Expertise

I work across the full stack, combining deep back-end knowledge with modern front-end frameworks and cloud deployment practices. Below is an overview of the technologies and tools I use regularly.

Full-Stack Development

  • Ruby on Rails (primary expertise, 16+ years)
  • PHP (Laravel, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart)
  • C# / ASP.NET (1+ year of professional experience)

APIs & Integrations

  • Grape, Sinatra, Doorkeeper
  • Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn APIs
  • Stripe, PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon FPS

Testing, TDD & BDD

  • RSpec, Cucumber, Capybara
  • Factory Girl, shoulda
  • Selenium, Watir

Backend & Databases

  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
  • Background processing: ActionCable, DelayedJob, Sidekiq, Cron
  • Servers: Apache, Nginx, Passenger, Puma, Unicorn

Frontend & User Experience

  • Core: HTML, CSS, SASS, Haml, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax
  • Frameworks: AngularJS, Backbone.js, Node.js, CoffeeScript
  • UI libraries: Bootstrap, Foundation

Cloud, DevOps & Project Management

  • Cloud & hosting: AWS, Heroku, Rackspace, EngineYard, DigitalOcean, Auto Scaling
  • Source control & deployment: Git, GitLab, Bitbucket, SVN, Capistrano
  • Agile & team tools: Jira, Trello, Basecamp, Slack, Wrike

Call to Action

Want to see how these skills come to life? Explore my Portfolio or view my Resume for project examples.