Andy W

Independent Software Vendor

Self employed / Freelance • Indépendant

Sep 2004 - Present • 22 yrs

• Developed several AI-powered applications. • Developed web applications for clients utilizing the LAMP stack with PHP, MySQL, and Zend framework as well as single-page applications using React/Redux. Clients include: • Pure Oxygen Mobile: Implemented several mobile SEO auditing tools. • Simpaction: Inherited partially finished website from previous developer, fixed and implemented several features and launched website. • Wisconsin Restaurant Association: Cleaned up existing code, ported several forms from Cold Fusion to PHP, and assisted in transferring website to new hosting company. • Power System Engineering: Implemented a customizable dashboard that integrated data from numerous sources for display to end users as charts, graphs, and data tables. • Milio's Subs: Fixed bugs and implemented new features in an existing site. • EvilInnocence Studios: Designed and implemented an e-commerce store based on the Magento platform with several custom modules and enhancements. • Darkwynd Chronicles: Designed and implemented a custom webcomic platform, including a single-page application admin interface in React/Redux. • Licensed technology to a leading company in the hobbyist 3d graphics industry. • Designed, implemented, and released several 3d graphics utility products, which received numerous favorable reviews. Also administered a semi-public beta test, performed technical support for customers, and continued the development life-cycle through several releases. • Designed and implemented a procedural content generation system. • Designed and implemented in-house 3d graphics utilities which reduced product time-to-market by 75 percent. Responsible for all aspects of projects, including design, coding, and testing. • Implemented several custom enhancements to the Magento e-commerce system. • Created a library of reusable 3d graphics components in C++, including classes for object meshes, complex algori

Senior Software Engineer

LeMans Corporation • Temps plein

Jul 2015 - Nov 2024 • 9 yrs 4 mos

◦ Supported LeMans employees by building and maintaining data entry applications. ◦ Maintained over a dozen brand sites powered by WordPress. ◦ Lead the team in developing an API contract between the front-end and middle-tier, standardizing the responses and refactoring the API into a RESTful web service. ◦ Lead designer and front-end architect for several greenfield projects. ◦ Architected a responsive, modularized React/Redux single-page application framework that integrated seamlessly with the legacy framework. ◦ Created several developer tools to automate common workflows. ◦ Developed several proofs of concept to evaluate various technology stacks including Angular and React.

Software Engineer

Weather • Temps plein

Sep 2011 - Nov 2012 • 1 yr 2 mos

• Designed and implemented a weather application library in PHP for use in various weather applications. • Designed and implemented a highly scalable real time severe weather warning service. • Performed extensive load-testing and performance optimization on applications. • Launched web applications via Amazon Web Services.