6026 CALIFORNIA ST #102
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121
(415) 724-7935
MCHAVEZ@SPACE-ROCKET.COM
WWW.SPACE-ROCKET.COM
MICHAEL A CHAVEZ
EXPERIENCE
- 8 years building on the web with vanilla JavaScript, Jquery, JS frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, Backbone), HTML, CSS, Sass, PostCSS, Bootstrap.css, Tailwind.css, build tools (Webpack, Gulp) WordPress, custom CMSes, JAMStack, Headless CMS (Contenful, Sanity, Headless WordPress), Next.js, Nuxt.js, Linux, Nginx, Docker, AWS, GCP, Digital Ocean, Node.js, custom APIs, third party APIs, PHP, Elixir, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB and leading teams.
BrandPlace, brandplace.app — Software developer, founder
2019 - PRESENT
Architected and developed multi-tenancy CMS using Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView. Manage the development of new features through specs and wireframes and collaborating with UI/UX designers. Architected continuous integration pipeline with AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Docker, Nginx, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, and CodePipeline.
Space-Rocket, San Francisco, CA — Web developer, founder
2012 - PRESENT
Founded UI/UX and development consultancy to build custom content management systems for agencies, enterprises.
eBay, Remote — Senior web developer
JULY 2017 - DECEMBER 2020
- Coded a data processing app that scraped data using Elixir GenServer and put it into a Google Spreadsheet and then rendered it on an evergreen landing page.
- Built CMS prototypes using Keystone.js, React.js, and Marko.js.
- Took design specs and created custom WordPress themes while following brand guidelines.
- Updated and maintained multiple WordPress sites with 50k+ visitors a day.
- Configured and hosted team member projects in Node.js, Java, Elixir, Nginx using Docker.
- Orchestrated migration of high traffic WordPress sites from RedHat Connect Commerce Cloud (C3) to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Followed The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) guidelines by performing penetration tests, dynamic application security testing (DAST), static application security testing (SAST), and other OWASP tools.
Quanticmind, Remote — Web developer
JANUARY 2018 - JUNE 2019
- Built a custom component library using WordPress Gutenberg blocks.
- Mentored a junior developer to take on CSS and HTML tasks according to coding guidelines.
Redbooth, Remote — Web developer
JANUARY 2016 - JUNE 2017
- Built a new WordPress theme based on PSD from designer
- Provided ongoing maintenance, features and design elements
Public Library of Science, San Francisco — WordPress Multisite Web developer
MARCH 2015 - NOVEMBER 2016
- Contracted to create custom WordPress themes to be used across 50 multi sites, all managed by individual editors under one dashboard.
- Created a custom plugin that syndicates RSS feeds into new blog posts.
- Created custom admin features to streamline workflow.
Salt Branding, San Francisco — Senior Web Developer
JANUARY 2014 - JANUARY 2015
- Built and maintained websites according to design specification in PSD format and converted to pixel perfect HTML/CSS/JS/Jquery/WordPress.
- Assisted in launching a brand asset management system built with WordPress and Backbone.js.
Marc Bernstein New York, Remote — Ecommerce Web Developer
JANUARY 2012 - JANUARY 2017
- Project managed and developed an e-commerce website for retail jewelry stores.
- Made WordPress E-commerce website that is easily updated through the WordPress dashboard.
- Configure and maintain Linux with NginX, MySQL and PHP to cache assets to enable fast page load times.
VOLUNTEER
Assist in mentoring underrepresented youth to learn HTML and CSS.