Hi, my name is

Kurt Leadley

I'm a Web and Database Developer

Kurt Leadley Headshot

About me:

I'm a web developer from Saratoga, New York. My specialties are server side programming, database development and JavaScript Currently, I am working professionally with JavaScript based technologies, CiviCRM, PHP, MySQL and Joomla. I have extensive prior experience and expertise in Google Apps Script.

I have professional experience with:

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Joomla
  • CiviCRM
  • XML
  • AngularJS
  • Google Apps Script

When I am not working, I like to play hockey, hike and bike. I enjoy watching football and hockey with the wife, kids and cat as well. When I have a chance to get out of town, I like to go up to the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate NY.

Work and Education Experience:

  • ADG Communications
  • GlobalFoundries
  • Bellevue University
  • HVCC Internship
  • Hudson Valley Commuity College

ADG Communications: Web and Database Developer

February 2019 - Present

Collaborates with small team of developers to produce high quality, beautiful and compliant websites.

  • Leverage Joomla with in house, custom templates for design
  • Add custom JavaScript to Joomla pages to enhance and extend front end functionality
  • Develop custom CiviCRM extensions using PHP and MySQL to enhance database functionality

Administers and develops databases for ADG's clients

  • CiviCRM administration
  • PHPMyAdmin administration

GlobalFoundries: Web and Database Developer

September 2015 - November 2018

Automated daily tasks for a team of engineers with Google Apps Script

  • GMail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Calendar integration and automation code
  • Helped reduce bugs caused by manual input and increased productivity of Design Manual team

Word to DITA document conversion automation

  • Leveraged the DITA Open Toolkit open source project to help convert Word documents to to well formed, specifically marked and structured DITA
  • Custom XSLT and XML code for mapping and importing converted DITA documents into internal, web based technical writing software.

Bachelor's @ Bellevue

Completed August 31, 2020

Cumulative GPA of 3.86. Focus on MEAN stack.

  • JavaScript / jQuery
  • Node.js
  • Mongo DB
  • Angular
  • Express

Internship @ HVCC

January 2015 - August 2015

Interned full time my last semester at Hudson Valley Community College for the ITS department.

  • Wrote a backend administration tool for tracking library books and media
  • Application was written using PHP,MySQL,AJAX,HTML,CSS on an Apache server
  • Some features include, adding, modifying and deleting books or media. Advanced search capabilities could filter results by many categories (Think shopping on Amazon)

Hudson Valley Community College Degree

September 2012 - May 2015

Associates in Applied Science, Web Design and WWW Programming

  • Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY from Fall 2012 – Spring 2015, GPA 3.9
  • President’s List (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)
  • Awarded "Outstanding Achievement in Computer Information Systems: Web Design" May 2015