About

Here is an overview of the technologies—development stacks, frameworks, libraries, and tools—I’ve worked with since I wrote my first line of HTML in 2014.

LAMP Stack

LAMP is my go-to stack for building custom web applications.

I’ve built numerous apps using PHP & MySQL with Yii as the primary framework. These projects often included Bootstrap for quick, polished UI and jQuery for DOM manipulation and AJAX.

I deployed the majority of these projects to linux-based AWS Lightsail virtual servers running Bitnami LAMP packages.

Shopify

I’ve worked on six Shopify stores across industries like vaping, clothing, and jewelry. My work involved both building new and enhancing existing theme sections.

• Developed customizable Theme 2.0 sections for some popular themes including Dawn and Enterprise.
• Modified and extended existing theme sections and blocks to match client requirements.
• Improved Lighthouse scores for better performance, accessibility, and on-page SEO.

WordPress

I’ve delivered numerous WordPress projects, often building complete websites with Elementor Pro and writing shortcodes for custom components.

My most prominent WordPress project is a document-filing platform that grew into a thriving business for the client. Key highlights include:

• A child theme for custom styling, actions, and shortcodes.
• A custom checkout experience using NMI as the payment gateway.
• A custom admin panel for internal business operations.
• Automated PDF generation using a third-party API, Docspring.
• Integrated Mailgun for transactional emails and Resend as a backup solution.

The majority of these projects were running on linux-based AWS Lightsail virtual servers running Bitnami WordPress packages.

Gatsby

As a web developer, there’s nothing quite like the dopamine hit of seeing confetti on a perfect Lighthouse score. To achieve that, Gatsby—a React-based static site generator—is my go-to.

While I wouldn't call myself a React expert, I have a solid understanding of its core mechanics—components, props, state, and hooks—which is more than enough to build high-performing sites using Gatsby.

My portfolio includes two Gatsby projects, one of which you are on right now.

Toolbox

Here is my complete end-to-end web development toolbox, covering design, development, deployment, and maintenance.

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That was a quick overview of my professional background. Outside of work, my interests shift with the seasons—sometimes you'll find me deep in a biography or memoir, other times in the middle of a chaotic Fortnite Zero Build Duos match with a friend.