To inspire others to dream big, so that we can accomplish limitless possibilities.
I take initiative to suggest improvements in development and workflow.
As a self taught developer, I learn new skills quickly and independently.
I work efficiently to deliver on time with high quality results.
I am radically candid in communication which keeps expectations clear.
I enjoy helping build community.
Percent expertise is based on my confidence to quickly accomplish anything asked in related area without searching for answer or asking someone for assistance.
Lead the creation of strategic, sustainable technical solutions for business operations. Lead the exploration, implementation and oversight of all UA infrastructure and code in AWS that isn’t managed by IS. Ensured that all projects are of high-quality by fostering a culture of test driven development and encouraging usage of tools that evaluate code quality. Mentored and train software engineers on best practices, new technologies and advanced topics in web development.
Lead digital product development refining workflow and development process, providing strategic guidance on features, and guiding developers on best practices for higher quality results. Developed CI pipelines for serverless applications using AWS CDK, SAM, Code Build and Code Pipepline. Removed 20+ years of technical debt from our PHP codebases.
Lead development team overseeing operations of the development team including projects. Served as an unofficial scrum master and helped plan sprints. Guided team towards department goals and team goals. Worked with team to establish better workflow processes for development pipeline.
Lead push for server redundancy and later moving to cloud hosting using AWS. Developed best practices and code standards. Integrated Blackbaud endpoints into event registration system. PHPUnit unit testing added to newer code bases. Built APIs for Blackbaud endpoints and third party APIs. Learned and implemented SCRUM / Agile methodology.
Developed new web content utilizing PHP5, jQuery, PHP Eclipse, Git, Ubuntu Linux, HTML5 and CSS3 technologies. Updated website development to utilize PHP5 OOP design methods for improved ease of development and maintenance. Maintained existing Drupal and Joomla websites. Explored development of new websites with Kohana framework and WordPress integration.
Developed search and report functionality utilizing object oriented programming methodology, PHP5, Kohana Framework, Ext JS 4, Oracle 11g, PHP Eclipse and Subversion. Followed object oriented design patterns, company coding standards and best practices in all development activities. Utilized Subversion version control software and peer review to ensure high quality of code implementations.
Developed new websites utilizing ColdFusion, MySQL, Javascript, AJAX, in house CMS and shopping cart, third party plugins, and Javascript libraries such as jQuery. Converted PSD designs into HTML/CSS meeting W3C and WAI standards utilizing Photoshop, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver software. Shopping cart developed that integrated with Paypal, UPS, and credit card gateways such as authorize.net.
Designed and built websites with HTML and CSS to W3C standards. Developed dynamic websites utilizing PHP, MySQL, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, osCommerce, and custom CMS. Developed appealing results driven web content and graphic banners retaining 80% visiting on weekly/monthly basis, 15% visiting bimonthly. Publication of an e-zine that drew 15,000+ visitor first 18 months.
The circles represent level of the learning track: three solid dots is beginner, six solid dots is intermediate and nine dots is advanced. Most tracks range from 10-30 hours of courses.