eRepublic LLC
Lead Developer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in designing and building scalable web and mobile applications using cutting-edge technologies like AWS, Node.js, Vue, PHP, and Laravel. My expertise lies in developer coaching, developer experience, driving innovation, and delivering high-impact, user-centric solutions across diverse modalities.
Projects at eRepublic LLC
GTZenda
2025 - PresentEnterprise document intelligence pipeline that ingests procurement data from AI agents, classifies and normalizes documents using LLM processing, and pushes structured data into a government sales intelligence platform.
PHP
Laravel
Vue.js
TypeScript +6 more 
Architecture Planning
Project Management
Technical Communication +1 more eRepublic Events Portal
2024 - PresentThe eRepublic Events Portal is a platform that allow a deeply integrated experience for eRepublic event attendees and sponsors.
Vue.jsPHP
MySQL
AWS +7 more Architecture PlanningProject ManagementTechnical Communication +1 more Government Navigator
2017 - PresentGovernment Navigator is a go-to-market sales and marketing intelligence platform tailored for state, local, and education IT vendors.
Angular
JavaScriptPHPMySQL +8 more 
Technical LeadershipProject Management
Developer Coaching +3 more Badge Scanner
2017 - PresentBadge Scanner is a native iOS and Android application that allows attendees at eRepublic's events to scan each-other's badges and quickly connect with each other.
IonicAngularTypeScript
Lambda +4 more Architecture PlanningProject ManagementTechnical Communication +2 more eRepublic Registration Management System (ERMS)
2017 - PresentERMS is a Windows and OSX desktop application that allows the management of every aspect of the eRepublic event registration process.
ElectronTypeScriptJavaScript
Node.js +3 more Architecture PlanningProject ManagementTechnical Communication +2 more DevOps Infrastructure Solution
2017 - 2019Engineered comprehensive DevOps solution optimizing workflows and reducing bugs.
DevOpsAWSNode.js
Python
Developer Experience
CI/CD Implementation
Agile Methodologies +2 more eRepublic CMS & Website Solutions
2011 - 2018Built and deployed multiple website and CMS solutions for eRepublic publications.
PHPJavaScriptMySQLAWS
Code Review Process
Junior Developer MentoringAgile Methodologies +1 more Technologies Used at eRepublic LLC
PHPPHP
AdvancedLaravelLaravel
AdvancedVue.jsVue.js
ExpertTypeScriptTypeScript
AdvancedMySQLMySQL
AdvancedAWSAWS
AdvancedLambdaLambda
Intermediate
OpenAIOpenAI
Intermediate
DockerDocker
AdvancedDevOpsDevOps
Advanced
RedshiftRedshift
Intermediate
Salesforce SOQLSalesforce SOQL
IntermediateAngularAngular
AdvancedJavaScriptJavaScript
Expert
OpenSearchOpenSearch
IntermediateMCP
AdvancedIonicIonic
Intermediate
CapacitorCapacitor
Intermediate
CordovaCordova
Intermediate
SQLiteSQLite
ExpertElectronElectron
IntermediateNode.jsNode.js
Advanced
OllamaOllama
IntermediatePythonPython
IntermediateSkills Demonstrated at eRepublic LLC
Architecture PlanningArchitecture Planning
ExpertProject ManagementProject Management
AdvancedTechnical CommunicationTechnical Communication
Expert
Technology EvaluationTechnology Evaluation
Advanced
Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder Management
AdvancedTechnical LeadershipTechnical Leadership
ExpertDeveloper CoachingDeveloper Coaching
ExpertAgile MethodologiesAgile Methodologies
AdvancedDeveloper ExperienceDeveloper Experience
AdvancedCI/CD ImplementationCI/CD Implementation
Advanced
Team BuildingTeam Building
AdvancedCode Review ProcessCode Review Process
ExpertJunior Developer MentoringJunior Developer Mentoring
AdvancedRelated Publications
Articles covering technologies and skills used during my time at eRepublic LLC
Extend Faker in Laravel 11
Sometimes it’s necessary to make your testing data appear as close to the production data as possible. In my case, I wanted more predictable and realistic looking email addresses for system users...
PHPLaravel
Software Architecture; When and How to Use the Adaptor Pattern (with examples in PHP)
In the world of electronics (at least if you’re as old as me) everyone is familiar with the solution to a cable that doesn’t fit, an adaptor! Sometimes more commonly called a ‘dongle’ in modern...
PHPArchitecture Planning
PHP8’s Nullsafe Operator or “Optional Chaining”
In JavaScript this feature is called “optional chaining” where you can reduce the amount of checks that you need to do by chaining accessors with a ?. For example const street = User.address?.street...
PHPJavaScriptTechnical Communication
AI Apps Without Long Term Memory are Useless in 2025
Breaking down the Sliding Window contextIntroductionBuilding an AI Therapy Buddy chat application with long, multi-turn conversations presents a key challenge: how to maintain context and coherence...
AmplifyVue.js +2 more Technical Communication +2 more 
AWS Lays off 14k Workers and Blames it on AI Automation, I call Bullshit.
I believe the layoffs at AWS have less to do with AI automation directly and more to do with their failure to match services like OpenAI and Google in the race to provide AI platforms that just work...
AWSOpenAITechnology Evaluation +2 more 
You Might Be One Rug Pull Away From Crippling Infrastructure Bills
Somewhere around the early 2010s the hot tech news was companies moving their tech off self managed “On Prem” hardware and migrating to the cloud. It was a bright future with promises of high...
AWSDevOps +1 more CI/CD Implementation +2 more