About

George Diaz is an experienced software engineer with a background in computer science and mathematics. He is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at Scholastica, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining cutting-edge applications using the latest technologies. George has a particular interest in client/server and relational database design, and he is proficient in a range of programming languages and frameworks including Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Java, Python, SOAP/XML, Coffee/JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, and CSS. He is also skilled in TDD practices, utilizing Rspec and Capybara for Rails projects. Prior to joining Scholastica, George worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Giveforward, where he developed a Ruby on Rails application allowing online fundraising for medical expenses. He also worked as a Systems Analyst/Programmer (Ruby on Rails) at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, where he was responsible for developing a complex application for the National Children's Study project. During his time at Northwestern, George worked on all layers of the application (front and back end) and utilized the gem "surveyor" for creating, editing, and managing surveys. He also developed a printer project, Halon, in Laravel (PHP framework) for the backend API and AngularJS, which helps facilitate printing important medical records to select printers in the case servers are down and patient data is urgently needed. George holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from DePaul University. He has relevant experience of 8.79 years and is skilled in software engineering, Ruby, Javascript, PHP, and backend development.