Ruby on Rails Web Developer
   

TERRY JOHNSON

43 Dice Street dot New York, NY 10001 dot 000-000-0000 dot terry.johnson@dice.com

 
   

Ruby on Rails Web (RoR) Developer with 7 years of experience in various industries

   

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • Extensive knowledge of Web development, from concept through implementation and optimization.
  • Special concentration in RoR application framework and Ruby language.
  • Self-motivated worker with strong focus on business goals and end-user experience.
  • In-depth understanding of Web marketing, Web 2.0, and search engine optimization (SEO).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 
ABC COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY
2007 - Present
 

Ruby on Rails Web Developer for this leading residential real-estate company.

 
  • Project managing upgrade of ASP applications to RoR and build of customer-facing applications.
  • Liaise with user interface (UI) designers, engineers, and product managers for multi-phase project.
  • Design and maintain RoR code. Implement upgrades, patches, code releases, and database changes.
  • Oversee unit and functional testing, debugging, security, and documentation efforts.
 

DEF COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY

2005 - 2007
 
Ruby on Rails Web Developer for this retail merchandising company.

  • Provided full-stack RoR design and back-end administration for high-volume web applications.
  • Translated business requirements provided by marketing into consumer-facing UI designs.
  • Met monthly with engineers and business analysts to discuss updates and recommend solutions.
  • Spearheaded establishment of standards to ensure compliance for design changes.
HJK, INC., NEW YORK, NY
2003 - 2005
 
Web Developer for this leading media corporation.
  • Developed new social networking and community features for Web applications on Linux.
  • Assisted with installation, configuration, and maintenance of Web applications and SQL databases.
  • Worked with graphic designers and production teams to translate designs into high-traffic web pages.
  • Documented technical needs and requirements and presented reports to management.
 
LMN COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY
2001 - 2003
 
Software Engineer for this financial services provider.
  • Assisted in designing application UI and dynamic layouts for new products and patches.
  • Developed Web-based financial services programs centering on object-oriented design.
  • Worked with end users and quality assurance (QA) team to develop detailed technical requirements and specifications for software development.
  • Helped with analysis and coding in design and implementation of software systems.
 
 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web Tools: Ruby on Rails 2.1, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, C#, ASP, .NET, XHTML
Servers:

Apache, lighttpd, nginx

Databases: MySQL, SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS Access
Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, POP, IMAP, MIME
Platforms: Mac OS X v10.5, Linux, UNIX, Windows XP/Vista
 
EDUCATION
 
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Baruch College, New York, NY (2001)

Keywords: operating system, consultant, engineering, Rails developer, RoR developer, contractor, applications developer, Ruby on Rails architect, open-source Web framework, RoR applications developer, senior, manager
 
   

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