Senior Backend Engineer with 25+ years building mission-critical infrastructure for US federal agencies, DoD contractors, and global enterprises. Specialist in PHP, Docker, PKI security, Drupal, and complex data pipelines. Track record includes recovering government infrastructure from a state-sponsored cyberattack in 48 hours with zero data loss, delivering 99.5% uptime at NOAA across three colocation centers, and hardening PKI across DoD web properties. Fixed-price contracts. US & EU clients.
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.
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.