Summary
Jeff Clayton is a seasoned Director of IT and R&D with over a decade of hands-on experience building and operating LAMP-based web applications, large-scale email delivery systems, and resilient MySQL replication topologies. Based in Charlotte, he combines software architecture and systems administration—designing remote backup solutions, office and server networks, and cross-platform integrations for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. He has a knack for turning product gaps into revenue-driving tools, notably creating a license-tracking system that recovered substantial recurring income for his education client base. Beyond engineering, Jeff brings creative fluency from a parallel career in filmmaking and professional photography, informing user-facing media workflows and multimedia integrations. Comfortable leading small teams and contracting widely since the late 1980s, he blends practical implementation skills (PHP, JavaScript, CSS) with operational discipline to keep complex services reliable at scale. An unexpected strength is his experience tuning high-throughput email infrastructure—designed to send tens of thousands of messages per hour—demonstrating both deliverability and scale awareness.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Appalachian State University