Senior Backend Engineer with 25+ years building mission-critical infrastructure for US federal agencies, DoD contractors, and global enterprises. PHP / Symfony specialist with deep practice in event-driven microservices, DevOps, and cybersecurity hardening. Track record includes recovering government infrastructure from a state-sponsored cyberattack in 48 hours with zero data loss, delivering 99.9% uptime at NOAA across three colocation centers, and leading a 4-engineer microservices migration at Signa Sports United. Work-authorised in the EU and US. Immediate start, EMEA remote.
Full-stack development on the Emotivoo / Motibook incentive and loyalty platform for CQM Rewards. Multi-client, multi-country, multi-language SaaS serving enterprise loyalty programmes. Authored the V2 MVP0 technical plan covering full platform rewrite. Collaborated with distributed team across Spain using Jira/Confluence workflows.
Scalable PHP backend applications built on clean architecture principles, with automated testing pipelines and performance optimization. Core stack: Symfony, Doctrine ORM, PHPUnit, Docker. Responsible for system architecture decisions, CI/CD pipeline design, and performance profiling.
Led team building scalable microservices architecture for a multi-brand sports retail conglomerate operating across international markets. Implemented AI-driven translation services (reducing manual translation overhead 40%) and CI/CD pipelines. Managed Docker-based deployment across multiple regions.
Full lifecycle development of innovative web platforms in a fast-paced consulting environment. Led from requirements analysis through MVP launch and Go-Live. Collaborated with international, cross-functional teams including Product Owners, researchers, and UX designers in Scrum.
Contracted to House.gov to build and deploy official websites for incoming congressional members via a standardized DevOps pipeline. Automated provisioning of Drupal-based member sites across multiple offices. Architected bulk constituent email broadcast systems managing large-scale district mailing lists.
Security contractor for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA.gov) and Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP.mil). Implemented x.509 certificate infrastructure and PKI-based authentication hardening across DoD web properties to meet federal security standards including STIG baselines and FIPS 140-2 compliance.
Architected a high-availability system across 3 US colocation centers. Automated database replication ensuring zero downtime for millions of users nationwide. Delivered measurable infrastructure cost reductions through consolidation and automation.
Built a real-time data aggregation platform to compile and publish national annual crop yield reports. Integrated Apache Solr for high-speed indexing and Apache Tika for automated document parsing from structured field reports. Replaced manual data entry workflows with a fully automated ingestion pipeline.
Recovered from a state-sponsored cyberattack in 48 hours with no viable backups and live registrations still processing. Forensic investigation, data reconstruction, and full rebuild with hardened multi-tier architecture. Implemented audit logging on every state change and PCI-scoped payment isolation.
Managed the full web presence for a global microfinance organization operating across 20+ countries. Built and maintained their Drupal platform and integrated a PCI-compliant payment gateway for online donations and financial transactions spanning multiple currencies and regulatory jurisdictions.
Built a sophisticated multi-tenant CMS managing 18 consulate microsites with centralized administration, inherited branding, and role-based access control. Enabled non-technical staff at each consulate to manage local content independently while preserving embassy-wide governance.
Custom news aggregation platform processing content from multiple international wire agencies with automated billing and editorial workflow management. Built XML ingestion pipelines and a custom CMS with per-agency content licensing and billing reconciliation.
Built promotional websites for Philips Electronics US and other enterprise clients using BroadVision, Cold Fusion, and Perl. Developed platforms for a DC-based event photography startup, managed the online presence for the Washington Times, built functionality for Food & Watch, and worked with First Book — a nonprofit dedicated to helping children access books and reading.
Network infrastructure support for the US Agency for International Development. First professional role in technology, providing the foundation for a career spanning government, enterprise, and international organisations.