Tom Metro
Chief Consultant at Venture Logic
- Location
- Greater Boston Area
- Industry
- Computer Software
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Tom Metro's Overview
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- Chief Consultant at Venture Logic
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72 connections
Tom Metro's Summary
Tom Metro is founder and Chief Consultant at Venture Logic where he has been providing software consulting services since 1991 for companies ranging from startups to large enterprises, like Digital Equipment Corporation and Ticketmaster. Currently specializing in agile software development using open source technologies, such as object oriented Perl, MySQL, and JavaScript on medium to large scale web-based applications. As Director of Software Development at WebEvent, Inc., Tom managed a team of 6 developers and several consultants working on a family of 4 commercially released software products through 7 major release cycles and numerous maintenance cycles. Tom also is involved in numerous open source projects, such as MySQL, Firefox, MythTV, Debian, Ubuntu, numerous Perl libraries, and volunteers for local open source related organizations, such as Boston Linux/UNIX user group, Boston Perl Mongers, and North East Perl Workshop.
Specialties
Agile software development using open source technologies. Object oriented Perl, JavaScript, AJAX, MySQL, Scrum, Project management.
Tom Metro's Experience
Chief Consultant
Venture Logic
1991 – Present (21 years) Greater Boston Area
Venture Logic provides managed software development services. This means we don't simply provide consultants. We manage the entire development process to the extent you require, from requirements through delivery, and we internally manage the resources necessary to achieve your goals.
We specializing in agile software development using open source technologies, such as object oriented Perl, MySQL, and JavaScript on medium to large scale web-based applications.
Tom Metro's Skills
- MySQL
- Scrum
- AJAX
- JavaScript
- Perl
- Web Applications
- Linux
- Open Source
- OOP
- Subversion
- Agile
- REST
- Scalability
- Apache
- Agile Project Management
- Design Patterns
- Server Architecture
- XML
- Object Oriented Design
- SOA
- Unix
- Sybase
- Web Development
- Web 2.0
- System Architecture
- Shell Scripting
- Cloud Computing
- Application Development
- SQL
- Web Services
- Software Development
- Architecture
Tom Metro's Additional Information
- Interests:
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Entrepreneurship, hiking, mountain biking
- Groups and Associations:
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Boston Linux & Unix User's Group (BLU), Boston Perl Mongers (Boston.pm), Greater Boston Chapter of the ACM (GBC/ACM), Boston SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network), BBLISA, IEEE Boston Entrepreneurs’ Network (E-Net), IEEE Consultants Network, New England Java Users' Group (NEJUG)
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