Ryan Finney
Associate Consultant
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Finney is an Associate Consultant with 11 years of software experience and a strong Java background cultivated across academic, personal, and professional work. He currently supports Air Force financial systems at Octo Consulting, building backend services and web interfaces using Java, JavaScript, Wicket, REST APIs, and Tomcat within an Agile Kanban environment. Comfortable across languages including Python, Go, C/C++, and Racket, he brings a detail-oriented approach to debugging database compatibility and grading/assignment workflows. An active contributor to the Sakai open-source learning platform, he has implemented gradebook features and a due-date reminder system that demonstrate both practical impact and attention to edge-case database behavior. Based in Dayton, Ohio, he combines disciplined engineering with a visible appetite for learning new technologies and expanding his technical toolkit.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 3.5, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 3.5 at University of Colorado DenverBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.5, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.5 at Regis UniversityBachelor's, Computer Science (BS), 3.5, Bachelor's, Computer Science (BS), 3.5 at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Spanish, English
Github Skills (9)
javas10
grades10
sql10
sakai10
java10
hibernate9
oracle8
tomcat8
oracles8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sakaiproject/sakai
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
Sakai is a freely available, feature-rich technology solution for learning, teaching, research and collaboration. Sakai is an open source software suite developed by a diverse and global adopter community.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 15 PRs, 18 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Ryan primarily focused on back-end development tasks within the Sakai project, making significant contributions to the gradebook and assignment features. They addressed database-related issues, such as SQL compatibility with Oracle, and implemented new functionalities including excusing grades and handling student assignment submissions. The commits show the user's work on various service implementations and database interactions related to grading and assignment management. The user also worked on a due date reminder email system.
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RyanAFinney/sakai
Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
Sakai is a freely available, feature-rich technology solution for learning, teaching, research and collaboration. Sakai is an open source software suite developed by a diverse and global adopter community.
Contributions:5 PRs, 40 pushes, 15 branches in 2 months
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