Eric Harrison is a seasoned information technology professional with extensive experience in software development, project management, and system administration. A talented Ruby developer and software architect, Eric co-founded SmashTank Apps, a software development company that specializes in app development, software consulting, and project support. He brings a strong commitment to work/life balance and a wealth of experience in building highly scalable web applications. Prior to co-founding SmashTank Apps, Eric worked as a Principal Ruby Software Engineer at Classified Ad Ventures, where he led the development team in building the application architecture and design using various platforms such as Ruby on Rails, Solr, and MySQL. Before that, Eric worked for the REA Group, where he helped the company transition to the Ruby on Rails platform and managed the day-to-day operations of the website. Eric is a recognized specialist in building highly scalable web applications, and he often gives talks, mentors new programmers, and develops open source gems and plug-ins for the open source Ruby community.