Developer
San Francisco, CA
johnfrost@live.com
I'm a developer based in San Francisco. I build web apps involving Ruby and Javascript, though I like to work on new concepts and opportunities to improve both my technical and business skills. Currently I work with Braintree (www.braintreepayments.com) and Venmo (www.venmo.com).
Working on the Blueprint program (blueprint.paypal.com). Focusing on Rails, CI, access management, testing and implemented a CMS on the backend for employees to manage startups/partners.(braintreepayments.com). Furthermore involved on the technical integration for Braintree + Venmo to merchants. This usually involves product and technical briefings, infrastructure setup and communication on best solutions available to prospective clients.
Surfbreakrentals.com Developer in a team of 3 working on a Rails App with a large amount of technical debt. Helping to implement test suites, new caching strategies, a new graph search engine, Backbone apps for listing search, payment, and messaging. (surfbreakrentals.com)
Rally.org A Rails app which allows users to create accounts or donate money to particular causes. Rails, resque and jQuery. (rally.org)
Foundations Scholars A Rails app which allows students to complete lessons for money. Account management, ACL permissions, and includes a couple Backbone apps. (foundationsscholars.org)
Private Equity of Chicago: A project which aims to collect job seekers data and pair them up with investment firms. Rails, backbone, resque. (peachicago.com)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology &
Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
(Graduated with a Distinction in Entrepreneurship BS,)
Advisor to numerous startups and evolving my interest and knowledge within Fintech sector with a emphasis on cryptocurrency
Last updated October, 2017