Selected engineering work

Real businesses.
Complex systems.
Hands-on engineering.

A closer look at the applications, commerce platforms, and corporate websites behind my work as an independent senior full-stack software engineer.

Selected projects from more than 25 years of building websites, applications, and connected business systems.

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Explore the context, technical responsibilities, and engineering approach behind these featured projects.

CPAP product and lifestyle photography from the Easy Breathe public website
E-commerce & cloud architectureEasy Breathe
E-commerceAWSPHP
Public website imagery · Easy Breathe (opens in a new tab)
E-commerce & cloud architecture

Easy Breathe

Lead Technical Architect

Commerce architecture and development across PHP, WooCommerce, and WordPress, with technical leadership and cybersecurity work across AWS, Cloudflare, and Wordfence.

  • E-commerce
  • AWS
  • PHP
  • Cloudflare
  • Wordfence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Technical leadership
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Gold and silver collectible coins, used as illustrative numismatic photography
Enterprise applications & web platformsStack's Bowers
C# / .NETWordPressCustom WordPress plugins
Illustrative stock photography · Zlaťáky.cz / Unsplash (opens in a new tab)
Enterprise applications & web platforms

Stack's Bowers

Senior full-stack development

Full-stack development across .NET business applications and enterprise-level custom WordPress plugins built in PHP and connected to backend business services through APIs, alongside customer communications and Wordfence configuration.

  • C# / .NET
  • WordPress
  • Custom WordPress plugins
  • PHP
  • API integrations
  • Wordfence
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Data-center server racks, used as illustrative network technology photography
Get Network Visibility
Corporate web & marketing technologyGet Network Visibility
WordPressPHPMarketing integrations
Illustrative stock photography · imgix / Unsplash (opens in a new tab)
Corporate web & marketing technology

Get Network Visibility

Full-stack development & ongoing support

Custom WordPress and PHP development, resource filtering, marketing forms, and ongoing support for Get Network Visibility.

  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • Marketing integrations
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Purple cybersecurity-themed imagery from Irdeto’s current public website
Corporate websites & CMS developmentIrdeto
JoomlaOpenTextWordPress
Current public website imagery; historical implementations may differ · Irdeto (opens in a new tab)
Corporate websites & CMS development

Irdeto

Website development · Via Mimio Design

Approximately six years of website development through Mimio Design, building Irdeto’s site first in Joomla, then OpenText, and finally WordPress.

  • Joomla
  • OpenText
  • WordPress
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Exterior of Cherese Mari Laulhere Children’s Village at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital
Healthcare & CMS websitesMiller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
JoomlaWebsite development
Current public website imagery; historical Joomla implementation may differ · Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach (opens in a new tab)
Healthcare & CMS websites

Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach

Joomla website development · Via Mimio Design

Built the hospital’s website in Joomla through Mimio Design.

  • Joomla
  • Website development
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Business lending imagery from the Mission Valley Bank public website
Banking & corporate websitesMission Valley Bank
WordPressCustom functionalityWebsite maintenance
Current public website imagery; historical implementation may differ · Mission Valley Bank (opens in a new tab)
Banking & corporate websites

Mission Valley Bank

WordPress website development & support · Via Focus DMS

WordPress website development, custom functionality, security-related work, and ongoing maintenance for Mission Valley Bank via Focus DMS.

  • WordPress
  • Custom functionality
  • Website maintenance
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J. Press store interior with apparel displays and shelves of folded clothing
Apparel commerce & product dataJ. Press
PHPDatabase miningDML
Current public brand imagery; historical implementation may differ · J. Press (opens in a new tab)
Apparel commerce & product data

J. Press

Database work & PHP website support · Via ADK

Database mining, data collection, DML changes, and custom PHP functionality supporting thousands of products across spring, summer, fall, and winter collections.

  • PHP
  • Database mining
  • DML
  • Product data
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Mixed berries from the Coast Produce public website
Produce & corporate websitesCoast Produce
WordPressHosting supportAnalytics
Current public website imagery; historical implementation may differ · Coast Produce (opens in a new tab)
Produce & corporate websites

Coast Produce

WordPress website development & ongoing support

WordPress website development, hosting support, maintenance, analytics, and privacy-related work for Coast Produce.

  • WordPress
  • Hosting support
  • Analytics
  • Website maintenance
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New Tibetan Bible app library showing Central, Amdo, and Kham audio optionsNew Tibetan Bible app displaying Tibetan scripture in its reading view
Native mobile development
Native iOS & mobile applicationsNew Tibetan Bible
Objective-CAppleXcode
Official App Store screenshots of the published app · Apple App Store (opens in a new tab)
Native iOS & mobile applications

New Tibetan Bible

Objective-C mobile application development

Objective-C mobile application development for New Tibetan Bible, a published iPhone and iPad app for reading and listening to Tibetan scripture.

  • Objective-C
  • Apple
  • Xcode
  • Mobile applications
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Eminem promotional imagery from his current official website
Music & historical artist websitesEminem
HTMLCSSCMS templates
Current official artist imagery; not a screenshot of the historical implementation · Eminem official website (opens in a new tab)
Music & historical artist websites

Eminem

Frontend template development · Via Deep Fried Productions

HTML, CSS, and frontend template work on the Interscope Records-owned Eminem website, contracted through Deep Fried Productions.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • CMS templates
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Timbaland portrait from his current official website
Music & historical artist websitesTimbaland
HTMLCSSCMS templates
Current official artist imagery; not a screenshot of the historical implementation · Timbaland official website (opens in a new tab)
Music & historical artist websites

Timbaland

Frontend template development · Via Deep Fried Productions

HTML, CSS, and frontend template work on the Interscope Records-owned Timbaland website, contracted through Deep Fried Productions.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • CMS templates
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Teyana Taylor promotional imagery from her current official website
Music & historical artist websitesTeyana Taylor
HTMLCSSCMS templates
Current official artist imagery; not a screenshot of the historical implementation · Teyana Taylor official website (opens in a new tab)
Music & historical artist websites

Teyana Taylor

Frontend template development · Via Deep Fried Productions

HTML, CSS, and frontend template work on the Interscope Records-owned Teyana Taylor website, contracted through Deep Fried Productions.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • CMS templates
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A violinist performing, from the LACHSA Foundation website
Nonprofit & WordPress websitesLACHSA Foundation
WordPressWebsite development
Current public website imagery; historical implementation may differ · LACHSA Foundation (opens in a new tab)
Nonprofit & WordPress websites

LACHSA Foundation

WordPress website development

Website development in WordPress for LACHSA Foundation.

  • WordPress
  • Website development
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Sea lion pups resting together at Marine Mammal Care Center
Nonprofit & Joomla websitesMarine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles
JoomlaWebsite development
Current public website imagery; historical Joomla implementation may differ · Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles (opens in a new tab)
Nonprofit & Joomla websites

Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles

Joomla website development

Built the organization’s website using Joomla.

  • Joomla
  • Website development
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These projects reflect personal professional contributions across career roles and engagements. They are not all direct Ascendo Solutions contracts. Individual case studies include project and agency credits.

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