Joshua Bates

Software Engineer at Caring.com

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Software Engineer at Caring.com
  • Software Engineer at Vizulex Inc.
Past
  • Software Engineer at Never Sold Out
  • Software Engineer at Democracy Now
  • Web Developer at Studio X
  • Founder at Dropcaster
  • Web Developer at Xynergy
  • Programmer at Virtual Sites
Connections
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Industry
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Joshua Bates’s Summary

Senior web developer and software engineer with over seven years experience in producing dynamic websites and web applications. I am currently seeking full-time or contract work with bay area companies whose projects push the technological envelope for websites and web applications.

Joshua Bates’s Specialties:

Ruby on Rails, MYSQL, XHTML/CSS, JavaScript/Ajax, ActionScript, Linux


Joshua Bates’s Experience

  • Software Engineer

    Caring.com

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    December 2007Present (8 months)

  • Software Engineer

    Vizulex Inc.

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 2006Present (2 years 5 months)

    Using Java to build the company's proof-of-concept prototype, I created web-based software to help doctors easily visualize potential interactions between multiple prescription drugs, and botanicals. I'm currently working on a Flash/Rails version of the software.

  • Software Engineer

    Never Sold Out

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    May 2006July 2007 (1 year 3 months)

    Created a web-based application that streamlines inventory purchasing from multiple vendors, replacing an outsourced system that cost the company close to 25K per month. The solution combined a Ruby on Rails interface to distributed Ruby, pushing content to the browser using Juggernaut.

  • Software Engineer

    Democracy Now

    (Broadcast Media industry)

    November 2005June 2007 (1 year 8 months)

    Lead developer for the new website of this nationally syndicated radio program. Using Ruby on Rails.

  • Web Developer

    Studio X

    (Internet industry)

    September 2004November 2005 (1 year 3 months)

    Perl/PHP/Rails programming, and XHTML/CSS build outs for local sites.

  • Founder

    Dropcaster

    (Internet industry)

    April 2005September 2005 (6 months)

    Built a podcasting system for independent musicians with Ruby on Rails.

  • Web Developer

    Xynergy

    (Internet industry)

    April 2003July 2004 (1 year 4 months)

    Lead PHP developer for various government and business sites, including http://www.newmexico.org and http://www.governor.state.nm.us/

  • Programmer

    Virtual Sites

    (Internet industry)

    January 2001January 2002 (1 year 1 month)


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