Rob Gaston, web developer
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Skills
| Languages | JavaScript, Python, CoffeeScript, C#, Bash, SQL |
| Web | HTML5, CSS3, AJAX |
| Front End Libraries | jQuery, Bootstrap, Backbone, Underscore, Knockout, Angular, D3, jQuery UI, ExtJS |
| Web Frameworks | Django, Node.js/Express, Meteor, ASP.NET/ASP.NET MVC |
| Database | PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB |
| Mobile | Cordova, Android |
| Text Editor/IDE | Atom, Sublime Text, Visual Studio, PyCharm, Eclipse |
| Source Control | Git, Mercurial, Subversion, TFS |
| GIS | OpenLayers, Leaflet, PostGIS, Turf.js, Mapbox, ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, GeoServer |
| ETC | Electron, Jekyll, Markdown, GIMP |
| Personal | experience on Agile teams, passion for UI/UX, experience working directly with clients and managing teams, quick study, passion for new web technologies, experience mentoring and teaching technical skills |
Experience
Geospatial Web Developer, Farallon Geographics, Inc.
San Francisco, CA (July 2007-present):
- Served as full stack web developer for a consulting firm specializing in geospatial systems integration and application development for public and private enterprises
- Participated in development of several large scale geospatial web applications
- Managed teams of up to 3 developers on enterprise application development and integration projects
- Worked very closely with Designers on UI/UX design and development
- Deployed and maintained applications and systems with client IT staff
- Scoped and planned enterprise scale projects
- Promoted to senior position in 2013
- Interviewed, trained and mentored junior developers
Selected Project Work and Accomplishments:
- Developer on the MEGA Jordan archeological site mapping and monitoring system for the Getty Conservation institute (2007-2010)
- Developer on the open source Django based San Francisco Enterprise Addressing System (2009-present)
- Lead developer and project manager on a team providing geospatial web development support to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, with a team of 3 developers (2010-present)
- Core developer on Arches, an open source framework built using Django for creating cultural heritage management applications (2013-present)
- Customized and deployed Arches applications for a number of clients, including the City of Los Angeles Historic Places LA website (2014-present)
- Mentored a student in India on contributing to open source projects (Arches) as part of the Google Summer of Code 2014
- Built a desktop system installation and configuration tool for OSX and Windows using Node.js and Electron (2016)
Teaching Assistant, General Assembly
San Francisco, CA (January 2015-February 2016):
- Served as teaching assistant for 3 iterations of a 10 week course (60 instructional hours per course) in front-end web development with classes of 15-30 students
- Course material covered HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, including work with front end libraries such as Bootstrap and jQuery
- Provided students with assistance during in class coding exercises
- Maintained course notes/outline and website
- Held weekly office hours to assist students with homework and projects
- Provided occasional guest lectures
Instructor, GIS Education Center
San Francisco, CA (July 2017-Present):
- Designed cirriculum for 2 and 5 day workshops on open-source geospatial web development
- Conducted workshops consisting of lectures and hands-on exercises with students
- Course material covered full-stack web development for geospatial
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara (2003-2007):
BA Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations; Minor in German Language/Literature. GPA: 3.65
References
Available upon request.
| Rob Gaston | rob@rgaston.com |