Full stack developer with over 18 years of experience. Experienced in coordinating an entire project from start to finish with strong technical, visual, communication, and leadership skills.
Experienced with all steps of Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall SDLCs
Business-driven developer adept at communicating with all company levels
Honest about knowledge gaps with a proven ability to learn quickly
Independent worker adaptable to varying levels of guidance
Thrives under pressure during production issues and tight deadlines
Professional Experience
Game Director - Unhinged Studios
March 2024 – Present
Developed framework, game design, art, and animations for dev_hell
Created fully modular data framework for translating json files into Unity GameObjects
Created reusable animation frameworks and particle effect frameworks
Deep performance profiling and debugging across code and 3d rendering
Successfully marketed the game into the top 3% of unreleased games on steam
Staff Software Engineer - WHCC
February 2020 – March 2024
Led development of a multi-tenant e-commerce system serving all company functions
Integrated diverse product types across APIs and legacy systems for seamless user experience
Established coding standards and gitflow branch management strategies
Deployed enterprise solutions using Symfony and AWS infrastructure
Executed zero-downtime PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.1 upgrade across multiple services
Lead Developer - Dealer Teamwork
February 2019 – February 2020
Managed a team of 7 developers to deliver a cloud-based content syndication platform
Guided junior developers in implementing enterprise solutions with Symfony and AWS
Upgraded legacy PHP 5.6 systems to modern PHP 7 cloud solutions
Achieved zero-downtime deploys and enhanced platform stability
Lead Developer - Questar Assessment Inc
January 2017 – February 2019
Directed a team of 16 developers to build an enterprise K-12 testing system
Coordinated coding standards across onshore and offshore teams
Drove architectural improvements for performance and flexible data modeling
Delivered fast-paced solutions under multiple simultaneous deadlines
Increased query performance from taking minutes to less than 200ms
The Distant Past
A full accounting of the rest of my professional experience all the way back to when I got my first job 3d modelling and writing html/javascript when I was 14.
Software Engineer - BI Worldwide
August-December 2016
Full stack development across multiple platforms serving Fortune 500 companies with hundreds of thousands of users, primarily focused on learning solutions
Collaborated in a team environment with developers and other departments
Developed on platforms based on Expression Engine and Moodle/Totara
Migrated client sites to load-balanced environments and AWS
Built a standalone PHP scheduling application to replace legacy cron systems
Performed fast full-stack debugging of legacy applications to resolve critical issues
Interactive Developer/Designer - Augeo Marketing
May-August 2016
Primarily worked on an Expression Engine and Twig (Symfony) stack built on top of a restful API (.NET and MSSQL) that serves several hundred clients with millions of customers
Conceptualized, presented, and implemented several common-sense fixes/upgrades to streamline front-end engineering of our stack
Built and deployed an entire site on our stack for a new client with many custom requirements, including writing a new Auth Controller that interfaced with our API (Porchperks.com)
Turned daux.io into a full code-parsing automatic documentation system and spearheaded a project to roll out documentation to our entire stack
Implemented SASS quickly to bring programmatic CSS to more efficiently target specific client needs
Developed and launched AugeoMarketing.com (Expression Engine) from a very unfinished state in 3 days under a tight deadline during my first week
OptinLinks
2014-2016
Developed an extensive WordPress plugin for email capture with customizable popup forms
Integrated with APIs including Aweber, GetResponse, MailChimp, iContact, ConstantContact, Ontraport, and GotoWebinar
Implemented in-depth analytics for visitors, impressions, forms, conversion rates, and split tests
Created real-time double opt-in confirmation using a heartbeat system for API callbacks
Don's WP Debug
2013
Created a full-stack debugging plugin for WordPress, saving reports in JSON
Enabled toggleable logging for action hooks, queries, and includes with execution times
Provided front-end debugging for admins on pages with performance issues
Don's WP Real Time Mouse Tracker
2013
Developed a WordPress plugin to record user mouse movements and clicks in real time
Used jQuery for recording at 10 fps, extrapolated to 40 fps for playback
Delivered mouse tracking to non-WordPress pages via JavaScript
Built an extensive graphing system using flot, reused in subsequent plugins
Don's WP PPC
2013
Created a WordPress plugin for tracking PPC campaigns, ads, clicks, landing pages, and split tests
Designed as a standalone application using WordPress for easier installation
Implemented a callback API for click costs, conversions, sales, and commissions
Lead Developer - Smart Finance LLC
2011-2012
Migrated a large MS Front Page site to a custom CMS solution
Developed a custom application and database for credit card comparison
Managed PPC campaigns and ad partnerships to drive affiliate traffic
Human Rewriter
2009-2010
Built a service platform for delivering rewritten articles to customers
Enabled article submission, breakdown, and rewriting by employees
Integrated PayPal API with stateless security for customer and writer payments
Managed a team of over 200 freelance writers and support specialists
Lead Developer - FOS Commerce
2008
Developed e-commerce solutions and an auto auction platform for dealerships
Integrated osCommerce, WordPress, and vBulletin into a modular platform
Connected the auto auction platform with Dominion Systems API for inventory
Managed client relations, project specifications, and feature recommendations
Get Landing Pages
2007
Built a custom platform for delivering landing page designs to marketers
Integrated PayPal API and created an order tracking and feedback system
Managed a team of 15+ freelance designers to meet customer deadlines
FreeMySpaceDesign.com
2006
Modified a Joomla site to deliver MySpace layouts
Created a real-time JavaScript-powered MySpace layout generator
Managed advertising and affiliate offers to generate full-time income
Savannah College of Art and Design
2004-2006
Majored in Interactive Design and Game Development on a 75% merit scholarship
Worked on team projects using Flash and Unreal 2 for games and interactive content
Left school after earning full-time income from internet marketing projects
Florida Agency of Health Care Administration
2003
Full-time summer position doing front-end ASP.NET and Oracle work while in high school
Conceptualized and built front-end systems for vendor and contractor tracking
Quickly learned ASP.NET and Oracle on the job to implement solutions
Molecular Expressions
2000-2002
Created clear images and animations to convey complex scientific concepts
Built simple web pages with JavaScript for scientific principle animations
