Orangevale, CA
Dan
Holloran
Senior Full Stack Developer with 14+ years building performant, scalable web applications. Passionate about architecture, mentorship, and finding the right tool for the job.
"The moment you're ready to quit is usually the moment right before a miracle happens"— Unknown
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ArchitectureLaravelLeadershipMentorshipMySQLNext.jsNode.jsPhotographyPostgreSQLReact.jsTailwind.cssTypeScriptVue.jsWordPress
Professional
History
view full resume Senior Fullstack Developer current
@Ample · Cincinnati, OH
ArchitectureGatsbyGraphQLJamstackMentorshipNext.jsNode.jsReact.jsRuby
Sep 2025 – Present
Career Sabbatical
@Life · United States
Photography
Mar 2025 – Sep 2025
Senior Frontend Developer
@Tradier · Charlotte, NC
ArchitectureCypressJamstackLeadershipMentorshipNode.jsNuxtRubyTailwind.cssVue.js
Mar 2021 – Mar 2025
Senior Fullstack Developer / Lead Developer
@Ample · Cincinnati, OH
ArchitectureGatsbyGraphQLJamstackLeadershipMentorshipNext.jsNode.jsReact.jsREST APIsRuby
Oct 2019 – Mar 2021
Full Stack Developer / Lead Developer
@Matchbox Design Group · St. Louis, MO
ArchitectureLaravelLeadershipMentorshipMySQLNode.jsPostgreSQLSassTailwind.cssVue.jsWordPress
Nov 2012 – Oct 2019
Web Developer
@Freeman Marketing · St. Louis, MO
MentorshipSassWordPress
May 2012 – Oct 2012
Bachelor of Science in Web Design and Development
@Full Sail University · Winter Park, FL
JavascriptPHPHTMLCSSActionScript 3
Nov 2009 – Mar 2012
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Edge Functions: Running Code Where Your Users Are
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