Dan Brown

Dan Brown

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5.0
(65 reviews)
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ABOUT ME
Ruby on Rails + Data Science; Tutoring background + EdTech
Ruby on Rails + Data Science; Tutoring background + EdTech

Full-Stack Software Engineer

  • Software engineer with 8+ years of experience building full-stack MVPs and APIs, mostly in Ruby on Rails
  • A bunch of experience with React, jQuery and vanilla JavaScript

Data Science

  • Experienced in data science (both in R and Python)
  • MS in Analytics from Georgia Tech
  • Experienced in numpy/pandas, regression, classification, and other machine learning models

For bigger projects, I have experience leading dev teams (including designers) and being a product manager.

Central Time (US & Canada) (-06:00)
Joined December 2022
EXPERTISE
9 years experience | 3 endorsements
9+ years architecting, coding and deploying full-stack Ruby on Rails applications. I began in Rails 3. If you have a new project and want...
9+ years architecting, coding and deploying full-stack Ruby on Rails applications. I began in Rails 3. If you have a new project and want to get it deployed, I’m your guy. I can show you how to monitor performance, write just enough tests, and otherwise get you on your way to scaling your Ruby on Rails app or API to tens of thousands of users on a pretty low budget. I’ve upgraded applications from Rails 4 to Rails 7, from PostgreSQL 11 to 14, and countless gems from one major version to another.
9 years experience | 25 endorsements
If you need help in a pinch — I’ve been writing vanilla JS for years. I spent a few years in React, and I’ve fought with Webpack many times.
If you need help in a pinch — I’ve been writing vanilla JS for years. I spent a few years in React, and I’ve fought with Webpack many times.
3 years experience | 4 endorsements
My experience with Python is all via data science (machine learning), mostly from the MS in Analytics from Georgia Tech, where I was a TA...
My experience with Python is all via data science (machine learning), mostly from the MS in Analytics from Georgia Tech, where I was a TA for a graduate Linear Regression course (linear regression actually includes multiple linear regression; logistic regression and other ... not obviously linear things). My MS specialization is in Computational Data Analytics, the track that "explores a deeper understanding of big data—including how to acquire, preprocess, store, manage, analyze, and visualize large datasets." If you need help in Pytorch, TensorFlow, pandas or numpy, I might be your guy.
5 years experience | 2 endorsements

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(65 reviews)
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis
September 2023
Awesome as always! :)
Negou Seid
Negou Seid
June 2023
Easy to talk to and does a great job solving problems
Mitch Meyer
Mitch Meyer
June 2023
Thanks Dan! On the right track now for my issue!
Barry Nguyen
Barry Nguyen
June 2023
Working with Dan is a joy. His Ruby on Rails expertise is top-notch, and he consistently goes the extra mile to outdo expectations, even beyond the task at hand. I will definitely utilise his services again!
Mitch Meyer
Mitch Meyer
June 2023
Dan helped me think of a ton of ways to work on my issue. He has a really good grasp on all the different versions of Ruby on Rails. Fun and cool guy too
Andy Pierce
Andy Pierce
May 2023
quick and helpful solutions with tips for solving future issues - brilliant
Jack Sebben
Jack Sebben
May 2023
Dan was an awesome mentor, gave me great advice and walked me through the fundamentals of the Rails framework as well as giving me a good starting project.
Andy Pierce
Andy Pierce
May 2023
super helpful as always
Diamante  M
Diamante M
May 2023
Great insights and work. Thanks
Andy Pierce
Andy Pierce
May 2023
Great help!! absolute star
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EMPLOYMENTS
Associate Instructor, Regression Analysis
Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology)
2021-08-01-Present
I helped teach a graduate Regression Analysis course (ISYE 6414) that covered ... well, regression: linear, multiple linear, logistic, po...
I helped teach a graduate Regression Analysis course (ISYE 6414) that covered ... well, regression: linear, multiple linear, logistic, poisson ... the list goes on. The class is awesome, and I’ll probably help teach it again this summer.
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CTO / Lead Developer
Occam Education
2014-01-01-Present

I've been the lead developer of our Rails monolith, which now has a dedicated API for our mobile client. I've worked about d...

I've been the lead developer of our Rails monolith, which now has a dedicated API for our mobile client. I've worked about daily in Rails for last 8 years. I'm pretty familiar with all the technologies (Heroku, Devise, Pundit, Hotwire (Stimulus / Drive / Streams) you referenced.

Ruby on Rails
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PROJECTS
2022
Rails API (hosted on Heroku) working with an iOS (Swift) client. There’s an admin site that’s fullstack Rails (using Hotwire a bit). This...
Rails API (hosted on Heroku) working with an iOS (Swift) client. There’s an admin site that’s fullstack Rails (using Hotwire a bit). This all came out of internal consulting software that began as a Rails monolith. Eventually I forked the project and built the API when we launched the mobile app (originally React Native; now just an iOS app in Swift).
Ruby on Rails
Swift
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Ruby on Rails
Swift
iOS
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