Full Stack Rails Development | Heroku Rapid Prototyping | Adobe Flash Web Application Development
Detail-oriented programmer with 2 plus years success in implementing custom solutions to business requirements through the use of rapid prototyping on Heroku. Solid understanding of taking a small prototyped solution and updating and expanding on the fly to get it released to the wild. Proven ability to absorb and utilize any given technology suitable for a given task. Solid mathematics background with proficiency in developing algorithms to meet business needs. Technical proficiencies include…
Environments: Mac OSX, Windows, UNIX, Linux (Ubuntu), RubyMine, Adobe Flash Professional, Adobe Flash Builder, Heroku
Programming: Ruby(2.1, 1.9, 1.8ee), Ruby on Rails(4, 3, 2), Javascript, Coffeescript, Actionscript 3, HTML 5, HAML, SCSS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, C/C++, Java, PHP
Development: Agile Development, Project Management, Git, Github, SVN, JIRA Project Tracking, Confluence, Fisheye, Pivotal Tracker, Object-Oriented Design, Objective C
Software Engineer @ Develop, maintain, and upgrade cutting-edge peer to peer ecommerce solution. Coordinate design, prototyping and release of branching products, collaborating with the chief technical officer, designers, engineers and marketing teams to ensure on-time completion and project deliverables. Selected projects include…
• Glyde.com: Developed and supported flagship product application used as a platform for a person-to-person online marketplace.
Developed server-side components for business needs; increased take on consumer electronics by as much as 5%.
Developed client-side components to increase user value and conversion; improved conversion rates throughout several flows.
Developed and maintained multiple services essential to core site functionality accessed through APIs, including core search and filter operations.
• donate.glyde.com: Lead the engineering efforts of platform enabling organizations to create a donation site processing used consumer electronics through glyde.com.
Rapidly prototyped a core project where a single selected charity could accept donations of consumer electronics through glyde.com
Played key role in expanding functionality to include generic sign up and site generation of any organization.
Managed monitoring and scaling of Heroku deployment to ensure 100% uptime.
• In Ad Commerce: Spearheaded development of patented technology to complete entire ecommerce transaction through Adobe Flash ad.
Managed development and integration of design assets with engineering code through the use of flash xml, flash builder, and flash professional.
Optimized code, file structure and design assets to decrease file size by over 60%. From February 2012 to Present (3 years 11 months) Bartender @ From May 2006 to February 2012 (5 years 10 months)
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science - Software Engineering, 4.0 @ California State University-Hayward From 2011 to 2012 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.8 @ University of California Berkeley, California State University East Bay From 2002 to 2004 Minor, Applied Mathematics @ University of California, Berkeley From 2002 to 2004 Joshua Stevens is skilled in: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, RubyMine, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, HAML, HTML 5, CSS3, sass, Heroku, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Git, Github