Stuart, FL. 34997
(561) xxx-xxxx
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Senior software engineer and e-commerce architect with 16+ years of experience building, scaling, and securing Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) and PHP-based platforms for retail and B2B clients. Proven technical lead on cross-functional engineering teams, with deep expertise in third-party/ERP integrations (EDI, Infor M3, OrderGroove), security forensics and breach remediation, and performance optimization for high-traffic production environments.
E-Commerce & Adobe Commerce (Magento 2)
Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) 2.0–2.4.x • Adobe Commerce Cloud • B2B Module • Magento 1 Enterprise/Community (1.3.x–1.14.x) • Hyvä (Tailwind CSS + Alpine.js) • PWA Studio • GraphQL • WordPress • Yii • Zend • Laravel
Software Engineering
PHP • JavaScript • SQL • C/C++ • PowerShell • HTML5 / CSS3 (Sass, Less) • REST, SOAP & GraphQL APIs • AJAX / JSON • MVC architecture & OOP design
Technical Leadership
Engineering team leadership & mentoring • Solutions architecture & client consulting • Code review & standards enforcement (PHPCS, Magento EQP sniffs) • Git strategy & branching workflow design • Agile / JIRA / Confluence • Technical hiring & interviews
Security
Security forensics & breach investigation • Malicious code / JS-injection detection & remediation • Vulnerability scanning & patch management • PCI compliance • Proactive hardening & monitoring
Integrations
ERP integrations (Infor M3) • EDI (846 / 945) • OrderGroove (subscription commerce) • Payment gateways • Google APIs (Analytics, Ads, Search Console, Maps, Shopping) • Social media APIs • Third-party module & service integration
Databases & Performance
MySQL • MariaDB • Percona • Query & index optimization • Slow-query analysis & resolution • Caching strategy
Infrastructure & Tools
Git / GitHub / BitBucket • Composer / NPM • PHPStorm, N98-MageRun2, Magicento • Linux (CentOS, RHEL) • Windows Server • AWS • Google Cloud • DigitalOcean • Rackspace
Senior Software Engineer
January 2024 - Current
LTF Club Management Co., LLC (Life Time, Inc.) • Telecommuted
Senior Software Engineer on the e-commerce engineering team for Life Time's Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) storefront, with Hyvä theme architecture and backend integration work.
Highlights:
- Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) development and architecture for Life Time's e-commerce storefront.
- Hyvä theme development and frontend architecture.
- Built and maintained third-party service integrations, including OrderGroove for subscription commerce.
- EDI transaction processing (846/945) and order/invoicing pipeline development and troubleshooting.
- Database performance tuning, including slow query analysis and resolution.
- Security forensics and incident investigation.
Tech: Adobe Commerce (Magento 2), Hyvä, PHP, MySQL, OrderGroove, EDI 846/945
Adobe Commerce / Magento2 Solutions Architect
November 2020 - December 2023
LeanSwift, LLC • Cocoa Beach, FL (Telecommuted)
Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 software architecture for large B2B integrations into Infor ERPs; led development teams through project implementation and maintenance.
Highlights:
- Partnered directly with clients to scope requirements and architect tailored Magento 2 solutions for large B2B integrations with Infor M3 ERP systems.
- Led a distributed development team through implementation and ongoing maintenance of custom Magento 2 projects.
- Designed and built API integrations connecting Magento 2 to Infor M3 for seamless order/inventory data flow.
- Conducted security forensic analysis and implemented proactive protection measures to safeguard client data.
- Managed Magento 2 core/module upgrades and web server maintenance to preserve performance, stability, and security.
- Debugged and resolved production performance issues; led code reviews to maintain engineering quality standards.
Tech: Magento 2, Infor M3 ERP, PHP, REST APIs, Security forensics
Technical lead on Magento 1.x, 2.2.x and 2.3.x client projects.
Highlights:
- Served as technical lead across Magento 1.x, 2.2.x, and 2.3.x projects for a portfolio of client sites.
- Led the upgrade and data migration from Magento 1 CE to Magento 2 EE with minimal downtime.
- Detected and stopped an active security breach in real time, identifying and closing the point of entry before any data or revenue loss.
- Performed forensic analysis of security breaches and JavaScript injection attacks, implementing countermeasures.
- Owned Git management (merges, deployments, versioning) across staging and production environments.
- Directed code reviews and Magento 2 module audits; built an automated patch-application tool keyed to Magento version.
Tech: Magento 1.x/2.2.x/2.3.x, Security forensics, Git, Performance tuning
Magento Technical Lead / Developer
December 2018 - August 2019
Image Skincare • Lantana, FL (Telecommuted)
Magento 2.2.x development, consultation, and architecture in a collaborative team environment, hosted on Magento's Cloud infrastructure.
Highlights:
- Collaborated with a cross-functional team on Magento 2.2.x development, consultation, and architecture hosted on Magento Commerce Cloud.
- Led security audits and hardening improvements to protect customer and system data.
- Directed design and implementation of an international multi-store architecture supporting global expansion.
- Planned and executed migration to Magento's B2B module.
- Debugged and resolved performance issues, directly improving sales and customer satisfaction.
- Mentored developers and supported third-party service integrations.
Tech: Magento 2.2.x, Magento Commerce Cloud, B2B Module, Multi-store architecture
Magento Consultant / Developer
May 2018 - November 2018
CDS Global, Inc. • Des Moines, IA (Telecommuted)
Contracted for six months to bring the internal development team up to speed on Magento 2.
Highlights:
- Brought the internal development team up to speed on Magento 2 over a six-month engagement.
- Introduced Composer-based package management for custom modules across projects; rolled out PHPStorm and Magento 2 tooling.
- Authored development guidelines, standards, and onboarding documentation for the team.
- Built separate US and UK API integration components, structured so each could be updated independently without reworking the core integration.
- Led code reviews and taught Magento 2 patterns as the team transitioned from Magento 1.x.
- Ran security and performance audits with resolutions for the most critical issues.
- Built a core-patch repository scoped to specific Magento versions, eliminating repeat patch work on upgrades.
Tech: Magento 2, Composer, PHP, API integrations, Security & performance audits
Sr. Magento Developer
June 2017 - February 2018
Guidance Solutions, Inc. • Marina Del Rey, CA (Telecommuted)
Magento 1.x / 2.x development, consultation, and architecture on large e-commerce retail projects.
Highlights:
- Developed and architected solutions within the Magento Commerce 1.x/2.x (Enterprise Edition) framework for large e-commerce retail clients.
- Audited projects for performance and security issues and delivered resolutions.
Tech: Magento 1.x/2.x Enterprise
Project-based independent contractor for Active Ride Shop's production Magento site and an architecture rebuild (shelved after the client chose to re-platform off Magento).
Highlights:
- Reconfigured version control to properly manage staging/production deployments.
- Delivered performance and code audits with detailed reporting; optimized code and database ahead of holiday sales.
- Installed third-party modules and developed custom modules.
- Ran security audits, removed publicly exposed sensitive files, and applied patches.
- Identified significant architecture flaws and presented resolution options.
Tech: Magento Enterprise, Performance tuning, Security audits
Sr. Magento Developer and Solutions Architect
July 2015 - March 2016
Jamersan, LLC. • Opelika, AL (Telecommuted)
E-commerce consulting, solutions, custom development, and technical guidance for the company, its developers, and clients.
Highlights:
- Introduced Atlassian tooling (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket) and documented Git branching/deployment strategy for the team (published at github.com/df2k2/gitdoc).
- Authored internal developer guidelines, standards, and best practices; ran technical interviews for development hires.
- Delivered Magento solutions architecture, custom backend/frontend development, and custom module architecture for clients.
- Conducted security audits/patches, performance audits, and code-quality audits using ECG code sniffs.
- Audited, installed, and extended third-party modules; integrated third-party services (Bazaarvoice, conversion tracking, analytics).
- Refactored code for security and performance; established a peer code review workflow.
Tech: Magento, JIRA/Confluence/BitBucket, Security & performance audits, ECG code sniffs
Magento Consultant / Developer
April 2014 - June 2015
Alpine Consulting, Inc. • Schaumburg, IL (Telecommuted)
Highlights:
- Delivered Magento Enterprise/Community development, upgrades, and platform migrations for multiple clients.
- Built custom themes with responsive design and led Magento training/support engagements.
- Integrated Magento with ERP/CRM systems; handled data normalization, extraction, and custom import/export drivers.
- Architected and developed custom modules; packaged and documented extensions for community release.
- Ran vulnerability scans and applied security patches; conducted peer code reviews and functional testing.
Tech: Magento Enterprise/Community, ERP/CRM integration, Security patching
Senior PHP developer and technical lead providing solutions architecture, consulting, and full-stack development across a range of frameworks and platforms.
Highlights:
- Led Magento project discovery through delivery: custom extensions/themes, upgrades and migrations, conversion optimization, and SEO consultation.
- Built custom Yii modules, code generators, and Bootstrap-integrated themes for rapid custom development.
- Developed and maintained custom WordPress extensions and child themes.
- Administered CentOS Linux servers on Rackspace and resolved PCI compliance issues.
- Integrated payment gateways, social media APIs, and Google Developer APIs (Analytics, AdWords, Search Console, Places, Maps, Shopping).
Tech: PHP, Magento, Yii, Zend, WordPress, MySQL, Google APIs, Linux/Rackspace
Full Stack Developer / Systems Administrator
July 2011 - February 2012
QuinnCom Web Design • Jupiter, FL
Highlights:
- Designed and developed custom websites/services in PHP across Magento, WordPress, OpenCart, and custom frameworks, with a primary focus on Magento e-commerce clients.
- Configured and maintained Unix/Linux and Windows Server platforms.
- Wrote PowerShell automation for security monitoring, backups, and real-time text/email alerting.
Tech: PHP, Magento, WordPress, OpenCart, PowerShell automation
Highlights:
- Delivered freelance web/software development across a wide range of clients, languages, and platforms.
- National Asset Recovery Corporation (Sept 2010 – Jan 2011, West Palm Beach, FL): architected and built an asset-recovery management/forwarding system (HTML, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL), including cloud server setup on Rackspace.
- AutoCricket.com (Oct 2009 – Mar 2010, West Palm Beach, FL): built a lead ping-post server and automated lead delivery system that let the client eliminate most manual staffing; developed a real-time graphical analytics/reporting system.
Tech: PHP, C/C++, JavaScript, MySQL, T-SQL, AJAX/JSON, SOAP/REST, Twitter/Facebook/eBay APIs
Founded and operated an online store reselling stainless steel fasteners on Magento CE, owning every aspect of the business end-to-end — including a PowerShell-automated scrape/import of 3,500+ products.
Executive Assistant for Sports Research
June 2005 - September 2009
Manchester United FC / Tampa Bay Buccaneers • West Palm Beach, FL
Executive Assistant to Joel Glazer / office systems administrator. Built a fully automated, web-based searchable media archive retrieving media clippings on Manchester United from 1,000+ newspapers worldwide, and produced in-depth competitive reports comparing Manchester United to the rest of the Premier League.
- May – Aug 2004: CORBA and C++ based development of EPOCH V4 interface device drivers for RTLogic Bit Sync and Frame Sync devices using the RTLogic T2 framework, on Red Hat Linux 9.0.
- May – Aug 2002 and May – Aug 2003: EPOCH V4 server/client software development integrating C++ and CORBA in a Solaris UNIX environment; bug fixes.
- May – Aug 2001: Built an independent product testing environment requiring stable OS and product install/configuration across UNIX and Windows.
- May – Aug 1999: UNIX and Windows product/OS installation, testing, and configuration; PC and Solaris Sun Workstation hardware setup.
Delivered as part of the consulting engagements above (Guidance Solutions, Dyode, Jamersan, Alpine Consulting, Jupiter-SEO):
| Client | Dates | Platform | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubies Costumes | 06/17 – 01/18 | Magento 2 Commerce v2.1.x | B2B module debugging; homepage image optimization (60MB → 8MB combined) |
| Sole Society | 06/17 – 02/18 | Magento Enterprise v1.11.x | Resolved perf issues driving a 97% holiday sales increase; discovered MySQL-trigger-based malicious code injection |
| Kate Somerville | 11/17 – 01/18 | Magento Enterprise v1.14.x | Development & support |
| The Great Courses | 10/17 – 01/18 | Magento Enterprise v1.13.x | Integrated Magento 2's coupon engine API into the production Magento 1 solution |
| Active Ride Shop | 07/16 – 02/17 | Magento Enterprise (modified core) | Code/security audit, VCS overhaul, performance tuning ahead of holiday sales |
| Zebco Brands – Quantum Fishing | 10/15 – 01/16 | Magento Enterprise v1.14.2.x | Brand migration (v1.13.x → v1.14.2.x) and new theme-inheritance architecture |
| Badlands Packs | 07/15 – 08/15 | Magento Enterprise 1.14.1.0 | Re-implemented SASS architecture; rebuilt warranty module |
| Charbroil Grills | 09/15 – 01/16 | Magento Enterprise 1.14.1.0 | Performance/security/code-quality audit and remediation |
| Vintage Tub and Bath | 08/14 – 01/15 | Magento Enterprise 1.14.0.1 | Custom brands module, affiliate referral tracking, custom Google Universal Analytics module |
| Leading Lady | 09/14 – 02/15 | Magento CE 1.7.0.2 | Orphaned-data cleansing, SEO consultation, responsive design |
| Tenacious Charter Fishing | 09/14 – 11/14 | WordPress / Bootstrap | Custom responsive theme |
| School Health / EnableMart | 07/14 – 01/15 | Magento Enterprise v1.11.1.0 | Multi-site implementation; PunchOut2Go integration |
| LongBottom Coffee and Tea | 05/14 – 10/14 | Magento Enterprise v1.12.0.2 | B2B functionality development |
| Smart Living Company | 05/14 – 10/14 | Magento CE 1.7.0.2 | Frontend/backend maintenance and new features |
| Reel Candy Sportfishing Charters | 10/13 – 12/13 | WordPress / Bootstrap | Custom theme |
| John Denney: Performance Coach | 06/12 – 07/12 | Magento CE 1.8.x | Custom store with self-service admin improvements |
| SteelMarineFasteners.com | 03/09 – 05/14 | Magento CE 1.3.1 | Founded and built the store; automated import of 3,500+ products |
Additional projects (details available on request): Real Estate Weekly (WordPress redesign), Category 5 Crossfit, Xtreme Crossfit, USK Karate, Duffy's Bar & Grill, EZ Wings, Wing Flyer, The Laundry Chute, Jupiter-SEO, Fundamental Reporting, TwasMe, EvolveStrong — plus non-published personal projects.
12/2004 • University of Miami, School of Engineering
Coral Gables, FL
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Concentration in Telecommunications
Course Work: VLSI System Design • Analog & Digital Communications • Solid State Devices & Circuits • Electromagnetic Fields & Waves, Electro-Optics • Switching Theory & Logic Design, Computer Architecture • Technical Writing • Networking Architecture and Hierarchy • Software Engineering using C and C++ • Digital Integrated Circuits • Active Filter Design • Electrical Machine Theory
Awards: Principal's List (Fall 1998) • First Honors (Spring 1998, Spring 1999)
- Adobe Certified Professional - Adobe Commerce Developer (Adobe Commerce) — View Transcript
- Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Commerce Business Practitioner (Adobe Commerce) — View Transcript
- Magento Certified Frontend Developer (July 2015) — Directory
- Magento Certified Developer Plus (August 2014) — Directory
- South Florida Magento Development Meet-up Group — Member, March 2016 - Present
- South Florida PHP Developers Meet-up Group — Member, March 2016 - Present
- Magento StackExchange — magento.stackexchange.com/users/36143/df2k2
- Magento 2 Developer Certification Study Guide, converted to Markdown for public research/note-taking — github.com/df2k2/m2cert
References available upon request