Paul Kruger - Software Craftsman - 561-***-**** ad0llo@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Currently interested in Fintech and agile development team. Loves cooking and cryptocurrency and maker spaces.

Skills: Languages - Ruby, Node, PHP JavaScript, Elixir, Rust, Bash, SQL, Go, Python, Java

Front-end frameworks- React, React-native, Angular, Vue, Flutter

Backend Frameworks - Ruby on Rails, Express, Nodejs, Sinatra, flask, Django

Protocols - Rest, Soap, Http

Servers - Apache, Lighthttp

Databases - Mysql, Mongo, Postgresql, Oracle

Editors - Vim, Textmate, Coda

Authentication: Authlogic, Devise, Facebook Connect

Testing: Cucumber, Zentest

Templating: HAML, SASS

Access Control: declarative, authorization

Web Spiders/Data Collection: hpricot, mofo

Background Processes: delayed_job

APIS: Twillio, Callfire, Amazon

UI: Bootstrap, Tailwind, Storybook

Experience

VP of Software Engineering - Core Developer and Cloud Infrastructure

Directmail.net for Hi-Tech Printing Systems Inc May 2020 - Present - Fort Lauderdale Florida

- Migrated old rack of inhouse WHM servers to Amazon Infrastructure

- Upgraded old software to latest version and did bug-a-thon to resolve all customer issues

- Upgrade to Amazon Aurora / EFS for dynamic storage

- Integrate third party web2print software and build over 200 themes for directmail.net website

- Integrate Mailchimp/Usps/New Relic, Airbrake and automated updates for all plugins

- Trained remote sales on product and created workflow process to scale sales team

Lendingwise May 2019 - April 2020 Engineering Manager - Outsourced Team, Hyderabad India

•Travel to Hyderabad India to help Manage offshore team • Manage deployments and build process of Amazon instances for workflow process • Handle migration from Colocated server to Amazon Infrastructure • Refactored legacy php codebase and configured environmental for new infrastructure • Switched from Pivotal to clubhouse • Trained team in tdd and pair programming methodologies • Migrated systems data to EFS and Mysql to Amazon RDS Aurora

Renew Financial / Tavant July 2017 - May 2019 Lead Developer Oakland, CA

• Work with offshore team to develop In house Fin-tech Application • Manage deployments and build process of Amazon cloud instances for workflow process • Handle decoupled react front end(karma) application from rails 5.1 Api back end (swagger,rspec)

New York Code + Design Academy, August 2016 - March 2017

Ruby On Rail Bootcamp Instructor, Atlanta, GA

• Train new developers Agile, Pair Programming, Rails and JavaScript in 12 week boot camps

COPLEY December 2015 - May 2016 Lead Developer, Miami, FL

• Building Student Retention system in Ruby on Rails • Wrote api importers to import from Popular LMS systems • Build both frontend and backend

Guard Dog May 2014 - January 2016 CTO, Miami, FL

• Managed GPS tracking system built with node and rails • Managed queues, deployments, process and added new features with Sidekiq and Redis • Worked alone to handle thousands of updates from cars around the world • Worked with remote development teams on UDP apis for Embedded C++ developers

Ironhack October 2014 - October 2015 Ruby on Rails Instructor, Miami, FL

• Taught new developers the value of TDD in the work place • Build login systems in a class room setting • Taught Sinatra, Rail, JavaScript’s with Pair Programming

WallabyCare January 2014 - May 2015 Co-founder, Miami, FL

• Wrote Hipaa Compliant Application • Worked with Angel clients to evaluate needs • Wireframed Application and developed the flows • Determined how to handle sensitive data and deal with audits

Saveology.com ™ April 2011 - June 2013 (2 years 3 months)

Daily Deals Team Manager / Senior Rails Developer, Miami, FL

• Trained and Hired Staff to develop 7th largest daily deals ecommerce site • Interviewed and hired inhouse Rails Development Team • Managed Cloud deployments on Heroku Cloud • Monitored Team commits on Daily Basis • Incorporated Agile Methodologies and Pair Programming • Managed Daily Pair Tasks with Pivotal Tracker • Worked with outsourcing firm to build initial application • Held Daily Stand-ups with Team • Worked with developers to increase velocity • Trained Staff on working with rails applications • Educated Staff on Git workflows • Ensure team keeps "Master on Green" • Managed Rollbacks in case of failure • Worked with partners to collect complete api requirements • Configured Distributed Test suite with specjour

Green Virtual Solutions, May 2010 - July 2011 (1 year 3 months)

Lead Web Developer

Built a ruby on rails backend to manage multistore coupon network with couchdb Using multi stage capistrano deployment

And built Rest API for in store advertising terminals

Traxmail, May 2009 - May 2010 (1 year 1 month)

Lead Developer

Worked to develop new Ruby on Rails application and continue ongoing support of Legacy PHP Mail Tracking application

Speeduneed Inc December 2003 - May 2009 (5 years 6 months)

Owner

• Senior Web Developer and Community Organizer and Trainer and Team Builder • Experienced In the following Open Source Technologies • Major Experience in LAMP, OOP • Languages: PHP(4 and 5), Ruby, Javascript, SQL • Frameworks: CakePHP, Zend Framework, Symphony Framework, Rails • OS: Linux, BSD, OSX • Markup: haml, smarty, XHTML(Strict, Transitional), CSS • Databases: Mysql, Postgresql, mysq lite • Related: LAMP, Ajax

Storage Architect - EMC at Nortel Networks May 2001 - 2003 (2 years)

• Senior SAN Administrator for Nortel Network Long Haul Optics Research Center in Boca Raton, • Managed 200+ server SAN • Senior NT

Education

FAU Computer Science, 1993 - 1994

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