Web Résumé
Dan Jones
Fort Bend, TX 77069
+1 (704) 326-1626 •
Summary
Web developer with broad experience in both large (educational and commercial) and small(commercial) websites. Designed custom web applications from the ground up, and modified existing open-source applications to meet specific needs. Effective communicator, with experience researching and writing content for educational websites. Social media expertise maintaining Facebook and Twitter accounts for educational institution, and building Facebook applications.
Skills include:
- HTML
- CSS
- SCSS
- JavaScript
- vue.js
- jQuery
- AJAX
- React
- PHP
- MySQL
- Laravel
- Yii
- Wordpress
- Git
- Grunt
- node.js
- golang
- MongoDB
- Apache
- Linux
- Docker
- AWS
- Google App Engine
Work History
Began building websites in the late nineties. Primarily self-taught.
Please note: some of the following links are outdated. I'm working on redirecting them to a functional cached version of each of these.
GRIN
Principal Software Engineer
August 2021 - presentPrincipal full-stack developer for SaaS company in creator marketing. Laravel, PHP, PHPUnit, MySql, mongodb, Vue
BubbleUp
Senior Web Developer
February 2020 - July 2021Senior Developer for marketing firm with clients in multiple industries. Sites range from low traffic, to extremely high. Yii, WordPress, PHP, MySQL, AWS, Drupal, custom sites
HealthLabs / Starfish
Project Manager/Tech Lead
October 2017 - January 2020Lead for API project. Developed Laravel-based API for document management service. Managed team. Set goals. Ensured development was on track. Laravel/Lumen, PHP, PHPUnit, MySQL, Google Cloud Platform, Google App Engine, Google Cloud SQL, mongodb, redis, Google Datastore, Google Cloud Storage
Senior Full-Stack Developer
July 2016 - October 2017Full-stack development for multiple websites in the health industry, including STDCheck, HealthLabs, UTI Treatment. PHP, PHPUnit, MySQL, Laravel, Eloquent, Javascript, jQuery, AngularJS, React
University of Texas Coding Bootcamp
Instructor
October 2016 - May 2017Taught Full-stack coding bootcamp. Six month program to introduce students to basics of full-stack MERN development. HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, APIs, AJAX, Node, Express, MySQL, sequelize, MongoDB, mongoose, PHP, Laravel, Python, React, React-Native
Server Monkey
Back-end web developer
November 2015 - July 2016Develop Magento-based eCommerce site PHP, MySQL, Magento, XML, Javascript, jQuery
- Extend functionality of current site
- Modify existing site plugins to better fit workflow of sales team.
Hubbard Radio – WTOP/Federal News Radio
Back-end web developer
July 2010 - November 2015- Wordpress Closings Plugins Wordpress, PHP
- Wordpress plugin to display school, business, and government closings during inclement weather.
- Includes login system for schools to close schools without newsroom involvement
- Allows newsroom users to change/modify/delete school-created closings if necessary
- Permission system to give users specific rights to modify individual closings, all closings, or administer the system
Two website redesigns [https://wtop.com/ and https://federalnewsradio.com/] Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Memcache, etc.
Took part in complete redesign of two separate websites, twice.
NewsQ PHP, MySQL, Memcache, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, SocialMedia
- Designed MySQL database to store data about social ranking of stories on website.
- Wrote application to fetch data from various social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc.) in order to rank stories according to popularity.
- Integrated into Memcache to reduce server load.
- Created front-end resources to display data.
- Wordpress Closings Plugins Wordpress, PHP
University of Texas – Mechanical Engineering Department
Programmer/Services Assistant
May 2008 - May 2010Maintained website, wrote news stories, and oversaw a number of projects to improve the website
Freelance Projects, etc.
Dan and Kali PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Designed and built from scratch own wedding website. Some PHP/MySQL for reservations. JQuery for photo album. Some CSS3.
Joe Stryker Wordpress, AJAX, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS
Designed and built website for independent Internet show. Site is built with Wordpress, using a custom-built theme. Some PHP plugins built for the site. Built custom Ajax/DOM effects to improve viewability/response time.
V&S Construction PHP, HTML, CSS
Designed and built from scratch website for local construction company. XHTML 1.0 with some Javascript. CSS2.
Dave's Pest Control HTML, CSS, Javascript
Designed and built from scratch website for local pest control company. XHTML 1.0 with some Javascript. CSS2.
Code Samples
Education
- Bachelor of the Arts in Theater and Dance
- University of Texas
- University Honors
- 2004 – 2008
- Austin, TX