Michael Xavier

http://michaelxavier.net
http://github.com/MichaelXavier
michael@michaelxavier.net
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-xavier/13/b02/a26
Lynnwood, WA, USA

Summary

I am a software developer with a strong interest in writing clean code, and builidng maintainable software. I am an active participant in open source software and am constantly honing my skills. I am very well versed in Ruby/Rails, Web Development, as well as Haskell.

Work Experience

CrystalCommerce - Mountlake Terrace, WA

2010-Present

Started as an intern and progressed to a lead developer.
Working a large Ruby on Rails eCommerce and catalog platform.
Designed and implemented a moderately sized application using Typescript and AngularJS
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and extending all aspects of the system
- REST API design, implementation, and documentation
- Building a multitude of reliable 3rd party service integrations.
- Slowly replacing large amounts of legacy code while supporting an active user base.
- Onboarding/training/supporting new developers
- Advised in product development
- Large amounts of pair programming and collaborative development

San Diego Computers - San Diego, CA

2005-2010

Started with parts procurement
Ended up building several back-office Ruby on Rails applications to streamline day to day operations and customer processing.
Maintained several servers and backup systems.
All work was remote. Learned time management and remote collaboration skills.

Skills

Ruby - Expert-level experience with Ruby design patterns, testing practices, language features, metaprogramming, web development, etc.
Ruby on Rails - Working with Rails has been my primary job for the last 3 years. Intimately familiar with all of its strengths, weaknesses, and idiosyncrasies.
Haskell - Have been studying Haskell and working on open source Haskell projects for the past 3 years. I am committed to constantly improving my Haskell skills and helping to grow the Haskell community and improve Haskell’s library parity with other languages. I have released several open source libraries in Haskell.
TypeScript Have developed and maintained several moderately-sized Typescript codebases for the purpose of driving an AngularJS application which I have also designed and maintained.

Open Source Development

I have been participating in the open source community for over 4 years. Most of my open source contributions recently have been in Haskell. I have several packages in Haskell’s HackageDB. Links to all of my projects can be found on my website¹ and at my github profile². In my time at CrystalCommerce, I have extracted and open-sourced several RubyGems and contributed many patches to Ruby projects.

I maintian a blog³ where I write about software engineering and techniques in Ruby and Haskell.

Education

2010 - BS in Computing and Software Systems from University of Washington Bothell
- Completed coursework in HCI (Human/Computer Interaction) and UX.
- Completed coursework in compilers/parsers.
- Did independent study on applying test-driven development to existing codebases.
2006 - Graduated with honors from Granite Falls High School