Paul Philippenko

Senior Application Developer

2018 - 2026

Relevance ® Digital Agency

• Engineered Vue.js, React, and React Native applications with Vuex/Redux for state management, leveraging Axios for optimized server communication and seamless cross-platform experiences.
• Developed full-stack systems combining modern front-end technologies with PHP/Python microservices and multi-model databases, including MySQL, NoSQL, and vector databases.
• Integrated multiple third-party APIs (FedEx, Purolator, Salesforce, Oracle Bronto, Demandware, etc.) to enable real-time notifications, shipping automation, and advanced e-commerce features.
• Created automation scripts for server operations, media file manipulation, and large-scale data scraping, significantly boosting operational efficiency.
• Implemented AI-driven solutions using Generative AI technologies (OpenAI APIs, LangChain, LangGraph) to build automated content generation, analysis pipelines, and conversational workflows.
• Designed and optimized ETL workflows for extracting, transforming, and loading structured and unstructured data into analytics-ready formats.
• Managed Ubuntu-based infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines, queue-based and event-driven background processing, and AWS deployments (EC2, S3, Lambda).
• Designed and implemented LLM-powered systems for educational content generation, mortgage calculations, and next-generation Software 3.0 development workflows.

Technologies: PHP, Python, Postgresql, MySQL, MongoDB, Laravel, Django, Flask, Symfony, Node.js, TypeScript, Drupal, Magento, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Javascript/Jquery, TypeScript, Vue.js, React, Greensock

Websites:vanderbilt.edu, carleton.ca, rcmusic.com, bauer.com, maveriklacrosse.com

Senior Web Developer

2017 - 2018

Red Label Vacations Group Inc.

Overview: Developing custom portal admin system to manage content for multiple travel and hotel brands

• Developing APIs to pull multimedia content from different source providers
• Setting up system with Homestead, Laravel, Twitter Bootstrap, Jquery, GIT and custom admin responsive framework
• Working on creating custom templates and rendering data
• Creating web services to connect to different data sources
• Creating remote beacon management system that consolidates into one system, addressing deployment, content management, and data visualization
• Working closely with Android and iOS developers
• Implementing caching system
• Leading a team of four developers
• Quality Assurance

Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Symfony, Python/Django, GIT, HTML, CSS, SASS, Jquery, Vue.js, React, TypeScript, Bootstrap, AWS

Websites: redtag.ca, travelbrands.com, itravel2000.com, apengage.io, apconnect.io

Senior PHP/Drupal

2016 - 2017

University of Toronto

Overview: Participated in creating custom modules for Drupal multi-site

• Implementation of faculty, publications, awards listings for UofT departments
• Integrated creation/manipulations with custom content types and fields on install, unistall and update of custom modules
• Integrated installation of “views” on module installation
• Working on creating custom templates and rendering data
• Working on UI with Jquery, AngularJS, CSS, SASS
• Quality Assurance

Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Drupal, Symfony, GIT, HTML, CSS, SASS, Jquery, AngularJS Bootstrap

Websites: religion.utoronto.ca, history.utoronto.ca, www.cs.toronto.edu

Senior Web Developer/Project Leader

2013 – 2016

Intelli Mortgages Inc

• Modified UI, advancing AJAX calls
• Migrated web application from Wordpress platerform to Symfony
• Created different development environment and automated file transfer
• Integrated payment system
• Modified search results filtering system
• Integrated CRON jobs
• Server set-up, website migration, server cloning, backup
• Project management, project leading
• Intensive Quality Assurance and Testing

Technologies: PHP, Wordpress, Symfony, Python/Django, MySQL, Drupal, HTML, CSS, Bootsrap, Javascript, Jquery, Angular, Zend, Laravel

Websites: www.intellimortgage.com, www.decisionresourcesgroup.com