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Kaz Michael Karl

Atlanta,US

Summary

  • 20+ years of professional graphic design and web development experience, and still constantly pick up new technologies, ergo the large skillset.
  • Mostly consulting with high-profile, name-brand, mission-critical projects, including design, development, social media and mobile web. In other words, a jack of all trades; an encyclopedic webster.
  • Verbal and social skills unusual for a techie, along with tech / team lead experience, mentoring, client soft skills, requirements gathering, proposal writing, RFP and RFI development, technical writing, et cetera, and therefore also open to managerial opportunities.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Lead Architect

Cox Communications via Accenture
11.2021 - 01.2024
  • Develop greenfield risk and issue management dashboard using JavaScript, PHP, CSS, HTML, with Bootstrap and jQuery, with Excel.js, and a transition to CSR React. Develop and maintain existing R&I forms and interface using the same. Maintain SharePoint data management system, including Power Apps and Automate. Maintain and develop brownfield Excel data entry and reporting systems with VBA and macros. Light DBA with MS SQL Server. Light administration of Azure VMs. Heavy git repo management
  • JavaScript, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL, React, Bootstrap, code refactoring, node.js, jQuery, SharePoint, Jira, ChatGPT, MS SQL Server, Azure, IIS, Photoshop

Lead Architect

State of Wisconsin, via Deloitte
02.2021 - 07.2021
  • Helped lead front end development for Wisconsin state website, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Provided essential leadership to a dozen Salesforce developers who did not fully understand CSS and JavaScript. Hand-coded some pure JavaScript functionality to provide features missing from the Salesforce framework, including a purely client-side PDF creation system to meet special security requirements for documents, using pdf-lib. Some git repo management.
  • JavaScript, CSS, HTML, SQL, node.js, Visual Studio Code, Salesforce, Git, Kreator, pdf-lib

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Labor Staffing Inc.
05.2019 - 12.2020
  • Created a mobile and web-based app, to hire temp workers for major national staffing company, using JavaScript, C# with ASP.NET, MS SQL Server, and other technologies, including PHP with WordPress on secondary site, coding and leading a small team. Also data mining, refactoring, SEO, et cetera.
  • ASP.NET, C#, HTML, JavaScript/ECMAScript 6, Bootstrap / 960.gs, Cordova/Ionic, SVN/Subversion, CSS, node.js, ReSTful development, OAuth 2, SaaS, extensive stored procedures, Photoshop and Illustrator, Subversion, DocuSign and PandaDoc APIs, Postman, Docker

Lead Web Engineer

Lenovo
04.2020 - 07.2020
  • Hand-code a Chrome extension to allow Chromebooks to protect school laptops that were sent home, by detecting and blocking dangerous or adult websites using a secure API.
  • Chrome extension APIs, HTML, hand-coded JavaScript, ReSTful APIs, OAuth, Git, CSS, PhotoShop

Web Architect

YLDist
11.2016 - 12.2019
  • Support and expand WordPress multisite servers, hosting thousands of websites for YLDist’s customers. Program custom code with PHP and JavaScript, manage plugins, e-commerce with PayPal and WooCommerce, MySQL database, Apache services and site management, also overseeing 1 to 2 other developers. Some interface and graphic design.
  • Heavy PHP and also refactoring, HTML, hand-coded JavaScript, jQuery, Git, CSS, SaaS, some perl, shell scripting, OAuth 2.0, heavy Photoshop, some Illustrator, full stack LAMP, Shopify

Lead Architect

Comcast via Judge Group
03.2015 - 11.2016
  • Develop browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox Webextensions using JavaScript, JSON, HTML, and CSS. Use the suite of browser-specific plugin APIs, ReSTful APIs, OAuth 2.0. These plugins warn users if they go to a dangerous or pirate website, with a number of other features.
  • HTML, JavaScript, Chrome, Safari, & Firefox Extension Development, Git, CSS, PhotoShop

Full Stack Engineer

Avaya
06.2014 - 01.2015
  • Front end/UI and Server-side development with JavaScript/CSS/HTML, especially with jQuery/JSON/AJAX, Angular.js, Bootstrap.js and PHP on Apache and IIS, and MS SQL Server. Part of a long-running team on a complex custom environment, tech lead with heavy mentoring.
  • JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, Bootstrap.js, Angular.js, node,js, Apache, Adobe Photoshop, MS SQL Server, Microsoft IIS

Full Stack Engineer

Caesar's Palace via OSG Global
09.2013 - 02.2014
  • Analyze software options, then conduct front end/UI development with JavaScript/CSS/HTML, especially with jQuery/JSON/AJAX, Angular/Backbone, and server-side MVC/C# .NET and SQL Server work, in a Scrum environment. Conduct intensive QA testing, all for hotel booking engine website.
  • HTML, hand-coded JavaScript, CSS3, jQuery, node.js, backbone.js, Angular, SQL, C#.NET, E-Commerce, Microsoft Visual InterDev / Studio, MS SQL Server, Microsoft IIS

Front-End Engineer

Ubisense, via Oxford International
06.2013 - 09.2013
  • Heavy refactoring of UI code, especially the rewrite (using {less}) of a poorly-developed CSS class structure, also hand-coded JavaScript, HTML, bootstrap, Angular, media streaming.
  • HTML, SQL, CSS modules, LESS/Sass, AWS, hand-coded JavaScript, Java

Full Stack Developer

Smartcrowdz.com
01.2013 - 05.2013
  • Heavy refactoring of UI code, especially the rewrite (using {less}) of a poorly-developed CSS class structure, also hand-coded JavaScript, HTML, bootstrap, Angular, media streaming. Took over Java role partway through project.
  • HTML, SQL, CSS modules, LESS/Sass, AWS, hand-coded JavaScript, Java

Software Engineer

Federal Reserve
05.2012 - 11.2012
  • Advanced JavaScript programming, using jQuery and YUI, in a newScale and Remedy environment. Web 2.0 techniques, AJAX/JSON data transfer.
  • HTML, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, jQuery/YUI, newScale, Remedy, AJAX, JSON

Senior Web Develooer

AT&T
10.2011 - 02.2012
  • Convert existing network apps into websites, using very advanced JavaScript/JSON, CSS/XHTML, on the front end, and PHP/perl as middleware, using plSQL and Oracle on the back end, very light C/C++, design for mobile devices, including asset tracking/CMMS system.
  • HTML, SQL, PHP/Perl, JavaScript, CSS, MS SQL Server, Microsoft IIS, Apache

Senior Web Develooer

Charter Communications
02.2011 - 06.2011
  • Design responsive, JSON/AJAX-based website interface, with PHP for asset tracking/CMMIS and other tasks.
  • HTML, SQL, JavaScript, Oracle, Sybase, CSS, JSON/AJAX, PHP, CMMIS, refactoring

Senior Web Developer

Boeing
10.2010 - 01.2011
  • Design and develop e-commerce website for the new 787 jetliner. Extensive use of AJAX/jQuery/JavaScript, CSS, HTML, XML, Object Oriented PERL, responsive drag & drop interface design, and code refactoring.
  • HTML, SQL, hand-coded JavaScript, Oracle, Sybase, CSS, jQuery, JSON, AJAX, OO Perl, jQuery, responsive design, code refactoring

Senior Web Developer

InfoTech
06.2010 - 09.2010
  • Front end/UI development with JavaScript/jQuery, CSS, HTML, JSON/AJAX, and significant MVC.NET / C# .NET development, with SQL Server work.
  • HTML, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, VBScript/ASP.NET, MVC.NET, Microsoft Visual InterDev / Studio, CSS, MS SQL Server, Microsoft IIS

Education

Computer Programming Certification - Computer Programming and electronics

CAVC
Collinsville, Illinois

Certification - React Native / Redux / Next.js

FreeCodeCamp
San Francisco, CA

No Degree - Computer Science

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

MCSD - C#.NET

TechSkills
Saint Louis, MO

Skills

  • Mighty in Full Stack Web Development: Hand-coded JavaScript (ECMAScript 2023), React, jQuery development & plugin creation, nodejs, Angular, bootstrap, ReSTful/SOAP services/SaaS, browser extension development, HTML, CSS, AJAX/JSON, TypeScript, PHP/perl, Cake, Laravel, Python, VBScript, VB / MVC / ASP / C# NET, Java, nodejs, e-commerce technologies, Cold Fusion, LAMP/WAMP, full stack Java and NET development, Expert with APIs for: Facebook, Twitter, Google, PayPal, DocuSign/PandaDoc Sharepoint, Jira, Cloud computing (Azure/AWS)/PaaS, shell scripting, batch/powershell, AppleScript, regex, DevOps, Docker, Postman, Git repo management
  • Artistic UX / UI / Web/ Graphic Design: Adobe CC: Especially Photoshop, but also Illustrator, After Effects, and the rest GIMP, SEO/search engine optimization, wireframes, full UI/UX development
  • Immune to: Poison ivy and bee stings, and able to hold my breath for 150 seconds
  • Management Skills of Wisdom and Truth: Team leadership, Mentoring, requirement gathering, proposal writing, full lifecycle experience / SDLC, agile (including scrum and XP) and waterfall
  • Horrible: in around eight spoken/written languages, including German, Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, Arabic, and Sanskrit Conversely, replete with a sesquipedalian lexicon in English
  • Super Social Media Development: WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, and Google APIs and developmentbut experienced with internationalization of websites
  • Master of Mobile Development: Android, iPhone/iOS, Windows Phone, Sencha, Ionic, PhoneGap, Cordova
  • Walk the Earth: Meet people, get into adventures Well, I have studied Shaolin kung fu
  • Dom of Data Management: SQL, XML, CSV, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, stored procedures, ExcelJS, spreadjs, sheetjs
  • Natural Intelligence with Machine Learning: Involved in AI development theory for twenty years, recent expertise with model prompting, programming

Certification

C#.NET MCSD

FCC Certification: React, Redux, Next.js

Accomplishments

  • Architect in development and testing of major hotel booking engine
  • Boeing Excellence in Achievement award as part of "four musketeers" team developing 767 aircraft sales website
  • Mentored team of 12 developers on advanced JavaScript/CSS development
  • Developed high-volume, front-facing websites, and mission-critical internal corporate web systems
  • Linux Guru: When I started using Linux when I was a wee lad in 1992, the kernel was in alpha, X was an experiment that didn’t even have a window manager, and Slackware did not yet exist. Considerable open source experience, including Mozilla (now called Firefox).
  • Award-winning Wikipedian, 10,000 edits, featured list, DYK, Curator Barnstar, Autopatrolled, similar cred with genius.com. Created articles include: React Fiber, ice cream float, Moultrie flag, Cyberpunk, and Segregated Witness.

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
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thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementWork from home option

Software

JavaScript

HTML

CSS3

PHP (Laravel, Cake, Wordpress)

NET (C#, ASP, MVC)

React (Native, Redux)

Nodejs

Bootstrap

JQuery

Browser extension development

SASS/LESS

E-Commerce

LAMP

Perl

APIs (Google, Twitter, Docusign, PandaDoc)

Sharepoint

Jira

Adobe Photoshop

Cloud Computing (Azure, AWS)

Shell Scripting / Batch Scripting / Powershell

Postman

Docker

Salesforce

Ionic / Cordova / Phonegap / Sencha

SQL (stored procedures)

MS SQL Server

MySQL / PosgreSQL

Excel Macros / VBA

Git Repo Management

Angular

Python

Timeline

Lead Architect

Cox Communications via Accenture
11.2021 - 01.2024

Lead Architect

State of Wisconsin, via Deloitte
02.2021 - 07.2021

Lead Web Engineer

Lenovo
04.2020 - 07.2020

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Labor Staffing Inc.
05.2019 - 12.2020

Web Architect

YLDist
11.2016 - 12.2019

Lead Architect

Comcast via Judge Group
03.2015 - 11.2016

Full Stack Engineer

Avaya
06.2014 - 01.2015

Full Stack Engineer

Caesar's Palace via OSG Global
09.2013 - 02.2014

Front-End Engineer

Ubisense, via Oxford International
06.2013 - 09.2013

Full Stack Developer

Smartcrowdz.com
01.2013 - 05.2013

Software Engineer

Federal Reserve
05.2012 - 11.2012

Senior Web Develooer

AT&T
10.2011 - 02.2012

Senior Web Develooer

Charter Communications
02.2011 - 06.2011

Senior Web Developer

Boeing
10.2010 - 01.2011

Senior Web Developer

InfoTech
06.2010 - 09.2010

Computer Programming Certification - Computer Programming and electronics

CAVC

Certification - React Native / Redux / Next.js

FreeCodeCamp

No Degree - Computer Science

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

MCSD - C#.NET

TechSkills

Additional Information

Previous Projects

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, MD Senior Web Developer

IRS, Alexandria, VA Senior Web Developer

AOLTV Set-Top Box, Gaithersburg, MD Senior Web Developer

CareerBuilder.com, Reston, VA Senior Web Developer

Department of Defense, Bowie, Maryland Senior Web Developer

Motley Fool, Alexandria, Virginia Senior Web Developer

Black & Decker, Towson, Maryland Web Developer

NOAA, Silver Spring, Maryland Senior Web Developer

Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, Laurel, Maryland Senior Webmaster / Developer

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
German
Elementary
French
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary
Latin
Limited Working

Interests

Machine Learning

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