Montana based web developer specializing in creating web applications in Laravel, VueJS and Angular. Currently overseeing engineering at Trak Software as Chief Technology Officer, building a web application to simplify and streamline communication in sponsorship activation and management.
PHP, Laravel, Codeigniter, PHPUnit, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
Vue.JS, AngularJS, Tailwind, Javascript, Sass, jQuery, Bootstrap
AWS, Terraform, Docker, Forge, Composer, CI/CD, Webpack, Gulp, Git
Craft CMS, Statamic, ExpressionEngine, Drupal 8
Walking into a buzzing Manhattan office on my first day, I was just as intimidated as the first job I was hired for. I was surrounded by some of the smartest people I’ve ever met, and somehow they all seemed to know each other. Weird how that works. I had ten years of experience, a skill set that......
Every menial task I complete each day has an efficiency score. Every method of unloading groceries from the car to the refrigerator could have been done more strategically. Every workday could have gotten more accomplished. A common trap I’ve fallen into is basing my work on the efficiency of the......
In every job interview I’ve ever been in, this question has always been asked. In the beginning of my career, I tiptoed around it, trying to justify my decision with anything that would change the subject. Hiring professionals aren’t typically super excited you bowed out of any challenge, much less......
(406) 850-3117 | Billings, MT | brandon@brandonohara.com
Role as Director of Engineering includes managing development team, overseeing project development, and hiring additional engineers. Additionally, I act as fractional CTO to several client companies, overseeing the hiring and engineering management responsibilities. Additional responsibilities include Laravel, VueJS and React Native Application development, implementation of AWS infrastructure, and creating development processes and workflows.
Role as a technical lead included providing estimates, technical documentation and development oversight on projects. Additional responsibilities involved application development on projects built on Laravel and CraftCMS, as well as implementation of AWS infrastructure.
Role as a CTO involves overseeing the engineering team, maintaining the product roadmap, and helping plan development sprints. Additional responsibilities include development on a multi-tenant Laravel application, and providing support on the AWS infrastructure.
Role as a principle engineer included application development of a SaaS platform. Application development involved the creation of a multi-tenancy Laravel application, AWS infrastructure implementation, and generating VueJS and AngularJS components that consume the application's API. Additional responsibilities involved overseeing additional developers, and generating internal tools to support the development team.
Role as a senior Laravel developer included application development and data visualization. Application development involved creating an ETL platform that consumed data via AWS lambda as well as the creation of a Laravel application that consumed the ETL data. The application provided API endpoints to visualize data on reporting dashboard by front end charting libraries.
Role as a senior developer included creating lead generation applications for global brands. Applications captured user information based on global brands marketing campaigns, and integrated with a data warehouse that provided direct access via API. Role also included supporting an analytics suite, generating auditing and tracking information on data collection.
Role as a team lead included website and application development, as well as providing support to additional developers. Guidance of developers involved providing code reviews, implementation of developer build tools, and developing internal scaffolding tools to help expedite website development.
Role as a full stack developer included website and application development for an agency. Website development involved developing marketing and eCommerce websites, developing front end applications built on AngularJS and jQuery, as well as creating PHP plugins for ExpressionEngine (CodeIgniter) and CraftCMS (yii Framework).
Role as a freelance web developer included website development of marketing and eCommerce websites, including implementation of custom content management platforms built on PHP.
(406) 850-3117 | Billings, MT | brandon@brandonohara.com
Completed 67 credits of Computer Science extensive courses, including Database Management, Advanced Programming Techniques, and web development and design.
Certification for implementation and best practice of AWS services like Elastic Beanstalk, Serverless Applications, and Continuous Integration.
One hour talk explaing the benefits and shortcomings of build tools, including an in depth walkthrough of how to configure and manage webpack.
One hour presentation discussing best practices and standards for managing a public facing API build on Laravel. Dicussion included Form Requests, Validation, Authentication, and Versioning.
Two hour workshop centered around scaffolding a VueJS web application that ingests data from Laravel API endpoints.
PHP, Laravel, Codeigniter, PHPUnit, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
Vue.JS, AngularJS, Tailwind, Javascript, Sass, jQuery, Bootstrap
AWS, Terraform, Docker, Forge, Composer, CI/CD, Webpack, Gulp, Git
Craft CMS, Statamic, ExpressionEngine, Drupal 8
I mean, I'm a pretty cool dude.
I constantly fall between feeling like I could win the Masters and having never seen a golf club.
I paint happy little mountains, clouds and trees that would make Bob Ross proud.
I've spent a lot of time up in the mountains, but significantly more time on my couch.
The best beer is a free beer, but the absolute best beer is a Porter or Stout.