About Me

17+ years of building things that matter

Senior Full Stack Engineer with 17+ years designing and delivering complex, production-grade web platforms and business systems. I've built large-scale applications from scratch across healthcare, nonprofit, and construction industries. Since 2025, I've been leading the design and implementation of agentic AI development workflows using Claude Code, including custom agents, skills, hooks, and MCP integrations, that automate the full engineering lifecycle from ticket intake to pull request creation.

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Skills

Technologies and competencies I work with

AI & Agentic Development
Claude Code Agentic Workflows Custom AI Agents MCP Servers Prompt Engineering RAG Playwright
Languages & Frameworks
PHP JavaScript TypeScript Python Vue.js Node.js Laravel CakePHP 4/5 FastAPI jQuery
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Amplify) Docker Nginx CI/CD DevOps Linux Apache
Databases
MySQL MongoDB DynamoDB Redis ChromaDB MS SQL
Leadership
Team Management Agile/Scrum Project Management Mentorship Cross-functional Collaboration Architecture Design
Integrations & APIs
REST APIs Stripe Authorize.net Twilio Facebook API Google API OAuth

Certifications

Anthropic-certified in Claude AI and agentic development

Anthropic — Claude AI
AI Capabilities and Limitations AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations Claude 101 Claude Code 101 Claude Code in Action Introduction to Agent Skills Introduction to Claude Cowork Introduction to Subagents Introduction to Model Context Protocol Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics

Experience

A career in full stack, from Facebook apps to agentic AI

Aug 2022 - Present
Senior Software Engineer
Orases
  • Designed and implemented agentic AI development workflows using Claude Code - custom agents, skills, commands, and hooks that autonomously handle the full engineering lifecycle from Jira ticket intake to Slack publishing.
Mentoring.org - MentorConnect Platform
  • Built a national mentoring platform from scratch, replacing a legacy Drupal system with CakePHP 4.6 REST API, Vue.js/TypeScript frontend, and Symfony search widget, now supporting 3,000+ programs across all 50 U.S. states and Canada.
  • Developed geo-proximity search, inquiry management, NQMS quality assessments, affiliate management, role-based permissions, Redis caching, and multi-language (English/French) support.
Spectrum Science - TrialBlazer
  • Developed a HIPAA-compliant clinical trial platform with CakePHP backend, Vue.js frontend, custom survey builder, participant portal, and multi-region architecture (US/EU) for PII/PHI compliance.
Associated Builders & Contractors - ABC AMS
  • Primary developer on a large-scale association management system in CakePHP 5 for 21,000+ members across 68 chapters - handling membership lifecycle, dues billing, events, committees, PAC tracking, and Stripe/Authorize.net payments.
  • Solely designed and built Phase 2: a full education/LMS module covering courses, instructors, students, grades, attendance, and on-the-job training.
Nov 2017 - Aug 2022
Team Lead
LoneWolf (BoldLeads / PropertyBase)
  • Led a team of 5 (US + offshore) managing a CRM used by 4,000+ real estate clients for lead generation, marketing, and sales funnels via SMS/email.
  • Revamped lead distribution logic to increase quality by 40%. Reduced customer turnaround from 36 hours to 1 hour via automation.
  • Implemented Stripe/Avalara APIs for subscriptions, automated customer cancellation (replaced 10-day manual workflow), and built Facebook API integrations for campaign automation.
May 2017 - Oct 2017
PHP Developer / Independent Contractor
Contract
  • Developed an all-in-one social, eCommerce, and finance application with Quickbook/Xero APIs, Google APIs, in-app chat, and multi-payment processing with a 4-person team.
2013 - 2017
Team Lead → Senior Software Engineer
Cooperative Computing
  • Led development of Ranger Wireless (roaming service solution) and Muvpeople (corporate transportation management) with a team of 6 PHP developers.
  • Designed app architecture, databases, and external service integrations. Led C-Suite and stakeholder communications. Mentored 12+ junior team members.
2011 - 2013
Lead Developer
Swapmob
  • Created Swapmob, a social trading network for 2 games with 50K users and an auction house hub for virtual goods using CodeIgniter, Node.js, and Socket.io.
  • Built the frontend bidding system as a web widget and developed virtual currency conversion and cross-promotion tools to increase ARPU.
2009 - 2011
Web Developer
Social Cubix
  • Designed and developed CMS-based eCommerce websites for brands including Sony, Converse, and Unilever. Built 50 Facebook applications using CodeIgniter, FBML, and PHP.