About Me

Full stack developer with 20 years of experience in the e-commerce and website development industry. Preferred tech stack is PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, MySQL, Tailwind CSS. Seeking opportunities to leverage my expertise in building high-quality, innovative web applications while continuously expanding my skill set. Committed to writing clean, well-documented code and following industry standards and best practices.

Contact

  • Phone: (406) 585-9919
  • Email: jsw.contact@gmail.com

On The Net

General Info

  • Professional Experience: 20+ Years
  • Available for Relocation: No
  • Work Availability: 1 to 2 Weeks
  • Language: English
  • Authorized to Work in the USA: Yes, I'm a Citizen
  • Education: High School Diploma, NHS, CO, USA

Skills & Proficiencies

Programming Languages:

  • OOP PHP: 10+ years
  • HTML / CSS: 5+ years
  • JavaScript: 3+ years

Frameworks & CMS:

  • Laravel (5+ years)
  • jQuery (2+ years)
  • Vue.JS (1 year)
  • Inertia JS (1 year)
  • WordPress (2 years)
  • WooCommerce (2 years)
  • Shopify (1 year)
  • Bootstrap CSS (2 years+)
  • Tailwind CSS (1 year)
  • Alpine.js (6 months)

API Integrations:

  • PayPal, PayFlow Pro
  • Braintree
  • Stripe
  • Quickbooks Desktop
  • Quickbooks Online
  • Skubana
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • Amazon MWS
  • Amazon SQS
  • Walmart
  • Facebook Marketing
  • Google Shopping
  • Google Custom Search
  • Google Adwords
  • Twitter
  • Slack

Laravel Ecosystem:

  • Spark
  • Jetstream
  • Breeze
  • Sanctum
  • Sail
  • Cashier
  • Echo (Pusher)
  • Telescope
  • Socialite

Top Composer Libs:

  • Redis
  • Pusher
  • Spatie Query Builder
  • League\Csv
  • Form Model Binding via LaravelCollective/html
  • Laravel Debugbar (Code and Query Optimization)
  • Laravel modules via nwidart/laravel-modules

Code Editors / IDEs:

  • Sublime Text
  • PHP Storm
  • MS Visual Studio

Graphic Design:

  • Adobe Photoshop (3 years)
  • Adobe InDesign (2 months)
  • Adobe Illustrator (2 months)

Audio/Video Engineering:

  • FL Studio (3 years)
  • Sound Forge (1 Year)
  • Camtasia (1 Year)

Data Formats:

  • JSON
  • XML
  • CSV
Webhosting / DevOps:
While I am not an expert DevOps guy, I do have some familiarity with hosting/server related tech and CPs.

Hosting/Server CPs:

  • Digital Ocean
  • Server Pilot
  • cPanel, WHMCS
  • hSphere
  • DirectAdmin
  • Plesk

Tooling:

  • Windows Powershell
  • Windows Terminal
  • Unix CLI
  • Supervisor
  • CRON
  • SSH / SSH Tunneling
  • PHPMyAdmin
  • HeidiSQL
  • Putty SSH
  • FTP Clients: Smart FTP / Cyber Duck / FileZilla
  • VMs: Hyper-V, VirtualBox
  • Laravel Homestead
  • XAMPP

Work Experience

Eagle Metal
  • Title: Full Stack Developer
    From Feb 2023 to Current

    Responsibilities:

    • Contributed to the development and enhancement of mission-critical web services at Eagle Metal, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver high-performance solutions.
    • Maintained and optimized REST APIs, authentication systems and logging strategies.
    • Drive performance improvements through database optimization using Eloquent ORM and MySQL, resulting in significant speed enhancements.
    • Implemented modern PHP and Vue.js packages, add-ons, and modules, continuously refining the tech stack to maintain a competitive edge.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional team members using GitLab and Microsoft Teams, fostering an agile development environment to ensure smooth project execution and timely deliverables.
    • Maintained and updated Laravel, PHP, and various JavaScript libraries and packages to their latest versions, maintaining a secure, efficient, and compatible codebase aligned with modern web standards

    Tech Stack:

    • PHP 8
    • Laravel
    • VUE 3
    • MySQL, PostgreSQL
    • HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind
    • JS, Alpine.js
    • GIT (Gitlab/Github/Bit Bucket)
Design Matrix
  • Title: Full Stack Developer
    From Jan 2022 to Mar 2023

    Self employed full stack website developer under the business name Design Matrix. Visit my website at matrix.pro to check out my portfolio and dev blog.

    Tech Stack:

    • PHP
    • Laravel
    • Vue.js
    • HTML5, CSS3
    • JavaScript, jQuery
    • GIT (Beanstalk, Github, Bit Bucket)
    Visit Design Matrix
Lord Henry Enterprises
Worked at LHE for a good 18 years, reporting directly to the owners and fulfilling various tech and web development roles, along with occasional print graphic design projects.
  • Title: Full Stack Developer
    From Jan 2016 to Dec 2021

    Designed and developed Sproxi, a robust SaaS e-commerce product feed management and optimization system: https://sproxi.com/

    • Integrated with APIs from various platforms
    • Implemented a scalable architecture, optimized database queries, and ensured high performance and reliability

    Tech Stack:

    • PHP, Laravel
    • MySQL, Eloquent
    • Bootstrap CSS, Blade

    API integrations:

    • Shopify
    • WooCommerce
    • Amazon MWS
    • Walmart
    • Google Shopping
    • Google Adwords
  • Title: WordPress/Shopify Developer
    From Jan 2014 to Dec 2015
    • Developed and maintained e-commerce websites using WordPress (WooCommerce) and Shopify.
    • Developed a custom WordPress plugin to enhance the add-to-cart functionality and product management.
    • Optimized website performance, implemented SEO best practices, and ensured cross-browser compatibility.

    Tech Stack:

    • WordPress
    • WooCommerce
    • Shopify
    • PHP
    • MySQL
  • Title: PHP / Website Developer
    From Jan 2003 to Dec 2013

    Developed and maintained a large network of LHE e-commerce sites powered by a full-featured custom e-commerce CMS solution. Designed and implemented a centralized CMS solution to efficiently manage the network of sites, including online orders, product listings, and content updates. Developed a website monitoring and notification system to ensure high availability and prompt issue resolution. Integrated various payment gateways and third-party services.

    Tech stack:

    • PHP
    • MySQL
    • HTML5/CSS3
    • JavaScript/jQuery

    Integrations:

    • PayPal, PayFlow Pro
    • Braintree
    • Stripe
    • Quickbooks Desktop & Quickbooks Online
    • Skubana
Virtual Origins
  • Title: Website Developer
    From Jan 1999 to Dec 2002

    Self-employed as a freelance website developer under the business name Virtual Origins.

    Tech Stack:

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Flash
    • HTML, CSS
    • JavaScript