<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="">TL;DR: </span>Hire me to work on your fancy (or not so fancy) project</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> - senior/lead Ruby/full stack developer with Product Management experience</div><div class=""> - contract only</div><div class=""> - ideally some flexible/remote working (we have a 4 month old)</div><div class=""> - available immediately</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you (or someone you know) is looking for a contractor, you (they) could do a lot worse than getting in touch.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rob</div><div class="">p.s. see random facts about me below for your enjoyment…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Who the heck is Rob Isenberg?</b></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Most recent role.</b> Interim CTO/Product Manager at Mush (<a href="https://www.letsmush.com" class="">https://www.letsmush.com</a>), a startup connecting mums with each other. Leading dev team (6-8 offshore) and steering product development during critical crowdfunding campaign which raised almost £1million (<a href="https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/mush" class="">https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/mush</a>). </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">I’m writing a book. </b><a href="https://DockerForRailsDevelopers.com" class="">https://DockerForRailsDevelopers.com</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">I maintained a (mildly) popular gem</b>. <a href="https://rubygems.org/gems/clockwork/versions/1.2.0" class="">https://rubygems.org/gems/clockwork/versions/1.2.0</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Most technically challenging project.</b> Leading the small team developing Sky’s Accessory Shop (<a href="https://accessories.sky.com" class="">https://accessories.sky.com</a>). Downtime = real money lost = :(</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">I’ve worked for...</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> <b class=""> …media conglomerates </b>(Sky, BBC, Universal Music, Universal Studios)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""> …charities</b> (Amnesty International, Mencap)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class=""> …banks</b> (Deutsche Bank)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""> <b class="">…the government</b> (Transport for London)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class=""> …startups </b>(h<a href="ttps://www.letsmush.com" class="">ttps://www.letsmush.com</a>, Composed)</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">People say nice things about me.</b> <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robisenberg#recommendations" class="">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robisenberg#recommendations</a>.</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">I like to pair program, but am not fanatical.</b> Check out my blog post on pairing <a href="https://medium.com/@robisenberg/pair-programming-a-semi-definitive-guide-44bab1c9c1de#.u7ijog20k" class="">https://medium.com/@robisenberg/pair-programming-a-semi-definitive-guide-44bab1c9c1de#.u7ijog20k</a>).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Favourite book on Agile. </b>Extreme Programming Explained by Kent Beck. Gets to the core principles of Agile and highlights tradeoffs and interplay between the different practices that make up XP.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Why you should hire me?</b> I tend to add more value to a team than just programming. I’m hot on Product Development (Design, UI, UX), am business-savvy (Lean Startup, Steve Blank, bootstrapping etc) and did I mention that I’m an all-round swell guy?</div></div></body></html>