Nicholas Coates

Web Developer / Web Development Manager

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:

• MyMilesMatter, a loyalty website with online point redemption and rewards store for Shell Rotella motor oil that includes API and file load integrations between several vested parties.
• I built a receipt API that allows a client to send us Pawn, Loan, and Layaway Receipt information as JSON to our endpoint. My system builds and sends an email based on that information, then tracks bounces, deliveries, opens, and other information which is available for the client via API as well. This API handles approximately 5,000 emails per day. My favorite compliment from this client was that my documentation is the most comprehensive and easy to understand API documentation that they have ever seen.
• Shell Loyalty, which is a platform that allows stakeholders to configure grocer and Fuel Reward Programs for all US Shell Retail Locations. I personally designed all API and SSO integrations for this site which acts as a central SSO router (or Air Traffic Control as they call it) between several SalesForce Communities, reporting platforms, point of sale systems, and other third parties. I also designed the database that is used to house and track all loyalty configurations, contract signatures, store-level changes, reporting, and enrollment status for the roughly 13,000 Shell Retail gas stations in the United States.
• Several product and vendor locators/maps for various clients.
• Mailfile ETL process design and tracking for various direct mail campaigns our company runs
• Lead Scanning and Tracking System for insurance leads that are sent to us (for a client) via US Postal Service.

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.

Developer / Programmer

Developed websites and designed other solutions for small local business. Some examples include:

• A system for analyzing tongue movement using fast fourier analysis for patients with ALS. Developed with Matlab for a WSU's Speech Hearing Clinic.
• A device to notify ranchers that one of their cows was going into labor. I built the hardware for this using a Raspberry Pi Zero and programmed it in Python.
• An Inventory Management Windows Application for WSU Police Department. Programmed in C# with an MS SQL database.
• Several brochure style websites for local business using various tools such as PHP, October CMS, Bootstrap, Bulma, etc.

Personal Projects

• EatLocalICT.com is a project I used to learn Vue and Buefy. It is a Single Page App that lets users find locally-owned restaurants, either through search or randomly, and save them as favorites (if they sign up for an optional account). I started this project in 2018 but haven't been able to work on it recently. Repo
• Skater.Space is one of the first web apps I attempted building that I started in 2016 and used as the capstone/thesis project for my master's degree. It is an app designed to help figure skaters and coaches, and has been well received by my test audience. In its current state, the live version is no longer maintained and a newer, improved version is nearing completion in one of my private repositories.
• VeganShare.io is a new app that I am working on, but I am unsure of the direction I want to go with. I am considering using it to learn how to build a cross-platform mobile app using Flutter/Dart with a Laravel backend. The general concept is that it will be a simple recipe sharing app.

Non-Developer Positions

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.

Master of Professional Studies - Web and Mobile Application Development

GPA: 3.90

Bachelor of Arts - Communications Sciences and Disorders

GPA: 3.66

Various | Board Member

Served several years as a Board Member for the Wichita Figure Skating Club, which is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization. In addition, I also regularly volunteered at local and national competitions (including Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships) and I helped build and maintain the club website.

Emergency Services Training Officer

Volunteered with Civil Air Patrol as a cadet through high school and 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, in hopes that I can eventually work my way up to be a Mission Pilot. I currently serve as my squadron's Emergency Services Training Officer.