Full-Stack Software Engineer · PHP · Laravel · Vue · SQL

Taylor
Dragoo

Full-stack software engineer with 6+ years turning ambiguous operational problems into production systems for large organizations. I own projects end-to-end from stakeholder discovery and architecture through deployment and optimization. Proven record modernizing legacy systems and delivering measurable business impact. Seeking part-time contract opportunities to deliver production-ready software.

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$40M+ Salary and asset data processed by a financial management platform
30,000+ Students supported by a custom learning management system
25% Performance improvement through caching and SQL optimization

Experience

Aug 2023 — Present

The City University of New York

Full-Stack Software Engineer

  • Replaced an evolving, spreadsheet-driven commencement process with a PHP, Laravel, Vue, and SQL platform, owning architecture through launch and eliminating tens of thousands in annual licensing costs.
  • Built a daily data pipeline tracking 30,000-40,000 student records across historical, current, and upcoming cohorts, replacing weekly registrar spreadsheets and manual uploads.
  • Automated commencement operations for 5,000-10,000 students per cycle with targeted email, configurable RSVPs and surveys, audit logs, participation metrics, and advanced reporting.
  • Evolved the platform over three annual cycles into a feature-complete system used by approximately 12 commencement staff and adopted by several other departments for student-status reporting and CMS-style content management.
Jul 2020 — Nov 2023

University of Oklahoma

Full-Stack Software Engineer

  • Designed and built a financial management platform with PHP, Laravel, Vue, and SQL processing $40M+ in salary and asset data, replacing manual workflows and significantly improving organizational data accuracy.
  • Architected and developed a learning management system with PHP, Laravel, Vue, and SQL from the ground up, supporting 30,000+ students with consistently positive usability feedback.
  • Led modernization of legacy applications by migrating systems to PHP, Laravel, and Vue, containerizing services with Docker and Kubernetes on Azure, and implementing GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, improving deployment speed and overall system reliability.
  • Reduced average page-load time by 25% by profiling slow SQL queries, adding targeted indexes, and caching frequently accessed data.
  • Turned evolving stakeholder requirements into production systems, owning delivery and long-term maintenance.
Oct 2016 — Jun 2020

University of Oklahoma

IT Support Analyst

Delivered high-volume technical support while consistently meeting SLA targets and maintaining strong customer satisfaction.

Skills

Frontend

React, Vue, TypeScript, JavaScript, Redux, Pinia, Tailwind CSS

Backend

PHP, Laravel, Next, Nuxt, REST APIs

Databases

PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, query optimization, performance tuning, caching

Cloud & DevOps

Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Additional

ThreeJS, Unity3D, Godot, Unreal Engine, system architecture

Selected Project

Interactive 3D web application

Baseball Simulation Engine

Strongly typed Statis-Pro rules engine · MLB Stats API · Interactive 3D playback

  • Built an end-to-end browser baseball simulator with a strongly typed Statis-Pro rules engine handling plate appearances, baserunning, innings, scoring, and box-score statistics.
  • Engineered automated player-card and attribute generation from real-world batting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning statistics, then connected simulated results to a 3D presentation layer with animated players, ball trajectories, camera controls, and synchronized scoreboards.

Education

University of Central Oklahoma

B.S.

Bachelor of Science · Applied Technology

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Seeking part-time contract opportunities to deliver production-ready software.

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