Derek Croft

#Development

Bloomfield Hills, MI

his

mission (

chose to accept it):

Make software easy to maintain and test

Noteworthy Achievements:

Consulted, mentored and trained a team of four developers with Java backgrounds in Ruby, Rails and related technologies
Created and maintained Ruby on Rails websites for a variety of startups, leading projects from inception to deployment
Performed Ruby on Rails upgrades on multiple applications
Implemented concurrent data flow with Ruby, in the process confirming that concurrency is not Ruby’s strong suit

Dossier Quotes:

Derek possesses all of the best technical skills you can ask for but combines it with a business acumen that is not easy to find. He can not only build anything you can imagine but he also understands its application from a business standpoint. This makes Derek a very valuable asset that I will always value and highly recommend.