Resume

SUMMARY 

  • Object Oriented PHP 7 MySQL web developer
  • Over 12 years developing for the Internet
  • Strong back end developer with wide skill set
  • Project management and supervisory experience
  • Excellent team player with positive attitude
  • Strong presentation and organizational skills
  • Possess effective command over written and verbal communication skills
  • Familiar with web (CMS) content management systems and shopping cart applications
  • Possess good time management and organizational skills
  • Career oriented, hard working and ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Analytical thinker and quick learner

SKILLS

Professional

  • Professional Web Development and Programming
  • Database Design and Query Optimization
  • Project Management, Software Development Life Cycle

Technologies

  • Extensive knowledge of object orientated programming and languages; PHP (7, 5), MySQL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JSON, XML.
  • Wide experience with Frameworks and Libraries including; AngularJS, VueJS, Laravel, Lumen, Bootstrap, Bulma, Doctrine, Eloquent, SCSS, LESS, Code Igniter, SimplePie, Smarty Template Engine, phpQuery, YUI, JSMin, Symphony, MVC, OOP, jQuery, ExtJS, Redis, Memcache.
  • Expertise in consumable APIs and payment gateways; APNs Provider API, DomPDF, Greenhouse, MixPanel, Android API
    Google, Yahoo, Picasa, Flickr, YQL, Twitter, WeatherBug, PayPal, EvoSnap, Vantiv, Forte, and Tenderpos.

Applications

  • In-depth knowledge of Slim Framework, Joomla, WordPress, osCommerce, and VirtueMart.
  • Familiar with Magento, CodeIgniter, PHPBB3, and Drupal.
  • Proficient in design tools like PhpStorm, Sublime, Eclipse, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Coda, TextMate, Visual Studio.
  • Experienced with project management, versioning tools, and build systems; JIRA, Bugzilla, Code Collaborator, Unfuddle, Assembla, Basecamp, Beanstalk, Apollo, Subversion, Git, Perforce, Cornerstone, Aache Ant, Maven, and Jenkins
  • Proficient in software applications like Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Developer
JRW Investments
Feb 2019 – Nov 2019 | Pasadena, CA (remote)
Served as senior member of development team for SimpleHub Platform a SOA application used companywide for custom website building and management, email marketing campaigns and tracking, property management tools, custom API integration, client data management and image galleries.
Participated in the development and rewrite of the SimpleHub Platform using a Micro Services approach; using Laravel, Lumen, VueJS, SCSS, PHP, and MySQL with PhpUnit testing using SQLite.
Maintained and updated existing backend code migration of SimpleHub Platform to MVC architecture using PHP, CSS, jQuery, and MySQL.
Participated in project scoping & planning.

Senior Engineer, Development
Sears Holdings Corporation
Feb 2017 – Nov 2018 | Hoffman Estates, IL (remote)
Served as senior member of development team for Segno Expertise e-learning; responsible for the development, maintenance, and optimization of a custom, gamified eLearning platform that provides content to over 150,000 users application used companywide for employee training.
Provided code reviews and guidance for support team members.
Implemented front end application redesign for mobile devices using Angular JS, LESS, and PHP.
Maintained and updated existing backend code, migrating MYSQL queries to Doctrine.
Participated in project scoping & planning, peer reviews, releases and deployments.
Collaborated with QA to define requirements and insure feature quality.
Activities: Backend development with Slim Framework, PHP, Doctrine, MySQL, and Frontend Development with Angular JS using open source and commercial toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Mac OSX, Jira, Git and others (i.e MAMP).

Gizmo Creative, Inc.
Senior Web Developer
May 2014 – Present | Carmel Valley, California (remote, contract)
Serving as member of development team for new and existing custom commercial web applications, including customer facing websites, client facing management tools, and RESTful APIs for integrated mobile applications.
Participated in the development of a suite of custom applications for goboomtown.com an on-demand tech support network, that include a robust RESTful API, a web dashboard for ticketing and administration built on ExtJS, an embedded web chat client built on AngularJS, and multiple native iOS apps to consume the API.
Rebuilt company’s custom corporate site including billing and reporting for sales, hosting and VOIP services, and implemented integrations with Xero for invoicing automated payments, and Stripe for payment processing.
Led the effort to build a new custom united login application built on Slim Framework for SonomaWireWorks.com, also improved and updated existing applications including ZenCart, PHPBB, and PHPList.
Participated in the development of commercial applications for GoCraveIt.com (AKA Tenderpos.com) and Cardflex.com for tracking, reporting, and processing payments.
Implemented payment processing with EvoSnap, Vantiv, Forte, and Tenderpos for other commercial sites.
Implemented updates and introduced PHP OOP code patterning into companies custom application platform used for commercial sites.
Rebuilt and optimized custom MySQL search for a UseMyBenefits.com increasing search speed by approximately 65%. Maintained, improved and optimized clients existing WordPress site.
Activities: RESTful API development, testing, and implementation. Backend development with PHP, JavaScript, and Frontend Development with ExtJS, using open source and commercial toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Mac OSX, Basecamp, Jira, Git and others (i.e MAMP).
Rebuilt company’s custom corporate site.

Senior API Developer
IDGMI (Isaac Daniel Group Management International)
Nov 2013 – May 2014 | Miramar, Florida (contract)
Served as Senior API software engineer.
Responsible for design, architecture and development of new RESTful API for multiple platforms including Android, iOS and WordPress.
Activities: RESTful API development, testing, and implementation. Also responsible for building custom WordPress Multisites and custom WordPress Plugins. Backend development with PHP, Javascript, and MySQL using open source and commercial toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Windows and others (i.e WAMP) .
Fulfilled new feature requests and successfully met requirements for consistently growing number of Mobile Applications and Websites.
Collaboration with both mobile developers and web developers in fast paced team environment using Amazon AWS and SVN.

Senior E-Commerce Consultant
Shop Live
July 2013 – October 2013 | Delray Beach, Florida (contract)
Served as a Senior E-Commerce Consultant to Shop Live executive team, participating in planning, strategy, marketing, hiring and multiple other aspects of the project.
Operational architect of new MVC e-commerce system and its integration with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Try-On, One-to-One Video, and other technologies built in PHP 5, HTML, jQuery, and CSS.

Senior Web Developer
Revelex
June 2013 – July 2013 | Boca Raton, FL
Served as a senior member of the PHP development team using PHP and OOP to develop new and existing web applications, including commercial Internet-based travel aggregator and distribution system used by travel agencies, credit card, and banking reward program sites.
Activities: Front end development and backend development with PHP, JavaScript, and Smarty, using open source and commercial toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Windows and others (i.e WAMP) .
Fulfilled new feature requests and meeting customer requirements for existing web application quickly and efficiently, while collaborated with team members in code reviews and quality assurance testers to insure code integrity.
Performed custom work on company’s corporate WordPress site.

Web Developer
Rocket Theme, LLC
June 2011 – June 2013 | Colorado, USA (remote)
Served as extension developer for multiple web applications, responsible for maintaining existing code base, participated all aspects of the agile project development life cycle. Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of open source web applications through project participation and task completion.
Served as team member responsible for maintaining compatibility; for multiple platforms, versions and third party integrations on development of cutting edge, platform independent extensions.
Extensive knowledge of integration, back end and front end programming, using commercial and open source toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Mac OSX and others i.e MAMP).
Served as the primary web developer on compression and caching extension project, implemented unique solutions to solve common issues resulting in a increase in page load speed and performance, above that of competitors.
Improved and maintained over 40 web software application extensions for multiple platforms including; Joomla!, WordPress, Drupal, PHPBB3, Magento in PHP 5 and MySQL using MVC and OOP, with compatibility across multiple browsers and operating systems.
Served as developer in charge of integrations while maintaining compatibility for multiple platforms, versions and third party integrations for 2 premiere large scale extensions.
Development of extensions using APIs; Google, Yahoo, YQL, Twitter, Wunderground for multiple platforms including; Joomla!, WordPress, Drupal, PHPBB3, Magento.
Collaborated with the global team to plan new development projects and upgrade and deploy existing products.
Collaborated with testers and moderators to review test cases and track feature bugs.
Successfully managed work flow and projects by leveraging ticketing system which included the verification testing and the assignment of tickets to developers.
Responsible for migrating multiple extensions from one platform to another, including custom development of complicated database queries and OOP code for reuse in multiple projects.
Gained experience with Symphony, Doctrine, Maven, and Jenkins.

IT Department Administrator
Publishers Communication Systems
March 2011 – June 2011 | Margate, FL
Developed and deployed company’s primary SOA application for order processing, customer payments, accounting processes, sales reporting, and B2B activities.
Led multiple concurrent web projects while practicing good programming standards and following project life cycle practices. Includes: site architecture and infrastructure, backend development using open source toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux and others (i.e LAMP), front end development with CSS and HTML XHTML, web systems, networks and server administration.
Primary developer for company’s primary application built on CodeIgniter, in MVC OOP including front-end UI’s, backend programming, cross browser compatibility, MySQL database design using complex queries.
Project manager for 4 concurrent projects in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, MVC, OOP using a variety of Supervised IT team members, delegated work, assigned tasks and enforced deadlines.
Strategically planned and programmed applications that collected business minded intelligence and helped to better manage the Business to Business and Business to Customer transactions.
Led the design, development and deployment of internal and external facing websites on Magento e-commerce platform.
Implemented project management and ticketing system to increase productivity.
Managed more than a 12 company websites written in HTML, CSS, JSP, ASP, and .NET.
Maintained, updated and created backups with for a mix of local, remote, private, virtual, shared, Linux and Widows servers.

Web Developer
Freelance Work
October 2010 – August 2011 | Weston, FL
Applied a wide breadth of technical skills, Internet knowledge, and experience across the spectrum of online development in the service of building and improving online properties for multiple clients.
Work included; site architecture and infrastructure, backend development using open source and commercial toolset (PHP, MySQL, Apache, Windows and others i.e WAMP) .
Front end development with CSS, JavaScript, and HTML XHTML, web systems administration and online business consulting.

Valanx (valanx.com) | Germany (remote)
Provided customers with expert online technical support for products. Implemented additional credit card processors and payment API’s integration for existing products.

Joomla Bamboo (joomlabamboo.com) | Australia (remote)
Lead developer in charge of all software development. Maintained in-depth knowledge of distribution platform guidelines and capabilities to guide development.
Designed, planned and managed software development for over 20 custom extensions for Joomla!, using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX in MVC OOP.
Re-engineered Template Framework including a rewrite of all existing JavaScript and backend UI design.
Authored library extension to support all company extensions. Transitioned project management and SVN from a combination of Apollo and Basecamp over to a united one on Assembla.

Joomla Praise (joomlapraise.com) | Texas (remote)
Upgraded and extended extension using AJAX, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript.

Akeeba (akeebabackup.com) | Greece (remote)
Provided technical support for all Akeeba Products, including installation, upgrades, and configuration.

Open Source Support Desk (opensourcesupportdesk.com) | Netherlands (remote)
Determined user requirements, delivered detailed plans, implemented required requested services and satisfied user requirements through custom development in PHP MySQL, website administration, website SEO, website optimization, backup, updates, configuration, custom CSS, and graphic editing.

Web Developer
Ninja Forge
January 2010 – September 2010 | Japan (Remote)
Authored, tested, deployed and maintained more than 20 Joomla! CMS extensions. Authored 10 extensions for Joomla! in PHP, HTML, CSS, MySQL, JavaScript and Nooku. Utilized project management tools for ticketing, project management, and SVN. Gained experience with Apache Ant build system.

Owner
Gr8 Discount Sales
November 2004 – September 2010 | Juneau, AK – Savannah, GA
Owned and operated 3 websites; 2 online stores and a web programming tutorial directory.
Dynamic web site design and programming using PHP, MySQL, HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript. AJAX, and XML. Authored 8 extensions for osCommerce, VirtueMart and Joomla!
Contributed code to VirtuMart Open Source Development project. Automated import of product RSS, XML feeds from vendors.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology/Software Engineering (BSIT/SE)
University of Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | Spring 2010
Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences (AAS)
Montcalm Community College  | Sidney, MI | Spring 2001