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Matt C.
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About
Senior full-stack engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, stabilizing, and scaling complex web applications, data integrations, and production platforms. Proven ability to step into established codebases, diagnose performance and architectural issues, and independently deliver reliable, accessible solutions for organizations ranging from startups to major institutions.
Work Experience
Founder & Principal Software Engineer — Caulm LLC April 2025 – present Founded a software consulting practice providing development and technical leadership for startups, agencies, and organizations requiring high-impact engineering support.
Resolve to Save Lives
● Inherited and extended a large production WordPress platform, developing custom search, interactive mapping, analytics, and responsive frontend features from existing Figma designs and established design systems.
● Collaborated directly with stakeholders while maintaining accessibility, responsive behavior, and consistency across an established global public-health platform.
Starshot
● Developed and maintained a complex WordPress/Bricks application with substantial custom PHP/JavaScript functionality, including role-, market-, and region-specifi c workfl ows and permissions.
● Worked within an established engineering team using Git/code review workfl ows to deliver ongoing features, troubleshoot production issues, and address technical debt.
Robot Advisory Group
● Designed and developed an interactive touchscreen tradeshow kiosk with React, Vite, and Node.js, delivering an offl ine-fi rst video experience running on dedicated expo hardware.
● Took ownership of an existing AI-generated React/Vite/Node application, reverse-engineering the codebase and establishing a Docker-based local development environment.
● Repaired authentication, persistence, API, and application-state issues and prepared the application for AWS deployment.
Oddtopsy Reports
● Designed and developed a Next.js/React/TypeScript application with Payload CMS, PostgreSQL, Docker, role-based editorial workfl ows, version history, and custom publishing tools.
- Designed and optimized custom WordPress themes, templates, and plugins for businesses and institutions.
- Migrated, debugged, and optimized WordPress sites using Elementor, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), and third-party integrations.
- Enhanced website speed, security, and SEO using Cloudflare, caching strategies, and best security practices.
- Developed custom API integrations, interactive front-end components, and database-driven functionalities.
- Managed multiple client projects, ensuring clear communication, problem-solving, and on-time delivery.
- Achieved 100% client satisfaction over 14 years, delivering tailored web development and design projects for small businesses.