Robert Packer

291 Red Oak Road
New Paris, PA 15554
(814)-954-9552
REPACKER@GMAIL.COM

Professional Summary

Senior PHP Developer with over 20 years of experience architecting and implementing scalable web applications. Specialized in building high-performance solutions using modern PHP frameworks and cloud technologies. Proven track record of optimizing legacy systems and implementing efficient development workflows that reduce deployment time and improve code quality.

Core Competencies

• Backend Development: PHP 8 using modern frameworks
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Digital Ocean, Docker, Forge, Linux Administration
• Performance & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Redis, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS
• API Development: REST/SOAP API Design and Integration
• Frontend Technologies: JavaScript (Vanilla/jQuery), HTML5, CSS3
• DevOps & Automation: Git, CI/CD, Docker, Saltstack, Supervisor
• Media Processing: FFmpeg, HandBrakeCLI, ImageMagick
• AI Integration & Development: LangChain, Claude Sonnet, AiChat, Ollama, OpenAI API

Professional Experience

PHP/Kotlin Developer | Professional Medical Warehouse (Remote) - July 2024 - Present

• Architecting and developing a Laravel/Filament web application with NetSuite integration
• Building an Android warehouse management system using Kotlin
• Implementing robust shipping integrations with third-party logistics APIs

Senior PHP Developer | Parcelytics (Remote) - July 2021 - July 2024

• Engineered high-performance Laravel 10 applications with 99.9% uptime
• Reduced deployment time through Docker implementation and automation
• Implemented comprehensive testing strategy using Laravel Dusk and Pest, achieving 90% code coverage
• Developed and optimized REST APIs supporting multiple client applications
• Created custom PDF processing tools, reducing manual data entry

PHP Developer | VoiceComm (Remote/NJ) - October 2020 - July 2021

• Modernized legacy PHP codebase, improving application performance
• Implemented Docker containerization, reducing environment setup time from days to hours
• Developed customer portal features that increased user engagement

Lead PHP Developer | QAlpha Inc. (Remote) - March 2008 - January 2020

• Architected and maintained high-traffic CMS using Phalcon and Laravel
• Led media processing infrastructure development, handling millions of daily transactions
• Implemented DevOps practices that reduced deployment time
• Designed scalable server clusters for distributed media processing

Education

Associate Degree in Computer Science - Programming Allegany College of Maryland (2002-2004)