Hello,
my name is Anthony^28yo and this is my résumé/cv

About Me

Want a freelancer that doesn't suck? I won't give you the run around, or promise something I cant. In fact, i'll be straight up front and let you know i'm not the right fit for the job, and i'll try to recommend someone who is. If I start and can't finish, I won't charge you.

I’m a 28 year old Full Stack Developer from Long Island, New York. I have been programming for more than a decade, and hold a Bachelors of Science in Computer Programming and Information Systems from SUNY Farmingdale University. I specialize in large scale web applications using popular frameworks which follow PSR-2 Coding Standards and SOLID principals, as well as front-end responsive design and other popular systems. Feel free to contact me if you are looking to have work of any size done.

You can also get here from rappa.work!

Experiences

Recent Web Applications

• 2015

  Generations Beyond Internal CRM Software Version 3 (Gallery)

  Generations Beyond is a full-scale, all encompassing digital marketing agency with a lot of demands. It was up to me to build a massive backend system to run the entire company from print media to massive backend architecture projects. From clients & tasks, to managing social media and SEO accounts, to billing and bookkeeping. Dubbed GB.net, this third version of their CRM software took about 8 months to build & runs on the Laravel Framework.

• 2014

  Generations Beyond Internal CRM Software Version 2 (Gallery)

  Generations Beyond is a full-scale, all encompassing digital marketing agency with a lot of demands. It was up to me to build a massive backend system to run the entire company from print media to massive backend architecture projects. From clients & tasks, to managing social media and SEO accounts, to billing and bookkeeping. Dubbed GB.net, this CRM software took over a year to build & runs on the Laravel Framework.

• 2014

  Circuits.com (Retired)

  Circuits.com is a search engine built with PHP 5.4 on the Laravel Framework. It took 9 months to build its first release, and currently has millions of parts in its database totaling over 3 billion in stock. Circuits.com aims to be the world's premiere circuit search.

• 2012

  My Medical CV

  With My Medical CV, it is easy for anyone in the health-care field to upload, store, and share his or her credentials.

• 2011

  Generations Beyond Internal CRM Software Version 1 (Gallery)

  The predecessor to the current Version 2, GB.net Version 1 was a very powerful system built on the Codeigniter Framework. It handled all of the companies needs at the time, but as times changed & the company demanded more features, Version 1 was retired and its more powerful, full-featured brother Version 2 was born using the Laravel Framework.

Recent iOS Apps

• 2015

  NY EMS Protocols

  This app contains the EMS Protocols for New York State, both BLS & ALS, in the jurisdictions of Nassau County, Suffolk County, and NYC. It is a replacement/combination of some of the below apps.

• 2013

  ALS Protocols (Retired)

  This app contains the Advanced Life Support Protocols for Emergency Medical Providers for Suffolk County, New York, as well as the Basic Life Support Protocols for Emergency Medical Providers in the State of New York.

• 2013

  Pocket Protocols (Retired)

  This app contains the Basic Life Support Protocols for Emergency Medical Providers in the State of New York.

• 2013

  My Medical CV

  The MyMedicalCV app allows medical providers to store, organize, and keep all of their credentials safe.

• 2012

  NYC Paramedic Protocols (Retired)

  These are NYC REMSCO Protocols for the Paramedic Provider.

• 2011

  I Got A Guy

  When your friends need to find a plumber, electrician, painter or landscaper, are you the one they come to for a referral? Or maybe you have a hard time finding people that you can really depend on to get a job done, and you’re sick of wading through a stream of recommendations from the internet. Either way, I Got A Guy is the app for you!

Open Source Projects

• 2016

  Wordpress Command Line Downloader

  A global command line downloader for Wordpress that downloads and extracts the latest version of Wordpress to the directory of your choosing.

• 2015

  Laravel 5 Boilerplate (Top 200 PHP Projects of All Time on GitHub)

  A boilerplate project that sets up a default Laravel 5 installation with many useful plugins and methods usually implemented with new large scale projects. This project ships with a custom fully featured user ACL (users/roles/permissions).

• 2015

  Vault (Retired)

  Vault is a simple yet powerful access control system for the new Laravel 5 Framework. It comes with a backend user interface to manage users, roles, and permissions as well as the relationships between them.

• 2015

  Laravel Helpers

  This project takes the useful Laravel helper functions and allows you to use them in Non-Laravel projects.

Skills

Recent Articles I've Written

• Laravel Eloquent naming convention guide
• How to make custom blade extensions in Laravel 5
• How to use Service Injection in Laravel 5
• Implementing the Repository/Interface pattern in Laravel 5
• Trigger DELETE requests with a link in Laravel 5
• Injecting javascript into views using Laravel 5
• Adding form macros to Laravel 5
• Using Gravatar in Laravel 5
• Adding commas to numbers using jQuery
• Extracting query string components with Javascript

Click here to see all articles i've written.

Recent Websites I've Developed

• Simpli Real Estate
• All Pet
• Generations Beyond
• Paint Cosmetics
• Subsea Solutions
• Ramada
• CMYK Print Group
• American Dream Abstract
• Berrios & Associates
• Adept Technology
• Fire Rescue Systems
• Divine Brine Foods
• Bluetooth Creative
• Red Vault Productions
• Ferruggia & Calisto Law Firm
• Art of Form
• Anxiety & Panic
• Sumrick Builders
• IMS Consultants
• NYCORE
• Lexington Power & Light

Recent Landing Pages I've Developed

• All Island Radiant
• Sumrick Builders

All design work by Generations Beyond.

Volunteer Experience & Causes

• Board of Director of CIHVA, January 2017 - Present
• Class A Member/EMT-CC of CIHVA, August 2006 - Present
• 2nd Assistant Chief of CIHVA, October 2012 - January 2015
• 3rd Assistant Chief of CIHVA, August 2012 - October 2012
• Captain of CIHVA, June 2009 - August 2011

Certifications

• EMT-CC - NYS Department of Health
• CPR - American Heart Association
• ACLS - American Heart Association

Organizations

• Central Islip - Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance
• Past: Islip Ambulance Chiefs Association

Hobbies

Testimonials

"Very knowledgable, friendly and professional and has good ability to understand the business problems we're trying to solve."
- Scott Moser

"Finding a qualified and reliable development resource to build out highly conceptualized designs is often a difficult task. Finding a developer that meets the standards of what you're visually looking for while also providing quality code is a stressful and time consuming process. Working with Anthony the past few years has eased these concerns and allowed me to focus my time back on effectively managing a business. In addition to the quality of his work, Anthony is highly responsive, efficient and always professional to deal with. It's been a great business relationship that I look forward to continuing."
- Jeff Brandi

"I had the pleasure of working with Anthony Rappa (rappasoft) on a project that I needed his help and expertise with. I just wanted to say that Anthony is a true professional and is very skilled in what he does. He was very accommodating when it came to what was requested and what needed to be done. Communication back and forth was timely and his work was spot on. He was not happy unless I was happy, so would finish what needed to be done, before his he considered his work to be complete. I would not hesitate in recommending Anthony to anyone and I look forward to the next time I work with him."
- Iain Munro