Kamal Bennoune
Durham, NC 27704
https://github.com/kbennoune
Software Developer
EXPERIENCE
Self Employed —
C
ontract Web Developer
June 2017 - Present
Built Elixir Phoenix app connecting manufacturers with chemical
safety assessments.
SKILLS
Ruby and Ruby on Rails
Javascript, ES6, jQuery
React and React Native
Elixir
Created Ruby on Rails and React Native SMS group texting app for
restaurant staff.
CSS/SASS
Developed a smart restaurant planning system that tracked local
events. Data was pulled in from public API's to help predict sales
numbers.
Redis and Elasticsearch
Managed AWS server and database infrastructure using Saltstack
and Chef.
Linux Administration
Ruzuku Inc | Carrboro, NC — Technical Director
June 2009 - June 2017
Created Ruby and Javascript components for Ruzuku's core course
platform. This included core Ruby on Rails development and
standalone Ruby. Built jQuery, Vanilla JS and React components.
Integrated API's from external services to create advanced
features. API's included Stripe, Mailchimp, AWeber,
1shoppingcart, AWS Elastic Transcoder, S3, Opentok and Plivo.
Led a remote development team. Ensured that productivity and
morale remained high despite the team's geographic dispersal.
Managed the customer support team. Led efforts to optimize the
team's practices to meet the demands of rapid growth.
Helped design new product features by working with customers
and customer advocates.
Operated cloud infrastructure components in AWS and Rackspace.
Maintained high availability across web servers, databases, load
balancers and other linux VM's. Automated server build processes
and deployments.
Worked with the rest of the leadership team to drive growth and
plan for the future.
Pitch Rivals | Durham, NC — CTO
April 2015 - August 2016
Built a real-time fantasy soccer game. Created frontend
components using React. Built backend components using Ruby
both with Rails and without. Built the server infrastructure on
PostgreSQL and MySQL
Chef
AWS
Git
Python
Software Architecture
Team Management
AWS using Saltstack.
Worked with a designer to create an intuitive, attractive interface.
Built marketing components to drive traffic to our game.
SciMed Solutions | Durham, NC — C
ontract Software
Developer
May 2011 - June 2012
Developed scientific project management applications using Ruby
and Javascript.
Helped maintain several pre-existing Ruby on Rails projects.
Datacraft Solutions | Durham, NC —
Lead Architect
December 2007 - April 2009
Created an Erlang analytical engine that adjusted inventory levels
based on consumption.
Built a Perl system to enable handheld scanning at client facilities.
Optimized Oracle queries by modifying database indexes and
providing suggestions for query rewrites. Built custom Oracle
queries that enabled complex functionality.
Improved collaboration between the development team, the sales
team and customers. Organized development team to move
towards a better system architecture.
Self Employed —
C
ontract Web Developer
December 2006 - November 2007
Created a demo using Perl and Javascript to feature the
functionality of a text to speech system.
Created rich interactive HTML and AJAX interfaces for clients.
Developed Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications. Rebuilt code
deployment systems for clients.
Pikimal | Pittsburgh, PA — D
eveloper
October 2005 - November 2006
Developed a Ruby on Rails and AJAX analytical e-commerce
recommendation tool.
Maintained a CGI Perl and Javascript recipe website.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University | N
ew Brunswick, NJ — Masters of
Science, Physics
August 2000 - May 2002
University of North Carolina | C
hapel Hill, NC — B
achelors
of Science, Physics
August 1994 - May 2000
