Jay M.

Software Engineer - writing/fixing systems for 30+ years

🛠️💻🖥️👨‍💻👨‍🎓 Hey, I'm Jay! "If there's a problem, yo, I'll solve it." --Vanilla Ice jaymath.is | github.com/mathiscode | ecmaos.sh | polismachina.com | aige.games | intellibrix.dev | imagined.quest | **NOTE: Although I have an Upwork "agency", I am the only member - I do not outsource any work and I charge my normal rate** [EDUCATION] - Western Governors University, Bachelor of Science, Software Development - Obsession that started with BASIC on the TRS-80 in 1992 [CERTIFICATIONS] - CIW User Interface Designer - CIW Site Development Associate - CIW Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist - CompTIA A+ - CompTIA Project+ - ITIL v4 Foundation [CLIENTS] - SIECompany.com - BeyondCAD.com - SkyfarerAcademy.com - Sizle.io - DatasheetSolutions.com - Design Emporium, LLC - National Young Farmer's Coalition - Cybersemics Institute - See more in my reviews [SOLO PROJECTS] - Polis Machina: AI Nation Simulator (polismachina.com) - ecmaOS: Kernel and application platform for modern web technologies (ecmaos.sh) - AIGE; AI Game Engine (aige.games) - Intellibrix; a software component framework that uses self-contained AI-powered Bricks (intellibrix.dev) - AI Kernel Explorer; a TUI to browse AI-generated summaries of the Linux source tree - Gemini Dock - An extensible Gemini protocol server - Web3os; a browser-based experimental operating system (web3os.sh) - Imagined Quest; an AI-powered text-adventure game (imagined.quest) - WhoGovernsMe; a website to view information about political representatives (whogoverns.me) - Codebase Scanner; a tool to scan codebases for malware common on job sites - VSCode Remember Desktops; extension to remember editor virtual desktop locations - Password Leak: a library to check for compromised passwords - See more in my portfolio [HIGHLIGHTS] - 28 years Linux experience - 26 years HTML/CSS/Javascript experience - (to include vanilla, Typescript, Node.js, Deno, React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, jQuery, and other frameworks/libraries) - 24 years database experience - (to include MySQL, SQLite, Postgres, MongoDB, CouchDB, Redis, Firebase Firestore/RTDB, and other database technologies) - 16 years API integration experience - (to include REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and other API technologies) [DEVOPS] - AWS - Digital Ocean - Heroku - Google Cloud - Firebase/Supabase/Pocketbase - Vercel - Netlify - Fleek - Render - Hostgator, Bluehost, Siteground, miscellaneous shared/VPS/dedicated providers [CORE BELIEFS] - I don't vibe code; that only leads to a tech-debt avalanche and project failure, but I do use AI tools to massively enhance my productivity, saving my clients money - I'm clear and honest in my business; I don't do shady things to risk my reputation - I strive to provide high value; I try to pack as much value to clients in as little time as possible - Cooperative vision makes good products; the client has the final say, but I believe in sharing ideas - Continuing education is crucial; I try to keep up with technology so I can provide the best results possible - I don't withhold knowledge or hold code ransom; every line of code I write is yours, and I want you to understand the code behind your project - Reasonable response times; many freelancers disappear - I won't [MY DIFFERENCE] My business is solving your problems. I bring a diverse set of skills to manage nearly any IT problem. I don't claim to know everything, but I've always been tenacious and I won't stop until I figure it out. Hiring a developer can be a gamble sometimes if you're not careful - low-cost developers entice potential clients with low budgets and promising they can do anything. What they're after is just the job, not necessarily making your project succeed. If a freelancer charges a low rate and seems to have plenty of time available, there's probably a reason. A good freelancer will be upfront if something is outside of their skillset or if they can't fit the project in their schedule, and is careful not to over-promise. Wasting a client's time and money to deliver low-quality results isn't a sustainable business. If your project uses some technology I'm unfamiliar with, I generally don't charge for the time spent educating myself on it. I like learning new things, and it may be useful to know in the future. Whether you need a brand new application, bugfixing/refactoring a legacy codebase, website/CMS management, Linux/Windows server administration, or anything else involving software, check out my profile details and my portfolio of work to see if I might be a good addition to your project! [NOTICES] - I am happy to sign an NDA for your project if required! - I'm a native English speaker, if you consider what the southern states speak to be English 😅