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Jim Ray

Denver,CO

Summary

Skilled engineering manager that builds and mentors high-performing engineering teams with over 15 years of experience in software development working with Ruby / Ruby on Rails projects with a passion for working on technologies with impacts for individuals in a positive way for them and society.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

VP of Engineering - Value

Xplor Technologies
07.2021 - Current
  • Led, planned, and implemented a re-architecture of the video transcoding process and storage that resulted in $500,000 savings per annum
  • Developed a fraud & identity microservice used company-wide to allow for centralized management of allowable countries, unsupported email domains, and blocked accounts using Ruby 3.2, Rails 7, PostgreSQL
  • Implemented a Mobile Developer (iOS / Android) & QA team structure that led to an increase in ratings from 2.5 to 4.9 on iOS and feature parity between Android and iOS
  • Collaborated, Designed and led the implementation of a metrics/analytics program throughout the application to ensure that key metrics and subscription data were being captured

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Veterans Administration Via Oddball
11.2020 - 06.2021
  • Implemented a Proof of Concept (POC) identity management micro service utilizing Ruby on Rails
  • Designed and implemented an API for User Identity to be used to consolidate multiple identity services at Veterans Administration
  • Developed a Test User Dashboard to provide Development and QA access to a differently configured test user accounts

VP of Engineering

Impulsify
01.2020 - 11.2020
  • Built a diverse development team of 2 internal developers and 3 contractors including onboarding, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and educating company leadership
  • Developed growth plans for each developer in an effort to level up skills based on where each developer would like to grow their career.
  • Modernized the ImpulsePoint codebase, upgrade from Ruby 2.4 and Ruby on Rails 4 to Ruby 2.7 and Ruby on Rails 6
  • Integrated multiple gateway interfaces for Property Management Systems including Hilton's OnQ, Oracle Opera, and Comtrol

VP of Engineering

P2Binvestor
04.2018 - 01.2020
  • Built and grew the development team from 1 to 5 engineers by hiring both senior and junior engineers
  • Developed the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Deployment Procedures, and documentation
  • Identified and implemented key performance improvements using New Relic, Instrumental, and other performance monitoring tools
  • Led implementation and development of a new GraphQL-backed React Frontend for Clients
  • Maintain legacy applications built on Ruby on Rails 4 by implementing features and fixing bugs

Director of Engineering

Stack Sports - CaptainU
07.2014 - 04.2018
  • Led a team of 5 developers providing technical direction, mentoring, and career development, including hiring the company's first Junior Engineer from a developer bootcamp, Turing.
  • Architected and developed a new search tool using Ruby on Rails and ElasticSearch to improve athlete college searches
  • Planned and led the development of an 8-year-old Ruby on Rails codebase to modern standards and technologies
  • Led several architectural spikes with teams of 2-3 developers to convert existing code into 2 new products, each providing new revenue streams

Skills

  • Technical Leadership
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Career Mentorship
  • Software Architecture

Technical Skills

  • Ruby / Ruby on Rails
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • GraphQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • ElasticSearch
  • Serverless / FaaS

Timeline

VP of Engineering - Value

Xplor Technologies
07.2021 - Current

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer

Veterans Administration Via Oddball
11.2020 - 06.2021

VP of Engineering

Impulsify
01.2020 - 11.2020

VP of Engineering

P2Binvestor
04.2018 - 01.2020

Director of Engineering

Stack Sports - CaptainU
07.2014 - 04.2018

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