Patrick M Jones Resume & Curriculum Vitae
pmichaeljones@gmail.com | https://github.com/pmichaeljones | Denver, Colorado USA
RUBY ON RAILS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Languages & Databases
- HTML & CSS ( HAMl )
- Ruby
- Javascript ( JQuery )
- MySQL & PostgreSQL
Web & Front-End Frameworks
- Rails
- Sinatra
- Zurb Foundation
- Twitter Bootstrap
Tools & Methodologies
- TDD ( RSpec & Capybara )
- DVCS ( GitHub )
- RESTful API Experience
- Agile Development
PERSONAL PROJECTS & CODE SAMPLES
GitHub Coding Leaderboard
This app was built to keep track of students coding progress at the TeaLeaf Academy. Coding is all about perseverance. Learning to program isn't that difficult, it just takes time. It utilizes the Nokogiri gem in order to scrape the GitHub profile page of each student, pulling various pieces of information from the page. This data is then used to update the coding leaderboard and adjust the student's commit count and longest streak number.
GitHub Repo
Gadget Tracker Hackathon
Gadget Tracker is the result of a 1-person, 5-hour, hackathon that I attended in November 2014. The only requirement, "Create a web app for keeping track of digital devices & upload photos." Having never used the PaperClip gem before, I learned and implemented it during the last 45 minutes. We were not allowed to touch the repo after the 5-hour mark, so there are some errors I would like to change, but it remains as is.
GitHub Repo
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Boost Fitness Marketing LLC ( FitnessTexter )
Owner
- Designed & built text message marketing service used by 300+ fitness businesses
- Built business from scratch and achieved profitability in 6 months
Denver, Colorado
Mar 2011 - Present
PaySimple.com
Search Engine Marketing Associate
- Co-managed $175,000 monthly AdWords advertising budget
- Increased PaySimple.com's Google search result visibility using SEO
Denver, Colorado
Feb 2013 - Nov 2013
Augeo Affinity Marketing
Business Development & Marketing Intern
- Presented six business development projects to CEO & COO
- Researched text message marketing business models (leading to FitnessTexter)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 2010 - Jan 2011
Loring Pasta Bar
Server & Trainer
- Provided enjoyable restaurant experience to diverse clientele
- Paid for college tuition working 25 hours per week
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2005 - 2011
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
Bachelor of Science in Business: Marketing
GPA: 3.45
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Graduation: May 2010