SEEKING WORK (Freelance only) – San Francisco, Remote
1. I specialize in Ruby on Rails, and by this I mean I’m competent in Ruby, Rails 3.1, JavaScript, coffeescript, CSS, Html, Linux, deployment with multi-server architectures, asynchronous requests, regular expressions, TDD, VIM, jQuery, refactoring, design patterns, git, and sql.
2. I’m writing a book on Ruby on Rails best practices.
3. I know the Facebook platform inside out. I’m equally familiar with Spree, an open source e-commerce platform allowing you to create stores that sell online – be that digital goods or otherwise.
4. I’m fast. I built and deployed one app per week for my previous client. I stay fast by keeping a deck of 6000 programming flashcards which I keep in constant rotation.
5. I’m practical. I’m not the kind of engineer who will waste your time and money perfecting architecture till the end of your budget. I’m the guy you want to hire to rapidly prototype something at a reasonable cost so that you can go and raise money right now.
6. I studied at and graduated from Oxford University.
7. I know a lot about marketing, having built viral Facebook apps, having managed Facebook and Google advertising campaigns for over 2 years, and having done heavy SEO work. I will imbue your app with sensible optimizations that will make marketing your app, and ultimately making money, much simpler.
8. I take pride in my work. I’m ashamed of bugs and I won’t let them creep into projects with my name on them.
9. I can build your web app alone, although I prefer to work with a graphic designer since your end results will be better for the same cost.
10. I’m aware of my own cost, and my goal as a consultant is to offer you the most value per dollar, not to bill the maximum number of hours. I will suggest technical compromises to your spec where we swap ideal functionality for cheaply implemented functionality. You can always add the ideal case when you raise your first million.
Sample site: www.oxbridgenotes.co.uk [100% me]
Github: https://github.com/jackkinsella
Further samples: www.jackkinsella.ie
Tel: + 415 568 7164
Email: jack.kinsellaHATgmail.com [replace HAT with @]