Jeremy Brayton

Full Stack Web Developer

Woodstock, Georgia, US
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Summary

I am an accomplished full-stack web developer with over 12 years of expertise, including ten years as a systems administrator. Skilled in several web platforms and technologies, highly focused on workflow efficiency to improve productivity and quality. Ability to quickly adapt to new approaches and solve complicated problems using succinct and legible code. A demonstrated track record of producing successful online applications as a Senior Software Engineer at The reThinkGroup, Inc. Strong communicator and facilitator, capable of establishing productive working relationships with product teams and engineering partners to ensure project success. Passionate about teamwork and mentoring, committed to enabling and developing others to attain their highest potential.

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Skills

  • Technical
    • HTML5
    • JavaScript
    • CSS3
    • Elixir
    • PHP
    • NGINX
    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • Prometheus
  • Frameworks
    • Phoenix Framework
    • Laravel
    • Vue.js
    • React
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Bootstrap
  • Techniques
    • Agile Web Development
    • Agile Methodologies
    • Continuous Integration
    • Continuous Delivery
    • Test automation
    • Responsive web design
    • Payments
    • Subscriptions
    • Global E-commerce
    • Issue and project tracking
    • Monitoring and alerting
    • Web metrics
    • Containerization
    • Virtualization
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Experience

  • The reThink Group, Inc.

    Senior Software Engineer
    • Pioneered foundational REST API, utilized by critical systems such as the Sage warehouse backend and the Shopify e-commerce storefront.
    • Established a customer payment processing system through securing sensitive information within Authorize.net, handling an average of 6500 transactions per month.
    • Oversaw automated testing and deployment strategies, incorporating Gitlab CI with custom Docker containers to diminish execution times from 4 minutes per job to under 1 minute.
    • Strengthened the Orange Materials website by utilizing Digital Ocean Spaces CDN for streaming and downloads, decreasing page loads from upwards of 5 seconds to 300 milliseconds.
    • Improved bespoke product subscriptions by leveraging Stripe subscription webhooks, averaging $20,000 in monthly recurring revenue and processing a total of $375,000 in under 28 months.
    • Revitalized the archiving process for content distribution, tremendously reducing wait times from upwards of 45 minutes per update to an average of under a few minutes.
    • Spearheaded processes that synchronized essential information between the foundational API, critical systems, and third-party services like HubSpot.

  • INTOUCH Interactive

    Senior Software Engineer
    • Implemented customer kiosk systems in HTML5 as single-page applications (SPAs).
    • Assembled REST services to expose POS devices like receipt printers and barcode scanners to web-based kiosk applications.
    • Created a deployment suite to handle the distribution of updated deliverables from our servers to several client machines.
    • Crafted REST services for customer kiosk applications to expose external services like weather forecasting.
    • Enhanced the resiliency of Flash content within SiteKiosk via JavaScript.
    • Transitioned code repositories from Subversion to Git, utilizing submodules to segregate dependencies.

  • Swerdlin & Company

    Software Engineer
    • Expanded web-based protected file transfer for extremely important client documents, introducing bulk transfers and a streamlined user interface.
    • Migrated critical daily trading applications to a modern platform, maintaining feature parity while considerably increasing stability.
    • Replaced an Excel VBA macro that processed timesheet files for billing and payroll purposes, improving reliability and the user experience.
    • Supported the customer service call center desktop application.
    • Integrated Windows service to relocate fragile TAPI line monitoring from customer service machines to dedicated call monitoring servers.
    • Produced an administrative interface used by IT to manage configuration parameters of critical systems.
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Education

  • Computer Science Bachelor (Incomplete)

    Southern Polytechnic State University
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Interests

  • Video games
  • Comedy
  • Soccer
  • Music
  • Anime
  • Time travel
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References

Jeremy is extremely intelligent and very knowledgeable. He is constantly evolving and improving his skills as a Software Engineer. You could call him a jack of all trades but I would consider him an ace of all trades in the software development life cycle. He is always one of the hardest workers in the room. His work ethic is second to none. Also, he is quiet, level-headed, humble, and always willing to help any level of developer. I would recommend him to any development team.

- Tyler Dotson

Jeremy is an extremely bright and capable person. He consistently steps up to take on tough development challenges and his focus on work is outstanding. Jeremy's development skills are very senior and I can easily recommend him for his ability to push through important projects.

- Bryan (Andy) Weaver