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Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Weston, Massachusetts, Us

Weston, Massachusetts, Us

- Advocated for and led successful migration from Angular 1/Laravel 4 to Vue 3.0/Laravel 10+, amplifying system functionality, scalability, and reliability.- Trained and mentored Junior Devs, ensuring seamless adaptation to new technology, enhancing team cohesion and effectiveness.- Sole full-stack engineer - able to offer unique insights to both front-end and back-end teams, enabling cohesive collaboration.- Contribute to shaping core features, architecting APIs, and fortifying existing systems, while spearheading the development of new systems.Key Achievements:Led the front-end team in building out PartnrUp, our flagship product, from the ground up. Managed layout scaffolding, contributed to UX/UI decisions, and built out core features for our Beta Release.Managed complete front-end overhaul of Creator Portal, a key internal client tool, elevating user experience and operational efficiency.Championed adoption of debugging tools, specifically Bugsnag, improving our ability to efficiently track and resolve bugs.

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Designed and built 2 data migration tools used to migrate over 4 Million content pieces for 60+ News Stations.Redesigned the OTT API Data Feed that serves content for 100+ stations. Moved it from traditional hosting to AWS EC2 to optimize for speed and data reliability.Lead Laravel Engineer responsible for identifying and implementing best practices across the team (ex. Using Git, staging environments, error monitoring tools, etc.). Train and mentor devs as our team transitions from using vanilla PHP to an MVC architecture.Convert authentication flows into universal standalone packages that work seamlessly within the company’s ecosystem.Reduce the number of potential failure points of key monolithic applications by deconstructing them and converting essential aspects into microservices.Key Achievement: Supported integration of recently acquired companies into the Gray TV Ecosystem by analyzing their content systems, migrating their data, and modifying it to fit our structure. Worked under tight time constraints to migrate thousands of videos before our contract renewal deadline, effectively saving the company ~$100k/yr.

- Build a CRM platform with user role assignments and integration with the ShipStation API. Allows users to tracks orders, inventory, and prices and generate shipping labels- Rebuild flagship product using Vue.js, node, and PHP 7.2. Manage the design and user experience while building out the frontend and backend components.- Work directly with key stakeholders and clients to resolve tickets and fix bugs

Pompano Beach, Fl, Us

Full stack web developer responsible for end-to-end Wordpress website development and user experience developmentBuild out custom WordPress template structures and advanced custom fields that increased team efficiency by 50%Created custom HTML templates for a client that exceeded expectations and resulted in a new $10,000 project for the company

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Full stack development role focusing on LAMP/SPA stack environment to create web and mobile applications. * Collaborate with UI/UX, End-users, and Management to understand design requirements and build front end interfaces from the ground up* Assist in the development of new databases and customize existing ones including MySQL and NoSQL databases * Create API endpoints and backend systems to connect to existing databasesTechnologies Used:PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, Node.js, Google Firebase, Google Cloud, HTML, CSS, AJAX, APIs

Madrid, Madrid, Es

9 week immersive bootcamp, focusing on clean code principles, design patterns, and test driven development (TDD), Learning JavaScript, MongoDB, Express, Angular 2, Node.js, HTML, CSS, MySQL, jQueryTechnologies Used:*JavaScript, Express, Angular 2, Node.js, HTML, CSS, SQL, AJAX, APIs.

New York, Ny, Us

* Managed over 100 clients daily, provided Help Desk ticketing support for 9 in house applications, and createdtraining videos and PDF guides for all in house applications using Adobe suite and Camtasia* Built out custom WordPress templates and managed custom web development projects* Conducted QA on products prior to product launch, tested website development projects, and developedlaunch requirement documentationMajor Accomplishments:* Mapped out, created, and managed company ticketing structure using Zendesk.com and Salesforce * Received 2 promotions in 2 years for consistently surpassing set quarterly goals and expectations* Supported 4 major company product launches* Designed and built a new help desk that serviced 800+ internal and external clients

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Computer Science