Michael Archibald

Ruby Software Craftsman

Resume

  1. Qualifications
  2. Management skills
  3. Software skills
  4. Professional experience

Summary Of Qualifications

Software Engineer and Manager And Director with over 12 years of software development experience and 3 years technical management experience. Recognized for taking the initiative, implementing clean reusable and well-tested software. Experienced in building systems to handle complex problems. Strong knowledge of design principles and patterns. Acknowledged for strong leadership skills.

Technical Management Skills

  • Multiple Teams - Sourced, hired and trained multiple teams. Organized multiple teams that consistently delivered high value features at all levels of the organization. Established a reputation for having the highest producing and happiest teams in the company.
  • Leadership Development - Trained and prepared multiple candidates to take on additional leadership roles.
  • Hiring - Developed strong relationships throughout the Salt Lake Valley in order to source appropriate candidates whenever a position opened up. Worked with various sourcing methods including referrals, cold calling, and recruiters to make sure we had the right candidate to accelerate a teams progress.

Software Skills

  • Ruby/Ruby on Rails (2.3 through 5) - Designed and developed several rails and rack apps from the ground up. Assisted in the implementation of TDD. Various Sinatra apps. Briefly helped with Maglev (Ruby Interpreter in Smalltalk)
  • Javascript - Proficient in ES5+ javascript as well as using libraries such as React.js, Angular.js. Migrated large portions of application javascript into modules. Drove the migration from Angular to React in a large code base. Co-architected several node applications.
  • SQL (Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server) - Including Normalization, design, implementation, management of tables, tablespaces, views, triggers, sequences, constraints, indexes among others.
  • Go - Developed several systems as part of a partner-centric API and widget product.
  • PHP - Designed and implemented various php/MySQL driven sites with usability and accessibility guidelines being met as well as the use of frameworks and CMS systems

Professional Experience

Nav Draper, UT 5/1/2015 - Current

https://www.nav.com

Director of Engineering

  • Delivered multiple projects that are on track to account for 80% of company revenues
  • Hired and trained multiple teams
  • Established a reputation for high delivery and high quality
  • Ensured high happiness levels in teams
  • Hired and facilitated the establishment of a devops organization that has moved us into a microservices architecture
  • Engineering Manager (Frontend, Backend)
  • Organized both front-end and back-end teams to ensure that high quality code was being delivered and that teams were in alignment around company goals
  • Technical Lead, Sr. Software Engineer
  • Led a group of engineers in a large-scale redesign of core systems
  • Updated testing suite including implementing CI server
  • Developed crucial business search application
  • Lead the development of 3rd party integrations including white label product
  • Worked with CTO to develop a management structure for a growing team

iTransact Farmington, UT 12/12/2012 - 5/1/2015

http://www.itransact.com

Senior Software Engineer

  • Maintained a Ruby CRM as well as parts of a Payment Gateway
  • Updated system from a Rails 2.3 app to a 3.2 app as well as from 3.2 to Rails 4
  • Migrated search page from static calls to a React.js component
  • Built several gems breaking an application down into engines

Tech Media Network Ogden, UT 6/7/2011 - 10/31/2012

http://www.techmedianetwork.com

Software Engineer

  • Migrated CMS from plugin format to multi-site application format
  • Updated system from a Rails 2.3.5 app to a 3.2.8 app
  • Cleaned up code base removing unused functions both in Ruby and in Javascript
  • Initiated updates on Javascript functions moving them out of the global scope into modules with appropriate namespacing where possible

Governet Idaho Falls 1/4/2010 - 06/02/2011

http://www.governet.net

Software Engineer

  • Planned, developed and coded the redesign of one of the oldest clients
  • Assisted various clients and projects at the same time, ensuring that clients needs were met in a timely fashion
  • Helped mentor and train interns working in the department
  • Advised management on various projects including a complete redesign of the system

David Steed Company Idaho Falls 04/2008 - 12/2008

http://www.davidsteedco.com

Marketing Coordinator & IT

  • Redesigned Corporate Website including writing a custom search engine
  • Managed local file server as well as maintained the computer health of all corporate systems
  • Managed inventory database including normalizing it for better productivity
  • Managed and rewrote a php inventory management site