Dave Hoover

Experience

Exit

Obtiva

Chief Craftsman 2006 - 2011 (over 5 years)

Pioneered our Ruby practice, and led our apprenticeship program.

Exit

Mad Mimi

Lead Developer 2007 - 2009 (about 2 years)

I was the back-end developer for Mad Mimi's initial product launch. I wasn't an official employee, since I was a partner at Obtiva at the time, but I ended up with some equity... more

Founder

Obtiva, Dev Bootcamp, Red Squirrel Technologies

Employee

Mad Mimi, Obtiva, Thoughtworks, Groupon, Consensys, Raise, Flexa

Advisor

World Tech, Moringa School, The Starter League

Board Member

Code Platoon

Projects

Ascent

Regulatory Intelligence via SaaS

Lead Developer, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, PostgreSQL · I built the initial version of the Ascent product

With Brian T. Clark, Deepak Jayanti

Education

About

Achievements

I fell down the crypto rabbit hole in late 2015 thanks to my friend Brian Forde. I dug deeply into the Ethereum ecosystem, returning to heads-down, hands-on, individual contribution as a software engineer after a season of leadership and management roles. I am comfortable simultaneously delivering elegant solutions with my code and managing software engineering teams in dynamic startup environments.

I have co-authored two books, both published by O'Reilly:
• Hands-on Smart Contract Development with Solidity and Ethereum: From fundamentals to deployment
• Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the aspiring software craftsman

I helped create, and was a minority owner of Obtiva, Mad Mimi, and Dev Bootcamp, which were all acquired.

I have also been an active angel investor since 2012. Through my work with my portfolio companies, I've learned many important lessons about early stage leadership and supported many founders along the way.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Ruby Ruby on Rails Javascript Perl Java Redis MySQL Technical Advisor Application / Platform Architecture Technical Recruiting Project Scoping screening and vetting for technical ability PostgreSQL Bitcoin bitcoin/blockchain Solidity Backend Development Ethereum Solidity (Ethereum)

Locations

Remote

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

One from Many by Dee Hock

What's your favorite non-business book?

A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander et al

Dave Hoover

I've spent the last 25 years developing software developers while developing software. I enjoy early stage startups, blockchain, and authentic leadership.