Senior Software Developer

Damon Toal-Rossi

**** **** *** ** | Albuquerque, NM 87104 *******@*****.*** | 505-***-****

Accomplished software engineer with a track record of innovative problem solving and process improvement. Expert knowledge of MVC framework application design such as Java/Spring, Ruby on Rails, Model-Glue in ColdFusion and CakePHP using both traditional database (MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle) connectivity as well as web services (SOAP, REST) integration.

Technology

Languages: Ruby, Java/JSP, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Frameworks: Ruby on Rails (2 and 3), Sinatra, Spring, CakePHP (1.2 and 1.3), Model Glue,

jQuery, Prototype/Scriptaculous Databases/Persistence layers: MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Tokyo Tyrant Testing Tools: RSpec, Cucumber, Webrat, Selenium, FakeWeb Web Services: REST (JSON and XML), SOAP Source Control: Git, SVN Build/Deploy Tools: ANT, Maven (2 and 3), Capistrano, Hudson Application Servers and Midleware: Apache HTTPD, Apache Tomcat, Mongrel, Phusion

Passenger, Rack

Work Experience

Software Engineering Manager/Software Engineer - Deep Web Technologies

September 2008-Present

Deep Web Technologies leverages cutting-edge technology to provide “deep” federated search results from sources unavailable to traditional, index-based search engines. ● Developed cloud-based, n-tier federated search application with Java/Spring and

Ruby on Rails ● Solved transient and persistent data storage problems with combination of

MySQL, Tokyo Tyrant and Memcache ● Implemented behavior driven design (BDD) with RSpec, FakeWeb and Selenium ● Created web standards compliant user interface with HTML 5, CSS, jQuery and

AJAX ● Deployed to Tomcat and Jetty on BSD and Linux server stacks

● Converted Ant build process to Maven to decrease software dependency risk ● Maintained Subversion (SVN) and Git for source control management ● Created continuous deployment environment with Hudson and Capistrano ● Extracted and assembled product requirements with Project Manager

● Organized software engineering team using Agile/Scrum & Kanban development life-cycle

Lead Programmer - Xynergy, Inc.

August 2007-September 2008

Xynergy is New Mexico’s leading web development shop, providing clients end- to-end web presence from top-notch design to complex custom application development and everything in between. ● Developed web applications with CakePHP, MySQL, Prototype/Scriptaculous

and jQuery ● Implemented content management systems such as Drupal, CMS Made Simple

and Joomla ● Maintained LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) servers ● Implemented Agile/Scrum software development life-cycle to increase project

visibility reduce feature scope creep risk ● Worked with customers to define product requirements

Senior Software Developer - TechReps/Ktech

July 2006-August 2007

TechReps, a division of Ktech, provides software solutions for Sandia National Labs. ● Developed application with Java/Spring, SQLServer ● Created a rich user interface with Prototype/Scriptaculous and AJAX ● Maintained and improved ColdFusion applications

● Manged Subversion repository ● Advised Project Manager on Agile/Scrum iterations and releases

Lead Developer - Verde

2005 - 2006

● Implemented content management systems and e-commerce solutions ● Integrated customer relationship management tools ● Created search engine optimization practice

Applications Developer II - The University of Iowa

2002-2005

● End-to-end development of HR, Operations and Finance related web applications used university-wide using PHP, ColdFusion and Oracle

● Teamed with DBA’s to create and implement data models

Intern Developer II, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Summer 2001

● On-the-job training in both JSP and Oracle to develop group intranet tool

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Cornell College 2002 ● Major in Computer Science ● Major in International Business

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