My Previous Work Experiences

JAGGAER (Feb 2022 - Current)

Senior Web Applications Developer, Part Time Contract

• Contacted by client for an update to the plugin so that it was compatible with PHP 8.0 and latest WordPress.
• Added some additional features that allowed editors to manage Solutions on 'released' release versions.

Reyes Automotive Group (July 2021 - Current)

IT Administrator, Full Time Employment

US Naval Academy, Class of 1978 (May 2019 - Current)

Senior Web Applications Developer & Systems Architect, Full Time Contract

• Rewrote their website in WordPress and migrated their data into the site.
• Created a new responsive WordPress theme and plugin that allowed them to manage the classmate information.
• After main project was complete, transitioned to part-time contract for maintenance.

JAGGAER (February 2018 - April 2019)

Senior Web Applications Developer, Full-Time Contract

• Migrated Drupal site to WordPress and created plugins to manage product releases and associated information.
• Modernized the layout theme from Drupal so that it was mobile friendly.

BIGfrontier Communications Group (February 2018 - March 2019)

Senior Web Applications Developer, Part-Time Contract

• Found and fixed an issue with the back-end application that tied into Android and iOS apps that was preventing the apps from working.
• MConfigured the databases and installed the application as well as set up all of the domain and SSL configurations so that the application would run securely and be accepted by Google Play Store.
• Prepared the application to be upgraded and rewritten to use a new version of the framework than the one that was provided so that the application would use the latest and most secure protocols and features. Moved it to Laravel 5.5 LTS from Laravel 5.0.
• Managed and developed features for Android & iOS mobile apps.

Dark Prospect Games, LLC. (March 2006 - Present)

Owner & Lead Developer

• Created fully running persistent browser based MMO games, in PHP and MySQL.
• Utilized object oriented programming, package managers and frameworks to complete releases.
• Contracted to various customers to complete many projects in PHP and software such as OpenCart, ZenCart, WordPress, CodeIgniter, CakePHP and Symphony.
• Administrated web servers for clients and created publishing services for their applications.
• Maintained several open source projects including but not limited to creating an experimental custom framework and a CodeIgniter/Facebook integration module.

St. Petersburg College (July 2014 - Jan 2015)

Senior Web Analyst/Programmer

• Maintained and refactored the SPC ID Scanner application that identified students during events by scanning the barcodes containing their student number on their student IDs.
• Overhauled and restructured the SPC Survey & Form Builder application to include the ability to hide or show complete sections of questions based on rules set in admin panel without the need to retroactively update previous surveys and forms in database.
• In SPC Survey & Form Builder, converted the previous rule building tool from Core JavaScript + jQuery hybrid to AngularJS and overhauled the PHP to act as a REST API utilizing JSON from AJAX requests and responses. Additionally the user now has the ability to quickly build rules and have the results stored in JSON object that can be handled by the server asynchronously.
• Planned and created a Certification Auditing Application that allows for the following features:
  • Deans and/or Academic Chairs manage and view the faculty within their department to ensure that they obtain the requisite training and/or certifications for teaching, as well as set them to inactive if they are no longer teaching.
  • Parties conducting training enter new training “workshops” in the system to which faculty can be given credit for. These workshops are either offered by SPC or “transferred” into the system to count as a replacement SPC workshop.
  • Certifications include other pre-requisite certifications or workshops, which will managed by authorized users.
  • Faculty, workshops and certifications will also have a note history to record actions and user explanations to why changes were made to them

Academic Programs International, Inc. (January 2013 - June 2014)

Web Applications Developer

• Directly hired on by API from SourceSpring to continue working on their applications.
• Solely managed the company's web applications: adding features and refactoring to PHP standards.
• Created an award winning WordPress plugin called "API FastFind," designed to redirect web traffic to specific content based on the codes entered, gaining the GoAbroad Innovation Award in Innovative Technology.
• Maintained EC2, RDS, Security Group instances for development and production deployment.
• Facilitated the instruction and education of personnel on the use, best practices and workflows of Git.
• Moved tracking from Pivotal to JIRA and instructed staff on Agile practices and procedures.
• Simplified the application workflow and prepared the system architecture for a complete application rewrite by another contracted company, removing FileMaker Pro dependency and organizing models for use in any application framework.
• Added features to legacy app that allowed for more efficient management of user accounts and forms submitted.
• Implemented the use of Composer in legacy app, replacing static third-party libraries included in repository.
• Corrected issues resulting from FileMaker Pro layout changes in legacy application, working with a third-party FMP developer to plan and implement requested feature modules.

The Source Spring, LLC (January 2012 - December 2012)

PHP Applications Developer

• Same as above. Source Spring did development for API, until they came to conclusion that directly hiring me was best for all parties.

HostGator.com, LLC (June 2011 - December 2011)

Web Applications Developer

• Managed the implementation of customer admin panel and server-side functionality redesign.
• Customize email content based on geo-location data provided by IP and other sources.
• Team lead over two developers managing package content for a custom “QuickInstall” software installer.
• Created an application that tracks and displays, to the user, the status of a server content move in cPanel.

Maor Peretz, LLC. (March 2011 - May 2011)

Contract PHP Developer

• Created a customer management system for the client, allowing them to manage users subscriptions.
• Utilized MVC design via CodeIgniter to ensure loose coupling.
• System administration for deployment of project on server.

Golden Senior Advisors (Jan 2011 - February 2011)

Contract PHP Applications Developer

• Created modules, templates and styles for a WordPress installation.
• Created web hooks for forms to be submitted to a CodeIgniter app managing lead generation.
• Installed and managed server for development and production purposes.
• Converted PSD Mock-ups into WordPress templates.