I am an AWS-certified full-stack developer with preference for backend work. I enjoy working with Vue and Laravel in the cloud environment and I have a special interest in Cybersecurity.
Primarily responsible for maintaining and continuously improving Medical Interactive, a Learning Management System for nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals.
Originally hired as a web developer, I have worked my way up to development manager overseeing a team of 3 Web Developers an 1 QA Engineer. I am responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining a wide variety of critical, high-traffic Laravel-based solutions for our clients, including large APIs, SSO solutions, map locators, loyalty programs and much more. I frequently switch between projects to assist and mentor developers and to solve complex problems. Some of my notable highlights include:
As part of my work as web developer/manager, I oversaw the conversion of ALL of our projects to Laravel and mentored our developers on Laravel development to unify our codebase and improve maintainability. The legacy code, when I was hired, was spread across several languages including PowerShell, NodeJS, C#, Vanilla PHP, and others.
Developed websites and designed other solutions for small local business. Some examples include:
I have an extensive job history of non-developer positions that is available on request. This job history includes my part-time positions as a Figure Skating Instructor and a Pyrotechnic Display Operator as well as previous full-time and volunteer jobs as an Emergency Medical Technician, Police Safety & Security Officer, Audiology Technician, and Search & Rescue Ground and Aircrew team member and leader.
GPA: 4.0
GPA: 3.90
GPA: 3.66
Being a web developer is only a small part of my life. Outside of work, I enjoy many hobbies including figure skating, drone photography, and flying. I also work part time as a Learn to Skate instructor at my local ice rink and I occasionally get paid to run commercial firework displays around the state. I used to play cello a lot (I do not currently own one) but in the past, I have played cello in Carnegie Hall (NYC) and have played with the rock band "Kansas."
Part of my reputation is being a renaissance man, so there really isn't anything that doesn't interest me. I am always willing to try something new.
Volunteered with Civil Air Patrol as a cadet through high school and a senior member ("Officer") during undergraduate college. Began as ground search and rescue (SAR) and transitioned to aircrew as a scanner and then observer. Participated in roughly 30 SAR missions and 3 Disaster Relief missions culminating in 7 "finds." I rejoined in the summer of 2020 when I started private pilot training after an 8-year hiatus. I currently serve as my squadron's Deputy Commander for Seniors.