About me
I have over 13 years of experience developing web applications big and small. I enjoy problem solving and love taking on new challenges.
In my freetime I hack on aircooled VWs, generate random art, hike, camp, snowshoe and throw tennis balls for my buddy Phin.
My Skills
- HTML
- CSS
- Javascript/JSON
- Ruby/Perl
- System Admin
- MySQL
- Ruby on Rails
- Sinatra
- Haml
- Sass
- jQuery
- And more...
This website was built using the Sinatra DSL framework. The HTML is generated by Haml and the CSS by Sass using the Compass stylesheet authoring framework and the css framework Blueprint.
Hire me
I am available for permanent and contract work.
If your looking for someone for your next project, I may be your guy.
My recent work
MyRunningMate
Rails3, Twilio, Heroku, Sass, Haml, jQuery
Virtual Phone Banking. My own startup I recently launched. Live and in customer aquisition mode. MyRunningMate - Virtual Phone Banking
Who likes politicians?
Sinatra, Sass, Haml, Mongodb
A fun little site that tracks the number of "likes" a candidate for office has on their Facebook page. I thought it would be fun to know if the number of likes a candidate has can predict them winning or loosing the election. Live at: http://cmpgns.net
DemocracyforAmerica.com
Ruby on Rails, jQuery, MySQL
A new generation of the Democracy for America website (http://democracyforamerica.com) was completed in early 2008. The website is a platform for the organization to promote its agenda, plus a social networking site for grassroots activists to organize and plan. It also includes a popular blog, Blog for America, which was the official Howard Dean weblog for his 2004 campaign. This new website was a total rewrite using the Ruby on Rails framework.
Blirp It
Ruby on Rails, JSON, Google Maps
Public bus tracking and alert system. I developed and deployed several new features as well as provide ongoing maintance and support.
Primaries Matter
Sinatra, jQuery
DFA campaign to show and gauge support by its members for challengers to incumbant Democracts in primaries. Sinatra enabled the technology side of the the web site to be built and launched in 2 days.
Stand with Dr. Dean
Ruby on Rails
DFA micro-site used during the health-care debate to garner support for a public option. In addition to a petition which was signed by over 400,000 people, the site also contained a small blog and a tracking page to allows users to see their congresspersons stance.
GOTV Facebook Appplication
Ruby on Rails, FB Apps
A viral "get out the vote" campaign created for the November 2008 elections. Over 13,000 people installed the application in the few short weeks it was live.
DFA Pulse Poll
PHP, jQuery, CSS
In the largest online poll of the 2008 primary season, Democracy for America asked its members who they wanted for president. Over 100,000 people ranked their first, second and third choices via a drag and drop interface built upon the jQuery javascript library. Once the poll was complete, the results were viewable in an instant run off format for the entire US and every state.