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  • Feb 2025 - Present
    Miller Ad Agency
    Backend Developer
    • Designed and implemented a secure, scalable SFTP pipeline to support Google VLA and TikTok ads for multiple car dealerships - resulting in a 20% improvement in infrastructure costs and ad revenue utilization
    • Configured a Google Cloud VM with SSH-based authentication and a chroot jail for isolated, secure file storage - allowing partner companies to safely upload inventory without unauthorized access
    • Built an Express.js backend server that listened for Python-based cron jobs from partner dealerships (via vAuto), automating CSV ingestion, and deploying public facing URLs after files were reconfigured to VLA standards
  • Sep 2024 - Aug 2025
    Archer Education
    Web Developer
    • Built fast, accessible web platforms for prospective students and stakeholders using Hugo and Directus CMS, while working with Liquid templates and dynamic data bindings through our custom component library (DXP)
    • Developed reusable Tailwind CSS components and partials tied to custom Directus fields, enabling non-technical users to inject styles and control layout behavior directly from the CMS
    • Recognized as the fastest onboarding developer on the team and contributed to an ~$85K increase in annual sales revenue from the previous year
    • Improved site accessibility and performance metrics by integrating Ghost Inspector and Pa11y into the CI/CD pipeline to continuously monitor WCAG compliance and dramatically improve site performance by rerouting image delivery through GraphQL (via Cloudinary's CDN) instead of directly from the Directus data layer —cutting average build times by 30%
    • Gained hands-on experience with Docker-based DevContainers and Gitlab's integration with Atlassian Suite, using ticket links in our commit messages
  • Apr 2022 - May 2025
    Hyphen8tion Studios
    Full Stack Developer
    • Delivered modern WCAG compliant and performant websites using Astro, Gatsby, and Tailwind
    • Integrated PostgreSQL, Strapi, and Decap CMS to power headless site builds
    • Engineered fast-loading, high-performing sites with strong web vitals
    • Built custom CMS fields and features that integrated with leaflet to populate map marker locations and allow clients to update without code
  • Oct 2021 - Apr 2024
    Modern Doc Media
    Web Developer
    • Developed SEO-optimized React/Gatsby sites with a focus on accessibility and aesthetic designs
    • Built a reusable component library and custom CMS-driven page builder
    • Streamlined client workflows using Tina CMS for content flexibility and created a custom node script to ensure that Tina's page preview feature worked with Gatsby and other tools in our stack
  • Feb 2022 - May 2022
    SkyCatchFire
    Wordpress Web Developer
    • Designed and developed custom WordPress themes for small businesses
    • Handled plugin configuration, theme logic, and SEO metadata refinement
  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020
    Orcawise
    Web Developer Intern
    • Researched early-stage NLP techniques (precursors to today's LLMs) and assisted in building backend systems using Python, JavaScript, Apache, and SQL databases and noSQL databases like MongoDB
    • Rebuilt the official company site with Gatsby.js, introducing me to responsive web development, graphQL queries, and many other techniques that are still used for producing top tier websites and applications