Whoops, meant to forward instead of reply on that last one. Sorry all.
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On March 17, 2014 at 1:28:24 PM, Dan Knox ([email protected]) wrote:


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On March 17, 2014 at 11:15:37 AM, Nimi Parthasarathy ([email protected]) 
wrote:

Hi Abe,

I am a founder of an early stage startup in Carmel Valley, San Diego. I have an 
MVP now and in the midst of completing an initial user trial. Having received 
immense feedback I am working on the features to be included in the next 
iteration. The website is built with Ruby on Rails. I had outsourced the 
initial MVP and in the process of learning RoR myself. I am looking for someone 
in the area who would like to partner with me to work on the next iteration of 
this website. This will give you the opportunity to work on a real project with 
a true impact to the community. As a bootstrapped startup, I am cash strapped. 
So the compensation will be equity(dependent on involvement) and the 
opportunity to work on something meaningful.

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, I would love to meet with 
you.

Thanks
Nimi

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:28:45 PM UTC-7, Abe Burnett wrote:
Hi there,

My name is Abe and I've moved to San Diego (from Montana) to change gears and 
find work as a Ruby on Rails developer. My background is in economics, 
statistics, and data analytics, and while I enjoy all those topics, I also want 
to develop products. Why Rails? Because it's the framework that impresses me 
the most. I like that it's opinionated and structured; I like that it allows 
for quick minimum viable product creation; I like that while it does a lot for 
you, it also exposes a lot of customization for tuning and refinement. 

I don't yet have a ton of experience in Rails--just enough to know that I 
really enjoy the framework and the Ruby language. I've nearly completed the 
Hartl Rails Tutorial, and feel like that provides a fairly good overview of 
Rails development. I.e., if you enjoy the Hartl Rails Tutorial then you're 
likely to enjoy the world of Rails development. 

Beyond that experience with Rails, I have a lot of other related and indirectly 
related programming experience. Academically, I have a lot of experience with 
Java (three semesters), some with Python (one semester including data 
structures and algorithms), some with R (the statistical programming platform), 
and some with STATA. Professionally, I have robust experience with SAS 
(Statistical Analysis Software), Excel, and Access...including the use of VBA 
in both Excel and Access. I also have extensive professional experience with 
SQL (and RDBMS's) having utilized it in conjunction with an Enterprise Data 
Warehouse (running a commercial version of PostgreSQL: Greenplum), Access 
databases, and local datasets. I've also used SQL from Excel to pull data 
directly into Excel from a database. 

In short, I recognize that I'm not the guy you hire because you need a product 
built ASAP. I'm the guy you hire, cheaper, and invest in who soon turns into a 
valuable player on your team. I learn quickly, and play well with others. I 
enjoy learning, and learning on-the-job. I thoroughly believe that the fastest 
way to learn anything is just to do it--and that you learn much faster when 
you're working on real problems, on real code, with other peers who can mentor 
and guide you. 

For $25/hr (or the equivalent salary), I'd like the opportunity to learn Rails 
and become a meaningful part of your team. I'd prefer full-time permanent, 
contract-to-hire, or apprenticeship type positions where I can spend at least 
40 hours a week really digging into Rails, learning, and doing my darnedest to 
get up to speed and produce value for the team.

If I've said anything which interests anyone on this list, please get in touch. 
Also, though my Github profile is relatively new, please do check it out along 
with my LinkedIn profile. I've provided them below.

Thank you for reading. I look forward to hearing from you!

Warm regards,

Abe Burnett
(858) 480-1585

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/abrahamburnett/
Github: https://github.com/abeburnett



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