Chad C. Davis

Secured.ai is a software and technology firm serving both public and private sectors based in VA

• Currently providing Solutions Architecture / Engineering and agile management for web, messaging, and hardware products.
• AWS platform design, estimation, and delivery with AWS CDK.
• Full-stack web application design and development with Next.js.
• Provide sales support, discovery, project scoping, and estimation.

Swarming Technology is an ecommerce agency in Milwaukee, WI

At Swarming Technology I served as a Solutions Architect on ecommerce projects from proposal and discovery through launch and maintenance, hands-on development and DevOps duties, and tooling development.

• Performed Discovery for new projects including research, pre-discovery, the hosting of discovery workshops / brainstorming sessions and requirements gathering. Iterated on the discovery process itself and introduced AI workflows to help streamline it.
• Worked on ecommerce properties on the Magento, Shopify, and BigCommerce platforms.
• Participated in client meetings and presentations.
• Augmented development and devops teams as needed.
• Participated in sprint planning and agile continuous improvement projects with Jira, documenting in Confluence.
• Investigated new technologies, frameworks, and platforms for use in projects.

sojo is a startup in the short-term rentals space providing the automation of amenities delivery

At sojo I worked in many capacities to Architect, Launch, and Support the service.

• Contributed to the architecture, development, and support of an amenities automation platform for short-term rentals, scaling from 0 to over 10,000 properties.
• Created NodeJS libraries for reservation reconciliation and delivery timing to abstract company business logic.
• Supported integrations with Track, Streamline, Breezeway, and Guesty PMS APIs for consumption of property and reservation data.
• Designed and developed internal applications for the management of customers using Retool.
• Developed features for platform using AWS CDK to support Infrastructure-as-Code requirements.
• Developed and Supported AWS Step Functions in AWS CDK for platform automation.
• Developed Proof-of-Concept implementations as needed for payments and other integrations with NodeJS and React.
• Wrote requirements, specs, and managed internal and 3rd-Party development resources using Jira and Confluence.
• Architected and Developed features in Magento.
• Built NodeJS-based IT tooling and CLIs to accelerate repetitive tasks, diagnose issues, and monitor the platform.

Creatuity Corp is Magento Partner Agency based in Richardson, TX

At Creatuity I served as a hybrid Adobe Commerce (Magento) Architect which also included the role of customer-facing Account/Project Manager.

• Provided Solution Architecture for Magento-based ecommerce platforms for both new builds and maintenance clients.
• Translated client needs into scope and requirements for developers using Jira and Confluence to manage backlog.
• Managed Design Process for clients with design needs by collaborating with clients and frontend developers and building Design Briefs.
• Planned and performed Discovery Workshops as an integral part of new projects.
• Served as the client's main point of contact for my projects.

HCK2 is a marketing and communications agency in Addison, TX providing creative, web, digital communication and marketing services.

• Provided Solution Architecture for new and existing clients.
• Managed all web projects and HCK2's web process.
• Managed internal and external developer resources.

Earthbound Trading Co. is a retailer based in Grapevine, TX with 150 stores across the US.

I returned to Earthbound to replace their 3rd-party Magento agency and migrate them from Magento 1 to Magento 2.

• Sourced and managed Earthbound's production and development hosting and third-party service needs.
• Led Architecture, implementation, and developed Ecommerce platform and integrations using Magento.
• Sourced and managed external development resources.
• Created proof-of-concepts, mockups, demo sites as needed for review and adoption.
• Facilitated site design and implementation process with FE devs and Designers.
• Implemented an SDLC based on Agile methodologies with Jira, Confluence, Github
• Managed Earthbound's PCI compliance and audits for the Ecommerce platform, coordinating with external QSA's.

Creatuity Corp is Magento Partner Agency based in Richardson, TX

• As a Magento 2 Certified Solution Specialist, I worked with sales, clients, and agile development teams to create integrated Magento Commerce solutions.
• Developed and hosted Discovery Workshops for clients at project kick-off to provide the best possible solutions and a solid body of knowledge.
• Translated business requirements into JIRA issues for development teams.
• Performed Sales support assisting in developing bids.
• Created process flows, diagrams, and documentation artifacts as needed to support solutions.

Earthbound Trading Co. is a retailer based in Grapevine, TX with 150 stores across the US.

I joined Earthbound to create their ecommerce platform from the ground up, which I built with Magento. Additionally I created a company portal used by all stores to access tools hosted in the Corporate datacenter.

• Developed, hosted, and maintained a successful Magento Ecommerce platform from the ground up.
• Designed and developed a Laravel-based Intranet solution used by all employees which integrated with various enterprise systems.
• Designed and Developed a Larvel-based API to serve as the main integration point between enterprise systems and various apps and services.
• Designed and built an interactive Scheduler module with time budgeting used by store managers to schedule their staff.
• Served as Linux Sysadmin responsible for management and monitoring of various servers including those hosting Ecommerce and Company Portal sites.
• Managed deployment needs using Rackspace Cloud, Saltstack, and Github.

Lifeblue is a Digital Agency and Interactive Web Design Firm in Allen, TX.

I started Lifeblue as a developer and later also became responsible for a new Post-Launch service offering, directly building on my relationships with our clients.

• Used functional, unit, and load testing solutions including Selenium, PHPUnit, Sauce Labs, and Load Impact for site development and testing.
• Developed custom Magento functionality and managed 3rd party Payments, Tax, and Content Management integrations.
• Developed LAMP-based solutions for clients including the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Heifer International, and Clyde Warren Park.
• Performed Linux system administration for current and new clients in development and production environments in Rackspace Cloud.
• Developed and managed products and services for the Post-Launch practice.

The Dallas Opera is a world-class performing arts organization located in Dallas, TX.

At The Dallas Opera I rebuilt their company website using a custom CMS and integrated with Tessitura for ticket sales. I split my time between this and serving as the Director of IT.

• Manged IT budget, assets, services, and 3rd-party IT support contractors.
• Developed IT policies, audits, and procedures including those relating to Disaster Recovery.
• Developed all LAMP-based internal web tools.
• Developed corporate website with a custom CMS and integrations with Tessitura CRM.
• Sourced, built, and managed all company servers (NT and Linux) at multiple sites.
• Implemented Git-based development process.

ZixCorp is a Managed IT Services provider in Dallas, TX

• Developed LAMP-based web properties including the corporate website using a custom CMS.
• Developed an email jurying application for the Research Department to facilitate distributed human categorization of large email samples.
• Collaborated with Dev, QA, and Systems Administrators to provide hosted services.
• Created tools and processes for deployment.
• Created custom reporting environments with Perl, PHP, and MySQL