Summary
Joshua Parker is an experienced IT consultant and PHP architect with 11 years of hands-on experience optimizing and securing Linux servers for clients as a digital nomad based in Eugene, Oregon. He designs and advises on developer workflows and frameworks—most notably Devflow (a headless CMS) and CodefyPHP (a DDD and event-sourcing web framework)—while also managing production Nginx/Ubuntu stacks without control panels. His background includes building custom PHP applications, WordPress and CMS consulting, CDN and server automation, and running dedicated servers for education-focused software like the eduTrac Student Information System. Joshua pairs practical sysadmin discipline (shell scripting, backups, upgrades) with application-level architecture, and he has operated both as a freelance principal and as a developer supporting institutional registrars. Outside of engineering he blogs, practices amateur photography, and pursues cybersecurity interests that inform his secure-by-design approach. His mix of long-term self-directed projects and hands-on operations makes him adept at turning legacy systems into maintainable, secure platforms.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Voice, BA, Voice at Charleston Southern University