Hi... I'm Mike Busch!

I'm a web developer in Columbus, Ohio. Here's a little bit more about me.

Overview

I'm a web developer, who loves creating beautiful, highly interactive websites. I'm focused on using the latest software development tools (Ruby on Rails), process (Scrum and Kanban), and techniques (Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, etc).

Education

The Ohio State University

B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering, Business Minor

June 2007

Major Coursework: Numerical Methods, Principles of Programming Languages, Computer Algorithms, Automata and Formal Languages, Operating Systems, Database Design/Implementation, Systems Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Web Services Capstone, Information Systems Capstone

Minor Coursework: Operational Management, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Human Resources

Experience

  1. Toobla

    Ruby on Rails/Front End Developer

    July 2009 - present

    Toobla is a Columbus based startup building a social media bookmarking tool. The product is part bookmarking and part social media mashup. As a developer on Toobla, I've been responsible for a good bit of front end coding, using the latest web standards, css3, and jQuery. I've also worked extremely closely with our lead developer building out backend systems using Ruby on Rails.

  2. Cardinal Solutions Group

    Staff Consultant, Columbus, OH

    June 2007 - June 2009

    Cardinal Solutions Group is a leading Enterprise Solutions Consultancy in Ohio and North Carolina. As a Staff Consultant I was responsible for implementation of Java Web solutions for Cardinal's clients.

    Over the past 2 years I've worked with Cardinal's clients to develop:

    • Robust MVC applications using Struts, Spring and Hibernate
    • RIAs using standards compliant XHTML/CSS and unobtrusive Javascript
    • Agile capabilities including pair programming, test-driven development and lean software development
    • Code review sessions focused on middle and front tier development work

    I've also helped Cardinal create sales and training material around Struts and Agile concepts like TDD.

  3. Center for Entrepreneurship

    Web Development Intern, Columbus, OH

    October 2005 - June 2007

    The Center for Entrepreneurship is a department of the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. As an intern at the Center I worked directly with the Center's Director to develop a new online presence. This included cleansing hundreds of pages of content and formatting it using clean semantic markup. I also lead an effort to develop a new system to help the Center administrate the Annual Fisher Business Plan Competition.

Skills

Languages, Libraries & Frameworks

Advanced
AJAX, CSS, Java, JavaScript, jQuery, JSP, Prototype, Ruby/Rails, Struts, SQL, HTML/XHTML
Intermediate
C/C++/C#, PHP, Spring, UML, XML/XSL, XPATH
Functional
*.NET

Software

Source Control:
CVS, SVN, Git
Development
TextMate, Eclipse, NetBeans, emacs
Design:
Adobe Photoshop
Operating Systems
Windows 98/NT/XP/Vista, Mac OS X

Techniques

Agile
Scrum, Kanban, XP, Pair Programming, TDD, BDD, Continuous Integration

Associations

  • Central Ohio Java User Group (COJUG) January 2008
  • Columbus Ruby Brigade (CRB) January 2008
  • Central Ohio .NET User Group (CODNG) November 2008
  • Columbus Javascript User Group (cbusjs) March 2009

Honors, Recognitions & Certifications

  • ScrumMaster July 2008
  • Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) April 2008
  • Ohio State University College of Engineering Dean's List
  • Awarded BSA Eagle Scout Mentoring Award June 2005
  • Awarded BSA Eagle Scout Award December 2001