Full Stack Developer & Systems Engineer with 8+ years of experience building and maintaining production systems. Most work here reflects patterns, tools, and experiments. Client and production code largely lives in private repos.
Areas of Work
- Web applications and internal systems
- Backend services and API integrations
- Cloud infrastructure and server-side operations
- CMS and e-commerce platforms (WordPress, OpenCart, Shopify)
- Plugin and module development
- Email infrastructure and DNS configuration
Stack
Languages
- JavaScript (Node.js)
- PHP
- SQL
Frontend
- React
- HTML5 / CSS3
- Responsive, system-oriented UI (no framework lock-in)
Backend & Systems
- Node.js (Express)
- PHP (custom code, WordPress core-level work)
- RESTful APIs
- Background jobs, cron-based workflows
Databases
- MySQL (schema design, query optimization)
- MongoDB
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, Lambda
- Linux servers
- Nginx, Apache
- Environment-based deployments (dev/staging/prod)
DevOps & Ops
- CI/CD basics
- Server monitoring and log inspection
- Backups, restores, and failover awareness
CMS & Platforms
- WordPress (custom themes, plugins, performance tuning)
- OpenCart (custom modules, extensions)
- Shopify (customizations, integrations)
Email & DNS
- Transactional email systems
- Deliverability tuning
- SPF, DKIM, DMARC
- DNS management
Engineering Principles
- Prefer simple systems over clever ones
- Optimize for maintainability and clarity
- Design for failure, not ideal conditions
- Security and performance are baseline requirements
- Documentation is part of the system
