Ernest Buffington
Data Scientist
Brandon, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolErnest Buffington is a pragmatic data scientist and seasoned software developer with 10+ years of experience blending operations consulting and hands-on PHP/MySQL engineering to cut costs and boost efficiency for businesses. He refactors legacy PHP (v4+) into modern, maintainable code and runs The CodersExchange, where he mentors and lists fellow developers. Ernest pairs operations leadership—currently as Senior Operations Manager at Brandon Maintenance Management—with long-running programming roles dating back to early 2000s, giving him deep institutional knowledge of legacy systems and practical migration strategies. His background includes commercial lending and even fugitive recovery, signaling a capacity for risk assessment, resourcefulness, and unconventional problem-solving. Based in Brandon, Florida, he combines full-stack PHP expertise with a focus on measurable operational impact.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Board Level Engineering, Computer Science, Board Level Engineering at ITT Technical Institute-Tampa
Stackoverflow
92reputation
8kreached
12answers
8questions
Github Skills (119)
cms10
mariadb-database10
web-application10
php-fpm10
evo10
smarty10
amortization10
hosting10
composer10
colorbox10
pdo10
nuke10
mysql10
titanium10
theme-ui10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ernestbuffington/PHP-Nuke-Titanium
Sep 2017 - Feb 2023
This is the US hardened version of PHP-Nuke Titanium and is secure and safe. Built on PHP Version 8.1.14 - Forums - Blogs - Projects - Advanced Site Map - Web Links - Groups - Advanced Theme Support - Downloads - Advertising - Network Advertising - Link Back System - FAQ - Bookmark Vault - Private Virtual Cemetery - Loan Amortization - Img Hosting
Contributions:1 release, 607 commits, 3 PRs in 5 years 6 months
cmsmariadb-databaseweb-applicationnuke-evolutiontitanium
ernestbuffington/www.86it.us
Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:35 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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