Ashton

(716) 908-8394
Software Engineer · Buffalo, NY

I build payment infrastructure and full-stack platforms — the kind that quietly move millions every week.

Currently shipping server-less payment rails at Valmar Holdings on Go, React, C#, and AWS. Previously contracted full-stack apps for local-union and small-business clients across Western New York.

Work — 3

2024 — now
Software Engineer Valmar Holdings

Lead development on an AWS-native server-less payment processing stack moving millions weekly across RTP, Push2Card, debit, and eCheck rails. Built a custom C# driver for DigitalCheck scanners, integrated OPN / Shazam / TSYS Sierra APIs, and led the company through both SOC2 and PCI compliance.

Go · React · C# · AWS Lambda · DynamoDB · S3 · RDS
2024 — now
Independent Contractor evCHARGEsolutions

Ongoing Volusion storefront work — theming, template tweaks, product pipeline maintenance. Direct client liaison.

Volusion · HTML · CSS · JS
2022 — 2024
Full-Stack Engineer LCI-AE.COM

Spearheaded a new React + Django + MSSQL application for local-union member management. Introduced Agile / SCRUM to the team's process and worked closely with clients to scope and deliver.

React · Django · Docker · MSSQL · Python

Projects — 5

2024 — 26
RCC eCheck Processing
Programmatic X937 generation that collapsed an hours-long manual eCheck flow into an automated pipeline processing thousands of checks daily.
2023 — now
Latte
A Java web framework akin to SpringBoot — annotation-driven routing, dependency injection, embedded server.
2024
Portfolio
This site. Built static, deployed cheap.
2024
Racingfanchaser88
Marketing site for a racecar videographer covering dirt & asphalt circuits — gallery-driven and hand-tuned.
2024
MLMap — Wi-Fi Localization
Led a team of 5 to ship an Android app that uses Wi-Fi fingerprinting to route users room-to-room through campus buildings, where GPS doesn't reach.

Education

2020 — 24
B.S. Computer Science University at Buffalo

The State University of New York · GPA 3.5. Coursework in distributed systems, networks, mobile apps, databases, and machine learning.

Languages

Go TypeScript / JavaScript React AWS TailwindCSS HTML CSS PHP SQL PostgreSQL Docker Django NGINX MSSQL Server SvelteKit Rust C# C AWS Lambda S3 Aurora DynamoDB SAM RDS EC2 ECS CloudWatch CloudFormation

Technologies

Waterfall Agile SCRUM Jira Kanban Trello Microsoft Office Azure Entra Intune Google Workspaces Virtual Machines Linux Encryption Git GitHub Windows Mac NPM Vite Claude Code Codex ChatGPT Copilot

Elsewhere

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