Professional Experience

Consultant Developer

• NamePros.com - Domain name buy & trade community: Implemented and enhanced new website features, working on both Frontend and Backend.
• Created Node.js/WebSocket's web chat application integrated into the newly designed website for real-time user interaction.
• NBKC.com - Kansas based bank: Managed transition from .NET based CMS to newly designed site based on OctoberCMS.
• Created various plugins including Form plugins, Mortgage Rates Plugin, Team Profile Plugin, and Visitor Tracking plugin.
• Server Administrator: Setup and managed multiple AWS servers for Production, Staging and Development environments.

Key Achievements

• ✓Built real-time web chat application using Node.js and WebSockets for enhanced user interaction.
• ✓Successfully migrated bank website from .NET to Laravel-based CMS.
• ✓Created comprehensive mortgage rates integration using Mortech API.
• ✓Implemented visitor tracking system with custom JavaScript event firing capabilities.

Senior Software Engineer

• Collaborated closely with product and design teams to ideate and prioritize features, optimizing value delivery to ecommerce customers.
• Played an integral role in team projects, providing both technical expertise and leadership in API and frontend development, particularly around the POS/Checkout functionalities.
• Actively involved in streamlining Promenade Group's codebases (Alameda, Bloomnation), by optimizing backend services and frontend UI components.
• Championed the integration of Docker ecosystem into the team's workflow, conducting educational sessions for team members on best practices.

Key Achievements

• ✓POS Testing Design: Helped architect a comprehensive testing blueprint, enhancing the POS API system's reliability.
• ✓POS API Design: Spearheaded the design and rollout of the backend API, ensuring seamless integration with the POS Frontend Cart.
• ✓Stripe Card Reader Integration: Architected and executed the integration of Stripe Card Reader with the POS front end.
• ✓Receipt Printer/Cash Register & Barcode Scanner Implementation: Pioneered the hardware epic's inaugural project.
• ✓Team Collaboration & Onboarding: Acted as a pillar of support during team transitions, mentoring new members from the Restaurants and Ukraine teams.

Senior Software Engineer

• Built new features to help extend fraud and risk applications for state and government agencies.
• Developing primarily in Angular 9/10 for frontend applications and either Laravel/Lumen (8.x) (PHP) or NodeJS for RESTful backend APIs.
• Helped support older web applications based in AngularJS 1.x and Zend Framework (PHP).
• Supported applications with automated testing either through PHPUnit or their respective language unit testing framework.
• Helped Support DevOps functions by working on Docker configuration of applications and creating new configurations.

Key Achievements

• ✓Led a 3-person team to rewrite Zend PHP based application (NAC) to Laravel 8.
• ✓Worked with AVCC team to rewrite existing application from scratch utilizing latest generation frameworks.
• ✓Built setup scripts for Kubernetes and worked on configuration where needed.
• ✓Helped maintain Python scripts for backend office management and Ansible scripts for server management.

Senior PHP Developer

• Helped manage, extend and oversee Gemaire's Magento based website and coordinate with parent and sister company team members.
• Built stable and reusable Magento extensions to help handle daily business operations and specific B2B customer facing features.
• Enhanced existing website Customer features and created new features to help customers better operate and maintain their own businesses.
• Working on a companywide (Watsco) project to help enable Customers to maintain their internal supply inventory of products and parts.

Key Achievements

• ✓Built inventory management system for B2B customers to manage their internal supply inventory.
• ✓Created reusable Magento extensions used across the Watsco company network.
• ✓Enhanced customer experience by allowing better business operations management through website features.

Web Developer

• Helped manage, extend and oversee multiple API based websites and a Backend Administration/CRM/Reporting system.
• Managed and enhanced all web properties including SellYourGold.com, GoldKit.com, ThingsWeBuy.com, and others.
• Implemented and enhanced Customer Payments system to enable payments via Check, PayPal or ACH with fraud detection.
• Provided desktop/application support for all company departments (Customer Support, Processing, Payments, Management).
• Server Administrator: Managed hosting transition from Softlayer to AWS and coordinated deployment procedures.

Key Achievements

• ✓Built comprehensive customer payments system with fraud detection and multiple payment methods.
• ✓Successfully managed hosting transition from Softlayer to AWS.
• ✓Implemented automated mail fulfillment printing system.
• ✓Managed multiple high-availability servers with HAproxy Load Balancers and Master/Slave MySQL setup.

Director of Technical Services

• Handled IT and Server Administration as well as all Web & Programming related tasks for in-house projects and clients.
• Maintained and extended MarEx website built on Django (python) and PostgreSQL, ported to CakePHP and MySQL.
• Maintained, updated and extended many sites for SEACOR (Large Corporation with many websites).
• Built dynamic maritime school website (MITAGS/PMI) with Student Registration and Payment capabilities.
• Created fully dynamic sites with CMS for various clients including custom bicycle shop (Alchemy Bicycles).

Key Achievements

• ✓Successfully ported Django/PostgreSQL application to CakePHP/MySQL for better flexibility.
• ✓Built comprehensive CMS systems with Page Module, Photo Module, Gallery Module, Events Calendar.
• ✓Created student registration and payment system for maritime school.
• ✓Managed multiple high-profile corporate websites for SEACOR holdings.

Web Developer

• Pound Interactive: Worked on Gadzeus (social platform for College Sororities and Fraternities) using Custom PHP MVC Framework.
• Enocs, LLC: Extended and maintained promotemysong.com using CakePHP, helped with various client HTML sites.
• Adultchamber/LifeStyles BBS: Designed Adultchamber v3.0+ Core System, converted static HTML site to fully dynamic website with CodeIgniter.
• Built comprehensive CMS Backend for site control including WYSIWYG component, Directory Listings, Newsletter Module, User/Membership Module.

Key Achievements

• ✓Successfully converted static HTML site to fully dynamic website with comprehensive CMS.
• ✓Built user membership system with newsletter and directory functionality.
• ✓Setup and administered LAMP servers for hosting and clientele.
• ✓Gained experience with multiple PHP frameworks and content management systems.