Kenny Baustert
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Summary
Full stack developer with 10 years of experience, mostly in PHP, Laravel, Vue, React and MySQL. For the past three years I was the top contributor to CNC's insurance claims platform, where I built most of Claim Center, worked on the DocuSign integration and added dozens of adjuster workflows. Before that I led development at a performance marketing agency and built a lot of custom WordPress, WooCommerce and Shopify sites for clients.
Skills
- Languages
- PHP, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, SQL, HTML5, CSS3 / SCSS
- Back End
- Laravel, Custom MVC Frameworks, WordPress, Advanced Custom Fields, WooCommerce, Shopify, REST APIs
- Front End
- Vue, React, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, GSAP, Three.js, Responsive Design
- Data
- MySQL, Schema Design, Migrations
- Cloud & DevOps
- AWS (EC2, S3), Bitbucket Pipelines, DigitalOcean, LAMP, Nginx, Apache
- Integrations
- DocuSign, Stripe, SendGrid, Twilio REST API, Jira REST API, Bitbucket API, Google Analytics
- Workflow
- Git, GitHub, Agile / Scrum, Code Review
Experience
Software Developer · CNC Catastrophe & National Claims
- Top contributor to the company's claims platform, with 3,300+ commits (about 54% of the total) over 300+ Jira tickets.
- Built most of Claim Center, the biggest part of the app, including claim and policy screens, search and reserves.
- Added 30+ workflow task types adjusters use every day, like photo uploads, document sign-offs and scheduling.
- Worked on the DocuSign integration so signed adjuster contracts are saved to S3 and update the roster on their own.
- Merged 378 pull requests through lab, develop, staging and production, with Bitbucket Pipelines deploying to AWS.
Full Stack Engineer · Green Group Studio
- Built PHP/MySQL apps and custom WordPress sites that clients could update on their own.
- Took client projects from scoping through launch, and handled support after release.
WordPress Developer · ModMed
- Built a WordPress theme from scratch, set up with ACF so the marketing team could change pages without a developer.
- Wrote custom plugins to pull in content and data from outside APIs.
ReactJS Developer · RADcube · Rapid Technology Solutions · Lilly Pharmaceutical
- Built the front end for Lilly's Regulatory Requirements Application in React, TypeScript and Material UI.
- Shipped features and bug fixes each sprint as part of an Agile Scrum team, and handled code releases in Git.
- Refactored older code to make it easier to maintain, and helped the team track down tough bugs.
Senior Full Stack Engineer · Designzillas
- Built new features in PHP and JavaScript, working closely with the design and marketing teams.
- Wrote back-end pieces like product types, reports, indexers and notifications.
- Made custom WordPress themes and plugins using ACF, Yoast SEO and WooCommerce.
Lead Full Stack Engineer · OM Performance Marketers
- Led development on campaign platforms and their reporting, using Laravel for the APIs and Vue on the front end.
- Ran code reviews, set the team's coding standards, mentored junior developers and helped interview new hires.
- Looked after 20+ WordPress sites and a Shopify store, building custom themes and plugins as needed.
- Set up LAMP servers and DNS on DigitalOcean, and worked on SEO, page speed and accessibility.
- Cleaned up a hacked site and tightened WordPress security with Sucuri afterward.
Full Stack Developer · Sling Ads
- Built custom WordPress themes and plugins in PHP, often hooking into third-party APIs.
- Turned a static HTML store into a WooCommerce shop for physical, digital and subscription products, with Stripe.
- Built Laravel apps and designed the MySQL databases behind them.
- Put together a set of reusable UI components so new sites could go out faster.
Web / Email Developer · Grand Incentives
- Built responsive websites with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and fixed bugs and slow pages on existing ones.
- Coded HTML email templates and newsletters for marketing campaigns.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Web Design & Development, Full Sail University, 2017
Get in touch
If this looks like a fit, email me.
I'm available now for full-time roles and contract work, remote or hybrid around Lakeland, Tampa and Orlando.