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Hi, my name is

Jeff Conaway.

I build things for the web.

I'm a full stack software engineer specializing in designing and developing exceptional, high-quality websites and applications. Currently available for remote web development opportunities on diverse and interesting projects.

About Me

Hey there! I'm a software engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of engineering and design. I build exceptional websites and web apps that provide intuitive, pixel-perfect user interfaces while also being scalable and efficient behind the scenes.

I enjoy constantly learning and improving my skills with the technologies that keep evolving in this ever-changing field!

Here's just a few of the things I'm experienced with:

  • Javascript
  • HTML & CSS3
  • PHP
  • NodeJS
  • Laravel
  • VueJS
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery
  • Symfony
  • React
  • SQL (MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and all future versions of SQL)
  • Linux
  • Apache
  • Nginx
  • Elasticsearch
  • Redis
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenFaaS
  • Gatsby
  • Python
  • Rest APIs
  • Database Design & Administration
  • SQL performance tuning
  • AWS APIs (EC2, S3, SES, SNS, Lambda, RDS)
  • C#
  • C
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Where I've Worked

Full Stack Remote Software Engineer @ Independent Contractor

August 2009 - Present

HotboxERP

  • Collaborated with a remote team of developers to design and develop core features of the company's ERP solution for the cannabis industry using Vue.js and Laravel frameworks
  • In addition to core features developed real-time updates and push notifications using web sockets, and driverless receipt and label printing solutions for the ERP and POS systems
  • Developed the front end and backend api for the public facing pre-ordering e-commerce system as a Progressive Web App using Vue.js, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Node.js

Every Day Counts Nutrition, LLC

  • Designed and developed EverydayCountsNutrition.com, a website for subscription based nutritional supplement sales
  • The website utilizes a flexible e-commerce and CMS system I developed using PHP 7, Symfony, Javascript, jQuery, and MySQL

RIDA.io

  • Designed and developed a recurring subscription billing system for rida.io using PHP, Javascript and MySQL. Developed an API for the billing system for use by merchant webhooks
  • Created a new reporting system with features such as drill-down reports, scheduled delivery, customizable dashboards, drag and drop dashboard control, and a Raspberry Pi kiosk display for sales office dashboards
  • Developed a template based messaging system for creating and sending both single and bulk user email notices through AWS SES

Retargeting Cloud

  • Designed and developed app.retargetingcloud.com as the front end for a retargeting advertising API using Javascript, PHP, HTML, CSS and MySQL
  • Designed and developed the sites subscription and escrow deposit accounting system that processed over $1.9 million in transactions annually while running on a single t1 EC2 micro instance

Banner Cloud

  • Designed and developed bannercloud.com, a browser based banner ad generator and wysiwyg editor that offers the user the ability to create image ad sets from templates and edit several image ad sizes at once
  • Developed advanced image editing features normally only found in desktop editors (magic eraser, filter effects, flood fill, etc.) and an auto crop feature for cropping an image for multiple ad sizes based on a desired focal point
  • The application relies on html5 features such as Canvas, Web Workers, and WebRTC using PHP, Javascript, jQuery, RequireJS, BackboneJS, TogetherJS, MySQL, and AWS (EC2, S3, SES, SNS)

Rockstar Power Suite

  • Worked with a remote team of developers to create Rockstar Power Suite, a desktop commercial software product aimed at the online advertising agency market
  • Developed a vector object library using C#, GDI+, and Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio SDK to produce unique graphics editing features
  • Developed a user-friendly alternative to the Adobe Flash IDE using C#, and extensive XML manipulation. The IDE is capable of producing output in several graphics formats (Gif, Jpg, Png, animated Gif, SWF) and supports the use of Actionscript 2.0 in SWF output
  • Invented a unique compression method for animated gif encoded using C# and GDI+ resulting in the smallest possible file size with the highest quality

Other Project Samples

Commento for Kubernetes on Raspberry Pi

A custom built multi-arch Docker image of Commento for self hosting on a Kubernetes Cluster running on Raspberry Pis

  • ArmV7
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Kompose
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9 Node Kubernetes Cluster

My 9 node Kubernetes cluster on arm. Using as a serverless lab and for unit and load testing of APIs

  • OpenFaaS
  • k3sup
  • Docker
  • Helm
  • Locust
get-off-my-lawn

A simple page using a canvas element to animate a retro ascii-art green screen message.

  • HTML5
  • Canvas
  • JS
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homebridge-jmri

A Homebridge plugin for controlling a model railroad through JMRI.

  • NodeJS
  • JS
  • Apple HomeKit
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T-Shirt Ad Builder

Pared down version of Banner Cloud to streamline and automate T-Shirt image ad creation. Let me know if you would like to try it out and I will create an account for you.

  • PHP
  • HTML5
  • Canvas
  • MySQL
  • Javascript
  • jQuery
  • AWS
  • Apache
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image-web-workers

Proof of concept using web workers to multi-thread image filter processing in the browser.

  • Javascript
  • Web Workers
  • HTML5
  • Canvas

What's Next?

Get In Touch

I'm currently looking for a full-time 100% remote software development opportunity. Whether for a potential opportunity or just to say hi, I'll try my best to answer your email!