John Finch
Cincinnati,OH
Summary
Technically proficient and meticulous Developer with 15+ years of experience in back-end PHP, JS and Python development, website & e-commerce consulting in area such as: ADA compliance, HIPAA compliance, server security, load balancing / site optimization and interactive systems development. Skilled at ground-up system development, finding unique solutions to complex problems and optimizing performance in complex applications.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Freelance Systems Development, Consulting and Training
Panic Interactive LLC
12.2006 - Current
- Work included web development, in-office network systems administration, web server maintenance and support, app and software development, web systems integration with existing technologies, work process automation and consulting.
- Take on challenging projects that are not commonly available at work
- Completed a wide variety of work and met a lot of great people
- Completed every job successfully on time and never over-budget
- Completed projects with over 60,000 active users daily
Lead Developer & Head of IT
Vehicle Media
12.2010 - 02.2024
- Work included lead of web development and other IT-related departments including network systems administration & consulting
- It was a great job with some great people and work included some notable clients including Waffle House, The Scott Brothers, Kamado Joe and a lot of others
- Effectively managed the entire back-end side of the web development arm of the company alone.
Education
Chatahoochee Technical College - Entertainment Technology
Chatahoochee Technical College
Atlanta, GA06.2006
Skills
- JavaScript
- Python
- Web Services
- C
- HTML5
- CSS
- SQL
- C#
- PHP Specialist
- Kotlin
- Typescript
- JQuery
- Computer Science
- Machine Learning
- Object Oriented Programming
- Devops
- Network Systems Administration
- Consulting
- HIPAA Compliance
- Penetration Testing
- ADA Compliance Testing & Remediation
- Load Balancing
- Cloud Computing
- Mobile App Development
- Linux & Microsoft Web Server Administration
- Natural Language Processing
- Large Language Models
- LLM Text Classification
- LLM Q/A
- LLM Text Summarization
- LLM Zero Shot
- ML Computer Vision
- ML Feature Extraction
- ML Text to Image
- ML Automatic Speech Recognition
- ML Image to Text
- ML Software Development
- ML Audio Classification
- LLM Training
- LLM AI Agents
- Transformers
- LLama
- Chatbots
- Ionic
- Codeigniter
- Laravel
- Wordpress
- Woocommerce
- Shopify Plugins and Template
- REST APIs
- AWS
- GIT
- Stateless Web Applications & Server Technology
- Docusign
- Authorizenet
- Joomla
- Drupal
- Many Node & Python Libraries
- Computer Skills
- Research and analysis
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Research
- Data Management
- Database Management
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving abilities
- Continuous Improvement
- Idea Development and Brainstorming
- Multitasking Abilities
- Programming
- Web application development
- Linux
- Performance Optimization
- Expert Programming
- Technical Writing
- Web Security
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Git proficiency
- Code debugging
- SQL integration
- Documentation Management
- Code Review
- API Integration
- Technical consulting
- API design knowledge
- PHP specialist
Accomplishments
- Achieved development of an ML-assisted parasite identification phone app for veterinarians with accuracy and efficiency.
Certification
- Cisco CCNA
- Comptia A+
- Comptia Network+
Projects
Wafflehouse, https://wafflehouse.com, Backend development and custom code with vehicle media. Backend development for wafflehouse.com including a custom coded nutrition calculator, security hardening and site optimization. Kamado Joe, https://kamadojoe.com, Backend development and management with vehicle media. Completed the development of an ecommerce site and performed site optimization and code review.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Contract WorkPart TimeGig WorkWork Location
RemoteImportant To Me
Flexible work hoursTimeline
Lead Developer & Head of IT
Vehicle Media
12.2010 - 02.2024
Freelance Systems Development, Consulting and Training
Panic Interactive LLC
12.2006 - Current
- Cisco CCNA
- Comptia A+
- Comptia Network+
Chatahoochee Technical College - Entertainment Technology
Chatahoochee Technical College
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