With over 12 years experience in software development, support, and training, I have broad and deep experience.

Over five years at Adobe Systems taught me how to listen to and honor the customer, to focus on building the best user experience possible given the resources and time available, and to be proactive in my support and training for the client. My time there also taught me the value of community and user contribution. At Adobe, we were doing "Web 2.0" long before the phrase "Web 2.0." My last project at Adobe was co-developing the User to User Forums, an online community that is still going strong after eight years using the same design and technology. In "Internet time", eight years is an eternity.

Another five years at IDX Systems and GE Healthcare taught me how to integrate disparate, complex systems across a wide spectrum of platforms and technologies, along with the value of planning, testing, and collaboration. It was there that I also realized the vast potential the Web has to help people educate themselves and solve their problems.

Areas of Expertise

  • Web strategy and technology evaluation
  • Ruby programming
  • Ruby on Rails Web development
  • Javascript, Ajax, Prototype, and Scriptaculous
  • Standards-compliant HTML and CSS
  • Building custom content management systems that empower you to manage your content rather than paying someone like me for simple changes
  • Systems integration using Web services and RESTful development
  • Google Apps for productivity and email management and Google Analytics for Web site reporting
  • Test-driven, rapid, iterative development
  • Proactive support, training, and documentation
  • Technical documentation and copy for the Web
  • Career experience with Java, PHP, .NET (C#), ASP, Perl, XML, XSLT on Windows, Unix, Linux, and Mac OS

Please contact me if you'd like to chat about your next project and how I may be of assistance to you.