• Establishing and enforcing software architecture standards for our SaaS application.• Transitioning the application architecture for compatibility with multi-national deployments.• Supervising and mentoring the engineering team.• Providing ongoing thought leadership on best practices for all team processes and standards.

• Re-architected a legacy PHP application into a service oriented architecture utilizing Laravel and React.• Proactively identified, documented, and repaired application security issues.• Assisted with migrating the application to AWS and reducing monthly cloud costs by over 60%.• Worked to optimize large processes, leading to >99% reduction in database calls and page load times.• Promoted, and mentored on, scalability and maintainability of the application throughout the team.

Focused on a 1-3 year team and product growth strategy, I guided our product development team (Software/Data Engineering, Product Management, UX Design) to create innovative software that changes the lives of those in our community. Developed the scalability of our team by introducing further standardization and strong processes. Established a heavy emphasis on employee experience from onboarding, to daily scrum procedures, and on to continued mentorship for professional growth of team members.Spearheaded our cloud data engineering, development of our machine learning based career services decision engine, and optimization/scalability related projects.

Led our cross-functional product team (Software/Data Engineering, Product Management, UX Design) working on all of our Mission Services applications. These include our public facing workforce development application (MyCareerAdvisor.com), our custom case management system, and all related APIs.Managed our product strategy, scaling our team, and building/maintaining partnerships are key areas of focus for this role. Created, advocated for, and presented the proposed product strategy to senior and executive leadership.

As the Product Manager for MyCareerAdvisor.com, I focused primarily on strategy and the future evolution of the application. This ranges from creating vision documents for the upcoming 12+ months of our road map, to creating detailed specifications and making architecture decisions. I worked to facilitate consistent agile practices, strengthen communication channels, and to focus our teams' effort and resources to advance us toward our objectives.

Developed SaaS applications using Laravel and Symfony to design and develop software which aids our employees in delivering the Goodwill mission. On the frontend, I authored many modular and extensible Javascript plugins, worked to eliminate jQuery in favor of modern Javascript features (setting the foundation for an easier transition to React or Vue in the future), and heavily utilized SASS to create reusable and consistent user experiences.I was passionate about analysis and framework development, worked to create and implement standards across the development team for code, professional development, source control, and agile project management best practices.

Delivered lasting software solutions by building and maintaining Laravel applications. Through excellent communication, cheerful customer service, and consistent quality, I helped develop strong and long term relationships with our clients.

Provided excellent customer service and even better software development. Starting from a business analyst perspective, I was able to help solve complex problems causing my clients to experience heartache or frustration... all while identifying and avoiding potential future challenges. Introducing automation and increasing process efficiency wherever possible, so my clients can spend more of their valuable time productively. While a variety of tools were needed, I specialized in the LAMP (Laravel + Vue/React) stack.

Technical product management for web and mobile applications. Worked directly with clients to gather requirements, uncover future needs and make expert recommendations to direct the project.Was tasked with foreseeing and avoiding technical problems, as well as working to solve anything that did come up as smoothly as possible. Creating technical documentation and acting as an intermediary between our developers and clients/designers.Worked to develop a standard system to ensure the workflow between designers and developers was as smooth and efficient as possible. This helped to relieve stress for both teams, and provide a quicker, better solution to our clients. These changes reduced rework due to design inconsistencies by over 50%.

Worked to architect, design, and build SaaS tools for fitness and wellness. Regularly involved in the entire development process from business analysis to software engineering. Implemented numerous efficiency upgrades to the development process, project management, and client communication. Beyond contributing to the SaaS development productivity, these changes also reduced the time required to build our client's marketing sites by over 80%.RESTful API creation and integration, full stack LAMP development with CodeIgniter, Laravel, MySQL, Vue.JS and Google Maps API.

Worked as the lead frontend developer creating and integrating complex, responsive designs from PSD files into AspDotNetStorefront (e-commerce) using C#, XSLT, XML, MSSQL, HTML, CSS and javascript. Helped to develop plugins for ASPDNSF that were able to be resold time and time again, saving development time and increasing profitability of all future projects.

Worked closely with business owners and marketing managers to create and implement online marketing plans campaigns. Created and maintained several client websites, managing search engine optimization. As the number-two in the company, I helped to develop business model, project management processes, and all templates for client communication.Introduced project management solutions increasing efficiency of our recurring monthly tasks; making the company even more profitable each month.

Troubleshot customer issues while uncovering new sales opportunities. Gained comprehensive DNS knowledge, customer service skills, and a solid grasp on many other web hosting & domain related processes.