Values

My core values are deeply rooted in the Ancient Eygtian 'Golden Rule' - "That which you hate to be done to you, do not do to another." I love serving people's lives in a positive manner, and my approach to programming reflects this value.

Goals

Solve problems by focusing on the "Why", not just the "What", and "How". Continue to develop software that enhances human life

Hobbies

Researching new technologies, social media, and building personal side projects to share with the community. I also enjoy good food, craft beer, and spending time with interesting people from different walks of life.

about me

Results-driven software engineer with experience in back-end programming, relational databases, and development/maintenance of business driven web applications.

Passion to continue along the never-ending learning process of object orientated programming. Skilled with Ruby and Ruby on Rails framework, as well as an understanding of other basic languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

web design

I utilize a collection of tools such as: Bootstrap, Foundation, and UIkit to create responsive websites and web applications.

web applications

As a back-end developer, I use Ruby Code and Ruby on Rails framework to build server-side applications, which connect with a database and API.

api

Along with developing web applications, I build RESTful API for other developers to perform requests and recieve JSON responses via HTTP protocol.

version control

GitHub is an industry standard in the computer programming community as a version control for open source code.

My skills

Skilled with Ruby and Ruby on Rails framework, as well as an understanding of other basic languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

"Good Code is written for humans to understand, and computers to execute"

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Resume

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My education

Proud recipient of a full scholarship that was awarded to me as a student-athlete at LSU and Georgia State University, where I excelled academically and athletically.

Communications

LSU / Georgia State University / Jun 1998 - Aug 2002

Programming Experience

Ruby on Rails Computer Engineer

The Iron Yard, Atlanta, GA. / Sept. 2015 - Dec. 2015

3 months

12 week intensive programming course aimed at preparing students to be junior level ruby on rails developers. The course is focused on preparing students on how to think like a programmer, how to produce high quality web applications, and how to work effectively in teams across the development stack. The course culminates in a team project to create an application that addresses a technology need and to showcase what students have learned over the 12 weeks.

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The Iron Yard HackAthon, Atlanta, GA. / Nov 2015

The Iron Yard and SolTech partnered to host a weekend long hackathon. I worked in a team of 2 front-end developers, two iO mobile developers, and one other back-end developer to build an application in 48 hours. I built the routes, registration, and login functions for users. Also, I programmed the AWS configuration.

“ Darryl's willingness to communicate and ability to do so effectively was a tremendous asset for our team. Despite numerous challenges, his attention to detail, wide range of knowledge, and amazing attitude are definitely some of the things that made this hackathon a success. ”

Hadiya Hope-Crichlow

“ Darryl is a great asset under pressure. During our project, he was the only back-end programmer on our team. He worked hard to fulfill all of our front end requests. A pleasure to work with. ”

Justin Robinson

“ Darryl's ability to solve problems kept our team focused and moving forward. This guy is a hard worker, has a great attitude, and just has all-around positive energy. ”

Isaac Hardy

portfolio

My Sample Open Source Projects.

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Atlanta, GA.