Enterprise Software Engineering
Business applications, operational workflows, and backend services.
- C#
- .NET
- ASP.NET MVC
- Razor
- Telerik / Kendo UI
Independent full-stack engineering & technical architecture
Software built for the real world.
I build and connect business applications, e-commerce platforms, and corporate websites—from the user interface and database to APIs and cloud hosting. More than 20 years of hands-on engineering, architecture, and problem-solving.
ASP.NET / C#PHP / LaravelReact / TypeScriptWordPress / CMSE-CommerceAWS / Cloudflare
public class Solutions
{
build(requirements);
integrate(systems);
deploy(reliably);
}
ASP.NET & PHP
AWS / APIs ↗
Technical services
What can I help you build?
New software, an established website, or systems that need to work together. Choose an area to see how I can help.
Business applicationsSoftware for the way your team works.
01 / Business applications
Build or improve the software your team relies on.
Turn business rules and related data into interfaces people can use to get work done.
C#
.NET
SQL Server
- Interface
- Workflows
- Data
What I can help with
- Operational tools and administrative interfaces
- Marketplace, invoicing, and payment-related workflows
- Backend services and database connections
E-commerceStorefronts and the systems behind them.
02 / E-commerce
Make the storefront work with the rest of the business.
Develop and maintain commerce functionality across established platforms and custom applications.
Shopify
WooCommerce
PHP
- Storefront
- Checkout
- Operations
What I can help with
- Shopify and WooCommerce customization
- Custom PHP commerce functionality
- Platform troubleshooting and ongoing support
Corporate websitesContent platforms built around your team.
03 / Corporate websites
Give your website a foundation your team can build on.
Create corporate websites and structured publishing systems, with custom functionality where it adds value.
WordPress
Joomla
OpenText
- Content
- Publishing
- Campaigns
What I can help with
- WordPress websites and custom functionality
- Reusable content structures and editing components
- Development across established CMS platforms
APIs & integrationsHelp your systems work together.
04 / APIs & integrations
Connect the website to the systems your business uses.
Build the endpoints and data handoffs behind forms, interactive content, and connected applications.
- REST APIs
HubSpot- PHP
- Application
- API
- Systems
What I can help with
- REST endpoints and application integrations
- CRM, newsletter, and form connections
- Troubleshooting across requests and data
Cloud & securityCare for the platform behind the page.
05 / Cloud & security
Keep development connected to hosting and security.
Work through infrastructure, configuration, and application issues with someone who understands their connections.
AWS
Cloudflare
Wordfence
- Hosting
- Protection
- Performance
What I can help with
- AWS and Cloudflare security work
- Wordfence configuration for WordPress
- Hosting, monitoring, and performance troubleshooting
Technology in practice
Tech stack & tools.
From C# and PHP backends to React interfaces, content platforms, and cloud operations. Explore how I use these technologies and where they fit in a working system.
PHP & application development
Custom PHP applications, WordPress plugins, and backend service integrations.
- PHP
- Laravel
- Composer
- Custom APIs
Frontend engineering
Responsive interfaces, interactive listings, and resource discovery.
- React
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- jQuery / AJAX
- Axios
- HTML
- CSS / SCSS
CMS & structured content
Custom WordPress plugins, reusable content models, and flexible publishing workflows.
- WordPress
- Custom WordPress plugins
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
- Gutenberg
- Joomla
- OpenText
- Wordfence
E-commerce
Storefront development, customization, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance.
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
- WordPress
- PHP
- Commerce integrations
Databases & integrations
Relational data, application queries, and connections between business systems.
- SQL Server
- MySQL
- T-SQL
- Stored procedures
- REST APIs
- Swagger / OpenAPI
Cloud, hosting & performance
Application hosting, cybersecurity, Wordfence configuration, monitoring, and performance support.
- AWS
- Amazon EC2
- Amazon CloudWatch
- AWS CodeDeploy
- AWS CodePipeline
- New Relic
- WP Engine
- Cloudflare
- Wordfence
- Cybersecurity
- Website maintenance
CRM & email integrations
Website forms, newsletter connections, and marketing platform integrations.
- HubSpot
- ActiveCampaign
- Mailchimp
- Form integrations
- Email templates
SEO, analytics & advertising
Search visibility, website measurement, and digital advertising tools.
- Google Analytics
- Google Ads
- SEO
- Yoast SEO
- JSON-LD / Schema.org
Mobile app development
Objective-C mobile application development for New Tibetan Bible.
- Objective-C
- Xcode
- Apple Developer Program
- Mobile applications
AI-assisted engineering
ChatGPT supports engineering workflows, with hands-on review, testing, and responsibility for the result.
- ChatGPT
Build tools & quality
Dependency management, asset builds, API checks, and application testing.
- Git
- GitHub
- npm
- Composer
- Webpack
- Babel
- Sass
- Postman
- PHPUnit
- MailHog
Modern web delivery
The component-based, static-site foundation of this Ascendo website.
- Astro
- Tailwind CSS
- Vite
- TypeScript
The right stack depends on your users, existing systems, budget, and maintenance needs. My experience spans client projects, earlier career work, and the tools I use in my own engineering practice.
Selected technical work
Selected projects.
Three examples of the stack in practice: commerce architecture, enterprise workflows, and an interactive content platform for marketing teams.
E-commerce & cloud architectureEasy Breathe
E-commerceAWSPHP
AWSPHPLead Technical Architect · E-commerce
An e-commerce business across platforms.
Led architecture and development across custom PHP, Shopify, WooCommerce, and WordPress systems. Designed and supported scalable AWS infrastructure, with hands-on cybersecurity work across AWS, Cloudflare, and Wordfence, alongside performance and technical team delivery.
AWSPHPWordPressShopifyWooCommerceCloudflareWordfenceTechnical leadership
Read case study ↗
Enterprise applications & web platformsStack's Bowers
C# / .NETWordPressCustom WordPress pluginsSenior full-stack development
Engineering behind marketplace operations.
Worked on ASP.NET MVC/Razor and Kendo UI interfaces for marketplace listings, invoicing, and payment-related workflows, alongside enterprise-level custom WordPress plugins connected to backend business services through APIs, custom PHP, and Wordfence security configuration.
C# / .NETRazorKendo UIWordPressAPIsWordfence
Read case study ↗
Get Network VisibilityCorporate web & marketing technologyGet Network Visibility
WordPress
ReactPHPFull-stack development · Content & marketing
Helping visitors find the right content.
Custom WordPress and PHP development for Get Network Visibility, including ACF and Gutenberg content structures, React-powered listings, separate PHP filtering paths, and HubSpot and ActiveCampaign forms.
ReactWordPress / ACFPHP / REST APIsHubSpot
Contributions built on the FINNPartners-credited base theme and framework.
Read case study ↗Broader career portfolio
Recognizable names. Real technical contributions.
Projects across enterprise technology, healthcare, commerce, finance, and marketing platforms. Each credit reflects my own professional contribution, including agency and employer engagements.
Digital ticketing platforms
Disney
Online ticketing project management
Enterprise application development
American Honda
Dealer intranet · ASP.NET / SQL Server
Via ADK
Sony Broadcast
Professional broadcast website · PHP / HTML
Via ADK
Toshiba
Corporate website · PHP / HTML
Via Deep Fried Productions
Interscope Records
Eminem, Timbaland, and Teyana Taylor websites · HTML, CSS, and frontend templates in a custom CMS
Via ADK
Asahi Beer USA
Brand website · PHP / HTML
Corporate marketing technology
Keysight / Get Network Visibility
WordPress, resource filtering, integrations, security
Via Mimio Design
Irdeto
About six years of website development · Joomla → OpenText → WordPress
Via Mimio Design
Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Healthcare website · Joomla
Via Mimio Design
Braille Institute
Website project contributions
Senior full-stack development
Stack's Bowers Galleries
Enterprise applications · C# / .NET, custom WordPress plugins, backend API integrations, Wordfence
Via ADK
J. Press
PHP website support, database mining, data collection, and DML updates for thousands of products across seasonal collections
Lead Technical Architect
Easy Breathe
E-commerce architecture · PHP, Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, AWS, Cloudflare, Wordfence cybersecurity
WordPress website development
Coast Produce
WordPress website development, hosting, maintenance, analytics, privacy
Via Focus DMS
Mission Valley Bank
WordPress website development, custom functionality, security, maintenance
WordPress website development
LACHSA Foundation
WordPress development for the foundation’s website
Joomla website development
Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles
Built the organization’s website in Joomla
Mobile application development
New Tibetan Bible
Objective-C mobile app development
Career credits, not an endorsement or claim that these organizations are current Ascendo Solutions clients. Some older implementations have since changed.
How I work
From requirements to reliable delivery
- Define the problem
Discovery & strategy
Understand the business problem, users, dependencies, and constraints.
- Connect the systems
Plan & architect
Identify the right technical approach, interfaces, integrations, and delivery milestones.
- Deliver with confidence
Build, validate & support
Implement, test important workflows, review changes, and support the handoff.
The person behind AscendoA personal introduction
Hi, I'm Nick.
I'm an independent software engineer and technical architect with over 20 years of experience building websites, e-commerce platforms, and business applications.
I believe in clear communication, being straightforward about what's possible, and taking responsibility for the work I deliver. I'm comfortable working independently, but I also enjoy collaborating with designers, developers, and business teams.
More about meLet’s talk about your project.
Tell me what you’re building or what needs fixing.
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