Joshua Wood

Rails Programmer For Hire

My name is Josh Wood, and I would like to be your coder. I have 1.5 years of intensive Ruby/Rails experience, and 10 years front and back-end web development experience.

Key Specializations

  • Front-end builds
  • Test-driven development (TDD)
  • Cloud architecture & provisioning
  • Application Deployment

Core technologies

  • HAML, SASS, CoffeeScript, JQuery
  • RSpec, FactoryGirl, Shoulda
  • Ubuntu, Chef
  • Capistrano, Heroku, EngineYard

To stay sharp, I read Hacker News, Ruby Weekly, many great books, and subscribe to RailsCasts and PeepCode.

Josh took our project specs and proposed a better solution, one that improved performance without exceeding our budget. He was communicative throughout the job and followed up closely to ensure we were satisfied with the results. I would definitely hire him again. Steve Suo
I've hired and worked with dozens of web programmers, and Josh is by far the most reliable and conscientious. He takes a refreshing personal pride in finding the most elegant and efficient solution. On-time, courteous, and professional, Josh is at the top of my list of recommendations. Justin Luciani

Selected Projects

  • CardScoop

    Companion site and API powering native mobile applications for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry devices. Enables users to share contact information by scanning a unique QR code with their smart phone. Developed with Ben Curtis

  • Pathways2Passions

    A social app that connects students with top industry professionals for career mentoring. Tightly integrated with Facebook and LinkedIn to provide users with a quick and familiar registration process. Developed with Ben Curtis

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I'm Josh Wood, a Rails developer from Vancouver, WA. My interests include Ruby best practices, TDD, and cloud architecture. More »