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Joey Kimsey
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joeyk4816@gmail.com
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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
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of hands-on experience implementing solutions for smaller private entities. As a member of the team I specialize in understanding complex systems and
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implementations to deliver intelligent solutions that integrate with existing technology. Able to identify weak points in systems, optimize, or design
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and implement new solutions. I've worked in application design and development, oversight and QA, even direct customer service. Whether building an
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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)
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Experience working with high traffic systems and handling PII
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Extensive operational experience with Heroku, AWS, and dedicated/shared hosting
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Over 20 years of accumulated talent and professional experience in application development
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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
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March 2021 – July 2024
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Senior Developer
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Government Contractor for the CDC under Northrop Grumman/Peraton
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Security clearance issued at the confidential level
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Developed custom solutions for content across 18+ .gov sites.
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Heavily centered around the WordPress platform
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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.
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Developed several stand-alone customer projects to varying specifications utilizing Laravel 9-12
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eMeals
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Feb 2020 – Jan 2021
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Senior Developer
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Developed for several internal tools utilizing PHP, Rails 4, Lambda, and Python
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Responsible for integrating the entire infrastructure on AWS including Lambda, CloudFormation, RDS, EC2 with ELB/ALB, Route53, S3, ElastiCache, and CloudSearch
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Created integration services for linking internal and external API’s and enabling inter-application communication
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Implemented better coding standards and error detection with CloudWatch Logging, Alarms, and implementing GitFlow
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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
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Dec 2017 – Feb 2020
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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
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Investigated and resolved bug reports and improved server latency and response times
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Developed, oversaw, and deployed multiple applications in several languages
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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
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Worked with multiple teams to define requirements and design custom solutions in a continuous Integration cycle
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Automated processes that saved over 45 hours of engineer time per week
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IgnitionOne
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Oct 2016 – Dec 2017
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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
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Implemented and utilized API services for secure data transfer including PII
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Responsible for developing, implementing, and testing user interfaces from concept to deployment
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Peer reviewed revisions and tested code as part of quality assurance standards
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Wrote documentation for development procedures and audited existing code
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Worked with teams to refine requirements and implement custom solutions for large enterprise clients
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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
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Frameworks: Laravel, Wordpress, Magento, WooCommerce
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Frontend: TailWind, Bootstrap, Vue3, some react, some angular
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Languages: PHP 5+, CSS/LESS/SASS, JavaScript/CoffeeScript, jQuery/AJAX, Python 2+, GO, Rails 4, some nodeJS 6, 12
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Databases: REDIS, MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Mongo, PgVector
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Workflows and Tools: Agile/SCRUM, Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, HipChat), Zoho, Slack |