Howard Lewis Ship

• Seasoned Open-Source / JEE Developer
• 24+ years experience as full-time software developer
• 15+ years experience with Java
• Creator: Apache Tapestry, Apache HiveMind, Cascade
• Author: Tapestry in Action

I've spent a lot of time creating elegant, powerful tools and frameworks that have enabled hundreds of other developers to create (and maintain!) terrific applications. I'm looking to join a team where I can learn as well as teach, stretch my boundaries, and create something amazing!

Languages

• Programming: Java, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Clojure, Groovy, Ruby, Objective-C, Lua, Python, PL/1
• User Interface: HTML, XML, CSS, JSON, XSL
• Relational Database: SQL, Hibernate Query Language

Frameworks and Technologies

• J2EE: Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, JDBC, JMS, JAXP, JavaMail
• Database: Oracle, PostGreSQL, Datomic, MongoDB, Riak
• Node.js: Express, Mongoose, Connect, Passport
• Client Frameworks: Prototype, Scriptaculous, jQuery, ExtJS, Underscore.js, AngularJS, Backbone.js, Twitter Bootstrap
• Testing: Geb, Spock, Karma, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, EasyMock
• Build Tools: Gradle, Ant, Maven, GNU Make
• Source Code Management: Git, CVS, Subversion
• IDEs: Eclipse, Emacs, IntelliJ

Consulting Skills

• Framework Design: converting domain knowledge into reusable code
• Full Stack Thinking: can appreciate applications from the user's perspective, all the way down to low-level code
• Mentoring: sharing my experience in a classroom setting, or less formally
• Writing: published author, expert speaker, good at distilling complex information
• Gets Things Done: pragmatic about priorities and deliverables

Full resume available for download (PDF).

• Java Champion
• DZone Most Valuable Blogger
• Creator: Apache Tapestry (open-source component-based web application framework)
• Creator: Apache HiveMind (open-source services and configuration microkernel)
• Creator: Cascade (Clojure web framework embracing functional programming)
• Frequent speaker at JavaOne, NoFluffJustStuff, ApacheCon, TheServerSide Symposium and other software conventions
• Interviewed for the TheServerSide.com Tech Target Video Series, and InfoQ (on Clojure and Tapestry)
• Jakarta PMC Member, Tapestry PMC Chair
• Apache Software Foundation Member