Mike Bronner
Laravel Developer at GeneaLabs
Mesa, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolMike Bronner is a Laravel developer with 11 years of experience building backend-first web platforms and open-source tooling, based in Mesa, Arizona. He specializes in performance-minded Laravel work—contributing to the core framework and well-used packages like laravel-model-caching—bringing deep knowledge of Collections, Gates, caching, and relation-aware query caching. A certified Laravel Developer and Scrum Master, he pairs pragmatic testing and refactoring skills with database and CI improvements (notably in PHP Censor) to deliver reliable, maintainable systems. Mike also helps niche businesses—professional genealogists—align their brand and websites to generate more leads and revenue, blending bespoke consultancy with hands-on coding. A lifelong learner who updates legacy providers and drives compatibility across Laravel versions, he excels at modernizing internals that most teams avoid.
11 years of coding experience
n/a, General, n/a, General at Rudolf-Steiner-Schule Villingen-Schwenningen (Germany)Abitur, Geology, English, German, Math, Abitur, Geology, English, German, Math at Gymnasium am Rosenberg (Germany)BS, Computer Information Systems, BS, Computer Information Systems at DeVRY University of Phoenix
German, English
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Github Skills (34)
application-framework10
unit-testing10
caching10
javascript10
middleware10
postgresql10
database-connection10
eloquent10
scripting10
laravel-mix10
package-development10
testing10
app-framework10
configuration-management10
databases10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
geocoder-php/GeocoderLaravel
Sep 2016 - Dec 2022
Geocoder service provider for Laravel
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:49 releases, 2 reviews, 224 commits in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily focused on updating the Geocoder service provider for Laravel, aligning it with newer Laravel versions. They modified the configuration files and service provider to use updated dependencies and implement caching. Further work involved implementing features to support specialized providers and multiple providers, improving the flexibility and functionality of the geocoding service. They also fixed several bugs related to the providers and added tests.
providergeocodingphpgeocoderservice-provider
mikebronner/laravel-caffeine
Aug 2015 - Oct 2022
Keeping Your Laravel Forms Awake.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:63 releases, 6 reviews, 209 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily worked on implementing and enhancing a Laravel package for keeping forms awake. Their contributions included the creation of middleware to inject JavaScript, reducing the frequency of the "drip" requests, and making the drip interval configurable. They also improved code organization and ensured the package functions correctly by addressing URL issues, web middleware detection, and compatibility.
voyagerphplaravel-formsmiddlewarelaravel
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