Dustin M. D. Zeisler

(503) 410-3119 - dustinzeisler@gmail.com - dustinzeisler.com

Summary

Expert Ruby developer with deep experience in backend systems, writing maintainable software, and Open Source. Proven history of successfully working remotely while being an active mentor and team player.

Work Experience

* Developed data model in PostgreSQL for hierarchical chart of accounts. (Used for over $36B in K-12 budgets)

* Lead Rails API for summarizing groups of transactions/accounts.

* Use open source software to quickly solve business needs and contribute back needed features.

* Project lead for rapidly changing PACE decision engine. (Decisioned $310 million in loans in 2017)

* Collaborated with Business Intelligence unit to analyze and develop improvements to underwriting process.

* Proven track record of identifying business pain points and creating powerful tools to overcome them.

* Enabled production debugging by building package to track requests through micro-services system.

* Mentored junior developers in complex business domain, programming skills, and process.

* Led front-end development of a multi-faceted, guided search for health care products/services.

* Learned ReactJS on the job and implemented RESTful client side app using React Router.

* Trained team on Test Driven Development through one-on-one training and group presentations.

* Collaborated with key stakeholders to create benchmarking algorithms for 401k and other Investments.

* Provided business analysts with dynamic documentation for auditing customer-specific benchmarking results.

* Increased automated test speed by 10x compared to conventional Rails testing practices.

* Designed and built highly customized e-commerce application, including database, security, and UI.

Technical Skills

Expert Ruby Developer, Rails, RSpec, Metaprogramming, Threads, Open Source, Javascript, ReactJs, Unix, PostgreSQL, Git, Github, Pair Programming, Agile, Kanban, TDD, BDD, Isolated Unit Testing, Design Patterns

Education