Results-driven Software Architect with 16+ years of expertise across various industries. - Full-stack development with modern TypeScript including React, NestJS, VueJS - Cloud architecture and DevOps (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) - Experience with upgrading legacy tech stacks (PHP 5 -> 7 -> 8), WordPress - Familiar with...
Experience
2022 — Now
2022 — Now
Key Achievements:
• Architected and delivered version 2.0 of mission-critical HR platform, successfully migrating from PHP 7.2 monolith to React/Redux frontend with Phalcon MVC backend
• Designed and implemented robust microservices architecture using Python/Flask for OAuth 2.0 framework, enabling secure authentication
• Established comprehensive DevOps pipeline by containerizing development and production environments with Docker
• Created automated E2E testing framework using Playwright and PyTest
• Developed and implemented organization-wide error handling guidelines and logging standards
Technical Environment:
• Frontend: React / Redux, Bootstrap
• Backend: PHP 7.2, Phalcon MVC, Python 3.9, Flask, Connexion
• DevOps: Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS
• Testing: Playwright, PyTest, Jest
• Infrastructure: AWS (ECS, RDS, CloudWatch)
2020 — 2021
2020 — 2021
Los Angeles, California, United States
Led technical transformation of education-focused CRM platform, modernizing legacy systems while ensuring business continuity.
Technical Leadership:
• Architected and led migration from legacy PHP 5.4 to modern React/TypeScript architecture
• Designed and implemented college search platform using ElasticSearch, improving search capabilities and performance
• Completely revamped AWS infrastructure and established DevOps practices for the engineering team
• Worked directly with CEO and stakeholders to define technology direction and roadmap
Security & Operations:
• Successfully mitigated multiple critical incidents related to outages and cybersecurity threats
• Established comprehensive DevOps practices for improved system reliability
• Led infrastructure modernization efforts on AWS platform
Project Management:
• Introduced and implemented Agile SCRUM methodology to development team
• Managed project execution while working directly with product manager and CEO
• Established systematic development and deployment processes
Technical Environment:
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Backend: PHP 5.4 (legacy), ElasticSearch
• Infrastructure: AWS
2018 — 2020
2018 — 2020
Murrieta, California, United States
Led large-scale migration of Monster.com's global digital presence, transforming legacy Oracle-based infrastructure into a modern, scalable headless CMS architecture.
Key Achievements:
• Architected and executed migration strategy for 16 international sites (30,000+ pages) from Oracle CMS to headless WordPress, maintaining 100% content integrity and SEO rankings during transition
• Built and led cross-functional team of 5 engineers, establishing automated content migration pipelines that reduced manual effort by 80% and shortened migration timeline from 12 months to 7 months
• Designed innovative static-site generation architecture using React/Gatsby and AWS CloudFront, reducing hosting costs by $250K annually while improving global page load times by 65%
Technical Architecture:
• Frontend: React, Gatsby.js, GraphQL
• CMS: WordPress Multisite, Custom REST API endpoints
• Infrastructure: AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, RDS)
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Automation: Puppeteer, Custom ETL scripts
• Monitoring: New Relic, AWS CloudWatch
• SEO/Analytics: Yoast Premium, Adobe Analytics, Google Search Console
2016 — 2018
2016 — 2018
San Francisco Bay Area
Frontend Architecture:
• Led migration from server-side .NET to isomorphic React architecture using React/Redux frontend and Next.js
• Implemented caching strategy for high-throughput server-side rendering serving millions of pages
• Established comprehensive design system unifying scattered styles and components
• Created self-documenting style guide using Bootstrap, LESS, Twig, and Handlebars
Testing & Automation:
• Upgraded testing infrastructure using Docker for improved scalability
• Migrated from Java-based tests to WebDriverIO framework
• Implemented visual regression testing with screenshot comparisons
• Set up pre-commit and pre-push hooks with local test automation
Content & Queue Management:
• Migrated legacy CMS to WordPress with automated content migration scripts
• Implemented Redis-backed queue system for asynchronous operations using Kue.JS
• Established microservices testing, deployment, and monitoring strategies
Technical Environment:
• Frontend: React, Redux, Next.js, Bootstrap, LESS
• Testing: WebDriverIO, Selenium, Galen, PhantomJS, Docker
• Backend: Node.js, WordPress, Redis
• Build Tools: Gulp, Mocha
• Documentation: KSS
2016 — 2016
2016 — 2016
Utah, United States
Led development of new Angular 2-based telemedicine platform with focus on internationalization and white-labeling capabilities.
Key Deliverables:
• Architected and developed new platform version using Angular 2 (RC2) and TypeScript
• Established frontend development workflow and project structure
• Implemented custom localization system with hot-swappable translations for partner integrations
• Built white-labeling system using dynamic CSS stylesheets for partner customization
• Integrated Google Translate API for automated locale generation
• Developed custom templating and styling extensions for Angular 2
Technical Environment:
• Framework: Angular 2 (RC2), TypeScript
• Build Tools: SystemJS, JSPM, Gulp
• Templating: Pug
• Styling: LESS
Education
University of California, Davis
Computer Science and Engineering
University of New Orleans