VisionQuest

WordPress Developer (freelance)

Northrop Grumman

Development Contractor

Contractor for Northrop Grumman through TEKsystems. I work with Northrop Grumman to help support the CDC in the Digital Media Branch in the Office of the Associate Director for Communication. I helped on the WCMS project, which was a project to convert the CDC over from Percussion Rhythmix to WordPress.

Here I learned more about the agile process, JIRA ticket triage, more about PHP, Javascript, and jQuery. I gained mastery of PHPStorm and the debugging experience unlike I've ever seen before. Also learned about regression testing and prevention. I also enhanced me knowledge of high availability apps, git version control, and troubleshooting complicated problems. Also, worked on builds and deployments with JENKINS and distributed production releases to multiple environments. Gained mastery at git version control, git management, git workflow management, and Pull Request reviews.

TopTal

Software Engineer

Toptal is a place where you can hire designers and developers to create or update your site. They have a rigorous onboarding system that tests all the developers and designers very thoroughly. Once I passed I am able to set my availability and apply for jobs on a listing board. I worked for one main client through Toptal and it was a law agency in LA, they had an already existing site and I made some customizations and updates.

Sideways 8

Developer

After emailing back and fourth I met one of the owners at WordCamp, a WordPress conference in town. Once we met I started doing maintenance and support for them as a contractor and eventually made some themes for some of their clients.

I learned how git version control works, how to use foundation library in themes, how to use their custom configuration for the WordPress customizer and their custom theme framework. I learned how to configure their custom vagrant environment on my machine, and I enhanced my jQuery and javascript skills.

Octane Marketing Solutions

Development Director

The lead developer and admin of a growing marketing company in Marietta, GA. We serve our clients to the best of our ability and provide business solutions to any small or corporate business depending on their needs. I manage all of Octane's clients which includes things like: System Administration, PHP development, HTML templates, CSS media queries, database administration, email configuration, and much more.

I gained even more experience in System Administration, PHP development, HTML templates, CSS media queries, CSS and JS animation, database administration, email configuration, and much more.

VisionQuest

Web Developer (freelance)

A growing business that provides software solutions to its customers. We manage a cPanel /WHM (Web Host Manager) server for some of our internal websites, but also to provide a place for clients to host with us. Whether its websites or mobile apps we aim to please.

I learned how to manage and control databases with and without phpMyAdmin, system administration, domain management, DNS configuration,jQuery, javascript, jQuery and javascript libraries, how to include libraries and frameworks into projects, how to write PHP forms from scratch, etc.

Jamersan

Web Developer

This is where I learned CSS, responsive web design, how to write wordpress plug-ins, create custom wordpress templates, and custom post types. TJ is very knowledgeable and I learned a lot from him, he runs a Magento development shop that does good work. I only signed on to be a intern, but stayed for a couple months longer and I appreciate what I learned from this job.

I also learned about how content management systems worked (CMS), worked on e-commerce solutions like Magento and Woocommerce, and enhanced my Photoshop skills. After my internship was over for the summer I went on to work for them for a coupld extra months until Oct of 2013.

Auburn University

Research Assistant

As a research assistant I learned how to do good research work for Dr. Hamilton at Auburn University. When there I worked on a Unity game development project for Con-ops in 3D modeling. I also wrote a PHP website for http://cyber.auburn.edu.

Here I learned abut VPNs, password cracking, network security, rainbow tables, GPU manipulation for pasword cracking, A+ pathing algorithms, hacking, etc.

CoachComm

Service Technician

Coachcomm does audio equipment for football. I maintenance the college systems that come in. I started working in the production department. I enjoy learning about hardware and troubleshooting at Coachcomm.

The Loft

Web Developer

I created a website for The Loft. It is a business located in downtown Columbus, GA. They have a venue for comedy and music shows, and I helped develop the online store for ticket purchases. I maintenance the event calendar, and continue to do work with The Loft currently.

I learned about WordPress, Zencart, HTML, and some Photoshop skills.