Brandon Clothier is a Senior Lead Developer with 12 years of experience specializing in full-stack eCommerce systems, currently leading development and production operations at Troll And Toad. He combines deep PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and PostgreSQL expertise with hands-on Linux server deployment and monitoring to keep high-traffic sites reliable. Brandon has a strong track record of modernizing legacy code—leading initiatives like autoloading and dependency injection—while mentoring junior engineers and overseeing code review and release processes. His background spans both technical delivery and customer-facing roles, giving him a practical sense for balancing feature velocity with operational stability. Trained originally in diesel mechanics before earning a computer science degree, he brings a pragmatic, systems-oriented mindset to troubleshooting complex production issues.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at Eastern Kentucky University
Associate of Applied Science (AS), Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician, Associate of Applied Science (AS), Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician at Somerset Community College
Demo repository highlighting writing PHP Unit tests.
Contributions:1 release, 103 PRs, 112 pushes in 4 years 8 months
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