Alvin Lawson
Developer at Freelance Developer
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlvin Lawson is a versatile developer with 11 years of hands-on experience building web, mobile, and enterprise solutions across startups and corporate environments in New York. A Pace University computer science graduate, he blends full-stack web development (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, PHP), Python/Django backends, Java, Swift for iOS, and CI automation to deliver measurable performance and deployment improvements. His background in IT support and telecom deployments informs a practical, reliability-first approach—streamlining processes, reducing downtime, and managing large-scale device rollouts. As a freelance developer and former educator, he pairs technical delivery with mentorship, having taught children web development and improved student engagement with project-based learning. Early curiosity for system internals and tinkering (from registry tweaks to custom privacy-focused browser builds) underpins a persistent focus on performance, security, and user experience. He’s the kind of engineer who moves fluidly between code, operations, and teaching while driving quantifiable impact like faster load times, reduced build/deployment cycles, and higher user engagement.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's Degree, Programming & Systems, Associate's Degree, Programming & Systems at LaGuardia Community CollegeBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Pace University
English, French
Github Skills (30)
twitch9
api8
captive-portal8
windows7
linux7
chat7
backend7
macos6
cisco6
algorithmia6
firewall6
endpoint-security6
proxy6
ips6
vpn6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
al11588/CarAlgorithm
Mar 2017 - Mar 2020
Using the Car Make and Model Recognition Algorithmia library. It scans the image and will output the car make and model in JSON.
Contributions:14 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 3 years 1 month
algorithmiapythonrecognitionscansjson
al11588/SupremeScraper
Aug 2014 - Oct 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 7 pushes in 2 years 2 months
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