Resume for Nikolas Nyby

Skills

Fluency in C, Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, JavaScript, Haskell, SQL, LaTeX, Unix shells
Experienced with:
- Front-end development (Sencha Touch, jQuery, HTML/CSS)
- Back-end development (frameworks used: Rails, Spring, and CodeIgniter)
- Deployment (nginx, Heroku)
Expertise in Unix, Mac OS X and AmigaOS system and network administration, including service deployment, operation, and maintenance

Professional Experience

2011-2012: Web Developer, Third Street Works - San Francisco, CA
- Mobile front-end development -- Completely styled a Sencha Touch app, taking compatibility into acccount on various mobile devices. http://m.pandaexpress.com/
- Made significant changes to our e-commerce product (Amazon-style reviews, implemented complex product variations features) -- http://qubixcart.com
- Front-end development for iPad app -- http://venuapp.com
- Implemented websites for various agencies, all aspects of development -- http://www.farmandcellar.com
2011: Engineer, Taggers, Inc. - Palo Alto, CA
- Extended a large codebase very quickly
- Added features to improve user experience in an event-based UI using jQuery and jQuery UI
- Developed a mobile version of the site, mainly targetting Safari Mobile
2010 - 2011: Web Developer, Search Influence - New Orleans, LA
- Planned and implemented new features to a form system web app using PHP/JavaScript/MySQL
- Modified various CMS plugins to meet clients' needs
- Developed and maintained software for tracking customer referral data on clients' sites
2008 - 2010: Sr. Technical Consultant, The Evergreen State College - Olympia, WA
- Maintained lab of 150 Windows, Mac, and Linux workstations
- Administered and documented file and web servers for academic and office use
- Assisted users with problems and wrote tutorials and documentation

Open Source Contributions

Pjax Menu is a WordPress plugin I wrote that uses ajax requests while navigating a WordPress site, avoiding the need for the page to reload.

Education

References available on request