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)