G2One - the Groovy/Grails Company - who were later acquired by SpringSource.

Graeme Rocher’s Specialties:

Dynamic Languages, Groovy, Grails, Ajax, Java enterprise technology, Server Architecture, Web Application Technologies, JavaScript, CSS


Graeme Rocher’s Experience

  • Head of Grails Development

    SpringSource

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    November 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

    Graeme heads up the development of the Grails framework at SpringSource.

  • Project Lead

    Grails Open Source Project

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 2005Present (4 years 9 months)

    Graeme is the project lead of the open source Grails (http://grails.org) web application framework which leverages the Groovy language on all tiers. Grails aims to simplify common tasks faced by web developers and facilite rapid web application development.

  • Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

    G2One Inc

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2007November 2008 (1 year 3 months)

    Along with Guillaume LaForge (Groovy Project Lead) and Alex Tkachman (Former JetBrains COO) , Graeme co-founded G2One Inc - The Groovy/Grails company.

    G2One (http://www.g2one.com) offer consulting, training, support and products around the Groovy & Grails open source projects and Graeme serves as Chief Technical Officer and Grails Project Lead.

  • Chief Technology Officer

    Skills Matter

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2006September 2007 (1 year 1 month)

    Graeme, as part of his role as Chief Technology Officer at Skills Matter, is responsible for the management and implementation of Skills Matter's courseware development strategy in addition to the general technical direction of the company.

  • Senior Technical Consultant

    AdVal Learning Solutions

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

    April 2006August 2006 (5 months)

  • Technical Director

    Maxim

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

    February 2005March 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  • Senior Software Engineer

    KnowledgePool

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; E-Learning industry)

    February 2003February 2005 (2 years 1 month)

  • Software Engineer

    Channelbay

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    January 2002February 2003 (1 year 2 months)

  • Web/Software Developer

    Futuremedia

    (Public Company; E-Learning industry)

    February 2000January 2002 (2 years )


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