“You're the best guy to know in a zombie apocalypse.”
Joe Hawley
NFL Veteran, Atlanta Falcons & Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Available for Senior Ruby on Rails roles
Ruby on Rails developer shipping production systems in healthcare, finance, and events.
I build and maintain Rails applications that interact with medical devices, financial models, and live event platforms. My work covers infrastructure, APIs, and product details, from unclear requirements toward stable systems that stay online for real users.
Current focus
- • Lead developer for a telehealth phototherapy platform (Phothera, formerly Daavlin).
- • Infrastructure upgrades (PostgreSQL, Redis) and safe device tooling.
- • Rails backends for financial planning, event ticketing, and messaging.
- • Clean integration with external services and C++ device firmware.
Core stack
Ruby on Rails
PostgreSQL
Redis
Sidekiq
Hotwire
Linux
Docker
JSON APIs
Experience
Lead Developer – Phothera (formerly Daavlin)
Telehealth phototherapy platform
Feb 2024 – Present
- • Lead developer for a telehealth phototherapy platform used by clinicians and patients.
- • Adjusted the Rails codebase to align with a company rebrand and platform changes while keeping core functions available.
- • Designed and implemented remote device tooling to perform safe resets and maintenance tasks.
- • Built and maintained a CRM and patient portal that interacts with C++ firmware running on medical devices.
- • Set up secure communication flows between the web application and devices, including operations that use SSH.
- • Worked with leadership and device teams to define responsibilities across the web application, devices, and infrastructure.
Rails Developer – QuintEvents
Event and ticketing platform
Jan 2023 – Feb 2024
- • Developed event management, ticketing, and upgrade flows in a Rails application.
- • Used Hotwire to build interactive user interfaces without heavy front-end frameworks.
- • Improved API endpoints and database queries used by internal tools and external consumers.
- • Coordinated with product and operations staff to align technical changes with event schedules.
Lead Developer – Virtue Capital Management / Simplivisor
Financial planning and simulation platform
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
- • Led development of a financial planning and simulation platform for advisors.
- • Reworked the simulation engine to support a larger set of JSON-configured scenarios.
- • Improved performance to support interactive use by advisors with near-real-time feedback.
- • Modeled cash flows, annuities, and time-based events in a transparent way.
Rails Developer – Snapcell
Video-focused product
Jul 2021 – Dec 2021
- • Implemented newsletter and autoresponder features for a video-focused product.
- • Refactored back-end services to improve maintainability as usage increased.
- • Integrated external services and APIs for messaging and analytics.
- • Released features on a regular cadence with short timelines.
Junior Developer – StartupDev / StadiumDrop
Food ordering inside Dallas Cowboys app
Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
- • Contributed to the RESTful API powering a food ordering system inside the Dallas Cowboys application.
- • Worked with an external vendor to keep the integration working during live events.
- • Assisted with deployment and release processes in a startup environment.
Apprentice – Abdullah Hashim (Senior Ruby on Rails Developer)
Rails apprenticeship
Jun 2020 – Dec 2020
- • Apprenticed under a senior Rails developer with focus on practical use of the framework.
- • Contributed to open-source Rails projects that went through review.
- • Practiced Git workflows including branching and pull requests.
- • Learned MVC structure, common Rails patterns, and basic testing practices.
Testimonials
“I would highly recommend Julian.”
James Webb, ChFC®
COO, Virtue Capital Management
“He is very knowledgeable in his expertise.”
James Webb, ChFC®
COO, Virtue Capital Management
“His efforts were exceptional, and the results were beyond our expectations.”
Jonathan Bean
Marketing & Operations, David Lukas Financial
“Julian strongly demonstrated a drive to learn, perseverance when things became difficult, and a strong work ethic.”
Abdullah Hashim
Senior Software Engineer, Startup.dev
“Julian quickly assessed the situation and made significant enhancements to the software over the course of the year.”
Jonathan Bean
Marketing & Operations, David Lukas Financial
“If his performance at VCM is any indication, he will be a great addition to any organization fortunate enough to bring him on.”
James Webb, ChFC®
COO, Virtue Capital Management
“He instantly became passionate and exceeded my expectations.”
Abdullah Hashim
Senior Software Engineer, Startup.dev
“Highly motivated, takes ownership of his responsibilities, and consistently exceeds expectations.”
Jonathan Bean
Marketing & Operations, David Lukas Financial
“Seeing him each morning excited about what he learned and describing the changes he made to his app was the highlight of my day.”
Abdullah Hashim
Senior Software Engineer, Startup.dev
“He met and exceeded all goals set for him and made significant contributions. He had my trust and that of my managers.”
Abdullah Hashim
Senior Software Engineer, Startup.dev
“Julian is a great team player that also works great independently.”
James Webb, ChFC®
COO, Virtue Capital Management
“He consistently demonstrates the ability to align our requests with long-term goals, considering the overall picture.”
Jonathan Bean
Marketing & Operations, David Lukas Financial
“A unique, interesting, and wonderful human being in addition to being a competent and curious developer.”
Jonathan Bean
Marketing & Operations, David Lukas Financial
Selected work
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Telehealth · devices · CRM
ClearLink by Phothera
Telehealth phototherapy platform used by clinicians and patients, with remote device tooling and CRM.
Events · ticketing
QuintEvents
Rails platform for event management, ticketing, and upgrade flows using Hotwire interfaces.
Finance · simulation
Simplivisor
Financial planning and simulation engine configured by JSON scenarios.