Christopher Ford
Verified Expert in Engineering
Web Developer
Chris is a full-stack software developer experienced in handling many projects. He specializes in listening and understanding the client's needs and applying a technical solution to create a solution. Sometimes, that can be a website. Sometimes, it is an automation tool. Whatever the need is, he can create the software to fill it!
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Jira
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is work for a startup that began with a small code base and few features and took it to a live product with hundreds of thousands of users.
Work Experience
Lead Full-stack Engineer
Retextion
- Created custom integrations with Klaviyo and Gorgias.
- Developed a customer-facing portal integrated with the Shopify API. Set it up so customers can authenticate, interact, and edit product subscriptions in real-time.
- Integrated the Shopify application with Twilio and webhooks for seamless customer communication via SMS text messages and a chatbot.
Gatsby Developer
firstSTREET for Boomers and Beyond, Inc. dba Journey Health Lifestyle
- Worked for a health and lifestyle company where I developed the customized storefront for the company products from scratch using React.js/Node.js and Shopify GQL API.
- Calculated the estimated tax and the shipping price using Avalara API.
- Implemented the checkout and custom tagging feature using Shopify webhooks.
Full-stack Software Developer
Pageworks
- Engineered full-stack modern web applications from the ground to production.
- Improved company productivity by investigating inefficiencies and applying technology as a solution.
- Resolved issues and features as needed/requested for many different software projects. Developed new and old features with different technology stacks on a flexible basis.
- Created the company's first mobile application for both iOS and Android and integrated it with a familiar headless Craft CMS.
Web Developer and Database Administrator
Marshall Associates
- Worked daily with MySQL database. Ensured software ran properly and resolved errors.
- Added to the existing codebase of company software on front and back-end tasks and data-intensive projects.
- Automated previously manually completed tasks to save the company hundreds of hours of labor.
- Utilized AWS tools for database management and cloud computing purposes.
Experience
Retextion
https://retextion.com365 Car Shop
https://365carshop.comOvation
https://app.ovationup.comSkills
Languages
PHP, HTML, GraphQL, JavaScript, Python, SQL, TypeScript, CSS
Frameworks
Laravel, Next.js, Express.js, Redux, MUI (Material UI), Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Django, Jest, Angular, React Native, NestJS, Serverless Framework
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Vue, Stripe, Stripe API, REST APIs, Shopify API
Tools
GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Jira, Figma, Git, NGINX, Shopify Plus, Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C)
Paradigms
Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), DevOps
Platforms
Firebase, Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, Contentful, Shopify, Amazon Web Services (AWS), WooCommerce
Storage
MongoDB, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), JSON, Redis Cache, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
Other
Web Development, Software Engineering, Front-end, Full-stack Development, Back-end, API Integration, APIs, ESLint, Full-stack, WebSockets, eCommerce APIs, Mobile Back-end, AWS DevOps, Web Scraping, Gatsby, Leadership, SaaS, Storybook, Etsy
Education
Coursework in Software Engineering
42 Silicon Valley - San Francisco, CA
Bachelor's Degree in International Business
Aquinas College - Grand Rapids, MI