Aaron H.

About Aaron H.

RECRUITERS: I am not currently seeking other work | VENDORS: do not contact me:Web Developer since 2004 (professionally - the web and I go way back), specializing in open source technologies and methodologies, with bulk of experience working for public sector in small to mid-sized teams. I have worked with Ruby on Rails (v2.2.) and Ruby (1.8.7.) since 2011, and currently work as a Rails Engineer. I also have prior experience with PHP (LAMP / LAPP stack) and some DevOps.One thing that I\'ve learned over the past few years is that my experience and background with pre-framework web development has been valuable for solving modern web problems. Having written an absurd amount of HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP, and many other acronyms on front and back-end, I have a keen understanding of how things work under the hood. It\'s always satisfying to discover that a perfectly serviceable and relatively easy solution can be found in late-90s web technology.I do most of my editing in a mixture of Sublime & vi/vim and image preparation in GIMP, though I have much prior experience with Adobe products and some graphic design education as well. I use an even mix of Ubuntu and MacOS (was strictly Ubuntu for over a decade!). I refuse to use Microsoft products on principle, if possible; this has gotten harder as they still haven\'t figured out how to use a product without first owning it.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Flybuy Radius Networks

   Mar 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Backend engineering (Ruby on Rails) with an emphasis on feature enhancements, mentorship of juniors, performance optimizations, error correction in a mid-level volume (tens-of-millions of records for some tables) environment.

Education

• Ivy Tech Community College

  A.S., Accounting

  2002 — 2005

• Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology

  incomplete, Commercial Photography

  2001 — 2002

• BIG NERD RANCH

  Ruby & Ruby on Rails

  2011 — 2011

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Bachelors, Natural Science & Mathematics

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Css
• Oracle
• Linux
• Social Media
• Html
• Programming
• Php
• Wordpress
• Java
• Ruby
• Rspec
• Software Development
• Python
• Apache
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Git
• Rest
• Mysql
• Postgresql
• Ajax
• Html + Css
• Shell Scripting
• Ruby on Rails
• Public Speaking
• Penguins
• Javascript
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Bash
• Web Development
• Automated Software Testing
• Databases
• Dreamweaver