Layton Everson

**** * *** *, **. George, UT ***** 801-***-**** acz2tt@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A talented senior level PHP developer with 12 years’ experience specializing in back end web application development. A believer in quality code, an Agile team player, a leader by example, and a developer with loads of experience writing large, tailored business applications.

Skills & Abilities

PHP

Experienced coding applications in Zend Framework 2, Symfony, CakePhp, and others. Writes clean, object oriented code, always obeying coding standards. Skilled in building integrations, consuming APIs, as well as creating APIs. Excellent architect who creates code that can scale.

DATABASE

A fan of Doctrine2 ORM. Writes advanced SQL queries. Understands indexing, foreign keys, complex joins, and data entity relationships. Enjoys working from well-planned database diagrams, the data is the foundation of an application.

SERVERS AND DEPLOYMENT

Configures scalable Linux servers for easy, on demand deployment. Excellent with GIT and branch management. Very comfortable in a console.

TEAMWORK & LEADERSHIP

Knows Agile methodologies. An excellent resource to anyone on the team. Excellent candidate to assists with structing a team, implementing policies and procedures, setting team standards and implementing good practices.

Experience

SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER & CONSULTANT LODGABLE JULY 2016 – MARCH 2017

Assisted in development of Lodgable, an application built for managing vacation rentals and reservations.

Helped implement Agile SCRUM methodologies, product documentation, team policies and good coding practices.

MANAGER, LEAD DEVELOPER THOMAS ARTS JAN 2015 – SEPT 2015

Managed a team of developers responsible for creating and maintaining projects for Fortune 100 and larger companies.

Implemented policies and procedures defining development workflows, coding standards, and department policies.

Assisted account teams with scoping, planning, and bidding various types of web projects including email campaigns, high demand consumer facing website, specialized search tools, etc.

Studied Agile SCRUM methodologies and assisted with implementation and training throughout production teams.

DEVELOPER & SOFTWARE ARCHITECT EXPRESS MEDIA MAR 2014 – JAN 2015

Planned, designed, built, and maintained an application which allowed customers to submit information for legal documents. The application managed customers as they were strategically routed through sales departments and fulfillment.

DEVELOPER AND IT DIRECTOR MYCREDITCOMPANY.COM OCT 2011 – APR 2014

Built and maintained a custom CRM application that managed customers from sale through fulfillment of the credit repair process.

Managed all IT related departments.

DEVELOPER AND IT DIRECTOR MYCREDITCOMPANY.COM MAR 2007 – OCT 2011

Built websites and software for generating and tracking leads. Create prospect management systems for customer service and reporting. Built over 20 websites in several market verticals. Managed servers and websites receiving 100k hits per hour at peak times.

Built several, 20 or more, different applications including membership websites, marketing sites, lead generation sites, lead management systems, etc.