Hi, I'm Josh!

I'm a full stack developer

Web developer, tech junkie and Animal Crossing addict. I've been professionally programming since 2007 but have been passionate about technology since childhood. Specialties include PHP / Laravel / C# / .net Core, but am also experienced with Java, Ruby, Rails and a variety of other languages.

I live in Southwest Michigan with my awesome wife, Jessica and my son Rory.

Resume

@properties

Software Developer II | 2022 - Present

Smartz

Contract Laravel Developer | 2019 - Present

Consult with Smartz developers on Laravel and PHP best practices
Build APIs using Laravel to create a custom eCommerce system
Use Google Cloud Platform technologies for file storage and PubSub to synchronize information between front and back end websites
Work on integrating back end website with front end website created in October CMS

Stay Metrics / Tenstreet

Senior Full Stack Developer | 2017 - 2022

Maintain and improve existing PHP systems while also building new systems using C#/.net Core and React
Build scalable APIs while ensuring data security
Helped implement Power BI Embedded to deliver client reports on a continual basis
Lead bi-weekly agile iteration planning meetings
Planned and executed migration from single VPS to Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
Manage infrastructure within the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform

Working Person's Store

Online Operations Manager / Lead Developer | 2007 - 2017

Responsible for all operations of the workingperson.com website, including speed, uptime, security, and management of Magento platform, since 2010. Modified Magento to scale up to 500 concurrent customers using a single web and single database server.
Creation of custom reports from various data sources including Google Analytics, multiple MySQL databases, and MS SQL Server from our proprietary ERP system.
Developed a custom eCommerce platform built on Laravel 5.4 that will replace all Magento websites. It is currently in production as a B2B site for a local police department.
In the coming months, this system will be used as a larger B2B portal to allow companies of any size to provide their employees access to purchase work-related products, as designated by their employer. They may checkout using standard payment methods or credit associated with their account, provided by their employer.

Education

Davenport University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems - Programming Emphasis

Awards

Skills

These are the many technologies I have used throughout my career:

PHP

MySQL

nginx

Laravel

Microsoft SQL Server

Apache

Javascript / jQuery

Node.js / Express.js

React

Linux

Solr

ElasticSearch

PowerShell

Bash

Azure Functions / C# / Javascript

Dart

Swift

October CMS

Hugo