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Full Stack → Senior → Lead · Internal Tool · 7-10 developers

CCA Heartbeat

Internal uptime monitoring (mostly led/merged PRs, foundation code)

  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • Code Review
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery
/01

The build

Internal uptime monitoring system for Casting Calls America. Oversaw technical direction and resource allocation. Led and merged pull requests while contributing foundation code. Built with Laravel.

/02

The stack

What each tool actually did on this project.

PHP

Oversaw technical direction, led code reviews, and contributed foundation code

Laravel

Built internal uptime monitoring system with resource allocation oversight

Code Review

Led and merged pull requests for the monitoring tool

Bootstrap

Built monitoring dashboard UI

jQuery

Added interactive dashboard features

/03

My part

What I owned, per position that touched this project.

Casting Calls America LLC

Lead Developer

Set up foundational code and trained new developer

  • Set up foundational code for internal uptime monitoring system
  • Built CRUD for managing monitored sites with health check links
  • Implemented daily automated checks with in-app notifications
  • Trained a teacher to become a full stack developer in under a month to work on this project

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