• Portland, OR, United States
• 503-488-0805
• nick@incise.org

Nick Welch

Software Developer

Skills

• Programming Languages:

  • Python
  • C
  • C++
  • shell scripting
  • JavaScript
  • Perl
  • PHP

• Web Technologies:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • AJAX
  • Django
  • jQuery
  • HTTP
  • REST
  • the DOM

• Software, Tools, and Other Skills:

  • Linux (Debian and Ubuntu particularly)
  • Vim text editor
  • SSH
  • Git
  • Subversion
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • Apache
  • rsync
  • CVS
  • Oracle
  • SQL
  • regular expressions
  • concurrency

Work Experience

1. Parthenon Software Group

   Production Software Developer April 2009 - present

   • Revamped and streamlined code deployment. Heavy use of Git and Subversion. Helped create and refine company-wide best practices for revision control use and code deployment.
   • Successfully advocated for more effective technologies and processes: Git instead of Subversion, Linux instead of Windows, InnoDB instead of MyISAM (in MySQL), PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 instead of delicate shared filesystems, unit testing, Django/Python instead of PHP, and others.
   • Contributed to several Django and PHP projects in all phases of the project lifecycle.

2. Rentrak Corporation

   Software Developer August 2006 - May 2008

   • Developed new features and bug fixes for a data warehousing and business intelligence service used by top film studios.
   • Worked with Perl, Oracle, and Linux to collect and summarize large volumes of transactions efficiently, according to complex business rules.
   • Improved delivery of information to film industry clients via both interactive website and automated feeds. (XML, CSV, SOAP, RSS, proprietary formats, etc.)

3. Xerox Corporation

   Test Technician November 2005 - August 2006

   • Tested multifunction printers for bugs and printing defects.
   • Created scripts and programs to help automate tasks and advised colleagues on technical matters.

4. Stratassemble

   Lead Web Developer and Linux Admin January 2005 - August 2005

   • Built a wiki-based project management web application using Python, MySQL, and Javascript, running on a Debian server.

5. River Cities’ Reader

   Lead Intranet Developer and IT Person February 2003 - November 2003

   • Built a sales tracking application in PHP and MySQL.
   • Supported Debian server, Redhat PCs, and office network.

Open Source and Hobby Projects

Elf

Mini-ITX computer case design that is laser-cut.

Fund Stew

Index fund comparison tool using a treemap visualization.

htpicker

Home theater frontend program. Uses WebKit, Python, and jQuery.

TinyWM

The tiniest window manager in the world, written in around 50 lines of C. Packaged in Debian and Ubuntu!

Markovio

Randomized level generator for a popular classic video game, using a Markov chain algorithm.

Participation in Tech User Groups and Events

• PDX Python: 2007 - 2010
• DjangoCon: 2009, 2011
• Open Source Bridge: 2009, 2010
• Bar Camp Portland: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Quad Cities Linux Users Group: 2002 - 2005