Backend engineering
Laravel application design, APIs, data modeling, and maintainable PHP systems.
Selected work
Engineering work, explained.
A selection of applications and engineering initiatives that reflect how I approach building software: understand the problem, make thoughtful technical decisions, and deliver systems that are easier to maintain and evolve.
Modernization
Incremental upgrades, legacy refactoring, compatibility work, and safer releases.
Full-stack delivery
Connecting backend behavior to accessible, responsive interfaces and useful workflows.
Featured projects
Personal builds and selected professional engineering work.
Personal project
Laravel Portfolio Platform
A custom portfolio built as a full-stack application, with a public-facing site and an authenticated admin area for managing content and professional materials.
- Laravel + Inertia.js + Vue 3
- Admin-managed pages and navigation
- SEO metadata and resume management
- Production deployment workflow
- PHP
- Laravel
- Inertia.js
- Vue 3
- MySQL
- Tailwind CSS
Enterprise SaaS · Professional experience
Application Modernization
Led a staged modernization of a production application, upgrading PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.3 and Laravel 8 to Laravel 11 while prioritizing compatibility, maintainability, and service continuity.
- Managed framework and dependency compatibility changes
- Refactored legacy code into clearer classes and namespaces
- Improved model and naming consistency
- Used automated testing and incremental deployments to reduce release risk
- PHP 8.3
- Laravel 11
- MySQL
- PHPUnit
- Git
Details are generalized to respect employer confidentiality.
Independent project
ForgeCMS
An installable content management system in development, designed around multi-tenant administration, extensible content tools, and a modern Laravel and Vue stack.
- Role-based administration concepts for platform and tenant users
- Content editing and site configuration
- Modular direction for navigation, forms, and media management
- Laravel, Vue, Tailwind CSS, and PostgreSQL
- Laravel
- Vue 3
- Tailwind CSS
- PostgreSQL
- Tiptap
Independent project in active development.
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I'm interested in engineering work involving robust backend systems, application modernization, and thoughtful full-stack development.