Zachary Watkins
Software Applications Developer III
College Station, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZachary Watkins is a pragmatic full-stack software developer with over 11 years of experience building and modernizing high-traffic web applications, having contributed to more than 1,400 sites since 2007. Currently a Software Applications Developer III at Texas A&M Transportation Institute, he specializes in PHP and JavaScript stacks (WordPress, Laravel, React, Vue) and manages Azure resources while championing CI/CD and resilient deployment practices. He pairs a BFA in graphic design with engineering rigor to deliver features that are both usable and maintainable, and he has a track record of modernizing legacy PHP/JS codebases and implementing version-controlled workflows. A frequent conference speaker on resilience and deployment, he brings a client-focused, accessibility-first approach and the adaptability to work with or without frameworks depending on project needs.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design, 3.29, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design, 3.29 at Angelo State University
English
Github Skills (48)
sass-framework10
wordpress10
drag-and-drop10
genesis10
responsive10
wordpress-plugin10
custom-post-type10
prototyping10
post-type10
composer10
visibility9
phpcs9
javascript9
coding-conventions9
css9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
AgriLife/agrilife-google-custom-search
Aug 2016 - Jul 2021
Replaces the default WordPress search results page with Google Custom Search Engine.
Contributions:17 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years
wordpress-searchcustom-search-googlewordpressgoogle-custom-search-enginecustom-search
AgriLife/AgriLife-People
May 2015 - Aug 2020
People custom post type with some other goodies.
Contributions:30 releases, 108 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 4 months
wordpresswordpress-pluginpost-typegoodiescustom-post-type
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