John Hetlage
Founder (Side Project) at Internet Design and Publishing, Inc.
Kansas City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolJohn Hetlage is a full-stack developer and founder with nine years of experience building scalable web applications using Python and JavaScript. He combines backend API design and frontend integration—recently implementing containerized Laravel services, FastAPI endpoints, and a Stripe-powered React checkout that touched over 20,000 customers—with a hands-on maker mentality. Transitioning into engineering leadership, he focuses on bridging technical execution and strategic decision-making while still rolling up his sleeves in code. Currently launching Pace Pal, a fitness pacing MVP inspired by his own 120+ lb weight loss and recovery from AFib, he brings product empathy and real-world user insight to early-stage ventures. Based in Kansas City, he has led cross-functional teams and built production tooling for automotive and ecommerce domains, demonstrating a track record of shipping practical, cost-saving solutions.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Information Systems and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Information Systems and Computer Science at Park University
Github Skills (10)
java2
bit2
wordpress1
woocommerce1
woocommerce-rest-api1
rest-api1
api1
sdk1
rest1
react1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hetlage/Prank-Bot
Jun 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
hetlage/portfolio
May 2020 - Aug 2022
John Hetlage personal portfolio
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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