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Lewis Hoffman+Resume

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  1. SKILLS
  1. Web Development in Ruby on Rails and Perl
  • problem analysis, database design, application design
  • thorough knowledge of available frameworks and libraries (Rails, Ruby Gems, Mason, Catalyst, CPAN)
  • Web 2.0 interface design and implementation: AJAX, Javascript, CSS
  • revision control and release management in CVS, Subversion and Darcs
  • experience programming Javascript, PHP, Python, Java, C, C++, Lisp, Haskell, Latex, Bash, Visual Basic
  1. Web Services Development in Ruby and Perl
  • design REST, SOAP, or XML-RPC services
  • develop and use XSD and WSDL definitions
  • implement clients and servers
  1. Database Administration: Posgresql and Mysql
  • installation, maintenance, and upgrades
  • performance analysis and optimization at system and application level
  • views, triggers and stored procedures in several languages
  • some experience with Oracle
  1. System Administration: Debian GNU/Linux
  • system requirements analysis
  • hardware, OS and kernel install of server-class systems: 64-bit, multi-processor, high memory, SCSI and SATA software and hardware RAID.
  • web servers and proxies (Apache, Lighttpd, Squid), mail (Exim4), DNS (Bind)
  • security: chroot jails, firewalls (iptables), network & filesystem monitoring
  • shell scripting; backup/restore, system maintenance and monitoring
  • some experience with Red Hat? Linux, BSD, Sun/Solaris, SGI/Irix
  1. Interpersonal
  • excellent written & verbal communication skills
  • calm, centered presence contributes to focused teamwork
  • open, patient, and compassionate in interactions with others
  1. EXPERIENCE
  1. Technical Director, Grass Commons (2004-present)
  • Research developing technologies and chart a long-term technical course for the organization
  • Build and manage all Grass Commons’ technical infrastructure
  • Lead development on all software projects

Systems Engineer, 2RAD Technologies. (1998-2004).


  • Led development of 2RAD’s Rad Town? system, an application platform and content management system with an extensive module collection including mailing list management and ecommerce suites.
  • Assisted with systems maintenance and ISP operations
  1. EDUCATION
  1. Masters in Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. (1998-2004)
  1. Bachelors in Physics and German, Davidson College, Davidson, NC. (1993-1998)