About

Hey I’m Jean-Francois (a.k.a JF/Jeff).

I have been in software for two decades and been working with a variety of software stacks and technical positions.

Skills

I am currently working mainly with Ruby on Rails.

I consider myself a pragmatic software engineer who aims at finding the best possible solution given the right conditions to achieve it. I believe in a collective that allows individuals to grow and learn from each other.

Languages : Ruby & JS (Previously C#, SQL, JavaScript) Frameworks : Ruby & Rails (Previously ASP.NET) Tools : VS Code, Docker, K8S, MySQL (Previously Visual Studio, SQL Server, SSIS/SSRS) Environments : Linux, AWS (Previously Windows Server, AWS)

Experience

• 2016-Now : Zendesk (https://www.zendesk.com) - Senior Staff Software Engineer
• 2013 – 2016 : MarkMonitor (https://www.markmonitor.com) - Senior Software Engineer
• 2006 – 2013 : Vinivi Ltd - Technical Manager
• 2006 : DCDM Consulting (Managed by Accenture Mauritius Ltd) - C# .NET Developer (BizTalk)
• 2005 – 2006 : Accenture Mauritius Ltd - ETL Developer (Siebel)
• 2004 – 2005 : DCDM Consulting (Managed by Accenture Mauritius Ltd) - ASP.NET (C#) Developer

Education

• 2004 – 2006 : B.Sc. (Hons) Computing and Information Systems; London Metropolitan University
• 2002 – 2004 : Advanced Diploma in IT (ADIT); NCC Education & Informatics Computer Institute

Hobbies

• Hiking
• Photography
• Discovering new places
• Learning new things