Role-based platforms • operational systems • real-world workflows

ARCHITECT • ADMIN • DEVELOPER

I build role-based platforms that replace spreadsheets, email chaos, and manual reporting — systems designed to hold up under real-world constraints.

🛠️ Projects & Systems

A mix of production systems, portfolio builds, and in-development platforms.
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If you're scanning fast, these three show the strongest “real-world ops system” work.
FMMS (Production)
Production
Multi-office ops platform with RBAC, reporting, docs, messaging, and alerting.
Worksheet Generator (Live)
Demo Live
Teacher-facing content-to-PDF engine with configs, preview pipeline, and exports.
Retro Chat (Live)
Demo Live
Moderation tooling, audit logging, guest identity tracking, and presence.
FMMS (Forfeiture Management & Monitoring System)
Production

FMMS is a mission-critical operational platform I built to manage bail forfeiture workflows across multiple office locations. It consolidates deadlines, financial exposure, compliance reporting, and documentation into a unified, role-based dashboard.

Includes advanced search, reporting, document management, internal messaging, and real-time alerting via custom integrations — representative of the legacy platforms I now stabilize and modernize using Laravel-based architecture. Privately owned by the client; not available for public demo.

Academic Incident Tracker (SIL / AIL)
Demo Ready

Academic Incident Tracker manages sensitive student records with consistent, accountable workflows (SIL / AIL). It supports structured documentation, follow-ups, and course-scoped oversight without the overhead of a full LMS.

Role-aware design with timeline-based incident history, linked records, and audit-friendly data integrity for real institutional use.

Syllabus Manager
Demo Ready

Syllabus Manager is a role-based authoring and publishing workflow for small colleges and language programs. Instructors draft versioned syllabi, track completion, and submit for administrative review.

Includes approval/revision loops, internal comments, and per-file visibility controls for attachments and staff-only materials.

OfficeHours Scheduler Portal
Demo Ready

OfficeHours Scheduler replaces ad-hoc scheduling with a structured, role-based booking workflow for professors and students. Instructors define reusable blocks that generate bookable time slots.

Supports authenticated and guest bookings via secure public tokens, plus cancellations, status controls, and calendar-based UX.

Worksheet Generator
Demo Live

A teacher-facing content-to-PDF platform built in Laravel 11 that turns reusable banks (vocab, passages, sentences) into printable classroom worksheets with a clean preview + export workflow.

Includes admin-managed configurations and a preview engine for Word Searches, Matching, Scrambles, and Cloze — with DomPDF export and optional answer keys.

CEFR Placement Assessment Portal
Demo Live

A CEFR placement and assessment platform built in Laravel 11 for structured exam authoring and controlled student attempts. Scoring is fully persisted with level recommendations and per-skill breakdown analytics.

Includes role-based portals (Admin / Proctor / Student), question banks, attempt tracking, and audit-friendly result history.

Tennessee Bonding Academy (Moodle)
Production

Architected, deployed, and maintained a Moodle-based learning platform serving statewide training and certification needs. Replaced in-person delivery with scalable online programs plus consistent tracking and reporting.

Includes course architecture, enrollment workflows, completion analytics, governance controls, and ongoing Linux/Apache maintenance. Privately owned by the client; not available for public demo.

Brandon’s Demo Academy (Moodle)
Demo Live

A curated Moodle environment built to showcase hands-on LMS administration with realistic structure and governance. Configured to feel production-ready rather than like a blank sandbox.

Demonstrates roles/permissions, enrollment logic, grading, completion tracking, and reporting using Moodle 4.5.

EduTracker
Demo Ready

A lightweight academic operations platform for streamlined course management, attendance tracking, and gradebooks. Designed to reflect real classroom workflows without LMS bloat.

Provides instructor-friendly reporting and clean, role-aware data entry suitable for small programs or internal tools.

ClimateTracker
Demo Live

A climate analytics platform for logging and analyzing long-term outdoor/greenhouse measurements using daily high/low data. Focused on real growing conditions and trend visibility over time.

Computes frost-season metrics and Growing Degree Days (GDD), with integrations for live station data and explainable reporting.

Helpdesk Portal
Demo Live

A helpdesk & ticketing portal built in Laravel 11 to model practical customer support workflows without unnecessary complexity. Supports both guest and authenticated ticket submission.

Includes staff queue, assignment, status tracking, public replies vs internal notes, and a full audit timeline for accountability.

MyTasks
Demo Ready

A task and workflow management system built in Laravel for team-based productivity and operational tracking. Designed as a foundation beyond a basic to-do list.

Includes roles/permissions, prioritization, categories, due dates, comment threads, and admin-facing dashboards.

Plant Lab — Specimen Management System
Demo Live

A specimen management platform that bridges physical tags and structured digital records for tracking taxonomy, locations, observations, media, and lifecycle history in a role-aware interface.

Includes QR-enabled “passports,” controlled data entry, audit-safe observations, and printable outputs for lab/greenhouse workflows.

Academic Directory
In Progress

A university-style departments/faculty/labs directory built in Drupal 11 with taxonomy-driven discovery and editorial governance. Engine-first build focused on content modeling and Views-based navigation.

Includes faculty/lab profiles, research areas, exposed filters, and contextual blocks that auto-assemble related pages from taxonomy links.

Retro Chat
Demo Live

A classic 90s-style browser chat experience rebuilt with modern Laravel architecture and a role-aware backend. Supports guest and authenticated access with live presence and room-based identity.

Includes a full moderation suite (mute/kick/bans), enforcement rules, and an audit log designed for operational accountability.

Infrastructure Migration (Shared Hosting → Unmanaged VPS)
Case Study

Migrated my full web presence from shared hosting to a self-managed VPS while preserving existing URL structure. Scope included DNS/TLS cutover, database migration, user recreation, and post-move validation across multiple stacks.

Included PHP apps, Laravel, Drupal, Node/Express, Moodle, permissions normalization, Let’s Encrypt issuance, and end-to-end testing.

About Me

Systems thinking, practical software, and workflows that survive real usage.

I’m a Systems Administrator and Full-Stack Developer with 10+ years of experience building secure, practical systems that keep organizations running — and make complicated workflows feel simple.

I work at the intersection of infrastructure and software: backend logic, database design, UI flow, automation, and long-term maintainability. My strength is operational platforms that hold up under daily use, reporting requirements, and institutional complexity.

I’m strongest when building:

  • Custom admin panels & internal tools
  • Role-based access control, permissions, and multi-level user models
  • Operational dashboards, reporting, and data visibility
  • Workflow systems (intake → review → actions → resolution)
  • Gamified platforms (points, ranks, achievements, unlocks, and progression logic)
  • Systems that are maintainable, scalable, and human-friendly

One of my flagship builds, FMMS, is a production case-management platform for a regulated, multi-location operation. It centralized deadlines, documentation, workflow status, and operational reporting into a single system designed for high accountability. Privately owned by the client; not available for public demonstration.

What you’ll get from me
A calm, structured builder who owns systems end-to-end: requirements → architecture → build → QA → deploy → support.

Outside of work, I’m also a builder in the literal sense: I run climate experiments and long-term data tracking in a greenhouse in the Tennessee hills, where “systems thinking” turns into sensors, automation, and observation over time.

Recently, I stepped into a new chapter as a university professor in a language center in Latin America. I enjoy blending technical systems thinking into real educational workflows and practical classroom tooling.

Core Skills

High-leverage capabilities across platform engineering, ops systems, and usability.
🔧 Application & Platform Stack

PHP (native), Node.js (Express), Python, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap. Frameworks & CMS: Laravel, Symfony, Drupal, ProcessWire, Moodle, WordPress.

🔐 Platforms, Roles & Governance

Role-based access control (RBAC), permission models, multi-role dashboards, secure document management, PDF generation, audit-friendly reporting, user lifecycle administration.

☁️ Systems Administration & DevOps

Linux server administration, Apache, unmanaged VPS deployment, SSH/CLI workflows, DNS management, TLS/Let’s Encrypt, cron automation, Git-based deployments, cPanel → VPS migrations.

📊 Data, Reporting & Analytics

Relational database design, SQL optimization, structured metadata, JSON APIs, reporting dashboards, KPIs, completion/progress analytics, long-term data integrity.

🎨 UX, Frontend Flow & System Usability

Workflow-driven UI/UX design, responsive layouts, modular CSS, human-centered admin interfaces, data-dense dashboards, touch-friendly and display-board–ready layouts.

🎓 LMS Administration & eLearning Systems

Moodle installation and administration, course architecture, secure assessments, quiz logic, enrollment workflows, grading structures, learner analytics, faculty training & support.

🎓 Educational Technology & Academic Systems

LMS strategy, instructional systems design, academic workflows, student progress tracking, faculty/staff enablement, platform gamification and engagement mechanics.

🌍 Communication & Leadership

10+ years client-facing experience, multilingual (EN / FR / ES), technical documentation, stakeholder translation, mentorship, systems ownership, and long-term platform stewardship.