Julian Ptak

I am responsible for the architecture, development and maintenance of all web applications and various technical projects assigned to me. Responsibilities include:

• Full stack development of web sites and applications at various clients including:

• Edward Jones

• Developing complex Angular microfrontends and libraries for high-traffic websites to meet business needs in an agile environment.
• Integrating Google Analytics into an existing codebase to help capture data points to help the business prioritize feature requests.
• Delivering technical talks on advanced tools such as Reactive Programming and RxJS.
• Continuously adding strong unit and integration tests to an Angular codebase using Jest, Karma and Jasmine.
• Paired programming with API engineers to pick up Java Spring Boot to continue adding value as the business priorities shift.
• Mentoring junior engineers, providing documentation and offering engineering advice as needed to help grow other developers along their career path.
• Facilitating conversations on best practices in the Web Chapter and Automation Chapter.
• Training for an Azure certification to assist in a cloud migration.
• Assisting non-technicals in prioritizing refactoring work around feature requests by explaining the impact of business decisions on the codebase and user experience.

• Cox Communications

• End-to-end testing of Express applications using Cypress
• Delivering presentations to non-technical leadership explaining the technical benefits of Test Driven Development
• Responsible for raising code coverage from less than 20% to above 60%.

• Daugherty Business Solutions Internal Projects

• Learning React basics in order to be more easily placed at clients.

I was responsible for the architecture, development and maintenance of all web applications and various technical projects assigned to me. Responsibilities included:

• Full stack development of web sites and applications, including:
• Legacy AngularJS Front-end development for a proprietary Warehouse Management System
• PHP Back-end development on a proprietary CMS and inventory management system called Screen Manager
• Dockerized development environment orchestration, container creation and management
• Linux system administration for all development, test and production environments
• Various ETL scripts for data wrangling
• Creating detailed documentation for all projects assigned to me.
• Researching and scoping technological solutions to business requirements.
• Collaborating in a lean, flexible workflow with other web development team members and business units to deliver feature requests in a high-intensity environment.
• Utilizing Bitbucket Pipelines for automated deployments by engineering secure and reliable Continuous Integration pipelines.
• Refactoring legacy PHP applications and processes into more testable code by following OOP architecture best practices

I was responsible for the architecture, development and maintenance of all web applications and various technical projects assigned to me. Responsibilities included:

• Full stack development of web sites and applications, including:
• Angular 5/6/7 Front-end development and unit testing
• PHP Back-end development and testing
• Zend Expressive/Apigility API development
• PHP and C# SDKs for third-party API consumption
• Google API integration and automation
• Python automation scripts
• Building automated testing suites for all web applications.
• Writing up technical summaries on various strategies and benefits of unit testing.
• Creating detailed documentation for all projects assigned to me.
• Researching and scoping technological solutions to business requirements.
• Collaborating in a lean, flexible workflow with other web development team members and business units to deliver high quality code on tight deadlines.
• Speaking authoritatively through technical talks on cutting edge technologies to keep the development team at the forefront of best practices and new methodologies.
• Administering all aspects of development, test and production Linux environments for all applications.
• Automated deployments by engineering secure and reliable Continuous Integration pipelines with Gitlab CI.
• Refactoring legacy PHP applications and processes into Python using more testable OOP best practices.
• Maintaining legacy Microsoft Excel Add-In Extentions for other departments.

I was responsible for the development and maintenance of all web applications and various technical projects assigned to me as well as managing software development by third-party vendors. Responsibilities included:

• Building and maintaining the Technology Department's internal infrustructure including version control and deployment processes.
• Managing third-party software development vendors to ensure synergy throughout the development cycle.
• Full stack development of web sites and applications built on CMS platforms.
• Writing of technical documentation for both internal and third-party use.

I was responsible for the architecture, development and maintenance for all web applications and various technical projects assigned to me. Responsibilities included:

• Full stack development of web sites and applications, including:
• CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla)
• HTML emails and banners
• Veeva iRep e-Details
• Various PHP Microsites
• Collaborating in a lean, flexible workflow with design, project management and account to deliver elegant solutions on tight deadlines.
• Writing of technical documentation for both internal and third-party use.
• Researching and scoping solutions to client business requirements.
• Delivering technical talks to keep new and emerging technologies at the forefront of the creative process, giving the agency a forward-thinking edge in all things technical.