Professional Experience
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Captain Experiences
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
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Austin, TX (Remote)
2+ years, May 2022 – Present
Contributed to the platform, a booking platform that connects guides with adventurers for
fishing and hunting trips.
- Implemented a UI redesign using Tailwind CSS.
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Helped transition to the TALL stack. (Tailwind, Alpine.js,
Laravel, and Livewire)
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Built automation tools to alleviate the workload of our agents,
including a trip replacement algorithm that had a 95% success
rate which helped recover potential lost revenue.
- Built a deep integration with HubSpot.
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Replaced HubSpot with a custom admin panel and CRM using
Filament which saved costs and improved data syncing and
customer tracking.
- Moved all telecoms to our custom CRM using Twilio.
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Increased traffic using dynamically generated landing pages
based on various trip attributes including locations.
- Streamlined the checkout process.
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Optimized app performance using various techniques including
page caching using Cloudflare, data caching via the database,
lazy loading necessary items and image compression.
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Optimized database performance through monitoring, query
refactoring and indexing.
- PHP
- Laravel
- Livewire
- JavaScript
- Alpine JS
- Tailwind CSS
- MySQL
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS EC2
- AWS Lambda
- Node JS
- Linux
- Docker
- Git
- Figma
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GivemetheVin.com
Senior Software Engineer
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Fort Worth, TX (Remote)
5 years, Jun 2017 – May 2022
As the sole developer at Givemethevin.com, I built a platform that
allows us to buy cars online by providing an instant quote and
then send transport to pick up the vehicle quickly. All it takes
is a VIN and a zip code.
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Built the entire platform from end to end which includes a
lead generating website and a custom tailored CRM.
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Generated a live quote using an algorithm that combined a few
third party APIs and custom business logic including vehicle
transport distance.
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Built a CRM based on SugarCRM that was tailored towards
purchasing rather than selling products. It supported a call
center of between 30-60 agents at any given time.
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Implemented telecoms (Phones, SMS, Emails) and tracking using
Twilio, RingCentral, Gmail and SendGrid.
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Built inventory management tools for tracking the purchase and
then selling of vehicles.
- PHP
- Laravel
- JavaScript
- Vue JS
- JQuery
- Bootstrap CSS
- MySQL
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- GCP App Engine
- GCP Compute Engine
- Linux
- Git
- Adobe Photoshop
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Autojockey, Inc.
Web Designer/Developer
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Arlington, TX
8+ years, Dec 2008 – Jun 2017
Led the design and development of hundreds of auto dealer
websites which built up the clientele of a proprietary CRM,
allowing the company to eventually be sold.
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Built inventory management and pricing tools to display, search,
and sort live inventory.
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Built a custom framework designed for rapid delivery based on
the fact that most dealership websites were very similar.
- Designed UI/UX of hundreds of automotive websites.
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Integrated various third party APIs using both SOAP and RESTful.
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Integrated with various CRM systems including our own,
generating and parsing ADF XML.
- Converted outdated Flash into JavaScript.
- PHP
- JavaScript
- JQuery
- Bootstrap CSS
- MySQL
- Linux
- Git
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Photoshop
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Sprocket Data, Inc.
Web Designer/Developer
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Dallas, TX
3 years, Oct 2004 – Sept 2007
Led the design and UX of hundreds of websites of various types,
including eCommerce. Built up clientele for our data center which
helped facilitate its sale.
- PHP
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
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Reflect Systems, Inc.
Web Design Intern
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Dallas, TX
4 months, Jun 2004 – Sep 2004
Designed interfaces for a streaming media platform built with
vanilla JavaScript. Remember JS of the early 2000’s? Fun
times!
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
Education
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Art Institute of Dallas
AAS
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Dallas, TX
2 years, 2002 – 2004
Studied multimedia and web design. Courses included graphic
design, motion design, JavaScript and basic web development.