# 🧑‍💻 Dan Jones

Software Engineer and Architect

🏠 Fort Bend, TX 77069 📞 +1 (704) 326-1626 📧 [dan@danielrayjones.com](mailto:dan@danielrayjones.com) 🌐 [https://danielrayjones.com/](https://danielrayjones.com/) 📍 Open to remote positions

## Objectives

Strategic and results‑driven Solution Architect with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high‑availability systems across cloud and on‑prem environments. Proven expertise in cloud architecture (AWS/GCP), microservices, and API‑driven platforms with a strong background in Go, PHP, Node.js, and Python. Adept at modernizing legacy systems, defining reference architectures, and leading cross‑functional engineering teams to implement innovative solutions that accelerate business outcomes.

## Skills

- **Architecture & Cloud**: Microservices • Event‑Driven Systems • REST • Domain‑Driven Design • CI/CD • Containers (Docker, Podman) • AWS • GCP • Back-end Architecture
- **Leadership & Delivery**: Technical Vision & Roadmaps • Mentorship • Agile / Scrum • Cross‑Functional Collaboration • Product Development • Problem Solving • Communication
- **Languages & Frameworks**: Go • PHP (Laravel, Wordpress) • Python • Javascript (node.js, Vue.js, React) • HTML • CSS (SCSS)
- **Databases & Tools**: MySQL • Mongodb • Linux • Git

## Work Experience

**Senior Consultant** / [Oteemo](https://oteemo.com/)   
September 2024 - present

- Senior Engineer on the US Air Force [Platform One](https://p1.dso.mil/) Vulnerability Assessment Tracker, enhancing security posture and reducing critical vulnerabilities by 15% in a hardened Docker registry.
- Architected migration of monolithic infrastructure to microservices, improving scalability and maintainability.
- Mentored and led junior developers; conducted interviews and code reviews.
- Developed AI‑driven container hardening integration for DefectDojo to automate vulnerability remediation.

Used: go, microservices, node, MySql, React, Docker

**Principal Software Engineer** / [LenderHomePage](https://lenderhomepage.com)   
August 2024 - September 2024

- Developed and maintained critical backend services for mortgage lending platform, ensuring high availability and data integrity.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate new features and optimize existing workflows.

Used: Laravel, PHP, microservices, MySql

**Principal Software Engineer/Back-end Architect** / [GRIN](https://grin.co/)   
August 2021 - May 2024

Principal Engineer and Architect at social media SaaS company

- Designed and led implementation of distributed microservices architecture in Go, enabling horizontal scalability and improved platform stability.
- Implemented unit testing framework and CI automation, reducing defect rates and deployment time by 30%.
- Recommended architectural strategies and supervised architectural changes using domain-driven design, leading to a 20% improvement in system performance and scalability.
- Conducted architectural reviews, supervised refactoring of core services, and introduced event‑driven integrations.
- Mentored engineering staff and led training on modern development methodologies.
- Interviewed prospective new hires
- Expanded platform with multiple Vue components

Used: Laravel, PHP, go, microservices, PHPUnit, MySql, mongodb, Vue

**Senior Web Developer** / [BubbleUp](https://www.bubbleup.net/)   
February 2020 - July 2021

Senior Developer for marketing firm with clients in multiple industries. Sites range from low traffic, to extremely high.

Used: Yii, WordPress, PHP, MySQL, AWS, Drupal, custom sites

**Project Manager/Tech Lead** / [Raven](https://www.raven.com/)   
October 2017 - January 2020

Lead for API project. Developed Laravel-based API for document management service.

- Partner with CEO to develop technical vision
- Articulate vision to stakeholders
- Supervised team of five developers
- Mentored and encouraged junior developers
- Ran weekly Scrum meetings

Used: 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** / [Analyte Health](https://www.analytehealth.com/)   
July 2016 - October 2017

Full-stack development for multiple websites in the health industry, including [STDCheck](https://www.stdcheck.com/), [HealthLabs](https://www.healthlabs.com), [UTI Treatment](https://www.utitreatment.com/).

- Spearheaded significant code refactor, leading to a 30% reduction in technical debt and improved maintainability.
- Developed secure applications, compliant with HIPAA regulations
- Built frontend components in AngularJS and React

Used: PHP, PHPUnit, MySQL, Laravel, Eloquent, Javascript, jQuery, AngularJS, React

**Bootcamp Instructor** / Trilogy Education in association with the University of Texas   
October 2016 - May 2017

Taught Full-stack coding bootcamp. Six month program to introduce students to basics of full-stack MERN development and computer science principles.

Used: Eucation, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, APIs, AJAX, Node, Express, MySQL, sequelize, MongoDB, mongoose, PHP, Laravel, Python, React, React Native

**Back-end web developer** / [Server Monkey](https://servermonkey.com/)   
November 2015 - July 2016

Develop Magento-based eCommerce site

Used: PHP, MySQL, Magento, XML, Javascript, jQuery

**Back-end web developer** / Hubbard Radio   
July 2010 - November 2015

Web developer (primarily focused on back-end) for two major news organizations: [**WTOP**](https://wtop.com/) and [**Federal News Radio**](https://federalnewsradio.com/)


- [*WTOP StormDesk Closings*](https://wtop.com/closings-and-delays/)
  
  - Wordpress plugin to display school, business, and government closings during inclement weather.
  - Includes login system for schools to close schools without newsroom involvement
  - Permission system to give users specific rights to modify individual closings, all closings, or administer the system
- [*NewsQ*](https://web.archive.org/web/20120113121324/https://wtop.com/?sid=2185984&nid=719&node=1)
  
  - 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.
  - Created front-end resources to display data.

Used: PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, MySQL, Memcache

**Programmer** / [University of Texas – Mechanical Engineering Department](https://www.me.utexas.edu/)   
May 2008 - May 2010

Maintained website, wrote news stories, and oversaw a number of projects to improve the website<span class="noprint">, including:</span>

- [*Senior Design Projects Database*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090326150754/https://www.me.utexas.edu/sdp/previousprojects.php)
  
  - Designed MySQL database to hold information about past Senior Design Projects Built from scratch front-end to search database and display information.
- “Intranet” site
  
  - Built Wordpress site to host department updates, and information specifically for faculty and staff.
  - Created custom Wordpress theme to match theme of the main site.
- [*About Section*](https://web.archive.org/web/20100609155029/http://www.me.utexas.edu/about/)
  
  - Created entire section of website for recruiting purposes.
  - Did extensive research.

Used: PHP, XHTML, HTML Forms, Wordpress, CSS, Writing

Selection of assorted freelance projects

- [*Dave’s Pest Control*](https://web.archive.org/web/20010719153431/http://www.davespestcontrol.com/)
- [*Dan and Kali*](https://web.archive.org/web/20110201140251/http://danandkali.com/)
- [*Joe Stryker*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090428115520/http://joestryker.com/)

## Selected Open Source Projects

- [ezcache](https://pkg.go.dev/codeberg.org/danjones000/ezcache): Dead simple in-memory caching library for Go, designed to improve application performance by reducing database load and API calls.
- [nomino](https://pkg.go.dev/codeberg.org/danjones000/nomino): Go library for random filename generation, useful for creating unique identifiers and preventing naming conflicts.
- [gin error middleware](https://pkg.go.dev/codeberg.org/danjones000/gin-error-handler): A middleware for Go Gin framework and wrapper functions to make handling errors easier and more idiomatic, improving API robustness.
- [Responsable Errors](https://pkg.go.dev/codeberg.org/danjones000/responsable-errors): A small Go library that provides errors that can be more useful in the context of a web app. The heart of gin error middleware, it enables structured and user-friendly error responses.
- [droplogger](https://gitlab.com/danjones000/droplogger): Python logging application especially suited for life-logging with IFTTT and Dropbox, providing automated personal data collection.
- [my-log](https://codeberg.org/danjones000/my-log/): A work-in-progress complete rewrite of droplogger in Go, aiming for improved performance and maintainability.
- [strip-beats](https://codeberg.org/danjones000/strip-beats): Go CLI app for transforming a folder of music videos and music files, with semi-automatic tagging and a user-friendly TUI, streamlining media organization. *This is a work in progress. Not yet fully functional.*
- [Object Spy](https://packagist.org/packages/danjones000/object-spy): PHP debugging library that makes it easy to inspect private properties and methods without using reflection, simplifying complex debugging tasks.
- [http go status](https://codeberg.org/danjones000/http-go-status): Super simple web server that just returns the HTTP status you ask for, useful for testing and debugging HTTP client behavior.

## Education

**Bachelor of the Arts - Theater**

August 2004 - May 2008

University of Texas at Austin