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Justin Miller, Software Developer in Safety Harbor, FL, United States
Justin Miller

Software Developer in Safety Harbor, FL, United States

Member since March 30, 2014
Justin is a full-stack software engineer with lots of experience in application development and architecture. His skills cross over from the Microsoft stack to the world of open source development such as the LAMP stack. Justin is a fan of keeping things simple—utilizing the best and newest technologies that make sense for each project, modular clean code, and finesse where it fits.
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Portfolio

  • Empire Underwriters
    C#, .NET, MVC, MSSQL, Entity Framework, IIS, Azure, Git, JavaScript, jQuery...
  • Business Database Solutions
    C#, PHP, MSSQL, MySQL, IIS, Apache, Git, MVC, Entity Framework, .NET...
  • Sparxoo
    PHP, MySQL, Apache, WordPress, Linux, JavaScript, jQuery, Photoshop, Git...

Experience

  • PHP, 11 years
  • MySQL, 11 years
  • JavaScript, 11 years
  • C#, 11 years
  • .NET, 5 years
  • Git, 5 years
  • Microsoft SQL Server, 5 years
  • Model View Controller (MVC), 5 years

Location

Safety Harbor, FL, United States

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Visual Studio, Git, TFS

The most amazing...

...thing I've created was a portal that compared insurance rates from different carriers. This required excellent relational database architecture.

Employment

  • CTO

    2014 - PRESENT
    Empire Underwriters
    • Migrated an entire system in Microsoft Access, with its functionality and non-relational data to an existing web application with a relational architecture, using C#, MSSQL, .NET, and IIS.
    • Built a sophisticated web application in the insurance industry that is both customer facing and interally facing, with lots of custom features, using C#, .NET, MVC, MSSQL, Entity Framework, IIS, Azure, Javascript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    • Recovered several different WordPress sites from malicious hacks and safeguarded them for the future.
    • Repaired email/web reputation and deliverability for numerous tainted domains.
    • Wrote PDF and Excel integration for a custom-built web application, using C#, IIS, and .NET.
    Technologies: C#, .NET, MVC, MSSQL, Entity Framework, IIS, Azure, Git, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, Linux, Apache, GIMP, HTML, CSS

  • Software Engineer

    2011 - PRESENT
    Business Database Solutions
    • Added live feed parsing from a data stream that loads real estate into a public-facing application using C#, MSSQL, Git, and Command Line Programming.
    • Built an application for displaying real-time truck driver logs, using C#, .NET, MSSQL, and JavaScript.
    • Created company sites using PHP, JavaScript, custom mobile responsiveness, WordPress, HTML, and CSS.
    • Fixed a PHP engine configuration for a service-industry web application using Apache.
    • Developed a hack to collect Amazon customer information for the client's customers when they purchase their products through Amazon, using JavaScript HTML, and CSS.
    Technologies: C#, PHP, MSSQL, MySQL, IIS, Apache, Git, MVC, Entity Framework, .NET, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, Drupal

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2014 - 2014
    Sparxoo
    • Supervised and wrote the architecture and engineering of a shopping cart system that reserves inventory for users during checkout on a timer configuration; used PHP, MySQL, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    • Built and customized web custom applications for new and existing clients, which were powerful, stable, scalable, and fully mobile responsive; used PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux, WordPress, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    • Enhanced a custom plugin for a brewing company, which better allowed users to manage their members; used PHP, MySQL, Apache, and WordPress.
    • Led web developers/software engineers to build a customized functionality for clients.
    • Built load tests that attempted to overload a web application's resources so vulnerabilities could be found, using JMeter.
    Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Apache, WordPress, Linux, JavaScript, jQuery, Photoshop, Git, HTML, CSS

  • Software Engineer

    2013 - 2014
    Wynright
    • Created a feature for storing warehouse product images the lets a user drag/drop an image file and get it automatically scaled down properly, converted to a base 64 string, and then saved in the database automatically.
    • Built interfaces and the back-end for warehouse management using C#, WPF, .NET, Multithreading, Entity Framework, MSSQL, TFS, MVC, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
    • Added features to a web application and a desktop application which supported side scrolling and tiles that imitated Windows 8 through 10, using C#, .NET, WPF, stored procedures, Entity Framework, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML, and TFS.
    • Wrote algorithms for calculating complex logic to organize warehouse items properly, using C#.
    • Created tile sorting and preset saving for UI interface that was also responsive for all screen resolutions, using C#, MSSQL, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    Technologies: C#, WPF, .NET, MSSQL, Entity Framework, Multithreading, IIS, TFS, MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Photoshop

  • Lead Developer

    2012 - 2014
    Agent Link
    • Custom wrote Interspire email marketer code to handle the email campaigns of more than 1 million recipients without sacrificing speed, as well as changing its software architecture to fit the company's needs; using PHP and MySQL.
    • Created rich custom features for a CMS that included dialing and texting people automatically to remind them of upcoming appointments; using PHP, MySQL, Zend 1 & 2, Tropo, and JavaScript.
    • Built an autodialer server, that successfully dials hundreds of phone numbers simultaneously, with custom configured voicemail detection for a call center; using Linux, CentOS, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl.
    • Wrote web applications with custom built calendars to organize and manage client companies' insurance leads; using PHP, MySQL, Zend 1 & 2, Apache, Tropo, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    • Initiated advanced query-tuning to maximize database performance using MySQL.
    • Created custom code for automated dialing systems using Linux, CentOS, MySQL, PHP, and Perl.
    Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Zend 1 & 2, CentOS, Asterisk, ViciDial, Tropo, Linux, Apache, JavaScript, Perl, Git, SVN, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, GIMP

  • Software Engineer

    2011 - 2012
    AutoLoop
    • Built rich features into existing web applications, using C#, .NET, MVC, MSSQL, Git, SVN, stored procedures, and database shards.
    • Created automation scripts for performing important tasks such as backup compression and secure/explicit FTP transfers, using PowerShell and Command Line Programming.
    • Wrote sophisticated algorithms to generate desired user experience using C#, .NET, Razor, MVC, MSSQL, Git, SVN, and database shards.
    • Built load tests for attempting to overload a web application's resources so vulnerabilities could be found using JMeter.
    • Managed servers for hosting our web applications so performance and resources could be monitored using IIS.
    Technologies: C#, MSSQL, IIS, .NET, Git, SVN, Stored Procedures, JavaScript, JMeter, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Photoshop

  • IT Manager

    2009 - 2011
    California Human Development
    • Developed and programmed an online job-posting system for human resources using PHP, MySQL, Apache, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
    • Built an infinite scrolling section using JavaScript.
    • Created a Facebook integration using HTML and JavaScript.
    • Won newfound trust for the IT department by successfully moving the corporation's 10 major offices of 175+ computers onto an MPLS network cloud, and completely renewing the company website into an interactive and functional portal that is easy to navigate.
    • Surveyed customers, management, and senior management on a periodic basis to ensure concerns are being addressed properly and promptly.
    • Configured and enhanced network performance.
    Technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Apache, Photoshop, HTML, CSS

  • Website Curator & IT

    2007 - 2008
    NASA
    • Wrote a program to process a set of data for thorough analysis using Java.
    • Created an interactive graphic maps using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Photoshop.
    • Built a solid front-end structure for a program's national website.
    • Prepared and maintained systems with governmental safeguards.
    • Supported 40+ users with regular system updates proper security.
    Technologies: Java, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, Photoshop

Experience

  • Coverage Loop (Development)
    http://www.coverageloop.com/

    I built this web application from the ground-up, without help from other engineers, including the mobile responsiveness, the back-end, the database architecture, and the front-end development.

    It uses C#, .NET, the Web API, the Entity Framework, and a MSSQL database.

Skills

  • Languages

    PHP, JavaScript, C#, HTML, CSS, Java, Stored Procedure, Perl

  • Frameworks

    Zend Framework, Entity, .NET, QUnit, Windows PowerShell, Bootstrap

  • Libraries/APIs

    jQuery, Tropo API, jQuery UI

  • Tools

    Git, Subversion (SVN), Microsoft Visual Studio, TFS, Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, SQL Management Studio, Apache, Apache JMeter, Asterisk

  • Paradigms

    Responsive Development, Model View Controller (MVC)

  • Platforms

    WordPress, Windows, Drupal, Azure, NetBeans, Linux

  • Storage

    MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, JSON, PostgreSQL

  • Other

    PSD to HTML, Architecture, Command Line Interface (CLI), Data Migration, IIS, APIs, Front-End Developer, Multithreading, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), WordPress Plugins

Education

  • Concentration in Computer Engineering and Computer Science
    2005 - 2008
    Christopher Newport University - Newport News, VA, USA

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