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.

Steph Skardal

Steph Skardal

Web application developer

With End Point Since: 2008
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Greensboro area)

Steph has experience in a broad range of web application development. She is an expert in client side technologies such as JavaScript (including jQuery and YUI), CSS, and XML; and server-side technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Spree, Perl, PHP, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. She has used her skills in commerce solutions, content management system development, and search engine optimization. Before she began web development, she completed her education with research in medical image analysis using C, C++, and Python.

Search Engine Optimization. Completed multiple site-wide changes to improve search engine optimization for Backcountry.com. Included development of SEO-specific analytic tools, restructure of mult-level taxonomy navigation, creation of long-tail content in MVC Interchange.

Backcountry.com Checkout. Developed multi-site checkout in MVC Interchange.

Web Developer for Gear.com in 2008. Integrated customized plugins and theme for content management system. Completed Omniture site search integration.

Web Developer for AgencyFusion in 2008. Integration, development of mobile template in content management system.

Software Engineer for Backcountry.com from 2007-2008. Frontside development in projects including search engine optimization, multi-site reskin, checkout redesign, site optimization.

MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 2006.

BS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 2005.

Steph loves spending time in the outdoors. She can be found engaged in activities such as running, rock climbing, telemark skiing, road biking, and hiking with her husband Aleks and her dogs Milton and Roger. Steph also pursues photography in her free time.

Recent Blog Posts By Steph Skardal

RailsAdmin Import: Part 2

February 1, 2012

I recently wrote about importing data in RailsAdmin. RailsAdmin is a Rails engine that provides a nice admin interface for managing your data, which comes packed with configuration options. In a recen... (RailsAdmin Import: Part 2 cont.)

Importing Data with RailsAdmin

January 19, 2012

Update: Read an update to this functionality here. I've blogged about RailsAdmin a few times lately. I've now used it for several projects, and have included it as a based for the Admin interface my r... (Importing Data with RailsAdmin cont.)

ActiveRecord Callbacks for Order Processing in Ecommerce Applications

January 13, 2012

As I recently blogged about, I introduced a new Ruby on Rails Ecommerce Engine. The gem relies on RailsAdmin, a Ruby on Rails engine that provides a nice interface for managing data. Because the RailsA... (ActiveRecord Callbacks for Order Processing in Ecommerce Applications cont.)

Introducing Piggybak: A Mountable Ruby on Rails Ecommerce Engine

January 6, 2012

Here at End Point, we work with a variety of open source solutions, both full-fledged ecommerce applications and smaller modular tools. In our work with open source ecommerce applications, we spend a s... (Introducing Piggybak: A Mountable Ruby on Rails Ecommerce Engine cont.)

Ruby on Rails: Attributes Management through Rights

January 5, 2012

I've written a couple times about a large Rails project that a few End Pointers have been working on. The system has a fairly robust system for managing rights and accessibility. The basic data model f... (Ruby on Rails: Attributes Management through Rights cont.)