Father, Husband, Hacker
I'm a solution oriented problem solver. I'm a agile developer, and a people oriented manager. I'm inquisitive and have a tenacious desire to learn and share that knowledge. I enjoy reading research (a lot), especially around distributed data-stores (think Amazon's Dynamo) and high concurrency systems. I speak at many local events about the open source technologies I'm passionate about. I organize a regional Ruby conference (Ruby on Ales). I strive to learn and experiment with cutting edge technologies (yay Riak!). Be it C, Java, Objective-C, Python, Ruby, design patterns or extreme programming, I'm skilled in many facets of the software world.
tl;dr:
I'm a hacker
Me and my daughter.
Get in touch
Phone: (541) 306-3355
Email: mark@amerine.net
jabber: mark@amerine.net
IRC: amerine on freenode
Other Projects and Organizations I'm involved with
In addition to my full-time gig at G5 I'm also the co-founder of a couple of small startups and an active member of Central Oregon's tech community. You'll usually find me working on interesting new ideas with friends.
I'm one of the co-organizers of Ruby on Ales. RoA is a regional Ruby conference focused on celebrating the fantastic micro-brews in the Pacific Northwest, while enjoying talks from some of the best Ruby guys and gals out there
Local Tech Groups I'm involved with
Companies I'm Involved With
nVariable
Software Consultancy & Product Incubator
I co-founded nVariable Inc. to put an official name on the software consultancy and development practice my parter Josh Sullivan and I were growing. We develop custom applications for ourselves and clients with a current focus on Web and Mobile.
Artflings
connects art to people like you
If you’re looking for unique pieces for your office, or an ever changing collection at home, Artflings will introduce you to a completely new way to share art.
We're launching Artflings to help local artists get their work showcased throughout their communities in an entirely new way that we believe will turn the art world on its head.
The Past
Each of the companies below are no longer operating, but are listed here for posterity.
- Bendango
- BendLinux Consulting
- Amerine Media Group