Nate Prouty
Professional Experience
Senior Manager, Application Development
October 2012 - Present
Newton, MA
Software Engineer
May 2012 - October 2012
Newton, MA
Software Engineer
April 2011 - May 2012
Waltham, MA
- Version Control
- Git
- Projects
- Internal Ruby on Rails applications
- Platform
- Mac OS X
- Frameworks/Languages
- Ruby on Rails
- HTML5
- HAML
- ERB
- CSS
- SCSS
- Javascript
- CoffeeScript
- jQuery
- Gems
- RSpec
- Cucumber
- Capybara
- Factory Girl
- Spork
- Time Cop
- CanCan
- Resque
- Resque Mailer
- Mini Magick
My role at Mzinga is primarily as an engineer on the Research and Development team, where I work with the newest tools in web application development and leverage the latest trends in social media in order to help Mzinga keep or exceed pace with the industry.
Owner/Web Developer
Infonate Web Services, DBA
May 2007 - April 2011
Watertown, MA
- Version Control
- Git
- Mercurial
- Project
- Steep Rock Arts
- Platforms
- Ubuntu Linux
- Mac OS X
- Frameworks/Languages
- Zend Framework
- PHP
- HTML
- Javascript
- CSS
Senior Developer/Web Architect
October 2008 - January 2011
Charlestown, MA
- Version Control
- Mercurial
- Project
- Bluejacks (Data management tool)
- Platform
- Ubuntu Linux
- Frameworks/Languages
- Django
- Python
- Javascript
- jQuery
- MySQL
Worked with a team to rewrite Bluejacks from the ground up in order to make creating new instances quicker and to improve the efficiency of implementing new features.
- Project
- Millmark's Resource Links product
- Platform
- Ubuntu Linux
- Window's Server
- Frameworks/Languages
- Django
- Python
- HTML
- Javascript
- jQuery
- MySQL
Worked with a team to develop a resources management product for Millmark Education.
- Project
- Six Red Marbles Blog
- Platform
- Ubuntu Linux
- Frameworks/Languages
- Drupal
- HTML
- Javascript
- CSS
Built a blog so employees could post articles relative to the endeavors of Six Red Marbles.
- Platform
- Ubuntu Linux
- Javascript
- jQuery
Worked with the Scholastic team to integrate components into their application.
Web Developer
April 2005 - May 2007
Northampton, MA
- Version Control
- Subversion
- Projects
- Various websites for private and independent schools
- Platform
- Mac OS X
- Frameworks/Languages
- RTSB (a proprietary J2EE framework developed by Runtime Technologies)
- JSP
- HTML
- Javascript
- CSS
- Additional
- Managed projects, interacted with clients, provided software QA
Software Engineer
June 2004 - January 2005
Boston, MA
- Project
- Internal Projects Site
- Platform
- Windows
- Frameworks/Languages
- PHP
- Smarty
- Additional
- Performed XSLT translations on insurance data and created templates for software documentation using MS Word with Visual Basic for Applications and Macros.
Computer Teacher
Mount Anthony Union Middle School
October 2003 - June 2004
Bennington, VT
Instructed over 200 students in 7th and 8th grade on using computers, with a primary focus on getting them excited about using technology and instilling in them a desire to explore and learn more on their own. Part of the class involved teaching HTML to the more advanced students, with some taking the lessons even further.
Associate Software Engineer (Internship)
June 2001 - May 2001
Cambridge, MA
- Project
- Mars ROVER II
- Frameworks/Languages
- Java
- Python
- Additional
- Tested algorithms in Python to be converted to Java code and assisted with research on various projects.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
2002
Boston, MA