Summary
Roger Pender is a full-stack web developer with 8 years of experience building custom web solutions, from WordPress sites to React full-stack applications and API integrations. Based in San Diego, he combines practical front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap) with backend work in PHP, Node.js, MySQL and MongoDB to deliver polished, user-focused products. His background in zoology and hands-on research work — including debugging Python for a robotic physical therapy device used in primate studies — gives him a unique systems-thinking perspective and attention to reliability. At EGIA he manages production websites, searchable databases, DNS, and technical support, while previously mentoring and teaching full-stack bootcamp students. Colleagues value his collaborative mindset and consistent drive to turn complex problems into maintainable, impactful solutions. He continually sharpens his craft by staying current with modern tools and applying cross-disciplinary problem solving to software projects.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Certification, Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp, A, Web Development Certification, Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp, A at University of California, Davis
Biology, General, Biology, General at California State University-Long Beach
English