Summary
John Reeve is a full-stack web engineer and small business owner with 12 years of experience building and supporting high-traffic WordPress and React applications, troubleshooting AWS and server performance, and automating management for hundreds of sites. As Lead Developer at Materiell he combined hands-on PHP/JavaScript work with systems design, monitoring, and policy writing, while mentoring and onboarding junior engineers. He now runs Portable Ledge, a Durango-based PA and A/V business, applying his technical rigor to audio engineering, events, and installations. Comfortable across the stack and in small-team settings, he excels at untangling legacy systems and delivering pragmatic, documented solutions that scale. Away from the keyboard he’s an active musician and climber, interests that speak to his collaborative, steady-handed approach under pressure.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Philosophy, BA, Philosophy at Texas Tech University
MA, English/Rhetoric, MA, English/Rhetoric at West Texas A&M