Paul Scarrone is a seasoned counselor with 14 years of direct experience and a long history of leadership in community-focused roles, currently serving in Ligonier Township. Trained in counselor education at Duquesne University and with a background in art education, he blends therapeutic insight with creative approaches to support individuals and groups. Previously a manager at National Church Residences, he brings operational and people-management skills to clinical practice. Outside counseling, Paul contributes to open-source software—most notably enhancing Phalcon Developer Tools with a configurable PHP development server and unit tests—showing a hands-on technical curiosity that dates back to building projects since 1990. This mix of counseling expertise, managerial experience, and practical coding contributions gives him a rare cross-disciplinary perspective on problem solving and community service.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MSED, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, MSED, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services at Duquesne University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art Teacher Education, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Art Teacher Education at Seton Hill University
Contributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 9 comments in 16 days
Contributions summary:Paul contributed to the Phalcon developer tools by implementing the `serve` command. This command launches a built-in PHP development server, enhancing the tool's utility for local development. The user added the ability to configure host, port, basepath, and a custom php.ini file. Further commits involved adding unit tests for the `serve` command, making it more reliable and improving its testability. Additional changes focused on modifying defaults, including the document root.
Contributions:4 PRs, 20 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 10 months
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