* Led and oversaw the end-to-end lifecycle of multiple client products, from analyzing incoming change requests and gathering requirements, to designing, implementing, and deploying high-quality software solutions that met client needs and exceeded expectations.* Managed cross-functional engineering teams across multiple concurrent projects, delivering updates to client-facing applications using technologies such as Laravel (PHP), jQuery, Blade, and Vue.js, while ensuring alignment with business goals and client specifications.* Monitored and optimized sprint performance, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of features and bug fixes by efficiently managing Jira tickets, prioritizing tasks, and proactively removing blockers for the development teams.* Transformed complex business requirements (BRDs) into actionable technical tasks, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure that features were delivered on time and in alignment with business objectives and technical constraints.* Enhanced development processes and CI/CD pipelines, implementing critical features like advanced debugging tools, automated linting, static code analysis, and unit testing, resulting in a significant reduction in bugs, faster deployment cycles, and improved code quality.

* Designed and authored comprehensive technical specifications for integrating new features into the application, including architecting the addition of SAML support to the authentication system, enabling secure and scalable identity management.* Developed and deployed new features in a Laravel/Doctrine API, transitioning legacy functionality to a modern GraphQL interface to improve data querying flexibility and performance for clients and end-users.* Led development efforts for EmberJS-based frontend applications, implementing new features and addressing bug fixes while ensuring full compliance with WCAG and ADA accessibility standards, enhancing usability for diverse user groups.* Engineered seamless integration with Auth0, enabling support for multiple Single Sign-On (SSO) providers, including SAML, Okta, and others, streamlining authentication and improving security for users across various platforms.* Mentored engineering team members and collaborated with the project manager to effectively create, prioritize, and track tasks and Jira tickets, driving alignment across development efforts and ensuring smooth project execution.* Leveraged Elasticsearch for high-performance data retrieval, optimizing the search and manipulation of database records in real-time within the DOM, improving responsiveness and reducing page load times.* Managed AWS infrastructure and services, including IAM accounts, S3 storage buckets, Lambda functions, and Secrets Manager, ensuring secure and efficient cloud-based operations and resource management.

• Increased performance and security of monolithic PHP API application built in a Laravel/custom framework hybrid by optimizing queries and utilizing PDO.• Parameterized and utilized PHP functions to help maintain existing large and complex SQL queries.• Upgraded codebase from Laravel 5.6 to 8.• Assisted in modularizing the monolithic application into libraries and micro services.• Utilized React.JS (JavaScript) in the frontend to retrieve and update records through a RESTful API.

• Maintained and developed applications running ReactJS and an API built on PHP.• Utilized Codeception, PHPUnit, and Jest for unit and end-to-end testing.• Implemented standard coding practices to existing codebase by setting up PHPMD and PHPCS in Jenkins.• Spearheaded the upgrade process of our application from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.3.• Utilized AWS to deploy application to S3 and Lambda.

• Migrated and trained division over to Redmine while also adding features and maintaining functionality.• Updated, revised and maintained internal wiki software to be single source of truth for staff.• Converted application from MySQL to Microsoft SQL.• Incorporating 508 and STIG requirements.• Created internal projects that utilized the Laravel framework.• Refactored existing code to improve readability and use of industry best practices.

• Addressed and corrected issues ranging from customer generated issues to server wide problems.• Handled customer expectations in a professional and courteous manor and often receiving customer feedback ratings of 8-10 on a regular basis.• Problem solved issues causing slow sites, compromised account, email/ftp connectivity, etc.• Utilized bash and other SSH commands on various Linux boxes to identify server issues and correct them.

• Maintained and updated 6 websites for 3 years, developed multiple websites and tools, and programmed 2 interactive online applications that tracked and stored customer information.• Expanded reach and recognition of brand by introducing articles, events, profiles and other information to syndicated feeds, RSS and article directories, and social networking sites including Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.• Designed brochures, pamphlets, handouts and fliers.• Problem solved and repaired electronic systems, including printers, computers, blackberries and other technical problems via telephone, remote desktop and in-house services.• Managed and resolved customer problems and complaints with products and sales.

• Created and managed 2 websites for the company along with creating 5 additional web sites for dealerships and other affiliates for South Coast.• Created several product packages including a 14 page package for prospective buyers with prices, contracts, product details, contact information and other essential information.• Hired, trained and managed more than a dozen additional employees to aid in data entry, sales, online advertisement and personal assistance.