Joey Kimsey
https://JoeyKimsey.com

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-- Summary
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Self-taught application engineer with over 8 years of professional experience building and debugging high traffic web applications and another decade 
of hands-on experience implementing solutions for smaller private entities. As a member of the team I specialize in understanding complex systems and 
implementations to deliver intelligent solutions that integrate with existing technology. Able to identify weak points in systems, optimize, or design 
and implement new solutions. I've worked in application design and development, oversight and QA, even direct customer service. Whether building an 
app from concept to deployment or maintaining extensive networks of load-balancers and servers; I'm able to adapt and deliver. 

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-- Highlights
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Confidential security clearance with the U.S. Federal Government (Expired/Renewable) 
Experience working with high traffic systems and handling PII 
Extensive operational experience with Heroku, AWS, and dedicated/shared hosting 
Over 20 years of accumulated talent and professional experience in application development 
Proven track record of learning new technologies as well as adapting to new workflows and systems 

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-- Professional Experience
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Black Airplane
March 2021 – July 2024 
Senior Developer 
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Government Contractor for the CDC under Northrop Grumman/Peraton 
    Security clearance issued at the confidential level 
    Developed custom solutions for content across 18+ .gov sites. 
    Heavily centered around the WordPress platform 
Planned, developed and delivered several chat-GPT/Laravel based internal tools and applications for Black Airplane that integrated with other services such as Zoom, Git, Harvest, AWS and Mux Video. 
Developed several stand-alone customer projects to varying specifications utilizing Laravel 9-12 
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eMeals
Feb 2020 – Jan 2021 
Senior Developer 
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Developed for several internal tools utilizing PHP, Rails 4, Lambda, and Python 
Responsible for integrating the entire infrastructure on AWS including Lambda, CloudFormation, RDS, EC2 with ELB/ALB, Route53, S3, ElastiCache, and CloudSearch 
Created integration services for linking internal and external API’s and enabling inter-application communication 
Implemented better coding standards and error detection with CloudWatch Logging, Alarms, and implementing GitFlow 
Worked with a small team to ensure quality and appearance are maintained from Responsive web to android and iOS apps 
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SpringBot
Dec 2017 – Feb 2020 
Operations Engineer 
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Developed and refactored code for high volume web services that integrated with online shopping platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and Magento 
Investigated and resolved bug reports and improved server latency and response times 
Developed, oversaw, and deployed multiple applications in several languages 
Responsible for providing fast and accurate information for any urgent issues or day to day operation of an extensive network of web applications across AWS, Heroku, and others 
Worked with multiple teams to define requirements and design custom solutions in a continuous Integration cycle 
Automated processes that saved over 45 hours of engineer time per week 
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IgnitionOne
Oct 2016 – Dec 2017 
PHP Developer 
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Built and refactored code for high volume web services that integrated with existing client infrastructure including Nissan, Ford, Blizzard EU, and many other major brands 
Implemented and utilized API services for secure data transfer including PII 
Responsible for developing, implementing, and testing user interfaces from concept to deployment 
Peer reviewed revisions and tested code as part of quality assurance standards 
Wrote documentation for development procedures and audited existing code 
Worked with teams to refine requirements and implement custom solutions for large enterprise clients 
Implemented many popular 3rd party services including Facebook Audiences, Adobe analytics, Google Analytics, other industry standard services and remarketing tags 
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-- Skills 
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Operations: AWS, Heroku, Linode, Cpannel, many popular ops monitoring solutions 
Frameworks: Laravel, Wordpress, Magento, WooCommerce 
Frontend: TailWind, Bootstrap, Vue3, some react, some angular 
Languages: PHP 5+, CSS/LESS/SASS, JavaScript/CoffeeScript, jQuery/AJAX, Python 2+, GO, Rails 4, some nodeJS 6, 12 
Databases: REDIS, MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, PgVector 
Workflows and Tools: Agile/SCRUM, Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, HipChat), Zoho, Slack 