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Sam Podlogar

Software Developer & Designer

An Overview

I am a Software Developer & Designer specializing in designing and building web applications with Laravel, Vue.js, and TailwindCSS.

I have gone through multiple learning phases from Bloc.io's Full Stack Development Track, to Lynda.com's IOS Development Courses, to Railscasts, to Laracasts, and pretty much everything in-between. All that time was also spent developing side projects and full-scale applications that are still in use today.

What I Can Do

I have experience working with PHP and Laravel in-depth for Back-end Development and some knowledge of DevOps, MySQL databases, Queue Management, and Redis Key-value stores.

I have also built several monolithic web based applications using Laravel APIs with Vue.js SPA Frontends with real-time feedback and advanced front-end caching.

I also have spent quite a bit of time working with other commercial APIs, including Youtube, Quickbooks, Slack, Stripe, Shippo, and Mailgun.

Education

I am completely self-taught, spending most of my downtime learning on Laracasts.com, Lynda.com, Youtube and Adam Wathan's video courses. I also went through the Web Development Track on Bloc.io

I love learning new things and spend most of my free time developing my skills with different languages and web frameworks.

Development Experiance

As far as my experience is concerned, I do not have very much experience working in an agency environment. I have been working for a family business for most of my development career, with a few freelance projects sprinkled in-between.

State Permits Inc. - Software Developer & Designer

6 years developing custom software for the national commercial permiting consultancy State Permits Inc.

Main Technologies used

  • Wordpress
  • Laravel
  • Vue.js
  • CSS - (Including Stylus, SASS, and LESS)
  • CSS Frameworks - (Including Tailwind, bootstrap and Bulma)
  • Minimal IOS Development - (Using both Objective C and Swift)

TrustTheMob

Trustthemob.com Website designed for the Retail Mob initially built with CraftCMS and later migrated to Statamic.

Main Technologies used

  • Statamic
  • Vue.js
  • TailwindCSS

Hidalgo365

Hidalgo 365 is a participation based challenge designed to motivate you to spend more time with your horse.

Main Technologies used

  • Laravel
  • Vue.js
  • Custom CSS Framework

Storefloors - World-wide commercial flooring solutions

I worked with Storefloors.com to completely redesign and rebuild their website.

Main Technologies used

  • Wordpress
  • Vue.js
  • Boostrap CSS Framework

MyBLM - Software Developer & Designer

My Business License Manager was an all-purpose license management application design for contractors to properly manage their business and trades licenses.

Main Technologies used

  • Laravel
  • jQuery
  • CSS - (SASS with Bootstrap)

Tighten - EOD Listener Slack Bot

I assisted in the completion of a Slackbot for company End of Day status updates.

Main Technologies used

  • Laravel
  • Slack API