Hi, I’m Ross! I’m head of software over at Clean-Botix.
I kicked off my career in software by starting my own e-commerce business selling racquetball equipment. I went on to learn at some great software consultancies, then through a couple of start-ups, leveling up to Lead Product Engineer. Then I spent a couple of years helping growing companies with their software needs as an independent consultant, leading product development and training software teams.
I’ve done a lot with Rails, React and Serverless architectures. In the past I have done stuff with Node, Go, Vue/Angular/Ember, iOS, Python, & more. I have led the development of software, as well as designed agile processes for start-ups.
Once upon a time, I was host of The New Best Practices, a podcast about the process of creating software. We’re on hiatus at the moment, but I think it would be cool if we did some more episodes before we all die.
I live in Grand Rapids, MI where I have helped grow the local tech community. I am (or have been) an organizer for Beer City Code, GRWebDev, Code For Good, BarCampGR & West Michigan Ruby.
I’m happily married to my high school sweetheart & I love teaching my wonderful daughter about the nerdy games that daddy plays with his nerd friends. I’m a staunch progressive, avid frisbee thrower & I love making loud, rock ‘n’ roll shaped sounds.