End Point Team
Our team, headquartered in New York City, has developed, maintained, and hosted ecommerce and other web solutions since its founding in 1995. We combine web application development, database and hosting expertise with understanding clients' objectives to excel in client satisfaction.
Brian BuchalterWeb developer and system administrator |
IntroProjectsExperienceEducationOn the WebPersonal |
With End Point Since: 2011 Real estate brokerage intranet: Built a large Rails application to support sales leads management, customer records management, and brokerage records. Configured database and file system replication to third party servers and software which processes data for display on public website. Designed and configured internal, VMware vSphere environment. Developed and implemented custom backup and disaster recovery solution. Banquet event ordering app: Built a Rails web app which supports key business processes including event scheduling with integration to Google Calendar, document generation, customer records management, and sales leads management. Self-employed consultant. Responsible for sales, design, development, and delivery of custom information systems for businesses using Ruby on Rails. Responsible for managing Linux and Windows servers, physical and virtual, hosted internally and by third parties. Consultant with IBM's Public Sector Financial Operations Improvement Unit. Assisted in generation and verification of quarterly delivery of financial reporting requirements for U.S. Department of Agriculture using custom software we developed. BS, magna cum laude, dual degree program in Information Management and Technology & Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 2005. Brian is very happily married with two kids. He currently lives in the U.S. Virgin Islands where he regularly hikes, snorkels, and swims. Previously he lived in Vail, Colorado enjoying skiing, snowboarding, and hiking. He enjoys playing guitar and djembe. |
Recent Blog Posts By Brian Buchalter
MySQL replication monitoring on Ubuntu 10.04 with Nagios and NRPE
January 21, 2012
If you're using MySQL replication, then you're probably counting on it for some fairly important need. Monitoring via something like Nagios is generally considered a best practice. This article assum... (MySQL replication monitoring on Ubuntu 10.04 with Nagios and NRPE cont.)
Using Disqus and Ruby on Rails
January 14, 2012
Recently, I posted about how to import comments from a Ruby on Rails app to Disqus. This is a follow up to that post where I outline the implementation of Disqus in a Ruby on Rails site. Disqus provi... (Using Disqus and Ruby on Rails cont.)
Automating removal of SSH key patterns
January 3, 2012
Every now and again, it becomes necessary to remove a user's SSH key from a system. At End Point, we'll often allow multiple developers into multiple user accounts, so cleaning up these keys can be cu... (Automating removal of SSH key patterns cont.)
Importing Comments into Disqus using Rails
December 27, 2011
It seems everything is going to the cloud, even comment systems for blogs. Disqus is a platform for offloading the ever growing feature set users expect from commenting systems. Their website boasts ... (Importing Comments into Disqus using Rails cont.)
December 15, 2011
The Short StoryFor those who don't care about why, just how... Create a new Gmail account Setup Mail Fetcher Setup send email from another account;and make it your default Verify you send and receive a... (Using Gmail at Work cont.)