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New York, New York, Us

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

Maintained and expanded the codebase and APIs that ran the company’s fraud protection product (primarily written in TypeScript). Built and maintained a new Magento module (PHP) to allow the product to be utilized by customers running self-hosted online stores. Built and maintained a variety of SDKs that make it easier for external developers to integrate the company's product with additional e-commerce platforms. Replaced/expanded existing Shopify-specific functionality with cross-platform AWS step/Lambda functions that execute on demand. Integrated CircleCI for continuous integration and deployment.

London, Gb

Expanded the company’s flagship product by building new RESTful APIs and other microservices using PHP/Laravel and Node/Express. Maintained legacy PHP/Laravel/CodeIgniter infrastructure. Assisted PMs/POs with planning and strategizing tasks to maximize the team’s productivity and efficiency. Mentored junior and senior engineers via tech talks, one-on-ones and code reviews. Instituted and implemented modern best practices such as style guideline/linting and unit testing for new and legacy apps. Assisted the DevOps team with various tasks relating to CI/CD, AWS, etc.

Miami, Florida, Us

Developed a feature-rich ESP (Email Service Provider) from scratch which delivers millions of emails per month for clients (thinkmail.com). Completely rebuilt the tech infrastructure of a business loan company, including a new database, front-end website, and admin panel (easyfunding.com). Helped build or rebuild several new or existing websites using Wordpress, including custom plugin and theme development. Migrated existing websites to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for scalability. Mentored other programmers and provided technical assistance to designers.Administrated company servers, both on-site and colocated. Completely rebuilt an existing UK-based credit report monitoring service while adding many new features, and created/managed its AWS architecture (creditreportsmatter.co.uk).

Lexington, Ky, Us

Manage all of the company’s web developers and IT staff. Create new dynamic websites and internal utilities and reports (analytics, asset management, etc.) from scratch or using the CakePHP MVC framework. Develop custom Wordpress plugins, Drupal modules, and other backend PHP and Perl code for dozens of popular websites such as WebProNews com, Twellow.com, and DevWebPro.com.Write custom plugins for several vBulletin forums such as WebProWorld.com and TitanQuest.net. Integrate social networking APIs (e.g. Facebook,Twitter) into new and existing websites. Manage 800+ total websites which receive a combined 15,000,000+ page views per month. Utilize Wowza Media Server on Amazon’s EC2 cloud to provide scalable live video streaming from remote locations during national conferences. Maintain SMTP email servers (running Postfix and PowerMTA) and custom databases and mailing software which delivers 50,000,000+ emails per month. Maintain and monitor 70+ Linux servers. Create and maintain automated backup strategies and scripts using Bash and Perl. Strategize, install and maintain all hardware and software purchases.