CTO
2018 - PRESENTEvents Local- Took an initial, rough MVP of a product, built it up into a usable product, and brought it to market.
- Developed a React/Redux-based single-page application front-end and a Ruby on Rails 5 API.
- Built two stand-alone React services, hosted serverless on AWS S3, utilizing CloudFront and [email protected]
- Worked with customer requirements and requests to deliver a solution that works for their individual use case.
- Led the technical and architecture roadmap.
- Took part in hiring and staffing decisions and led the engineering department.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, React, Redux, Amazon Web ServicesSoftware Development Engineer II (SDE II), Analytics
2018 - 2019PagerDuty- Created the initial version of operational reviews analytics reports for customers.
- Developed a new Elixir/Phoenix-based application for handling review generation.
- Integrated AWS S3 using AWS SDK.
- Met with third-party vendors to evaluate dashboard solutions.
- Architected and developed the initial data pipeline for analytics.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, React, Redux, Elixir, Phoenix, Amazon Web ServicesSenior Full-stack Developer
2017 - 2018TeamSnap- Built out and maintained a back-end API in Ruby on Rails for a large-scale group organization platform.
- Rearchitected the user invitation and onboarding flow and experience.
- Implemented the back-end API endpoints for team stores that were selling merchandise.
- Optimized the pricing page using A/B tests to determine which variant performed best.
- Wrote extensive tests to ensure that the API platform remains robust and well-tested.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, React, Redux, Elixir, PhoenixSenior Ruby on Rails Developer
2016 - 2017Decisiv- Built out new features in Ruby on Rails for a fleet service management system.
- Developed several features from start to finish in Ruby on Rails and AngularJS 1.x.
- Implemented both unit tests and integration tests to ensure the robustness of the system.
- Led a small team to pull out pieces of a monolithic Rails app into microservices.
- Led and managed a small team in the development and long-term maintenance of several services.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, AngularJSEngineer
2008 - 2016CUBRC | Avarint- Made significant contributions to a C++ app for the DoD, mostly involved in creating new features and building out new interfaces.
- Led a team of four developers handling everything from requirements definition to design, implementation, testing, and integration with a key customer.
- Integrated the core application with several external third-party applications and hardware using various protocols such as DIS and TENA.
- Created high-quality user interfaces and GUIs for the primary desktop application.
- Traveled onsite to customer locations to ensure successful integrations and installations.
Technologies: C++, Ruby on Rails
Michael Over
Software Developer in Clarence, NY, United States
Member since March 12, 2015
Mike is a senior full-stack developer with over five years of experience building applications with Ruby on Rails and React and Redux. He has a master's degree in computer science, a decade of experience as a professional software engineer, and is AWS Certified.
Michael is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Events LocalRuby on Rails, React, Redux, Amazon Web Services
- PagerDutyRuby on Rails, React, Redux, Elixir, Phoenix, Amazon Web Services
- TeamSnapRuby on Rails, React, Redux, Elixir, Phoenix
Experience
- Ruby 6 years
- JavaScript 6 years
- Ruby on Rails (RoR) 6 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) 5 years
- SQL 5 years
- React 3 years
- Redux 2 years
- Elixir 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
macOS, Git, Emacs
The most amazing...
...project I've built is a full-scale social media management application utilizing multiple social APIs on top of a single-page application.
Employment
Skills
Languages
Ruby, JavaScript, Sass, SQL, C++, Elixir, PythonFrameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby on Rails 5, Ruby on Rails 4, Redux, Qt, Phoenix, Bootstrap 4, AWS HALibraries/APIs
Ruby on Rails API, Twitter API, React, React Redux, jQuery, Facebook API, Redux Form, Lodash, React Router, Reselect, Stripe, Stripe ConnectTools
Git, Emacs, GitHub, Jenkins, AWS SDK, Postman, Slack, Zoom, Redux Thunk, AWS ELB, AWS CLI, Chef, HashiCorpPlatforms
Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Cloud Computing Services, MacOS, Docker, Heroku, AWS EC2, AWS LambdaParadigms
Agile, Functional Programming, Serverless Architecture, REST, MicroservicesStorage
MySQL, AWS S3, AWS RDS, PostgreSQL, AWS DynamoDB, Redis, ElasticsearchOther
OAuth, Domain-driven Design (DDD), Cloud, Cloud Computing, Serverless, Semantic UI, AWS API Gateway, Startups, Lean Startups
Education
- Master's degree in Computer Science2010 - 2012University at Buffalo - Buffalo, NY, USA
- Bachelor's degree in Mathematics2004 - 2008Franciscan University of Steubenville - Steubenville, OH, USA
Certifications
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator — AssociateOCTOBER 2019 - OCTOBER 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Developer — AssociateJUNE 2019 - JUNE 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect — AssociateJUNE 2019 - JUNE 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF)MAY 2019 - MAY 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
