Carl Olsen

Full Stack Developer

https://unstoppablecarl.github.io/resume

https://github.com/unstoppablecarl/resume

Work Experience

Consultant

Freelance Software Engineer

2022-05-22 - Present

PHP, Laravel, MySql, JS, VueJS, python

  • Web application scalability development and consulting
  • Database and cache optimization
  • Automated testing and CI pipelines

INE

Sr Software Engineer

2021-2-09 - 2022-05-22
https://ine.com/

AWS microservice architecture, PHP, Laravel, MySql, JS, VueJS, webpack

  • Designed and maintained Lumen microservice architecture for user subscription and access management
  • Created realtime microservice error tracking system allowing error propagation tracing across services
  • Created microservice api framework and composer packages for cross service communication updates
  • Created microservice api communication testing framework

404 Media LLC

Dev Team Lead

2019-2-25 - 2019-12-11
https://motionarray.com/

Team Lead, Full stack development, PHP, Laravel, MySql, JS, VueJS, webpack, Algolia, elastic search

  • Coordinated planning, architecture, feature development, and maintenance of motionarray.com . A subscription service library of over 200K video asset files
  • Defined and facilitated development testing practices, code standards, and procedures for remote dev team of 6 across 4 timezones/countries
  • Managed job posting, interview process, and hiring
  • Maintained subscription and content creator payments systems with paypal and stripe

Online Learning Consortium

Senior Software Engineer

2018-5-13 - 2019-02-22
https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/

Full stack development, PHP, Laravel, Drupal, MySql, JS, webpack, React, CouchDB

  • Oversaw migration of distributed company data into a single salesforce location
  • Created applications to support conference logistics
  • Provided technical and software support to company staff
  • Architected content provisioning systems

Fire Engine Red

Senior Software Engineer

2017-09-11 - 2018-05-02
http://fire-engine-red.com

Full stack development, PHP, Laravel, MySql, mariaDB, redis, JS, webpack, VueJS

  • Maintained and developed SAAS CRM that manages large amounts of student relational data for college admissions
  • Collaborated with business staff to design features and create deployment plans
  • Optimized performance of PHP code and MySQL queries for back-end Job Queue execution
  • Helped created code standards and lead discussions to improve code quality and maintainability
  • Designed architecture for front-end Vue components and data transport layer
  • Worked effectively with a large 100% remote team

spark+aster

Senior Software Engineer

2016-09-06 - 2017-06-13
http://spark-and-aster.com

Full stack development, js, PHP, MySql, nodejs

  • Supervised a range of client web projects and applications
  • Developed and executed marking concepts for video and web platforms

e-moxie

Senior Web Developer

2011-08-22 - 2016-07-19
http://emoxie.com

Full stack development, js, PHP, MySql, nodejs

  • Developed and maintained in house content management framework (PHP, MySql)
  • Supervised a wide range of client projects including: ecommerce, custom CMS, document / logistical data tracking and reporting, internal client company operation workflows, HTML5 phonegap apps, complex api development, branding, UX, mobile web apps, video on demand service integration
  • Created project design / development spec and planed execution
  • Worked with a wide range of existing codebases / frameworks in PHP and js

R2integrated

Web Developer

2011-01-07 - 2011-08-20
http://www.r2integrated.com/

Front end web app developer

  • Developed front end code focusing on scalable and maintainable implementations compatible with the mobile web
  • Created or extended custom content management and integration solutions for Dot Net Nuke, Wordpress, and Drupal based websites
  • Developed basic web and native applications for iOS and Android platforms (phonegap)

Nutramax Laboratories, Inc

Web Developer

2009-02-02 - 2011-01-04

Web operations in a C# .NET environment.

  • Front end design, code, and ux
  • Developed content management solutions and workflows for staff using MSSql
  • Managed marketing metrics and reports of web traffic and advertising campaign conversions

Mediamasters

Web Developer

2006-01-01 - 2008-09-07

Client work

  • Worked in a collaborative team environment to create web, print, and video products specializing in very short turnaround time
  • Provided client services by developing design briefs, negotiating contracts, and managing projects

Volunteer

Nodeschool Baltimore

Mentor

2017-11-01 - Present
http://code.org/

Helped teachers and students learn about coding

  • Worked one on one with teachers to prepare them for giving an coding intro lesson to their students

Nodeschool Baltimore

Mentor

2015-03-29 - Present
https://nodeschool.io/baltimore/

Volunteered to help students through a self guided intro to javascript

  • Worked one on one with students to work through parts of the lesson they were struggling with

Digital Harbor Foundation

Volunteer

2015-12-01 - 2015-12-01
http://www.digitalharbor.org/

Volunteered as a coach for the Webslam youth hackathon

  • Worked with youth to develop a wordpress website in one day for a local non-profit

Skills

Leadership

  • Scrum
  • Project Management
  • Architecture
  • Hiring
  • Mentoring

Client

  • HTML5: Canvas, svg, WebGL
  • CSS: Less, Scss
  • Javascript: VueJS, Ember, Backbone, Stampit, d3, Angular
  • NodeJS: Webpack, Gulp, Metalsmith

Server

  • Linux: Apache, nginx, vagrant, homestead
  • PHP: Composer, Laravel, Symfony, Zend
  • NodeJS: sockets, express
  • Cache: redis, memcached

Databases

  • MySql
  • mariaDB
  • msSql
  • Sqlite
  • MongoDB

Systems

  • AWS
  • Blackfire
  • Bugsnag
  • Circle CI
  • S3
  • Sendgrid
  • Stripe
  • Paypal
  • Travis CI

Interests

Travel

3D Modeling and Animation

3D Printing