CEO and Founder, Atlantic Dominion Solutions
Orlando, Florida Area
- Current
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- Founder and Director at Rails For All, Inc.
- CEO and Founder at Atlantic Dominion Solutions, LLC
- Past
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- Program Chair at acts_as_conference
- Network Administrator at Canin Associates
- Education
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- Rollins College - Crummer Graduate School of Business
- Rollins College
- Valencia Community College
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Robert Dempsey’s Summary
Robert Dempsey has lectured, trained, and provided coaching and consulting to many software developers and small business owners since 2000. As a speaker, he has taught on agile development and Scrum, in addition to Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and JRuby.
Robert is the CEO and founder of Atlantic Dominion Solutions (ADS), a web development company in Orlando, Florida. As CEO, Robert transitioned ADS to Scrum from a traditional, IT style of project management. He is the author of four Ruby on Rails articles for the Amazon Web Services Developer Connection and AOL Developer Network, and a technical reviewer for Manning Publications.
Before devoting 100% of his time to ADS, Robert spent years honing his management skills by working as a consultant and project manager for IT companies. Soon after focusing on ADS, he implemented Scrum, training the development team in its use.
Robert received a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Rollins College, and is pursuing an MBA at the Crummer Graduate School of Business.
Robert Dempsey’s Specialties:
* Application Development using Ruby on Rails
* Web Design
* Online Business Strategy
Robert Dempsey’s Experience
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Founder and Director
Rails For All, Inc.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Rails For All, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of Ruby on Rails and demonstrating how it can be used to help businesses of all sizes – large corporations, small businesses and every organization in between – create amazing Web frameworks in less time and at reduced costs. In addition, Rails For All strives to bridge the gap between the development community and the companies it serves by bringing savvy businesses intent on maximizing their opportunities on the Web together with experienced, passionate, and innovative Rails developers.
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CEO and Founder
Atlantic Dominion Solutions, LLC
(Computer Software industry)
June 2000 — Present (8 years 2 months)
Atlantic Dominion Solutions ® is a full-service development, design, and marketing firm based in Winter Park, Florida. We are the fastest growing web development firm in Central Florida. Based on your custom requirements, we’ll build you a dynamic, innovative, user-focused Ruby on Rails application that keeps your customers engaged and keeps them coming back. We’ll also help you drive traffic with online and print advertising, email newsletters, and microsites. Driven by a commitment to provide innovative design, dedicated service, and effective communication, our diverse team of developers and designers will meet your requirements and exceed your expectations. Because at ADS, our product is success.
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Program Chair
acts_as_conference
(Computer Software industry)
August 2007 — February 2008 (7 months)
As Program Chair of acts_as_conference Robert Dempsey, along with the assistant program chairs, was in charge of all facets of the conference from getting a venue to creating the web site and all content on it and handling all of the logistics at and leading up to the conference.
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Network Administrator
Canin Associates
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
June 2005 — March 2006 (10 months)
As Network Administrator I was responsible for all planning and implementation of the network design, the creation of the IT Department budget, and provided end-user support.
Robert Dempsey’s Education
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Rollins College - Crummer Graduate School of Business
MBA, 2008 — 2010 (expected)
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Rollins College
B.S., Computer Science, 2005 — 2007
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Valencia Community College
AA, General Studies, 2002 — 2005
Degree obtained while working full-time and maintained above a 3.5 GPA.
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Theta Kappa
Additional Information
Robert Dempsey’s Websites:
Robert Dempsey’s Interests:
Ruby on Rails, Ruby, JRuby, data warehousing
Robert Dempsey’s Groups:
Phi Theta Kappa, Orlando Ruby Users Group, Lunch_fu in Winter Park, Florida Creatives, Ruby Inside, Rails For All, DZone
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Merb member
Robert Dempsey’s Honors:
Pubished on Amazon.com: http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?categoryID=112&externalID=846
Consistently on the Deans list at Rollins College
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