Abby Jones
Software Developer at People-Friendly Tech
Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAbby Jones is a pragmatic software developer with 12 years of experience building Ruby on Rails applications, from early-stage feature work to managing full project life cycles and teams. Based in Iowa, she has combined hands-on coding, database and BI integration, and UX-aware reporting to deliver business-critical systems for clients across industries. As a former Director of Development she led architecture, mentoring, and process improvements, and continues to ship polished client web apps at People-Friendly Tech. Abby is also an active contributor to The Odin Project’s front-end and test suite, improving course completion UX and test reliability—an indication of her commitment to developer education and quality. Her background spans mobile, payment and API integrations, and data warehouse analytics, reflecting a practical ability to connect user-facing features with robust backend data workflows.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at University of Northern Iowa
Github Skills (9)
rspec10
rails10
capybara10
ruby-on-rails10
ruby10
html8
erb8
ui-design6
javascript5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
TheOdinProject/theodinproject
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
Main Website for The Odin Project
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:36 commits, 5 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Abby primarily contributed to the front-end and testing aspects of the Odin Project website. Their work involved implementing a green checkmark indicator for completed courses, adding Capybara selectors for testing links, and writing and refactoring specs for various features, including email confirmation and course completion. Additionally, the user integrated social sharing buttons, enhancing the user experience.
ruby-on-railscurriculumcssjavascriptruby
AbbyJonesDev/PreschoolOnRails
Sep 2014 - Mar 2020
Responsive design with Foundation framework. Rails back end powers an admin dashboard and a parent site. Admin can manage parent accounts, upload documents, create announcements, and trigger automated emails through the dashboard. Parents can log in to view curricular materials and announcements.
Contributions:214 commits, 8 PRs, 51 pushes in 5 years 6 months
responsive-designlog-indashboardrails-frameworkemails
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