Jacob Smith
Résumé
- jacob@jacobsmith.io
- jacobsmith.io
- (864) 399-8892
- Greenville, SC
I am an expert in Ruby, Rails, HTML, CSS / SCSS, JavaScript (including ES2015), Gulp, and Ember.js; I’m pretty good with PHP, Sinatra, Angular.js, and React.js as well.
Experience
Test Double
Developer and Consultant (Remote) — November 2016-Present
I am current a developer and consultant at Test Double where I integrate with client teams to deliver software and improve the development process.
Projects
- I integrated with the Diagnostics team at Nexia to develop new features for their dealer-facing web application.
Rational
Developer and Consultant (Remote) — August 2011-Present
Rational is my single-person company through which I typically serve small businesses and startups with web development, consultation, and in-person training.
- I worked with Skillcrush to develop a front-end pattern library for a rewrite of their learning management system and helped prepare their backend infrastructure for a migration from a shared hosting environment to a VPS provider.
- I delivered a series of training courses on Angular.js for Blackbaud
- I provided consultation on Amazon Web Services and SaaS development for Fivable
- I was the lead developer for Bestball, for which I developed a custom PHP MVC framework that is still being used for client projects at Fivable.
- I developed an automated order tracking and fulfillment application in Ruby for Sallie’s Greatest Jams so they could handle the traffic from being on Oprah’s Favorite Things.
- I developed a Ruby API and Ember.js frontend for ProAlert. They were able to receive initial incubation funding using the application I developed.
- I developed a Node.js API and Ember.js frontend for Questalot. They were able to receive initial incubation funding, as well as compete in Wall Street Journal’s Startup of the Year competition using the application I developed.
The Iron Yard
Instructor (Greenville SC) — July 2014 - April 2016
I taught 12-week courses in front end development, including both technical topics and soft skills. I was also responsible for developing learning objectives and assessment criteria for their online content and doing technical review of other instructors’ material.
Education
B.S. in Computer Science, Franciscan University of Steubenville — May 2009
I focused on practical web development as much as possible, taking courses on Database Design and Processing, Information Warfare, Operations Research, and Web to Database Programming.