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I am an experienced senior software engineer who is passionate about creating robust, extensible and scalable web solutions that focus on user experience. Specialties: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Chef, Capistrano, Docker, Big Data, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, HTML5, Service-oriented Architecture, Object-oriented Programming, Design Patterns, Database Design, jQuery, Javascript, User Experience, Information Architecture

Senior Software Engineer @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Senior Software Engineer II @ From January 2013 to August 2015 (2 years 8 months) Software Engineer II @ Full-stack engineer focused on building scalable Ruby on Rails applications that support extremely large datasets. Other core technologies include Elasticsearch, Chef, Docker, Javascript, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, Java and HTML5. Lead contributor and decision maker for software architecture, database design, web services, coding standards and best practices. Continually researching new software solutions for new and existing products. Active in the agile development process. From May 2010 to January 2013 (2 years 9 months) Senior Developer @ 70% Development, 30% client interaction, focusing on requirements gathering, project management, project proposals, task scheduling, and overseeing the full software development life cycle. Major projects included implementing online payment systems using third party merchant accounts, migrating existing web applications to virtualized environments, and developing a CMS geared towards online learning and student portfolios. From December 2009 to May 2010 (6 months) Developer @ Developer focusing on scaling out web applications and creating new solutions for school districts and private organizations. Major projects included a staff development / course registration system used by washington state school districts, agencies and universities, a teacher CMS that served over 30 school districts with a user base of over 20,000 teachers, a standards‐based report card application, a board of directors CMS, a distance learning website, and a data mining and reporting tool. From May 2006 to December 2009 (3 years 8 months) Developer @ Teamed with Online Editor to develop and maintain a student newspaper website, which included creating a custom CMS, designing a subscription-based email service using Perl, and sports schedule using web services. Developed an API for other university websites to display news articles, schedules, scores and image galleries. From September 2001 to June 2003 (1 year 10 months)

BA, Computer Science @ Seattle Pacific University From 1999 to 2003 Scott Hess is skilled in: JavaScript, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Design Patterns, PHP, MongoDB, Big Data, Agile Methodologies, Chef, Scalability, CSS, Scrum, Configuration Management, Deployment Strategies, ElasticSearch