Robert E. Brewer

fumanchu@aminus.org

Employment

• YouGovPolimetrix

  Market Research

  • Software Engineer
  • Apr 2009 - present

• Parachutes

  Education

  • Software Consultant
  • Jan 2009 - present
  • Designed data model
  • Designed public JSON API
  • Implemented TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor with custom plugins

• Etsy, Inc.

  E-commerce marketplace for handmade goods

  • Software Engineer
  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2009
  • Designed, built and deployed a new front end web application server
  • Designed, built and deployed a new "middle layer" (data server)
  • Designed a RESTful JSON protocol/media-type
  • Wrote architectural analyses
  • Administered version control, knowledge management, and ticketing systems (SVN + Trac)

• Amor Ministries

  Housebuilding Charity

  • Director of IT
  • 2006 - Jul 2007
  • System Architect
  • 1999 - 2006
  • Designed, built, deployed and maintained a complete online billing and operations system
  • Integrated "The Raiser's Edge" CRM app
  • Mission Trip Coordinator
  • 1994 - 1999
  • Led volunteer work teams in house construction

• The Semi-Spontaneous Shakespeare Society

  Founder, President/CEO
  • 2001 - 2004
  • Directed volunteer teams in theatrical production

Selected Open Source Projects

• CherryPy HTTP Framework
  • Popular HTTP/1.1 compliant framework for Python
  • Lead Developer; author version 3
• Dejavu / Geniusql Object-Relational Mapper
  • Complete Python-to-SQL decompiler and relational engine
  • Lead Developer
• WSGI gateways for modpython and ASP
  • First WSGI gateways for mod_python and for IIS/ASP
  • Sole Developer
• Epic Postgres Test Framework
  • Complete unit test framework for PostgreSQL stored procedures
  • Sole Developer
• Post Facto Postgres Version Control System
  • Subversion-like VCS for PostgreSQL database schemas
  • Sole Developer

Expertise

• Python
  • API design
  • Metaprogramming
  • Virtual machine (bytecode/AST)
  • Testing, profiling, tracing, optimization
  • Multithreading and concurrency
  • Sockets
  • Win32 and COM
• HTTP
  • All relevant RFCs: HTTP/1.1, URIs, MIME, authentication
  • REST architectures
  • Apache: modules, workers, internals
• Databases
  • Postgres, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, SQLite, Firebird, DBM
  • SQL 87/89/92/99
  • ACID theory and phenomena, transactions
  • Federated/Mediated Databases
  • Relational algebra
  • Type systems/translation/equivalence
  • Sharding
• Web Programming
  • CSS, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, PHP, AJAX, DOM, JSON
• Network Architectures
  • IP, TCP/UDP, DNS, DHCP
  • SMTP, POP, IMAP
  • COM, RPC, IPC
  • Filesystems, wikis, document management
  • Memcached
  • VPN, VNC, SSH/SCP, FTP, DAV, rsync
• Application Architectures
  • OLTP, CRM
  • OLAP, Query engines, reporting tools
  • MVC
  • Internet-scale applications

Publications

• CherryPy Essentials
  • Technical Reviewer
  • Packt Publishing, April 2007
• Shoji Catalog Protocol
  • A RESTful JSON protocol and media-type

Presentations

• PGCon 2009
  • Post Facto, version control for PostgreSQL
• PyCon 2009
  • Introduction to CherryPy
  • Dejavu: Language INtegrated Query for data
• PyCon 2007
  • Web Frameworks Panel

Education

• Pacific Christian College
  • August 1990 - May 1993
  • Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies
  • Emphases in Missions, Performing Arts
• Pacific Lutheran University
  • August 1989 - May 1990
  • Major in Technical Theatre
• Interests
  • Robotics
  • Cognitive Science, Systems Theory, Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence
  • Textual Criticism, Linguistics, Greek, German, Spanish
  • Theater: Shakespeare, Stagecraft
  • Music: Composition, Vocal, Guitar, Bass, French Horn