Robert Sosinski

Current

• Sr. Ruby on Rails Developer at Sling Media

Past

• Ruby on Rails and PHP Consultant at Optima Global
• PHP Consultant at Independent
• Cryptographic Communications Specialist at U.S. Air Force / 70th Intelligence Wing

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Education

• Polytechnic Institute of New York University
• University of Maryland University College

Recommended

3 people have recommended Robert

Connections

46 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Robert Sosinski’s Summary

As a highly motivated developer, I want to use my collaboration and programming skills to build fantastic applications that grow my organization and make the world a better place.

Robert Sosinski’s Specialties:

Ruby, Ruby on Rails, RSpec, PHP, Zend Framework, PHPUnit, JavaScript, Ajax, Prototype, jQuery, SQL, HTML, CSS, Git, Subversion, Cruise Control, Integrity, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, Windows, Apache, Passenger, Mongrel, MemCached, Redis, Akamai, Amazon EC2 and S3, OpenSSL, SSH, DES, AES, RSA, PGP, GnuPG, Scrum, Test Driven Development, REST and SOA.

Robert Sosinski’s Experience

• Sr. Ruby on Rails Developer

  Sling Media

  (Privately Held; Consumer Electronics industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  Technology company specialized at publishing video media from any source onto the web.
  
  * Building a high performance messaging system that handles concurrent processes.
  * Leveraging advanced caching and AJAX techniques to scale a data rich application.
  * Helping developers, executives and product specialists solve problems together.

• Ruby on Rails and PHP Consultant

  Optima Global

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2007 — January 2009 (2 years )

  Technology consulting firm with connections to world-class companies and universities.
  
  ZEND - PHP LEAD
  * Coached developers to embrace best PHP practices and Test Driven Development.
  * Architected new applications and planned their build and delivery to customers.
  * Audited applications and explained how to enhance their security and performance.
  
  TIME INC. - RUBY ON RAILS DEVELOPER
  * Worked with Entertainment Weekly to reengineer a growing online community.
  * Employed cryptographic protocols to secure Time Warner’s single sign-on service.
  * Developed online community services for both Health and Real Simple magazines.
  
  UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - PHP DEVELOPER
  * Developed the secure workflow system for the Center of Technology Transfer.
  * Interfaced with UPenn’s secure and confidential research and invention database.
  * Used data found through an extensive usability study to ensure ease of operation.

• PHP Consultant

  Independent

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  Web consultancy that started a new online business and worked with a nation-wide Telco.
  
  L.NKAGE - CO-FOUNDER AND PHP DEVELOPER
  * Created a unique advertising system for web forums, blogs and mobile phones.
  * Architected a secure platform and collaborated with partners in its development.
  * Wrote a business plan in order to garner the attention of potential investors.
  
  CINGULAR WIRELESS - PHP DEVELOPER
  * Programmed the sales-tracking system used by many Cingular Wireless stores.
  * Worked with regional managers and salesmen to gather all necessary features.
  * Routinely updated the tracking software whenever new features were requested.

• Cryptographic Communications Specialist

  U.S. Air Force / 70th Intelligence Wing

  (Government Agency; Military industry)

  August 2001 — August 2005 (4 years 1 month)

  Intelligence group supporting national-level decision making through cryptologic operations.
  
  Driving force in multiple cryptographic communication projects throughout Japan and Asia.
  * Managed people and materials throughout a $200K encrypted network upgrade.
  * Re-engineered multiple critical systems to increase performance and reliability.
  * Designed and built a laboratory to test cryptographic systems before deployment.
  
  A history of trust, responsibility and professional growth.
  * Attained and maintained a Top Secret SCI security clearance.
  * Attended college full-time while excelling at all job duties.
  * Awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal for leadership and technical skills.
  
  A strong record of rapid promotion.
  * Step promoted to Airman First Class (E-1 to E-3) within six months of service.
  * Promoted six months early to Senior Airman (E-4) through a rigorous board.
  * Selected for Staff Sergeant (E-5) less then one year later, a major achievement.

Robert Sosinski’s Education

• Polytechnic Institute of New York University

  Executive M.S. , Management of Technology , 2009 — 2011 (expected)

• University of Maryland University College

  B.S. , Computer and Information Science , 2002 — 2005

Additional Information

Robert Sosinski’s Websites:

• My Website

Robert Sosinski’s Interests:

Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Cryptography.

Robert Sosinski’s Groups:

CooperBricolage, NextNY

•    Ruby on Rails
•    Prototype Community
•    Official RailsConf Group

Robert Sosinski’s Honors:

Joint Service Achievement Medal from the U.S. Department of Defense

Robert Sosinski’s Contact Settings

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