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Robert Fischer: Grails & Agile Consulting

Whether driving a project from the start or augmenting an existing team, Robert Fischer can be a great benefit to your project. In particular, Robert specializes in bringing in technologies and processes that will make your dvelopment team more transparent and your code more resilient.

To reach Robert regarding his availability, contact Robert at Robert@SmokejumperIT.com.

Key Experiences

  • Technical Team Leader/Manager
  • Agile Evangelist
  • Independent Prototype Developer
  • Java/Grails Web Application Developer
  • Grails plugin developer

Testimonials

Robert is creative and dedicated. He does a great job understanding the business value needed and applying an appropriate technology. I would hire him again in an instant.
David Hussman, DevJam

I was a team-mate of Robert's at ECMC. I found him to be a wonderful addition to our team. He is very technically adept and is always willing to help his co-workers. His understanding of Agile development processes and test driven development are deep and he is an articulate evangelist for these practices. He has been greatly missed since he left the team, and I would work with him again in a heartbeat.
Cathy Bryant, ECMC

Robert Fischer was hired into a very complex project that was struggling for direction. His excellent development skills, quick grasp of the issues, and personable, clear communication made him a natural to become the Technical Lead on the project almost immediately. There he really shined - morale was boosted, goals were made clear, bugs went down, and dates were met. All this while continuing as an individual contributor as well. I would happily work with Robert on any project, and recommend him very highly.
Jim Hooker, UnitedHealth Group

Highlight Projects

Minggl

Advancing and integrating Grails unit testing technology to drive test-driven development addoption on a large, tiered set of Grails applications.

LiveScan

As a subcontractor with DevJam, produced a prototype application for a sales presentation based on the Grails framework. The application took in Minnesota Court Information System (MNCIS) XML files and provided a human-readable presentation of this information.

Wells Fargo — Private Client Services

In addition to delivering on a series of updates to Struts 2 applications and developing an in-house commissions calculator that encapsulated business rules, developed an Agile development environment including a standard project skeleton, Ant scripts built off of it, and CruiseControl integration.

UnitedHealth Group — United Behavioral Health

Drove Scrum/Agile adoption as a technical lead, including reworking a QA system to act as a task tracking system, leading productive retrospectives, and driving a focus on prioritization and demonstrable delivery.

More Information

For more information and additional recommendations, see Robert's LinkedIn profile or contact Robert directly at Robert@SmokejumperIT.com.