I'm a full stack developer who leans towards the worlds of back end development and dev-ops. Diving into unfamilar systems and seeing what makes them tick is my bread and butter.
Work Experience
Cloudflare
Systems Engineer
July 2023 - Present
- React
- Typescript
- GoLang
- Gatsby
- GraphQL
- Contentful
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Kafka
- Terraform
- Testing
- Observability
- CI/CD
Puppet
Principal Web Developer
December 2021 - December 2022
- Led a team of three developers, and maintained responsibility for all technical oversight on puppet.com, events.puppet.com, and various smaller web properties.
- Improved Gatsby build process speed by splitting the site into smaller deployable components.
- Enhanced Algolia federated search by simplifying build process and adding data from multiple API sources.
Web Developer
May 2021 - December 2021
- Finished in-progress development of the Puppet events site in the lead up to the digital Puppetize conference. The site was used to host a three-day long event with integrations between different video and chat platforms, allowing for a fully interactive digital experience.
- While working on the Puppet events site, learned React, and within a month was making meaningful contributions to the main puppet.com site, which used WordPress as a CMS to build a static front end with Gatsby.
- PHP
- React
- Javascript
- Gatsby
- Headless Wordpress
- CI/CD
GRAYBOX
Technical Architect / Web Team Development Lead
October 2020 - May 2021
- Collaborated with Project Managers to break complex projects into clear tickets that can be completed by our development team and passed through our testing process in an efficient manner.
- Provided resources, mentorship and support to help other developers on my team grow their skill sets.
Senior PHP Developer
November 2018 - October 2020
- Responsible for research into new technologies and trends to keep our team at the forefront of modern development practices.
- Built websites from the ground up using Wordpress, Craft, ExpressionEngine and Drupal.
- Adopted client websites. The process included bringing sites into our development and deployment workflow, making suggestions for improving security and accessibility, and adding new functionality.
- PHP
- Javascript
- Node.js
- Wordpress
- Expression Engine
- Craft CMS
- Docker
- CI/CD
Mezr
Web Developer
July 2013 - November 2018
- Developed custom WordPress and ExpressionEngine plugins, working closely with clients to meet their specifications.
- Concentrated on back-end development in a team building full websites. Worked on front-end CSS and JavaScript as necessary for a smooth development process.
- Updated websites from custom PHP builds to utilize CodeIgniter framework.
- PHP
- Javascript
- Wordpress
- Expression Engine
- Sass/CSS
- Linux Administration
Cart Logic
Software Engineer
April 2011 - June 2013
- Developed ecommerce websites based on a custom platform using the Pyramid Framework.
- Worked with a team to migrate an outside ecommerce site onto our platform.
- Python
- Javascript
- Pyramid Framework
- Linux Administration
Mighty Fine Inc. / WeLoveFine.com
Software Engineer
November 2008 - April 2011
- Developed and maintained ecommerce websites.
- Built Flash and JavaScript applications that allowed customers to design their own t-shirts for in house applications and customers such as Sanrio.
- PHP
- Javascript
- X-Cart
- Linux Administration