
Systems and Application Developer
Greater Chicago Area

Systems and Application Developer
Greater Chicago Area
I am:
- A systems and application developer with more than a decade of experience
- Fanatical about languages and multi-lingual programming
- Passionate about software quality and craftsmanship
- Committed to staying current with trends and technologies
- Completely self-taught
- Enterprise systems in C, C++, Java, Ruby, and Python
- Web interfaces with Dynamic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Dynamic languages and multi-paradigm programming
- Object-oriented analysis and design
- Search engine optimization and visibility
- Open source applications and tools
- GNU/Linux
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Develop and maintain enterprise Java, Ruby/Rails, Perl, PHP, and Python applications for various clients, employing Agile/XP practices. Develop Web interfaces using Dynamic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern JavaScript libraries (Prototype, Script.aculo.us, jQuery). Present regularly on various topics related to Web 2.0 and multi-paradigm programming.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 3 months)
Delivered in-house middleware tools and business applications using Java, Servlet/JSP, Struts, Jakarta Commons libraries, and Python.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Capital Markets industry)
July 2004 — April 2005 (10 months)
Implemented and supported high-availability intranet service and client libraries in C++. Delivered a variety of model-driven strategies in Python, focused on code-generation of APIs and language bindings.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1997 — October 2003 (6 years 5 months)
Designed and implemented high-performance web and database applications in C, C++, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL.
BA , Philosophy , 1991 — 1995
Technology, Philosophy, Music, Green, Family