Darrin Gambino

dgambino2024@outlook.com | www.linkedin.com/in/darringambino | Atlanta, GA
Skills
  • PHP
  • SQL / MySQL
  • Laravel
  • Vue.js
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery
  • Javascript
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Azure
  • CSS
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • GIT
  • Docker
  • Jira
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • REST APIs
  • GitHub / Gitlab

Professional Experience

Software Engineer
Updater | New York, NY (remote) | April 2022 to December 2023
Maintained and enhanced the MoveHQ SaaS application as part of a cross-functional agile scrum team to deliver new features and bug fixes in two-week sprints.
  • Used Jira and GitHub to keep track of issues and code.
  • Created code builds for QA and production through CI/CD pipeline.
  • Developed features for both the backend PHP/Laravel application and frontend interface.
  • Used docker for local development and testing environments.
  • Participated in code reviews and regression testing.
Senior Developer
PC Processing | Atlanta, GA | July 2021 to February 2022
Developed an application for the insurance industry, a managing general agent (MGA) in particular, to create detailed quotes for the different products offered.
  • Used the Laravel PHP framework together with Vue.js to deliver a responsive and scalable application.
Web Developer and Security Analyst
Burke IT Consulting| Atlanta, GA | July 2019 to July 2021
Developed a web application for customers to view the results of the different security products offered by our company.
  • Designed and developed a customer portal using Laravel, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Vue.js and Bootstrap.
  • Used Google Charts and ApexCharts to create customer dashboards for the different security products offered.
  • Developed features for both the backend PHP/Laravel application and frontend interface.
  • Designed an application and API for customers to check validity of their incoming calls using Twilio.
  • Used GitLab, Docker and Kubernetes for software development, testing, and deployment.
Information & Communication System Specialist (PHP Full Stack Developer)
The Salvation Army Southern Territorial Headquarters | Atlanta, GA | July 2010 to June 2019
Lead development of national disaster services website (sal.army) and applications for volunteer training, availability, disaster deployment, and other records management using PHP OOP practices on a LAMP stack.
  • Deployed disaster services web site to AWS using a combination of EC2 for the web server, RDS for database, S3 for storage and Route 53 for DNS and load balancing.
  • Centralized information-sharing, data management and reporting for Emergency Disaster Services through the development of online Incident Management Suite for real-time resource allocation and service statistics.
  • Delivered nationwide cost-savings through development of centralized ID badge printing through online volunteer database and the use of PHP GD library.
IT Manager
Accountants One, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | 2002 to 2010
Directed installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades for all hardware, software, and networks to ensure reliability across five physical servers and four virtual servers.
  • Developed and launched customer websites to enable direct candidate application and job posting from backend Oracle & SQL Server databases to both Accountants One web site and Indeed.com using ASP, IIS and JavaScript.
  • Led migration from single point of failure storage to redundant distributed file system.
  • Implemented SharePoint, Terminal Services, Group Policies through Active Directory, and Windows Server Update Services.

Education

Computer Information Systems
Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA (Graduate in 2024)
Undergraduate Studies
Dekalb College | Atlanta, GA
High School
International School Nido de Aguilas | Santiago, Chile