Skills + Experience
13 Years of Experience
Experience + Education
August 2021 - Present
Software Engineer
EquipmentShare- Built customer facing front-end solutions using ReactJS built on Typescript for good team collaboration.
- Built NodeJS API services utilizing the ExpressJS package and an AWS stack (DynamoDB, S3 Buckets, IAM, EC2, etc...)
- Documented the REST and GraphQL apis that I created to interact with the front end development teams.
- Built private Shopify apps to help our internal sales and warehouse teams operate at max efficiency.
- Worked with DevOps teams in order to identify and implement the best CI/CD deployment solutions for the apps and services I created.
Jun 2011 - August 2021
Owner / Lead Developer
ReKreate Software Solutions- Created and managed a Learning Library Portal for FutureThink.
- Created user groups with certain levels of access.
- Utilized custom post types in WordPress in order to deliver resources to users
- Integrating Google APIs to automatically export user information to Google Slides and Google Sheets in order to deliver custom reports to end users.
- Successfully navigated oAuth authentication workflow for Google APIs.
- Built custom RESTful endpoints in order to collect and process data collected from forms on a third-party site (lead generation).
- Created a Shopify App that integrated with a RESTful API from LeoAdventures to apply discounts based on user information and submitted it to the Shopify App store.
- Created and maintained 40+ WordPress sites, developing custom themes and plugins.
- Planned and executed fully custom themes for 15 projects harnessing the power of WordPress custom post types, taxonomies, $wpdb (to interact with custom tables), action and filter hooks, custom fields, theme settings pages, and full front-end development (HTML, CSS, and JS).
- Successfully navigated the WordPress 5.0 upgrade to Gutenberg and have authored blocks both natively and using ACF on multiple projects.
- Created front-end based user portals that interact with native WordPress functionality through AJAX.
- Modified pre-programmed themes on 20+ projects.
- Specialized in eCommerce development resulting in $8 million in total sales.
- Designed and developed SermonPress, a fully expandable sermon library plugin, helping churches to achieve their mission. This plugin is distributed by the WordPress plugin repo and is used by 30+ churches world-wide.
- Created plugins for 3rd-party API integrations such as MailChimp, SendGrid, Stripe, SparkAPI, RETS, Google Maps and Quickbooks POS.
- Developed Realty Brands, a proprietary SaaS.
- Oversaw architectural design of a RESTful API to securely and efficiently handle all data I/O for multiple sites.
- Created a jQuery based front-end application empowering realtors to quickly and easily create eye-catching printable documents and webpages.
- Utilized the power and intricacies of CodeIgniter and modified its native database migrations system for automatic updates.
- Became the first developer to utilize the SparkAPI in Mid-Missouri through the Columbia Board of Realtors by developing an API wrapper in PHP and cURL.
- White-labeled for the premiere student-housing developer in Columbia, MO increasing their social engagement, in-house efficiency, retention, recruiting, and revenue by an estimated 50% in the course of two years.
- Produced a front-end parking app that integrates with an in-house API where residents are able reserve parking spots via jQuery and an SVG map.
- Utilized CodeIgniter to capture, store, and analyze lead data for over 1500 potential customers via a fully-customized front-end website.
- Created Potter, a re-imagined and engineered CMS built on CodeIgniter.
- Worked closely in an office setting with four other programmers to meet extremely tight deadlines and to complete weekly sprints.
- Trained a lead developer who had no prior experience.
- Organized a training course for a new developer to learn the basics of server-side and client-side development.
- Used third-party tools such as freeCodeCamp and W3 Schools to provide reference and structured learning.
- Worked alongside a team of project managers, designers, and other programmers.
- Managed code through GitHub alongside another developer to push, pull, review, and transfer code.
- Created, refined, and deployed workflows through Asana.
- Utilized Markdown on GitHub to document codex and API calls.
Jul 2020 - August 2021
Lead Web Developer
Zimmer Communications- Trained, recruited and managed a new web developer with less than one year of experience to proficiency in full stack development.
- Extensive modification and expansion of popular end-user plugins such as:
- GravityForms - Custom field and contest additions
- Elementor - Custom widgets and settings
- ACF - Extended custom fields and implemented custom ACF Gutenberg blocks
- Managed project design, pre-production, production and deployment of WordPress sites and custom plugins.
- Maintained 76 WordPress websites and their server environments.
- Utilized the Google Analytics Data API in order to parse and deliver formatted reports for multiple properties.
Sep 2005 - May 2011
App Developer & Customer Service
The Reflector - University of Missouri- Used MySQL, PHP, HTML, and JavaScript to write a program that managed in-house equipment scheduling for the University of Missouri’s College of Education serving approximately 2,100 students and faculty.
- Built and managed a podcasting studio producing over 200 hours of content.
- Provided technical support and problem-solving to the College of Education’s student body and faculty in a computer lab setting.
August 2005 - May 2009
Interdisciplinary Degree with Emphasis in Information Technology
University of MissouriWas introduced to the underlying principles and concepts of software development and gained experience in Java, web, Basic and Flash development.
