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---
title: About
layout: content
description: I'm a software engineer who enjoys pushing the limits of web technology and applying them to business processes.
print_blurb: "résumé"
---
<section>
<h1 class="screen-only">About</h1>
<p>
I am a <em>software engineer</em> who enjoys pushing the limits of <em>web technology</em> and applying them to
<em>business processes</em>. Ideally, my job provides me with technical challenges that need
<em>well-designed</em> solutions. I have a solid understanding of industry best practices, but I am more
interested in <em>continuously learning</em> about why they exist and how they can be further <em>applied and
improved</em>.
</p>
<h2>Skill Set</h2>
<p>
I am especially familiar with 'cloud' concepts, e-commerce, server administration, and web applications. When
working on a project, my preferred technologies are Linux, PHP (with symfony2, lately) and JavaScript (node.js,
especially). Recently I have been able to gain experience and understanding in the following areas:
</p>
<dl>
<dt>languages</dt>
<dd>
<a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/applescript/conceptual/applescriptx/AppleScriptX.html">applescript</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets">css</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML">html</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript">javascript</a> ·
<a href="http://lesscss.org/">less</a> ·
<a href="http://nodejs.org/">node.js</a> ·
<a href="http://php.net/">php</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL">sql</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML">xml</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XSLT">xslt</a>
</dd>
<dt>libraries</dt>
<dd>
<a href="http://getcomposer.org/">composer</a> ·
<a href="http://www.doctrine-project.org/">doctrine</a> ·
<a href="http://mootools.net/">mootools</a> ·
<a href="https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/">phpunit</a> ·
<a href="http://requirejs.org/">require.js</a> ·
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_Package_Manager">rpm</a> ·
<a href="http://swiftmailer.org/">swiftmailer</a> ·
<a href="http://symfony.com/">symfony2</a> ·
<a href="http://twig.sensiolabs.org/">twig</a>
</dd>
<dt>software</dt>
<dd>
<a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">apache-httpd</a> ·
<a href="http://docker.io/">docker</a> ·
<a href="http://www.elasticsearch.org/">elasticsearch</a> ·
<a href="http://gearman.org/">gearman</a> ·
<a href="http://git-scm.com/">git</a> ·
<a href="http://jenkins-ci.org/">jenkins</a> ·
<a href="http://memcached.org/">memcached</a> ·
<a href="http://www.mysql.com/">mysql</a> ·
<a href="http://nginx.org/">nginx</a> ·
<a href="http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+opengrok/">opengrok</a> ·
<a href="http://openvpn.net/">openvpn</a> ·
<a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/overview/index.html">oracle-database</a> ·
<a href="https://puppetlabs.com/">puppet</a> ·
<a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/">subversion</a> ·
<a href="http://www.vagrantup.com/">vagrant</a>
</dd>
<dt>systems</dt>
<dd>
<a href="http://centos.org/">centos</a> ·
<a href="http://www.linux.org/">linux</a> ·
<a href="http://www.apple.com/osx/">osx</a> ·
<a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">ubuntu</a>
</dd>
<dt>services</dt>
<dd>
<a href="http://aws.amazon.com/">aws</a> ·
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/">facebook</a> ·
<a href="https://github.com/">github</a> ·
<a href="https://www.paypal.com/">paypal</a> ·
<a href="http://www.twilio.com/">twilio</a>
</dd>
</dl>
<h2>Experience</h2>
<p style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
<strong>Software Developer</strong> · August '13 – present, contractor<br />
City Index Ltd – Labs Team (<a href="http://www.cityindex.co.uk/"><span class="print-only">www.cityindex.co.uk</span><span class="screen-only">website</span></a>) · London, England
</p>
<ul>
<li>Implemented and managed scalable logstash + elasticsearch + kibana stacks on AWS</li>
<li>Researched and tested elasticsearch scaling for project needs</li>
<li>Researched technology to help identify requirements and grow functionality</li>
<li>Worked remotely</li>
</ul>
<p style="line-height:14px;padding-top:1px;">
<small style="color:#666666;">
aws ·
elasticsearch ·
git ·
kibana ·
logstash ·
linux ·
nginx ·
node.js ·
ruby ·
ubuntu ·
vagrant
</small>
</p>
<hr color="#E9E9E9" size="1" style="margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:14px;" />
<p style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
<strong>Software Developer</strong> · July '09 – October '12; Summer '08, intern<br />
Sentry Data Systems (<a href="http://www.sentryds.com/"><span class="print-only">www.sentryds.com</span><span class="screen-only">website</span></a>) · Deerfield Beach, Florida
</p>
<ul>
<li>Guided the adoption of and migration to the open-source symfony2 framework from an internal framework for main customer SaaS web application</li>
<li>Implemented development tools and standards including opengrok, composer, and PSR-*</li>
<li>Advised and taught on software design, industry practices, and development workflows</li>
<li>Created automated systems for detecting data quality issues in client data feeds, significantly reducing manual work</li>
<li>Created custom issue tracking system to support existing Oracle-based applications, email ticketing, workflows, and time estimations</li>
<li>Worked locally for 18 months and remotely for 22 months</li>
</ul>
<p style="line-height:14px;padding-top:1px;">
<small style="color:#666666;">
composer ·
git ·
html ·
javascript ·
jenkins ·
linux ·
mootools ·
opengrok ·
oracle-database ·
php ·
phpunit ·
sql ·
subversion ·
symfony2 ·
twig
</small>
</p>
<hr color="#E9E9E9" size="1" style="margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:14px;" />
<p style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
<strong>Software Systems Engineer</strong> · June '06 – present<br />
The Loopy Ewe (<a href="https://theloopyewe.com/"><span class="print-only">theloopyewe.com</span><span class="screen-only">website</span></a>) · Fort Collins, Colorado
</p>
<ul>
<li>Developed and currently maintain in-house e-commerce frontend and backoffice tools using primarily PHP and MySQL</li>
<li>Migrated the backend website and services to the open-source symfony2 framework</li>
<li>Integrated business tools with APIs including PayPal and Endicia</li>
<li>Advising on strategic goals for the business and assisting in implementation</li>
<li>Currently maintain production server environments and services</li>
</ul>
<p style="line-height:14px;padding-top:1px;">
<small style="color:#666666;">
applescript ·
aws ·
composer ·
css ·
elasticsearch ·
git ·
html ·
javascript ·
linux ·
mootools ·
mysql ·
nginx ·
osx ·
paypal ·
php ·
puppet ·
require.js ·
rpm ·
sql ·
swiftmailer ·
symfony2 ·
twig ·
twilio ·
vagrant
</small>
</p>
<hr color="#E9E9E9" size="1" style="margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:14px;" />
<p style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
<strong>Student System Administrator</strong> · Spring '06 – Fall '08<br />
CSE Department, Taylor University (<a href="http://www.taylor.edu/"><span class="print-only">www.taylor.edu</span><span class="screen-only">website</span></a>) · Upland, Indiana
</p>
<ul>
<li>Created web-based applications to aid in department processes for faculty and students</li>
<li>Maintained and provided support for the Computer Science department lab computers and servers (Linux, Windows)</li>
<li>Acted as contributing editor and webmaster for the department's public website</li>
</ul>
<p style="line-height:14px;padding-top:1px;">
<small style="color:#666666;">
html ·
linux ·
mysql ·
php ·
sql ·
windows
</small>
</p>
<hr color="#E9E9E9" size="1" style="margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:14px;" />
<p style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
<strong>Network Administrator</strong> · Spring '03 – Summer '07<br />
The Covenant Presbyterian Church (<a href="http://www.cpcstl.org/"><span class="print-only">www.cpcstl.org</span><span class="screen-only">website</span></a>) · St. Louis, Missouri
</p>
<ul>
<li>Created, maintained, and hosted their website CMS during employment and until 2010</li>
<li>Provided technical support (on-site, phone, and email) to ministry staff</li>
<li>Managed Microsoft Windows and Exchange servers, internal ministry applications, and other productivity software</li>
</ul>
<p style="line-height:14px;padding-top:1px;">
<small style="color:#666666;">
css ·
exchange ·
html ·
linux ·
mysql ·
php ·
sql ·
windows ·
windows-server
</small>
</p>
<h2>Open-Source Contributions</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/logstash/logstash/commits?author=dpb587">logstash/logstash</a> – small enhancements</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/elasticsearch/kibana/commits?author=dpb587">elasticsearch/kibana</a> – small bug fixes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/composer/composer/commits?author=dpb587">composer/composer</a> – small enhancements, bug fixes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commits?author=dpb587">symfony/symfony</a> – small enhancements, bug fixes</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/doctrine/dbal/commits?author=dpb587">doctrine/dbal</a> – oracle bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h2>Education</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.taylor.edu/">Taylor University</a> – Bachelor of Science (2005 - 2009) – Computer Science, Systems (Business Information Systems)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wcastl.org/">Westminster Christian Academy</a> – high school (2001 - 2005)</li>
</ul>
</section>