Jake Varghese

Dallas, United States

Member since September 20, 2013

As an architect, Jake understands the process of solving complex problems that plague enterprise and medium size businesses. He is a full-stack problem solver--he can build entire apps from scratch or he can optimize an existing app already in the field.

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Portfolio

McKinsey & Company
Ruby, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Java
Orgsync
Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Volusion
Ruby, PHP, ASP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Experience

SQL, 14 years
Ruby, 13 years
Ruby on Rails (RoR), 13 years
JavaScript, 12 years
HTML5, 6 years
Backbone.js, 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Max OS X, TextMate, and a Diet Coke

The most amazing...

...thing I've created is a multi app deployment that operates almost like an OS in the cloud.

Employment

Digital Architect
McKinsey & Company
2011 - PRESENT
- Created an an application that streamlined deployment for the entire firm. From a 4 day deployment schedule to a 5 minute deployment schedule.
- Helped re-architect an internal LinkedIn type solution for firm alumni.
- Created a Data Storage service that simplified access to legacy Oracle and Notes databases.
- Created an application that allowed any application to quickly drop in an authentication scheme into their app regardless of which language it was created.
- Created an application for the partners at the firm so they could see the real connections that firm has through 40 years of legacy data.
- Optimized current applications and add new features utilizing various technologies including Oracle, MySQL, Redis, Solr, Apache, Phusion, Unicorn, Nginx, Angular.js, Backbone.js, jQuery and many other apps.
- Aided in firm client presentations from technical side.
- Trained and mentored new developers.
Technologies: Ruby, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Java
VP Software Development
Orgsync
2008 - 2011
- Led development on main application.
- Optimized current application so that it could scale.
- Created new applications to maximize revenue potential of master app.
- Trained and mentored several developers.
- Continued helping the CEO add new features to our core business model.
- Was the technical representative in high level meetings.
Technologies: Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Chief Technology Officer
Volusion
2004 - 2008
- Maintained over 22 internal apps originally written in PHP and then migrated to Rails to control and streamline ALL of our business processes: Payroll System, Marketing System, Resellers System, SEO Clientele System, Custom Design System, PPC System, Customer Service System, PCI Compliance System, Billing System
- Created our new Merchant Account technical infrastructure utilizing APIs from fortune 10 company GlobalPay and helped develop the process of taking merchant applications.
- Continued to create marketing strategies and tech support strategies to increase profitability.
- Continued helping the CEO/Lead Developer add new features to our core software written in ASP (and even developed some of the major parts myself),
- Working with our larger clients to setup their online store as well as provided technical/marketing/design counseling
Technologies: Ruby, PHP, ASP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Experience

Ve Go (Development)
Hotel Mobile App ecosystem.
Clear Access IP (Development)
http://clearaccessip.com
Patent Management and Docketing System.
Toys & Books Club (Development)
http://www.toysandbooksclub.com
Uber for toys and books.
Appstros (Development)
An app discovery tool that was built for Android using PhoneGap, jQuery Mobile, and Backbone for the front-end with Rails on the back.
ActsAsKeywordable (Rails Gem) (Development)
https://github.com/jake3030/acts_as_keywordable
Gem that allows the user to add keywords (like tags) polymorphically to any ActiveRecord model.
Flvorful (Development)
A fully functioning ad network built long before Youtube started delivering video ads.
Super InPlace Controls (Development)
https://github.com/flvorful/super_inplace_controls
A drop in replacement for the old inplace_edit plugin that added several features as well as cleaned up the HTML.
Easy HTML (jQuery Plugin) (Development)
https://github.com/flvorful/jQuery-Plugins/tree/master/easy_html
A quick plugin that allowed devs to create HTML as easily as we can in Rails.
ActsAsNoteable (Development)
https://github.com/flvorful/ActsAsNoteable
A plugin that allowed you to quickly add notes polymorphically to any objects.
Rack IP Whitelist (Development)
https://github.com/jake3030/rack-ip-whitelist
A very simple IP Whitelisting for rack apps (Rails included).

Skills

Languages
SQL, Haml, Sass, Bash Script, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Ruby, Objective-C, Java, C
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Marionette.js, AngularJS, RubyMotion, Cocoa
Libraries/APIs
Facebook SDK, Facebook API, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Backbone.js, jQuery UI
Tools
Solr, GitHub, Git, TextMate, Eclipse, SVN, GDB
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Functional Programming, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Scrum, Prototype-based OOP, Concurrent Programming, Test-driven Development (TDD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Platforms
iOS, Oracle, Mac OS X, Heroku, Android, Ubuntu Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Storage
MySQL, Memcached, Redis, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB
Misc
Webhook

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science
Univ of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX
1996 - 2002

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