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Work Background
American ExpressSenior Full Stack Developer
Nov. 2019Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesReact frontend development; hybrid mobile app development. Java backend development for JBoss EAP and Spring Web microservices.
Secret Cow Level, IncSenior JavaScript Engineer / Dark Lord of the Sith
Jul. 2018Greater Los Angeles AreaImplement a collectable card game in React, React Native and Electron.
Abstract game logic into a generic Card Game Engine, improve UI responsiveness via debouncing and migrate to React Hooks.
Currently spearheading a port to React Native.
Enforcing code standards with eslint-plugin-standard and git precommit hooks, closing security holes by ensuring we keep our dependencies up to date, and continuously writing/expanding upon our unit tests to reach the coveted 100% code coverage goal are daily endeavors. Also, proving that there IS in fact a secret cow level! :) Moo!
AoD Technologies LLCPresident
Jan. 2015Reseda, CAEverything under the sun. :)
FireDrum Internet MarketingFull Stack Java Developer
Aug. 2016 - Oct. 2019Scottsdale, ArizonaImplement and expand upon an Email Marketing SaaS platform.
Create a drag and drop editor as a replacement for TinyMCE, eliminate numerous concurrency bottlenecks to increase email sending speed, and build a compilation routine to convert email templates into bytecode which vastly improves merge tag replacement times. Other highlights include performing a successful migration from Apache to NGINX, implementing WebSockets combined with AMQP to replace legacy server polling front-end code, and integrating with various platforms' OAuth and APIs.
Conversion FormulaLead Developer
Feb. 2016 - Jul. 2016Setup advanced hosting environments for 15+ domains/websites/clients using Varnish, Apache and PHP. Implement custom API integrations using SOAP and RESTful services.
Create a digital lead capture plugin for use with WordPress.
Leverage pubkey encryption to implement a custom licensing server-client architecture for WordPress plugins and "bullet-proof" file encryption.
Lucidea.Senior Java Developer
Oct. 2009 - Feb. 2016Los Angeles, CADevelop and maintain:
Database middle-tier server connected to proprietary backend database software in Java EE.
Frontend for information storage and retrieval using jQuery, (X)HTML/HTML5 and CSS.
IE BHO and Firefox extension to support autofill, credentials management and real-time data-mining applications.
ComSearch, Inc.Programmer
May. 2007 - Jan. 2009Warren, RIDeveloped and maintained Java-based website for reverse auction bids.
Integrated Caucho servlet container and PHP websessions to operate seamlessly together.
Maintained backend servlet which managed transactions.
Maintained SQL database in which all data was stored regarding user accounts, preferences, and payment processing.
University of Rhode Island Department of Computer Science and StatisticsWebmaster
Sep. 2006 - Jan. 2008Kingston, RIOverhauled the existing departmental website to become more database driven.
Added/updated content as necessary.
Integrated many opensource technologies to work together seamlessly via PHP for the website.
University of Rhode Island Department of Housing and Residential LifeNetwork Administrator
May. 2004 - Aug. 2006Kingston, RIManaged office and student computer laboratory PCs, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller and DNS services.
Onsite and oncall support for office and student users, telecom maintenance, etc.
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