Christopher Irish
Developer, Co-founder at Velocity Labs
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Irish is a software developer and co-founder known for delivering elegant Ruby on Rails applications and robust DevOps in fast-moving environments. Based in Phoenix, AZ, he leads Velocity Labs, a consultancy focused on building high-value web apps that streamline processes and boost ROI for clients ranging from Verizon to United Way. With 13+ years of experience, he has led full-stack development across e-commerce, social networks, APIs, and large CMS platforms, and previously founded Burst Software to pursue Rails-first software craftsmanship. He is an active contributor to RefineryCMS, where he implemented a page preview feature and aligned the codebase with upstream changes, accompanied by targeted specs. His skill set covers Ruby/Rails, Javascript, testing (BDD/TDD with RSpec/Capybara/Selenium), APIs, and DevOps, blending product-focused delivery with reliable operations. He also has a background in PHP, Python desktop apps, and a track record of forming successful partnerships to scale software delivery.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science at Arizona State UniversityHighland High SchoolComputer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science at Chandler Gilbert Community College
Stackoverflow
766reputation
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22answers
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Github Skills (17)
ruby-rails10
rails10
ruby10
refinery-cms10
ruby-on-rails10
erb9
rspec9
front-end-development9
html9
javascript8
wicked-pdf6
multithreading6
delayed-job6
asynchronous6
vcr6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
refinery/refinerycms
Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
An extendable Ruby on Rails CMS that supports Rails 6.0+
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Christopher focused on enhancing the Refinery CMS with a page preview feature. Their work involved modifying core files, including the admin form actions and the pages controller, to add functionality that allows users to preview page changes before publishing. They also implemented request specifications to verify the previewing capabilities, ensuring the correct behavior of existing and new pages. Additionally, the user refactored code to align with upstream namespace changes and fixed issues related to nested page routes.
ruby-on-railscmsrails-cmsrailsrefinery-cms
Biomedix-Dialysis/starburst
Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
In-app announcements to users in your Rails app
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes in 9 months
ruby-on-railsannouncementsrails-apprailsruby
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