Summary
Bryan Hooper is a versatile software developer and freelance owner with 10+ years of experience building custom websites and integrations for nonprofits and small businesses. With a background as a pastor and nonprofit board leader, he blends strong emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management with hands-on skills in Ruby on Rails, PHP/Laravel, JavaScript (React/Vue/Node/TypeScript), and SQL. He delivers responsive, revenue-focused web experiences, managed hosting, and third-party integrations while maximizing limited budgets and uncovering new value streams like memberships and partnerships. Comfortable leading in matrixed environments, Bryan is practiced at turning complex, constrained situations into practical technical and organizational wins. A lifelong learner who trained at Flatiron School and holds a CS BA and MDiv, he uniquely pairs pastoral empathy with technical craft to improve donor giving experiences and online engagement.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
M. Div. Theology, M. Div. Theology at Drew University
Full Stack Web Developer, Full Stack Web Developer at Flatiron School
B. A. Computer Science, B. A. Computer Science at Southwestern University
MHS
English