Alexander Rakoczy

Operated primary orbital defense laser array.

CareRunner is a private social networking application to assist in the care-giving process.

• Architect: Our team valued group ownership of code and architecture. A constant dedication to improvement and refactoring led to the publishing of our Ruby and Ruby on Rails tools including Evoke, Riot, and Inquisition.
• Agile Developer: Our team included developers, designers, and a product manager in a two week agile planning and release process.
• Release Coordinator: I assisted in the development and maintenance of deployment scripts as well as development and production instances and servers.

Our small team of a designer and developers created the Ruby on Rails social networking application RemixWorld for Digital Youth Network.

• Architect: Our team improved and extended open-source social networking applications to include video and music streaming, an online store, and multiple instances for other institutions.
• Agile Developer: We worked on a two-week release cycle, helping to plan for immediate features as well as long-term goals for other institutions.
• Release Coordinator: I assisted in the management of production servers and deployment scripts.

Opensprints created open-source hardware and software for indoor bicycle roller racing. As a free-software alternative to proprietary racing software, it enjoys a much smaller setup cost that has allowed it to be used in over 30 cities internationally.

• Architect: We designed and built many iterations of the software in a half dozen graphic toolkits over the years before finally settling on Shoes for large-scale deployment on Windows, Linux, and OSX. There is a particular focus on real-time performance and cross-platform compatibility.
• On-Site Consultant: We travelled directly to clients to demonstrate, install, and train on software, hardware, and bicycles.
• Event Organizer: I located and secured venues, organized groups of volunteers and co-organizers, and ran stage events for hundreds of people.

I participated in a large team to design and develop an online media and advertising marketplace in Ruby on Rails.

• Agile Developer: Our team collaborated with users, product development, and interaction teams to plan and adapt to long-term business goals. We worked to develop effective accountability and performance metrics.
• Architect: I worked with a small team project to improve architecture to split a large (20k+ line) Rails application into multiple, seamless applications to support long-term growth and scalability. We also improved performance for increased traffic loads.
• Release Coordinator: I led an initiative to move our projects and team to the Git revision control system. I worked on a small team to design and improve our deployment process. I trained developers in distributed development and version control software.