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****.*******@*****.***(***) ***-****github.com/fluxxJeff PollardOverviewExperienced, dependable and driven software engineer.Broad experience with a wide variety of open-source tools and technologies.Strong focus on web technology, including front-end, back-end and operations.Core Skill SetRuby: Rails, Sinatra, Eventmachine, RSpec, Resque, Bundler, Unicorn, Capistrano.Front End: HTML5, CSS3, Haml,, Javascript (jQuery mostly), AJAX, Mustache.PHP: 5 years experience, last used 2009, CakePHP 1.1.HTTP: Apache, Passenger, HAProxy, Nginx, Squid, REST.Databases: MySQL, Riak, Redis, SQL.Operating Systems: OSX, Linux/BSD (Ubuntu).Miscellaneous AMQP, RabbitMQ, Memcache.Operations:, Zabbix, Chef, troubleshooting.Source Control: Git, Subversion.Development Practices: MVC, /,, continuous integration.Dabble In: Erlang, Python, Java, Scala, C.Non-Technical:, project management, agile development practices.Open SourceAuthor of, a ruby gem to extract the content portion of an HTML document.Author of, a ruby gem to interact with the .Author of, a gem providing RSpec custom matchers for string encodings in Ruby 1.9.Maintainer of, a Rails plugin to use exceptions for generating HTTP status responses.Further contributions to, and .

Work ExperienceSenior Software EngineerSEOmoz, Seattle, WANov 2009 – PresentHelped design, develop and create Rails campaign manager application, servicing 30,000+ active customer campaigns daily.Created initial version of crawl diagnostics feature and backend crawl processing pipeline. System processed millions of URLs daily from external crawler, producing weekly diagnostics reports for customer campaigns.Architected and developed application sharding solution, allowing further growth and scalability of existing Rails application and supporting infrastructure.Designed, developed and launched rankings service to successfully collect and process 2.5 million+ rankings per week. Implemented using Resque, Sintara, Redis and Riak.Developed single sign-on solution to standardize user authentication across all SEOmoz applications.Architected and created HTML, Javacript and CSS for company-wide shared navigation. Utilized mustache templating engine to share templates amongst PHP and Ruby applications.Worked closely with operations engineers to monitor, diagnose, troubleshoot and fix operations issues across a variety of technology stacks.Integrated user accounts and billing system with Infusionsoft CRM product.Chief Technology OfficerSEOmoz, Seattle, WASeptember 2007 – October 2009Oversaw all SEOmoz engineering efforts, including personnel management, high-level technology strategy, implementation and day-to-day project management.Led and managed hiring efforts to grow development team from two to eight developers. Conducted weekly one-on-one meetings with all engineering team members.Established software development processes and best practices, such as source control, agile development methodology, unit testing and deployment standardization.Designed and developed upgraded customer accounts and billing system. New system offered a more modern, user-friendly and integrated user experience. Further upgraded system to be capable of selling DVDs and other physical items.Designed and developed the first version of the SEOmoz Firefox toolbar. Integrated toolbar with Linkscape API and user authentication system, allowing certain toolbar features for specific customer SKUs.Web DeveloperSEOmoz, Seattle, WAJune 2006 – August 2007Developed SEOmoz SEO Services Marketplace, used by thousands of SEO professionals to post r sum s, job openings and project proposals.Completed many web development projects for SEOmoz consulting clients, including eCommerce implementations and custom CMS solutions.Maintained and added new features to the main SEOmoz website.Web DeveloperFlorentine Design Group, Bothell, WADecember 2005 – June 2006Worked on a variety of client websites, mostly on customized eCommerce installations.Created AJAX-powered wedding invitation customization application.EducationB.A. Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)University of Washington, Seattle, WA2005Other InterestsPassionate listener of all kinds of music from Apperat to Zero 7.Beer lover and part-time home brewer.Proud owner of a rambunctious shelter dog.References

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