Loren Klingman
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Loren has over 10 years of experience developing PHP for clients in a variety of industries. He specializes in PHP, HTML, and JavaScript using platforms such as Laravel, Yii, jQuery, AngularJS, MySQL, and SQL Server. Loren also works with data in Elasticsearch for highly scalable and fast response times. Loren prides himself on being able to turn client requirements into efficient and high-quality software solutions.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Git, PhpStorm, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was a fully custom clock, scheduling, and training management system for event coordination at Clemson University.
Work Experience
Manager of Data and Analytics
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Managed data and reporting, including helping to find incorrect records and merging spouses.
- Implemented continuous delivery tools such as Jenkins and PHPUnit for our information portal.
- Worked with EC2 and Elasticsearch to provide a data back-end for app development.
- Maintained our web information portal.
- Coordinated projects with various departments to ensure the end product met their needs.
Owner
Klingman Design, LLC
- Established a business using strong programming abilities and entrepreneurial interests.
- Developed custom Content Management Systems in PHP and MySQL.
- Consulted on website design and programming.
- Worked with clients all over the US for website needs.
- Created a custom family gathering menu signup script.
Web Programmer
International Nonprofit
- Designed website management systems for our 7 affinity and 4 story websites given user requirements.
- Managed website software for the Asia region.
- Worked with users and designers around the world to ensure software met specifications.
- Ensured websites render properly and in had good design on phones, tablets, and desktops with Bootstrap.
- Debugged and fixed existing WordPress sites.
Director of Technology Development
TigerPaw Productions at Clemson University
- Created and managed updates for an event management system, Vencidi. Vencidi managed over 1,000 crew calls per year and 500 employees.
- Oversaw two additional employees who program Vencidi.
- Expanded Vencidi to handle new features and more areas on campus.
- Solved integration problems to work with the university login system and training quiz system.
Experience
Laravel Race Conditions
Skills
Languages
PHP, CSS, HTML, Java, HTML5, Sass, Less, SQL, JavaScript
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, React, jQuery UI
Frameworks
Spring 5, Bootstrap, Bootstrap 3, Laravel, Laravel 5, Yii, PHPUnit, AngularJS
Tools
Amazon CloudFront CDN, PhpStorm, Git, Jenkins, Google Compute Engine (GCE), Google Analytics, NGINX, Apache, GitHub
Platforms
Linux, Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, MacOS, Amazon EC2
Storage
Elasticsearch, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Google Cloud Spanner, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Other
CAS, ExpressionEngine
Education
Master of Science Degree in Computer Science
Clemson University - Clemson, SC
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Clemson University - Clemson, SC
Certifications
Google Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
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