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Created New API for Bluepipes:• Developed a Laravel API using Pint, PHPStan, Passport, Solarium, Sail, Rector, Swagger, and Git hooks for releases, automated linting, and testing.• Set up Forge to manage API releases to testing and production servers in AWS.• Created over 100 different endpoints in the API, establishing initial code standards and enforcing them through code reviews.• Set up a Vue frontend as the main consumer of the API using JWT tokens for authentication and authorization.• Configured clients with OAuth 2 credentials for limited API data access.• Upgraded MySQL from 5.7 to 8, PHP from 5.7 to 8.2, and Solr from 8.3 to 8.11.• Led engineering design and facilitated feedback and consensus for multiple projects.Maintained and updated the original Bluepipes website:• Rebuilt onboarding and local dev environments, reducing setup time from over 3 weeks to less than 1 day.• Fixed issues within Docker, upgrading Dockerfiles and compose files, creating new images to resolve server issues.• Accelerated the release process from one per 2 months to more than one per 2 weeks, handling 49 releases.• Upgraded the Solr server, editing settings to fix site-breaking issues, reducing daily downtime from ~15 minutes to virtually zero.• Adjusted EC2 instances to prevent downtime from the feed processor.• Updated emails to comply with spam requirements of major email clients.• Proactively resolved server and email issues before they could impact site availability or lead to blacklisting. • Set and enforced coding standards across hundreds of code reviews.• Implemented and fixed issues with the job feed processor that would reach out to gather datafrom clients and add it to our site, and take our data and push it out to linkedIn, Google andseveral other places.• Built two teams, hiring 9 engineers after interviewing over 20 candidates.

Glendale, Ca, Us

Planned and developed ABCMouse 2.0 API: ⦁ Analyzed key metrics and issues from the original 10+ year-old API to improve and rebuild using newer technologies.⦁ Created four key microservices utilizing multiple AWS services including CloudFront, CloudFormation, Lambda, SQS, and Kubernetes to distribute load and decrease database burden.⦁ Determined and implemented the best database type for each task, rather than relying on a single database solution.⦁ Integrated data into an admin tools system, decreasing complexity and the number of releases by over 50%.⦁ Created and ran training programs to introduce new systems, concepts, and practices to different teams.Upgraded, Developed and Maintained the Adventure Academy API: ⦁ Added more than 50 new API endpoints consumed regularly by clients.⦁ Created database migration, banking, and other tools used regularly.⦁ Designed new admin tools, increasing productivity and decreasing time to release by 40%.⦁ Developed and upgraded Docker containers to ease local, development, and release processes.⦁ Worked extensively with PHP, MySQL, Couchbase, DataDog, NewRelic, Unity, Docker, DynamoDB, Kubernetes, AWS.⦁ Coordinated and executed entire API migrations from older, obsolete frameworks and PHP versions to newer versions and frameworks.⦁ Co-ordinated and executed entire API migrations from older, obsolete framework and php version to the newer version and framework. ⦁ Ran meetings for the team and attended leadership meetings.⦁ Conducted cross-training programs teaching Unity developers and design teams about API code, PHP, and databases, increasing knowledge across the organization.⦁ Managed bugs, code reviews, and tasks, reducing blockers by over 70% as per Jira metrics.

Glendale, Ca, Us

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

Developed 2nd-gen StandOut reporting system architecture, including modular design, unified and standardized interfaces and components, and mandatory access control (MAC) system:⦁ Boosted implementation speed by ~800%; library of available reports has grown 2.75x times in 1 year⦁ Decreased average data delivery time ~14x times, up to 580x⦁ Pushed completion of fully automated testing & validation system saving ~1000 man-hours per year⦁ Architected solutions to large data issues⦁ Forced data system standards and structure reducing bad data/data-connected issues by 99%Developed StandOut API used by the mobile app.⦁ Ran a team including 3rd party developers, a project manager and QA⦁ Planned, architected and built all endpoints⦁ Maintained and updated API in conjuncture with platform to maintain same functionality ⦁ Investigated and fixed production issues⦁ Perform Code ReviewsRedesigned and expanded core features and structures of StandOut 4.x (PHP/CodeIgniter, JavaScript/jQuery, AWS):⦁ Implemented fault-tolerant role-based access control (RBAC) system with deep feature-based inheritance logic adding options to comply with laws thus extending available market by at least 50%⦁ Fixed and upgraded existing functionality⦁ Brought the initial bug count per sprint down by more than 75% through improvements to coding practices.

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

I was hired on as the 5th full time programmer at TMBC (The Marcus Buckingham Company) during its startup phase. TMBC was later acquired by ADP in January 2017.

Redding, California, Us

⦁ Worked on hundreds of websites including Chrysler, Crocs and several Billabong sites ⦁ Led several projects to completion⦁ Managed up to 7 projects at one time.⦁ Regularly met deadlines on multiple simultaneous projects⦁ Created multiple reusable Content Management Systems for tons of sites⦁ Developed and fine tuned data management solutions using databases⦁ Have written extensive code in PHP, MySQL, Javascript, Ajax, CSS, HTML,ASP⦁ Managed and added third party services to a myriad of websites⦁ Coordinated with marketing, design studios and clients to create websites that meet all design and functionality requirements for a project.⦁ Document and create solutions for bugs and other issues.⦁ Exercised judgment and creativity in creating websites that met client specifications⦁ Created many custom algorithms to solve client issues