Scott Olmsted
Retired
United States
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Top SchoolScott Olmsted is a veteran software engineer and entrepreneur with over three decades of experience spanning embedded systems, image processing, neural networks, and web application development. After a long consulting and R&D career—working with clients like Qualcomm, AT&T, and General Atomics and developing decision-analysis and raster-to-vector algorithms—he founded and ran Rails Rescue for nearly two decades, delivering and rescuing Ruby on Rails projects for startups and established firms. He combines deep technical roots in C, Pascal, and systems-level work with modern web stacks, handling client engagement, scoping, hands-on coding, and team coordination. Scott holds advanced degrees from Stanford including a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems, which informs his pragmatic approach to risk, requirements, and user experience. Now "retired" in title only, he continues to pursue his own projects and selectively apply his wide-ranging expertise to interesting technical challenges.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Fullerton Union HIgh SchoolBachelor’s Degree Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science and Systems Engineering at Harvey Mudd CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Engineering-Economic Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Engineering-Economic Systems at Stanford University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (43)
nearley9
earley-parser9
parser8
plugin8
static-site8
parsing8
rails8
npm-package8
ruby8
nodejs7
javascript7
blog-engine7
probot7
react7
ruby-on-rails7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sandiegoscott/middleman-clean-blog
May 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:15 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
sandiegoscott/cheap-tourist-fast-tourist
Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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