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Rodrigo Franco

Web Application Developer

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zenb@sent.com

(650) - 898-7250

Profile

I am a problem solver. Either predicting and modeling systems to avoid future problems or analyzing and improving existing systems - that's what makes me tick.

Skills

Web Application Architecture

Ground up development of top notch web applications, using latest server-side techonlogies.

Frontend Development

Cross plataform development of high end user interfaces, using javascript and xhtml.

Project Direction

Proven ability to lead and manage a wide variety of design and development projects in team and independent situations.

Technical

  • Ruby
  • Rails, Sinatra, Merb
  • Enterprise SOA
  • Amazon S3/EC2
  • Facebook Dev (FBML,FQL)
  • HTML, XHTML, CSS
  • Javascript Frameworks
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
  • Java (Enterprise and Mobile)
  • Unices (Linux,BSD,Solaris)
  • Interface Design
  • Basic ObjectiveC (iPhone/OSX)

Experience

Grasshopper Labs

Senior Web Applications Developer

12/2009 - present

Conception, prototyping and development of products dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow.

HotChalk Inc.

Senior Engineer

02/2007 - 12/2009

Some duties I've been doing at HotChalk, an education related startup:

•  Web application development using Ruby on Rails and TDD/BDD
•  Deployment and system administration
•  UI design (wireframes) for multi layered applications based in use cases.
•  System maintenance and scalability of a cluster with 18 machines (all using linux as OS)
•  Load profiling and performance testing

Assembla Inc.

Ruby on Rails Developer

06/2006 - 02/2007

Development of Assembla's plataform, a virtual collaboration workspace for application development. I've also worked in client projects, using of Ruby on Rails with BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) and AJAX.

Flexcode

Ruby on Rails Developer

01/2006 - 12/2006

Web development in a self owned outsourcing software house for clients like:

•  Obvious Corp (Odeo and Twitter)
•  Cambrian House
•  Makalu Media
I've also developed / created and launched products like moourl.com (web cutest shortening url website) and colorplanit.com (managing projects using colors)

Architel Inc.

Ruby Developer

11/2005 - 08/2006

Ruby on Rails development of Architel projects like SimpleTicket (an open source help desk application) and Big in Japan (Package of web 2.0 tools) using AJAX (prototype, dojo), micro-formats (hcard, hcalendar, hreview and XOXO) and web standards.

Insite Solucoes de Internet

Java Developer

03/2005 - 11/2005

Web Application development using Java (Struts, Hibernate, JSF and JDBC) an Ruby on Rails for clients like Petrobras Globo.com and IG.

Cyclelogic Mobile Solution

Technical Solutions Engineer

01/2002-02/2005

System administration, server maintenance and infrastructure development of a high profile telecom system, responsible of all Brazilian SMS (Short Messaging) delivery for major brazilian telecoms like Claro, VIVO and Oi (Brazilian Telecoms).

•  Development of support related tools using bash and PHP
•  Technical Writing / Documentation development
•  System administration of 10 high loaded servers (Windows, Linux)
•  Internal Project Management

Education

Linux Professional Institute

LPI 101/102


Mackenzie University, Sao Paulo Brazil

BA in Computer Sciences

Community Involvement

Open Source Development

I've made contributions to various open source projects. Some of them are available in my github page.


Brazilian Rails Community

I've founded one of the biggest brazilian rails community, rails-br.

Rodrigo Franco — zenb@sent.com — (650) - 898-7250