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Developed new features for custom ecommerce backend on Rails and Postgres. Migrated payment system to Stripe. Re-architected backend to optimize performance. Worked with the compliance team to ensure accurate recordkeeping and backups. Implemented new processes for error reporting, code reviews and documentation.

Developed several applications in AWS Lambda, Rails, LAMP, Elasticsearch, WordPress. High-traffic / high-availability PHP / Wordpress site development. Mysql database optimization. Performance Optimization. Extensive refactoring / re-architecting of legacy applications. Mentoring team on architecture and performance best practices.

Solving problems with technology. More often than not, getting people to understand what not to build than building things they won't need.

Built a WordPress intranet and implemented a search engine for internal documentation using ElasticSearch and Backbone.

Web application development - Javascript with Backbone frameworkAgile development with a global team of 30 people. Architecture + Coding Standards

Front end / backend coding for client projects, mostly in WordPress.

Worked as technology lead to architect under a very aggressive timeline to develop and launch a new website in the entertainment space. High-traffic, multi-server WordPress multisite deployment.

Created and lead in-house technology department for a small digital marketing agency - hired a team of onsite and offsite developers to build websites and social media campaigns. Primarily worked on the LAMP stack with some MongoDB and Scala. Heavy integration with Facebook and other social media API's. Designed and implemented a high-availability server cluster using HAProxy on Ubuntu. Manged projects with Scrum and implemented new processes and infrastructure to handle the evolving needs of the company. Worked with producers and clients to assess business needs and translate them into technical requirements. Mentored junior developers in new technology and methodologies.

Early-stage startup. Re-built a raw PHP CMS / Social Networking application into a CakePHP application. Advised founders on business and technology strategy.

Added new features and optimized existing code for a Symfony PHP. Worked with web-crawling and analytics. Projects were managed with Scrum.

Developed websites using CakePHP and MySQL.