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# Arthur Axel "fREW" Schmidt



I love programming. I mostly do web development and have released numerous

open source [modules](http://search.cpan.org/~frew) to make developing

web apps easier.



I started programming QBasic for fun

in middle school, and quickly got into using

[unix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF_Public_Access_Unix_System)

and Perl. When I was in 10th grade I wrote a system for a Pawn Shop to

keep track of redemption rates and more using Perl and MySQL.



In college I started using Ruby for personal projects

and that is where I got a better understanding of

Functional Programming and OO to an extent. About halfway

through college I started working with another student on

[TOME](http://code.google.com/p/ptome/source/list?num=250&start=547),

which is a system to help students share books. It was in that context

that I learned to do more complex Perl programming as well as lots of

Javascript, HTML, CSS, and complex database interactions.



At Micro Technology Services Incorporated I've gotten involved in using

more complex Perl frameworks, like the Catalyst web framework and the

DBIx::Class ORM. Both of those I've used extensively to the point where

I have contributed code to both.  I convinced MicroTech to start using

version control with subversion and helped the switch to git when it

was sufficiently mature for professional usage.



Since my initial hire as a web developer I have moved to an architectural

role, taking the lead on designing a Duress/Mass Notification system

used by most VA Hospitals and many schools across the country.  I am

actively working towards the design of a masterless distributed server

for performance and reliability.



## Open Source



Starting in 2009 I began releasing open source modules on CPAN.

I couldn't list all of my [contributions](https://github.com/frioux)

or [modules](https://metacpan.org/author/FREW) here,

but the most important are probably [my database deployment

tool](https://metacpan.org/module/DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler)

(generic enough to have [a popular

tool](https://metacpan.org/module/DBIx::Class::Migration)

written on top of it), and [my set of ORM

extensions](https://metacpan.org/release/DBIx-Class-Helpers).

Since early 2012 I have released at least [one module a

week](http://onceaweek.cjmweb.net/longest) on CPAN.



In addition to producing useful modules for the

community, I have performed at least 60 [git

conversions](https://github.com/frioux/Git-Conversions/), done nearly 6 talks at

conferences ([here are](www.presentingperl.org/yn2010/)

[a few](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm_NlfHNVvg)).



## Experience



Micro Technology Services Incorporated  

Software Engineer/Architect  

Aug 2008 - Current  

`Perl Apache mod_perl SQLServer DBIx::Class Catalyst CGI::Application ExtJS`



* Took lead role of significant project and implemented a minimalist agile

  workflow leveraging DVCS, an issue tracker, and a QA cycle leading to much

  more robust software.

* Helped to create turnkey installer/updater for software product to reduce engineer

  time required to deploy software to hundreds of customers servers.

* Initiated and helped switch to DBIx::Class to promote code reuse and

  reduce dependence on SQL Server.

* Initiated and helped switch to Catalyst from CGI::Application to

  increase overall organization of projects in new projects.

* Initiated and helped switch to CGI::Application from cgi scripts to

  encourage modularity and reuse in older projects.

* Initiated and switched from IIS to

  Apache because of [serious perl interop

  issues](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/188896/why-does-iis-crash-when-i-print-to-stderr-in-perl).



Loma de Luz  

Programmer  

May 2007 - Aug 2007  

`C#`



* Initiated and designed a system to track inventory and inventory history.

* Performed basic IT support  



Sterling Commerce  

Programmer  

May 2006 - Aug 2006  

`Java C# Connect:Direct`



* Changed Java client to store configuration as XML instead of serialized

  Java class.

* Created .NET configuration GUI.



## Education



LeTourneau University  

B.S. Computer Science and Math  

2004 - 2008  



* Student Senator, and later President Pro Tempore

* President of TEA (TEA Enthusiasts Association)

* President of Math Club (We won first place in TX competition)

* Worked on and later headed up the TOME project.



# Tags



*favorites* `Perl Catalyst DBIx::Class Moose JavaScript`  

*likes* `ExtJS Ruby`  

*dislikes* `Java C# C C++`



## Projects and Links



[CPAN modules](https://metacpan.org/author/FREW):

[well tested](https://coveralls.io/r/frioux), [well

documented](https://metacpan.org/module/DBIx::Class::Helper::Row::ProxyResultSetMethod),

released code



[github code](http://github.com/frioux): [experimental

code](https://github.com/frioux/autopot) that may

[never actually get released](https://github.com/frioux/teatime), but still may be [worth looking

at](https://github.com/frioux/drinkup)



[blog](http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com): writings,

[almost](http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/archives/1828)

[exclusively](http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/archives/1873)

[technical](http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/archives/1303).