Assisted and advised various clients with web hosting decisions, maintenance and updates for existing web properties including several Wordpress sites.Built and monetized a character management web app for Exalted Third Edition with over 1200 monthly users (over 1700 users total). Tech stack: React/Redux frontend in Javascript/ES6 and TypeScript with Webpack, Ruby on Rails-based REST API with Postgres, Heroku, GitHub.Source code at https://github.com/makzu/lotcastingatemi

Short-term contract. Maintained and upgraded training app for an international media company. Created and modified React.js components using Redux and Typescript. Added functionality to Express.js-based backend.Tech Stack: React.js, Typescript, Express.js, MySQL

Built and managed multiple sites for county departments. Provisioned new servers and managed existing resources on AWS. Performed emergency security patching and monitoring for public websites. Migrated in-house e-commerce solution to a new payment processor. Modified Drupal themes, modules, and views. Modified scripting on sites to add new features. Maintained Ubuntu Linux development and production web servers. Wrote script to ensure high availability and immediate updates of critical election data on election night while maintaining effective caching.Tech Stack: Drupal + Aegir, Ubuntu LTS on AWS, JavaScript/jQuery + AJAX, CSS/SASS, Grunt, Git

Short-term contract. Maintained 7 Ubuntu Linux (Apache/PHP/MySQL/Wordpress) web servers. Optimized servers to get the most out of limited resources. Responded quickly to outages, DoS attacks, and brute-force break-in attempts. Created and maintained MySQL, FTP and SSH accounts. Advised IT Director and staff on web process improvements, reducing lead-up time for new client websites by multiple days and automating most server-related steps.

Short-term contract. Maintained and upgraded existing subscription-based application built in Ruby on Rails in the hundred KLOC range. Made heavy use of test-driven development and pair programming, in an Agile environment.Tech stack: Ruby on Rails, HTML5/ERB, CSS/SASS, Git, RSpec

Developed mobile web sites within very tight budgets using a custom in-house web scraping system to maintain content parity with desktop sites. Developed mobile storefronts that interfaced with existing ecommerce sites and apis. Established self as in-house Git expert. Maintained Linux/Apache servers for most small projects. Built mobile apps using JavaScript and Apache Cordova. Maintained and upgraded existing mobile site for a prominent Fortune 500 company, adding new features and replacing calls to deprecated APIs.Tech Stack: PHP, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript/jQuery/jQuery Mobile, HTML5/HAML/ERB, CSS/SASS, Git, Apache Cordova

Developed web sites using in-house CMS based on JavaScript/jQuery and Ruby on Rails. Maintained and updated legacy sites. Maintained Windows/IIS and Linux/Apache servers. Built internal training application for parent company meeting MSHA training standards.Tech Stack: PHP, Ruby on Rails, HAML, ERB, HTML/CSS, JavaScript

Imaged, built, and deployed workstations and tablet PCs for hospital and clinic staff. Troubleshot newly deployed PCs. Prepared old PCs for return to lessor while conforming to HIPAA standards. Collected data on workstations to be replaced.

Developed search engine optimized web sites using Drupal and Wordpress with custom themes and modules. Maintained and updated legacy sites. Designed a system for generating customized PDFs of print ads for franchise owners. Built a custom CMS using a C#/.NET clone of Rails.

Managed labs totaling 120 Windows XP seats and 30 Red Hat Enterprise Linux seats. Maintained departmental support web site and servers. Transitioned labs and infrastructure to a new facility 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

Solely responsible for all IT duties throughout ten separate tax offices in six cities, including software deployment, inventory, troubleshooting, and basic tech support. Assisted in start-of-season setup, including network setup, batch OS installation, and data distribution. Also responsible for end-of-season tear-down, including data consolidation and security.