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Christel's Playground

Experience

Where I’ve been

A concise timeline of roles—finance, consulting, media, and platform delivery.

  1. Software Engineer

    FTL Finance

    2022 — Present

    • Lead the company website’s full redesign and modernization—clearer UX, stronger performance, new capabilities, and workflows that better match how teams and customers get work done.
    • Help build and manage a SaaS platform tailored to business and partner needs, with continuous feature delivery and scalability improvements as adoption and scope grow.
    • Own API documentation and integration guidance so partners and developers get accurate references, consistent patterns, and a smoother path from first read to first successful integration.
    • Manage partner relationships through integration planning, hands-on technical support, and steady coordination between internal teams and external stakeholders from kickoff through steady-state.
    • Partner with engineering, product, and operations to surface process friction, prioritize platform improvements, and support long-term growth initiatives.
    • Contribute to digital transformation by introducing modern tooling, streamlining cross-cutting systems, and improving operational efficiency across projects and services.
  2. Software Engineer

    Integrity Web Consulting

    2019 — 2022

    • Built and maintained production e-commerce websites—catalog and merchandising flows, checkout and payments integrations, operational tooling, and steady tuning for performance, SEO hygiene, and uptime.
    • Delivered and sustained React applications across the client portfolio: reusable UI patterns, API-driven data layers, accessibility-minded implementation, and refactors that kept codebases approachable for ongoing feature work.
    • Hardened hosting and application security by tightening server configuration, SSL/TLS posture, access controls and permissions, patching cadence, and safer defaults—coordinating changes with stakeholders to limit customer-facing risk.
  3. Senior Technologist PHP Developer

    Melanin Media

    2018 — 2019

    • Designed and delivered greenfield PHP applications—custom CRMs, analytics dashboards, and operational reporting for client programs.
    • Architected databases and production data models, and handled server configuration and deployment readiness for hosted systems.
    • Led engineering delivery with Agile practices—backlog prioritization, sprint cadence, and predictable releases with a cross-functional team.
    • Integrated third-party APIs and vendor services into core products for authentication, data exchange, and extended capabilities.
  4. PHP Developer

    VSM

    2017 — 2018

    • Built and maintained backend features for web platforms offering live video and real-time chat.
    • Contributed to customer-facing UI work in JavaScript and jQuery during an early project phase before shifting focus to server-side delivery.
    • Delivered financial and recruiter commission reporting for internal stakeholders and operations.
    • Implemented client payout workflows and statistical dashboards with recurring operational reports for finance and leadership.