I've seen some things.
Consultant, 2006 - present
- I'm the go-to person on freelance projects that need a technical resource.
- I write code and give advice about design, UX, branding, and process.
Senior PHP Software Engineer,
IAC Applications,
2015 - 2017
- I expanded a multi-gateway payment system to keep pace with business needs.
- The work involved 8 Laravel sites and multiple internal API services.
- I wrote a JavaScript UI using Backbone for managing legal workflows.
- The project followed Scrum ceremonies with a team of 12 people.
Lead PHP Developer,
Open Road Media,
2011 - 2014
- I maintained a legacy CMS and API for book publishing.
- I introduced worker queues with Beanstalkd and faceted search using Sphinx.
Agency Web Developer,
2000 - 2011
- I've had senior developer roles at several NYC interactive agencies.
- I worked on over 100 sites during this period, either front-end or back-end or both.
Skills
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Databases
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sqlite, Redis
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Languages and runtimes
PHP, SQL, Python, JavaScript, Bash, Node, Sass, HTML, CSS
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Front-end
Vue, TypesScript, AngularJS, Backbone
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Frameworks
Laravel, WordPress, Express, CherryPy, Django, Rails, Cake, CodeIgniter, Symfony
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Servers
Nginx, Apache
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Configuration
Ansible, Make
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Version control
Git, Fossil
Education
BA, New York University