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Laurence Drake

Tinley Park,Illinois

Summary

Strong decision-maker with more than 20+ years of experience in software engineering and application development. Effective coach and mentor and committed to leading exceptionally gifted teams. Ready to work closely with both teams and customers to identify most efficient and beneficial solutions for process improvement.

Experienced Team Member bringing outstanding performance working with others to meet common goals. Familiar with project management and workflow optimization. Eager to bring knowledge to support business and customer needs.

Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Frelance worker Ruby, Ruby on Rails Developer

08.2019 - Current
  • Vagrant Setup and configuration, Ruby coding and review, Rails 4 to Rails 5 conversion Upgrade Atos/Syntel (Discovery Health Partners) Ruby on Rails Developer.

04.2019 - 08.2019
  • Ruby on Rails Development - Staff Augmentation The Mom Project Remote Sr.
  • Ruby on Rails (RoR) Developer.

Chicago, IL
10.2018 - 03.2019
  • Maintenance and feature enhancement of Talent and Employer facing (public facing) codebase, as well as the Administration codebase.
  • Technical: AWS, Google Cloud, OS x, Ruby on Rails 4 & 5, React.
  • Career Builder Remote Sr.
  • Ruby on Rails (RoR) Developer.

04.2018 - 10.2018
  • Remote USA Maintenance and feature enhancement of Job Seeker Ruby On Rails application.

Director Of Engineering

DigitalMint
Chicago, IL
12.2017 - 03.2018
  • Report directly to CEO: Primary responsibilities: Contribute to the existing DigitalMint codebase supporting the on-demand exchange of digital currencies, such as the Company's Kiosks, iPad application, and API integrations.
  • Assist in developing processes and procedures for building and deploying core technologies.
  • Develop features for DigitalMint's Core Compliance Dashboard and CRM.
  • Assist & Provide Coding support for the Configuration Management Team Technical Environment: AWS, Google Cloud, Windows 7 & 10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ruby, Ruby on Rails 5, Node, React.

Remote Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2017 - 12.2017
  • United States Technical member of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team: Primary responsibilities: Code (Rails 4) solutions to the Clinician User Interface (CUI) application to comply with various regulatory bodies.
  • Code (Ruby) ETL like scripts to support a variety of groups Code Operational scripts Assist & Provide Coding support for the Configuration Management Team Provide support (Technical and Non-Technical) to/for other teams interacting with the CUI, CPP & C&P Applications Technical Environment: AWS, REL, Docker, Windows 7 & 10, Ubuntu.

Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Getty Images
Madison, Wisconsin
09.2016 - 03.2017
  • Responsible for hands-on coding (Rails 4) maintenance and feature enhancement to the Submission, Image Ingestion Rails Products and the Unification Project (Integrating products from the mergers of Getty acquired companies).
  • Technical Environment: AWS & Docker AboutObjects Ruby on Rails Developer.

Kansas City, MO
04.2016 - 08.2016
  • Ruby on Rails maintenance developer.

Ruby on Rails Developer

Argonne National Laboratory
, IL
08.2015 - 04.2016
  • Ruby on Rails developer converting Rails 2 and Rails 3 running on Ubuntu Server to Rails 4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Tech Tammina / Ascendum Remote Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer.

Ruby Developer

United Software Group / Virtusa
Columbus, Foster City, Ohio, CA
08.2014 - 06.2015
  • Custom Ruby on Rails Web and API Development for Parking Software development firm.

Ruby on Rails Developer Developer

Aequor
Columbus, OH
05.2014 - 07.2014
  • Custom Ruby Automation Development at a major financial institution, as a member of the HOW (Helping Others Work) Team.
  • Designed and created a tools for the DevOps team using Ruby.

Co Lead RoR Developer

Des Plains, IL
06.2013 - 12.2013
  • On shore and offshore teams) developing RoR application for a multimedia planning organization that connects media buyers with media sellers.

Ruby Developer

DISYS
04.2013 - 06.2013
  • Rails Application Maintenance and Feature Enhancement Country Stone Ruby, RoR and db developer.

Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Country Stone (Contract)
Rock Island, IL
06.2010 - 07.2012
  • (2 years 2 months) Ruby, Ruby On Rails and Database developer for wholesale of full line of lawn and garden products to small and "Big Box" retailers

VB Developer

A.M. Castle
Franklin Park, IL
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • A. M. Castle.
  • The Abbreviated version
  • Started as a Java Script programmer, promoted several times
  • Promoted to Java Script programmer
  • Promoted to team lead
  • Promoted to acting manager for integrating Main Frame communication to Network Communication and AS400 communication and data sharing

Project Lead

01.1998 - 01.2008
  • Project Management.
  • Client Side ORACLE Application Manager.
  • Manage SharePoint Implementations.
  • Manage Cost Change Application Process and Notification Processes.
  • Manage Intranet and Net-IT Application and associated processes.
  • Manage sensitive Data Transfers (Internal and External).
  • Acquisition data integration.

Programmer

Follett Campus Resources
01.1994 - 01.1998
  • Development of Visual Basic and C applications Design Create and Maintain In House developed Software.
  • EDI.
  • Inventory Management.
  • Point Of Sale (POS).

Education

Certificate in Computer Operations And Programming - Computer Programming And Operations

Control Data Institute
Chicago, IL
1988

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Psychology

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
1983

Skills

  • API, Development and integration
  • Process Automation, Development
  • User Interface (UI)
  • Configuration Management
  • Customer Relationship Management CRM (application maintenance)
  • Data integration
  • SQL Database
  • EDI & ETL experience
  • Insurance
  • Inventory Management
  • Linux
  • Multiple Operating Systems (OS)
  • ORACLE Application
  • SQL Dba
  • SQL, VB, Ruby, RoR, Developer/Engineer
  • Processes Automation
  • Project Management
  • Red Hat Software (Linux)
  • Scripts (BASH, Ruby and a few others)
  • Database management software
  • Testing and maintenance
  • Code reviews
  • Agile methodology
  • HTML
  • Database (SQL) programming
  • Virtualization technologies
  • Program testing software
  • Software Story development
  • Technical issue analysis

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

Remote

Important To Me

Flexible work hoursWork-life balanceWork from home option

Quote

These powerful quotes are framed on my wall, just above my monitors: Albert Einstein: "A ship is always safe at the shore, but that is not what it's built for." Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and make a trail.

Timeline

Frelance worker Ruby, Ruby on Rails Developer

08.2019 - Current

04.2019 - 08.2019

10.2018 - 03.2019

04.2018 - 10.2018

Director Of Engineering

DigitalMint
12.2017 - 03.2018

Remote Ruby/Ruby on Rails Developer

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
05.2017 - 12.2017

Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Getty Images
09.2016 - 03.2017

04.2016 - 08.2016

Ruby on Rails Developer

Argonne National Laboratory
08.2015 - 04.2016

Ruby Developer

United Software Group / Virtusa
08.2014 - 06.2015

Ruby on Rails Developer Developer

Aequor
05.2014 - 07.2014

Co Lead RoR Developer

06.2013 - 12.2013

Ruby Developer

DISYS
04.2013 - 06.2013

Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

Country Stone (Contract)
06.2010 - 07.2012

VB Developer

A.M. Castle
01.2008 - 01.2010

Project Lead

01.1998 - 01.2008

Programmer

Follett Campus Resources
01.1994 - 01.1998

Certificate in Computer Operations And Programming - Computer Programming And Operations

Control Data Institute

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Psychology

Wayne State University

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