At Fivebase I work as a consultant for clients primarily in the government and healthcare sectors. I work with a team of developers to build bespoke software solutions for our clients, extend existing EHR software, and provide support for our clients. I also work with clients to help them understand the software development process and how to best utilize technology to solve their problems.

• Corresponded with 20+ clients to gather requirements, provide updates on project status, and ensure client satisfaction.
• Mentored a junior developer on best practices, offering guidance and support through code reviews and pair programming. Delegated tasks to the junior developer and provided feedback to improve their skills.
• Designed and implemented bespoke software solutions for clients in the government and healthcare sectors.
• Modified and extended existing systems to meet client needs. This included extending existing software, system upgrades, and integrating with third-party vendors.
• Detected critical EDI transmission issues for a regional healthcare provider resulting in $10 million in savings.
• Designed and implemented an EDI transmission system within an existing ERP system for a national product distributor, saving over 100 hours of manual data entry per week, and $60,000 per year.
• Implemented robust logging and security features for a national product distributor, resulting in the reduction of fatal application errors in a legacy ERP system by 50% and a 100% reduction in system intrusions.
• Created an investment funder portal for a regional government entity to allow investors to view and manage their investments using Amazon DynamoDB, PHP 7.3, and Docker.
• Led initiative to modernize a legacy ERP system for a national product distributor from PHP 5.3 to PHP 7 and CI/CD deployment using Bitbucket Pipelines.
• Built, maintained, and extended existing SOAP and RESTful APIs for a national product distributor.
• Executed system integrations with third-party vendors using SOAP APIs, RESTful APIs, HL7 transmission, and EDI transmission.
• Catalogued and documented existing prior EHR database structure and data for a regional healthcare provider. Devised a method for the client to view and query the data using a web-based interface.
• Developed a web-based interface for an Ivy League university to allow staff members to request controlled chemicals from the university.

Technologies

• Backend: PHP (5.6 - 8.3), Laravel, Slim Framework, SQL
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, TypeScript, Boostrap, jQuery, SASS/SCSS, Angular.js, Angular
• Testing: PHPUnit, Codeception, Selenium
• Infrastructure: Docker, Bitbucket Pipelines, Github, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Windows Server, Microsoft IIS, Shibboleth, Active Directory
• Databases: MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Percona, Amazon DynamoDB, SQLite, Intersystems Caché
• General: SOAP, RESTful Services, Composer, npm, Grunt, Git, Webpack, HL7 Transmission, EDI Transmission

SugarBombed.com started in mid-2015 as a community forum and news website dedicated to the Fallout video game series. I partnered with several content creators in the community to create SugarBombed.

I was responsible for the design and development of the website as well as community engagement, staff coordination, and content creation. See SugarBombed.com in the Portfolio section for more information.

• Maintained and devised the LAMP server architecture to successfully handle 5 million unique visitors per month. Facilitated the migration from a shared hosting environment to a dedicated server.
• Oversaw efforts to grow user registration from 1,000 to 15,000 users in 6 months.
• Increased average user session duration by 750% by implementing a new user interface, user experience, and user engagement strategy.
• Delegated projects to volunteer staff members and managed the successful onboarding of 50 volunteer staff members.
• Coordinated and communicated with business partners to establish mutually beneficial relationships and secure exclusive interviews.
• Managed projects for volunteer staff members and provided feedback to improve their skills.
• Collaborated with volunteer staff members to routinely produce new content.
• Modified and created Xenforo 1.5 - 2.0 (PHP) plugins to improve and create functionality such as digital currencies, content sharing platforms, and a daily radio show.

Technologies

• Backend: PHP 7, Xenforo 1.5 - Xenforo 2.0, C# 6 / .NET 4, SQL
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• Infrastructure: Ubuntu, CentOS, cPanel, Plesk, MariaDB, Git, Firewalld
• Media: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, TweetDeck

I joined Blommer Chocolate in 2015 in the cocoa roasting department. I was trained on the operation of three types of industrial roasters and the cocoa grinding process. In late 2015 I took an open position in the cocoa press department and was trained on the operation of the industrial hydraulic presses to produce cocoa butter.

• Assessed operating conditions of the hydraulic presses and bean roasters, which ensured food standards were met and reduced waste.
• Detected equipment malfunctions and reported them to maintenance, which reduced downtime and increased production.
• Assisted Information Technology Contractors with diagnosing and debugging issues with the Siemens PCS7 software controlling new equipment
• Collaborated with maintenance to quickly resolve issues with the hydraulic presses and bean roasters.
• Taught new employees how to operate the hydraulic presses and bean roasters.

Technologies

• Siemens PCS7

I joined Quality Air & Sheet Metal as a delivery driver and warehouse worker in mid-2014. I was promoted to Warehouse Lead in late 2014 and took over the organization of the warehouse and the ordering of materials.

• Coordinated the ordering of materials for upcoming jobs, which ensured materials were available when needed.
• Categorized returned equipment and materials, which allowed for more efficient use of space, reduce waste, and ensure equipment was RMA’d in a timely manner.
• Assessed the needs of the technicians and delivered materials to the job site, which allowed the technicians to directly go to the job site and begin work.
• Collaborated with the technicians to quickly resolve issues with materials and assisted with the initial setup of the job site.
• Modified the existing warehouse organization system, which reduced waste and allowed for more efficient use of space. This saved the company over $50,000 in immediate costs and ongoing savings.

I relocated closer to Center City Philadelphia in 2021. I joined the Philadelphia Discord Community and quickly took over running the weekly Board Game Night. I also assisted with the organization of other events such as the weekly Happy Hour.

In 2022, I was asked to be a Moderator and later an Administrator. I wrote a custom bot for the server to assist with our needs. See SpudBot in the Portfolio section for more information.

Technologies: PHP 8, DiscordPHP/ReactPHP, PHPUnit, Twig, Doctrine DBAL, Docker, Amazon AWS (RDS, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, EC2, ECR

In 2020 I contributed to the Trigedasleng project. This project is a dictionary for the fictional language from the TV show The 100. The maintainers were looking for help with their project and I volunteered to update their existing codebase to use Laravel 7.

Technologies: PHP 7.2, Laravel 7, Laravel Blade, MariaDB 10, Docker

I attended night classes part-time to further my education. Northampton Community College taught C++ in their Computer Science program. After the 2020 Fall semester, I took a break to prepare for relocation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technologies: C++, Microsoft Visual C++ 2019, CLion

Technologies: Node.JS, Express, npm, Mongoose, MongoDB, JWT, RESTful APIs, ES6, Async/Await

I was awarded the dean's list multiple times while attending Northampton Community College for maintaining over a 3.75 GPA while taking 7 or more credits.

PHP, SQL, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, C#, C++, Python

Laravel, SlimPHP, Angular, React, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js

MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite

PHPUnit, Codeception, Selenium, Jest

Docker, Git, npm, Gulp, Babel, Webpack, CircleCI, Shell Scripting, Composer

Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, Manjaro, Pop!_OS)

PHPStorm, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, CLion, PyCharm, DBeaver/HeidiSQL (Databases)

HL7, EDI, REST, SOAP