Edwin Broce

Edwin Broce (636) 219 - 2235-Summary Full stack developer with five years of experience, including over three years of experience in REST and MySQL. An emphasis on remote work has given me excellent communication skills, and my business background and focus on customer satisfaction helps me improve efficiency and profitability. Increased revenue at Colibri by an estimated $1.5 million yearly, increased efficiency and employee satisfaction at Thomson Reuters, and created sites that generated over $100,000 worth of B2B contracts for REIBlackBook. Skills            Facilitating dialogue between team members, team leads, and project stakeholders, as well as relaying technical information, functionality, and limitations in non-technical terms In-depth understanding of mobile responsive web developing and cross-browser/platform issues Expertise in creating, maintaining, and enhancing Wordpress plugins and themes In-depth knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, SQL, and PHP Excellent with CRM and CMS, as well as communicating to restful APIs Proficient with GraphQL, Apollo, and Gatsby Knowledgeable with the LAMP architecture model, and the MVC developing pattern Proficient in SASS, LESS, and Mustache templates Extensive experience working with GitHub Workflow and Scrum Agile Methodology Other skills include Project Management, Debugging and Troubleshooting, Search Engine Optimization, and Manual Creation Fluent in English and Spanish Technical Skills Programming: PHP, HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript, jQuery, LESS, SASS, Bootstrap, SQL, Java, AJAX, React, Redux, XML, JSON, Handlebars, ActionScript 3.0, C#, C++, VB, GraphQL IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ, SublimeText, PHPStorm, Atom, Notepad++ Database: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MS Access Package Managers: Grunt, Gulp, Composer Software: Apollo, Gatsby, Apache, GitHub, Git Bash, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Skype Business, MySQL, Asana, Basecamp, WordPress, AWS, PHPMyAdmin, XAMP, WAMP, GitKraken, Navicat, Oracle, PHPUnit Testing, WPEngine, GravityForms, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Analytics Event Tracking, Google Tag Manager, HotJar, and Facebook Pixel. Experience Web Developer at Lumeris 07/2019 to 12/2019 Lumeris provides software solutions for companies in the health insurance sector. Edwin Broce | Page 1           Personally responsible for maintaining and updating eight monolithic customer websites managed through WPEngine Created four monolithic WordPress sites utilizing the Gutenberg editor and a custom theme Created customizable WordPress themes from scratch using PHP variables to allow the themes to be shared between different sites., as well as utilizing NPM, Sass, Babel, Autoprefixer, BrowserSync, and package compression for CSS and JavaScript Utilized CSS to create effective menus, pop-ups, and hover effects, limiting JavaScript to less than one hundred lines of code Implemented Cavulus and HubSpot to share information with clients Took initiative in implementing image CDN, GitHub for version control, and tracking through Google services and HotJar Implemented tracking through the use of Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Analytics Event Tracking, Google Tag Manager, HotJar, and Facebook Pixel Coordinated migration of eight sites with the domain management team Utilized SQL to modify values directly on the WordPress database Modified DNS variables to add vanity URLs and tracking Front-End Wordpress Developer at Colibri Group 08/2017 to 07/2019 Colibri Group provides online learning solutions to more than 1,000,000 licensed professionals yearly.            Personally responsible for overhauling the company’s main product webpage, a change that is estimated to increase revenue by $1.5 million yearly Built a website to convert the company’s biggest platform from a transaction model to a subscription model, which allows the company to convert 32% of users to subscribers and increases average order value (AOV) from $12 to $34 Worked entirely remotely as part of a diverse, international team Presented code enhancements in companywide meetings Maintained and enhanced legacy plugins, 3rd party plugins, and a custom company theme Set up and modified Wordpress database tables using MYSQL and PHPMyAdmin Performed all migration of the website to a new hosting provider, including setting up the site database, transferring documents, creating a dev, to stage, to live workflow, setting up different environments in GIT, and installing and modifying needed software Designed code that was shared between 5 different sites, splitting code using SASS and LESS preprocessor, conditional statements, and customizable front-end options Integrated code with Restful APIs Set up application-level package manager systems Composer, Gulp, and Grunt Created easy to modify, mobile-friendly pages based on mock-ups Software Developer at Thomson Reuters (Creve Coeur, Missouri) 07/2016 to 08/2017 Thomson Reuters is a mass media and information firm with offices in over 100 countries.    Improved 9,000 employees´ educational success rate by improving the way courses are organized, eliminating bugs, and restructuring the learning site Increased company revenue by conceptualizing and creating a ticket system for bugs and requests for our content creator teams in North America and Europe Improved employee engagement by designing and maintaining informational standing kiosks for the company’s locations in Asia, using both remote software and standing kiosk hardware Edwin Broce | Page 2         Performed Full-Stack development on a WordPress eLearning site, from an SQL Server database and 3rd party data storage to the front-end HTML, CSS, and JS, and added new features using plugins such as ToolSet, API plugins, and SMTP email plugins, as well as a personally created plugin Tutored content creators in new functionalities on the site Evaluated 3rd party software, created reports to help the team with purchasing decisions, assisted in contract negotiations with vendors, and made the final decision in purchasing multiple 3rd party software programs Performed development and testing on computers in different places around the world Integrated HTML5 eLearning, along with other training assets, into a Content Management System (CMS) and a 3rd party LMS Modified MySQL Server tables, migrated database information, and created reports Used Iframes to present site content in 3rd party sites and received API calls from 3rd party sites Designed responsive websites using JS, Bootstrap, Wordpress Plugins, and CSS code Software Developer at REIBlackBook (Creve Coeur, Missouri) REIBlackBook is a SaaS company that offers real estate investing solutions.           01/2016 to 06/2016 Created white-label sites that generated over $100,000 in the form of yearly B2B contracts Created an automatic process to import comps from 3rd party websites, thereby improving retention rates and expanding the company’s target demographic to include small business owners Reduced the time required for our customers to create sites by adding drag-and-drop site building functionality, which enhanced customer satisfaction and reduced weekly customer calls Worked using GIT with a Scrum Agile Methodology using JIRA Developed on an MVC model using a MySQL database, PHP, Phalcon, Joomla, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, React, and Redux Used Handlebars to add new features to our ZenDesk online support software Managed information from an S3 Amazon web service interface Conducted API calls to 3rd party software companies, handled packages in JSON and XML, and made AJAX calls to the MySQL database to automatically update information in the local databases Developed mobile responsive web applications using Bootstrap, JS, and a specific responsive CSS code Assisted clients with bug related tickets, used Jing to record tutorial videos for clients, and helped clients make changes to their site using a custom-made CMS Realtor at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (St.Peters, Missouri) 02/2014 to 06/2017 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is the second largest U.S. real estate broker.  Increased local investors’ ROI by finding profitable investment houses and negotiating contracts  Broadened the company’s market by reaching out to and working with the Hispanic community in the Greater St. Louis Area  Assisted families with low resources to find affordable housing  Designed advertisements and created informational graphics for social media accounts Web Developer at Miss Terios Boutique (Panama City, Panama) Miss Terios is a beauty salon that has served its clients for over 19 years. 08/2012 to 07/2014 Edwin Broce | Page 3  Created the company’s first online presence and helped promote the company’s new café, which generated an additional $30 thousand in annual revenue  Worked entirely remotely, keeping close communication with business owners to ensure satisfaction  Used JavaScript to create a one-page website which was cross browser compatible and responsive  Improved appointment tracking and reduced call volume by creating an online appointment system and training the team in its use  Improved site ranking online by using Search Engine Optimization techniques and Google Analytics Education  Lindenwood University -): Master’s of Business Administration  Lindenwood University -): Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science  Technology University of Panama -): Studied Computer Engineering before transferring Edwin Broce | Page 4