I provide an assortment of services to assist your business at any stage in its journey from inception to success. I provide technical contracting and consulting services that can help you overcome your challenges and meet your objectives in a timely and efficient manner. I bring to your project extensive experience, a diverse and flexible skillset, and most importantly the confidence, focus, and determination to deliver. I will do my best to help ensure you successfully navigate the crucial junctures you encounter and to keep your company on the path to prosperity. I am available to assist you at any stage in the life cycle of your project, including:
- when you are in the conceptual phase and you want someone to help structure your ideas.
- when you are in the planning phase and you need assistance putting the resources and structures in place to move forward.
- when you are in the development phase and you need programming expertise.
- when you are in the delivery phase and you need to ensure that a stable product ships on time.
- when you are in the maintenance phase and you need to formalize, streamline, or customize your workflow.
- and when you are at any other important point in the life cycle of your project.
If you are in need of vision, organization, and/or execution expertise then please contact me with information about your project. I am always on the lookout for interesting and exciting new endevours and am very amenable to working in new environments and to establishing new partnerships. Please contact me directly to discuss your project needs or to obtain more information regarding my previous projects, clients, and partners. I look forward to hearing from you.
- Programming Expertise
I have extensive programming experience using a wide array of languages and technologies. My current language of choice Python.
- Project Management Expertise
I have extensive project management experience ranging from guiding small teams to implementing large multi-tiered management structures.
- Entrepreneurial Expertise
I have extensive entrepreneurial experience with multiple startups and have successfully helped navigate from concept through to acquisition.
- Research Expertise
I have extensive technical and scientific research experience ranging from generating reports based on peer reviewed research to actually performing hands-on benchtop research in genetics and biochemistry.
- Active Developer Skills:
- Back End: Python/Django/GeoDjango, REST
- Front End: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, SQLite
- Desktop: PyQt, Tk
- Version Control: Git, SVN
- Provisioning: Vagrant, Chef, Fabric
- DevOps: Basic Linux/Windows System & Network Admin
- Misc: Celery, Apache, NginX, Automated Testing, Regular Expressions
- Dormant Developer Skills:
- Programming: PHP/Drupal, Perl/Mason, TCL, CGI, limited Java and C
- Unix/Linux: Bash shell scripting (Grep, Sed, Awk)
- XML: XHTML, CML, MATHML, SVG, DHTML
- BioChem: BioPython/BioPerl, Molecular Modeling, Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Graphics/Animation: Photoshop/Illustrator/Director/Flash/SVG/VRML(3D)
- Network/Sys Admin: Linux, Windows, IRIX, Solaris, OS9, and Mac
- MS: VBA, MSOffice Suite, MSProject, and Visio
- Misc: Webmaster, Verity search engine
- Project Management and Entrepreneurial Skills:
- Leadership: Experienced Technical Director, Operations Director, and Project Manager
- Settings: Experience with founding and managing Internet Start-ups
- Executive Experience: Founding companies, establishing management, and providing direction and leadership
- Technical Direction: Assessing and implementing new technologies, building and guiding developer teams
- Operations Management: Assessing human resource needs, hiring/firing, and structuring management teams
- Project Management: Organizing projects, tracking, reporting, and increasing workflow efficiency
- Software: MSProject, OpenWorkBench, BaseCamp, ToDoList
- Scientific and Technical Research Skills:
- Research: Demonstrated ability to organize and lead original research
- Settings: Experience in academic, government and medical research environments
- Genetics: Gel electrophoresis, restriction digest, autoradiography
- Cell Biology: confocal and fluorescence microscopy, tissue culture
- General: Laboratory management and maintenance in biology, genetics and physics labs
I provide contracting and consulting services to clients around the world. I am available for contract and consulting, partnership, and for hire. I am currently located in Portland, Oregon USA and although I primarily work remotely, for certain projects I am available for on-site appearances as client need dictates. To arrange for my participation in a project please initially contact me via email at the address listed under the 'Contact' tab. Once we have established initial contact we can proceed with discussing how I may be able to assist you using any means of communication you feel most comfortable with.
