Hello, I'm

Josiah
Hawkins

Full Stack Developer

I build exceptional digital experiences with React, Next.js, and modern cloud infrastructure. Specializing in performance-optimized web applications that deliver real business value.

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About Me

Full Stack Developer

I'm a Full Stack Developer passionate about building modern, high-performance web applications that solve real business problems. With expertise in React/Next.js and AWS infrastructure, I focus on creating scalable solutions with exceptional user experiences.

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Frontend Development

Creating responsive, interactive UIs with React, TypeScript, and modern CSS frameworks.

Cloud Infrastructure

Building scalable systems with AWS services like Lambda, S3, EC2, and Elastic Beanstalk.

Full Stack Expertise

End-to-end development with Next.js, Express, and various databases.

Database Design

Working with SQL, NoSQL, and ORM technologies to create efficient data systems.

Professional Experience

Work Experience

My professional journey building impactful digital solutions that drive results.

Full Stack Developer

04/2022 – Present

DLD-VIP

Peoria Heights, IL
173%
SEO Increase
30%
Code Reduction
$11K
Cost Savings

Real-time Dashboards

Designed and built real-time React/Material UI dashboards to monitor 675K product orders, implementing advanced filtering/exporting features to enhance data visibility and user experience.

Payment Systems

Spearheaded the development and integration of comprehensive layaway and cryptocurrency payment systems, processing over $125K in alternative payments within the first year.

Performance Optimization

Reduced load times by 1.5s (per Lighthouse) by serving S3 images via Cloudfront CDN with auto compression and Next.js caching.

Distributor Integration

Integrated a major third-party distributor API for drop-shipping capabilities, automating inventory synchronization for 18K+ SKUs, product data ingestion, and streamlining order fulfillment processes.

SEO Enhancement

Achieved a 173% increase in organic keywords validated by SEMrush by implementing programmatic SEO with Next.js Server-Side Rendering (SSR), dynamic routing, and semantic HTML5 optimization.

Scalability Improvements

Prevented backend latency during traffic spikes (up to 2,300 req/min) by optimizing auto-scaling triggers on Elastic Beanstalk based on EC2 CPU utilization. Reduced median response times by 79%.

Cost Optimization

Saved $11K yearly migrating video processing to serverless AWS Lambda and Elastic Transcoder.

Code Quality

Elevated code robustness and streamlined database interactions by incorporating TypeScript and Sequelize ORM. Reduced duplicate code by 30% by developing a modular Express.js controller framework.

CI/CD Improvement

Accelerated production releases by 30 min through a streamlined CI/CD framework using AWS CodePipeline and Jest.

Business Intelligence

Developed key business intelligence dashboards providing insights into sales by state/promo code, inventory levels, and webinar performance using Node.js and MySQL/Sequelize.

AI Integration

Integrated GPT-4 API for automated marketing email generation, product descriptions, and SEO meta content.

Full Stack Developer

09/2021 - 04/2022

Smiley Graphix

Peoria, IL
1000+
Daily Users
30%
Faster API Responses
30K+
Monthly Transactions

Webinar Platform

Engineered webinar streaming platform with JavaScript, React, AWS Chime, and Tailwind CSS serving 1000+ daily users; enabled integrated audio/video preview and chat.

Performance Boost

Cut Express.js response times by 30% with Redis caching on AWS ElastiCache.

Payment Processing

Developed PCI-compliant payments system handling 30K+ secure transactions per month.

Agile Development

Quickly iterated user-tested features utilizing Jira agile management with CI/CD enabled by Github.

Portfolio

Featured Projects

Showcasing my best work and technical capabilities.

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Doc Genie

An AI-powered document tree builder that enables collaborative authoring and leverages OpenAI GPT-4 for automated drafting and revisions.

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Stocks Dashboard

A full-stack real-time stock data dashboard built with Next.js and Express. Features WebSocket integration for live updates and a clean, modern UI using shadcn/ui components.

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SKILLS

My Technical Arsenal

A comprehensive toolkit of technologies I've mastered, enabling me to architect, build and deploy sophisticated digital solutions from concept to production.

Frontend

Building exceptional user interfaces

React
Next.js
TypeScript
JavaScript
Redux
React Query
Tailwind CSS
Material UI
HTML5
CSS3

Backend

Crafting robust server-side solutions

Node.js
Express
Sequelize
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Redis

Cloud & DevOps

Scaling applications in the cloud

AWS
Elastic Beanstalk
Lambda
S3
EC2
RDS
CloudWatch
Route 53
CloudFront
Cloudflare
Vercel

Tools & Workflow

Optimizing development processes

Git
GitHub
GitHub Actions
Jira
Jest
Cypress
CI/CD
GitHub Activity

Recent Contributions

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Contact Information

Location

Illinois, USA

Open to Opportunities

I'm currently available for freelance projects, full-time positions, and consulting opportunities. Let's build something amazing together!