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A development position where my skillset is challenged and in turn expanded upon, through solving a variety of problems utilizing the best tools and technologies for the job.

Secondary Objective

See my enemies driven before me.

HunterDouglas - Technical Lead - Broomfield, CONovember 2024 – Present

• Key developer and design contributor on a new, high-performance Go microservices suite, centralizing online portals and all ordering and pricing functions for dealers and installers across the company's global operations.
• Designed and implemented critical Configure Price Quote (CPQ) modules, enabling seamless retrieval of product pricing from diverse ERP systems including North America's SAP instance and South America's D365 system.
• Achieved a significant performance enhancement for product pricing calls, reducing latency from approximately 2000ms to 100ms by optimizing integration with existing ERP systems.
• Contributed to architectural decisions, including the implementation of modern security protocols using Zitadel and JWTs.
• Technical Lead on a major initiative to unify global assets across all HunterDouglas sub-brands (Levolor, CBG, Alta, Enlightened Styles) into a single Sanity content management instance. This includes the replacement of existing portals with new React applications for internal and external user access.
• Gained experience with Infrastructure as Code principles, utilizing Azure and Terraform for cloud resource provisioning, and managing deployments with Kubernetes and ArgoCD.
• Developed and maintained Bitbucket Pipelines for automated CI/CD processes, facilitating efficient and reliable deployments to Kubernetes clusters.

Levolor (a HunterDouglas brand) - Senior Software Engineer - Atlanta, GADecember 2020 – November 2024

• Sole developer and maintainer for the Levolor SmartMachine technology, encompassing a React-based Kiosk UI application and a C# Windows Service running across 2000+ machines in Lowe's stores nationwide.
• Engineered and maintained the C# Windows Service to interface directly with PLC logic and the React UI via various TCP and WebSocket servers, ensuring seamless machine operation and user interaction.
• Successfully resolved numerous critical bug fixes reported by Lowe's associates, significantly reducing machine downtime and improving operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated strong ability to manage and improve a complex codebase with high technical debt, ensuring continued functionality and reliability of a widely deployed system.
• Integrated barcode scanners from multiple vendors into the system, enhancing product id
• Maintained existing Magento 1 Open Mage project
• Developed PWA application for new storefront as the senior of a team of four.
• Used React within the context of PWAStudio, expanding upon its core functionality.
• Helped estimate and create tickets based on business stakeholder requirements.

WC Bradley - Magento Developer - Columbus, GA May 2017 - December 2020

• Worked on redesigns of existing Magento 1 projects, as part of an agile team.
• Developed new Magento 2 projects following Magento best practices, ensuring maximum reusability.
• Utilized frameworks such as KnockoutJS, requireJS and jQuery.
• Worked closely with business partners to understand their needs and provide user friendly solutions.
• Estimated tasks with precision to give stakeholders the capability to plan effectively.

Freelance Full Stack Magento Development - Charleston, SC December 2016 - June 2018

• Worked on existing Magento 1 sites, resolving existing issues from a multitude of other developers.
• Satisfy client needs in a way that is sensitive to their timeframe and budget.

Blue Acorn - Backend Developer 2 - Charleston, SC October 2014 - October 2016

• Fulfilled client requirements using OOP, Magento, and Zend best practices.
• Created a full MVC frameworkwritten in vanilla PHP within 2 months in an apprenticeship program.
• Utilized performance profiling tools to decrease product page load times up to 80%.
• Well versed in using VCS tools such as Git, in a collaborative environment.
• Developed custom extensions as well as abstract reusable modules.
• Delivered consistent, on time features in an agile environment using scrum techniques.
• Received constant recognition from colleagues using our sprint award system.

WebforwardMedia - Mount Pleasant, SC December 2013 - October 2014

• Worked on MVC web projects which included the use of Entity Framework, and domain-driven design.
• Developed client solutions using the Laravel framework, and ASP.NET MVC 4.
• Fullstack redesign and scaling of enterprise applications.
• marketing email workflow via tooling and automation.

Development

• Experience in working with getting newer developers up to speed, and pair programming.
• Very efficient workflow from requirements gathering to development execution.
• Experience with direct client interactions and discussing complex technological details with nontechnical stakeholders.

Certifications

• Magento Certified Developer
• Adobe Certified Professional - Adobe Commerce Developer (Magento 2) - X24SPQE2K2EQ1E5S

Languages

• Heavy experience in GO, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, PHP, SQL
• Library experience with React, .NET, Node.js, Magento 1&2

Software / Workflow

• Git/gitflow methodologies, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, Bitbucket Pipelines, Docker
• JetBrains IDEs, MS Visual Studio
• Git, Jira, Confluence, Microservices Architecture, PLC Logic, WebSockets, TCP/IP, JWT, ERP Integrations
• Logic Pro X, Adobe Creative Suite