Software Engineer.

Backend engineer with 10+ years delivering integrations across payments, commerce, and telecom. I turn ambiguous requirements into working software, with documentation that makes it easier to hand off.

Focus: integrations & solutions delivery
Languages: PHP, Go, Python
Based in Atlanta, GA

Skillset

Back-End & Core

PHP 5 - 8.3
Go
Python
MySQL
PostgreSQL

Integrations

REST / JSON APIs
Salesforce
Apex / Visualforce
Lua

Delivery & Tooling

MCP / RAG
GitHub Copilot
MkDocs
Code review

Front-End

HTML5
CSS
JavaScript

Works

Knowledge search & integrations

obsidian-rag

A local retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system over a Markdown knowledge base.

Uses Python, ChromaDB, and watchdog to support a local knowledge search pipeline.
Exposes filtered semantic search through an MCP server for Claude, Codex, and other MCP clients.

Python
ChromaDB
watchdog
MCP

Event coordination

DRFL Virtual

A coordination website for virtual tabletop events.

Gives storytellers access to event schedules, scenario details, character assignments, and preparation status.

PHP 7
MySQL
HTML5 / CSS

Interactive event software

Syntax Error

An interactive control panel built for the Dystopia Rising Florida July 2020 virtual event.

Accepted player-entered codes and displayed discovered commands to all players.
Connected the event software with discoverable logs and Twine stories.

PHP 7
MySQL
HTML5 / CSS
Twine

Experience

Waystar

Aug 2024 - May 2026

Advanced Application Engineer
- Built and extended backend APIs and internal tooling for healthcare payment services, including refunds, offline payments, and manual ACH transfers.
- Integrated AI-assisted engineering workflows with human review into daily development.
- Improved documentation and handoff with MkDocs/Python and production debugging support.

Yum! Brands (Pizza Hut)

Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

PHP Software Engineer III
- Delivered checkout validation and promotional item-identification logic for Pizza Hut's digital commerce services.
- Improved visibility into production time-related errors through targeted logging and documentation.

Star2Star Communications

Jan 2017 - Oct 2022

Software Developer
- Delivered scoped automation, telephony, and reporting projects from customer requirements through production.
- Built emergency conference software with Lua and the Event Socket Layer to connect the correct personnel to live calls.
- Updated PHP/JavaScript business tools and built MySQL stored procedures and views for internal and client reporting.

Evans Consulting

Feb 2015 - Oct 2016

Software Developer
- Developed PHP APIs integrating Salesforce and ELGG data for client websites and an iPad app.
- Turned ambiguous requirements into working integrations while modernizing an aging codebase.
- Maintained legacy Apex and Visualforce code.

X-Tech International

Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

Junior Software Developer
- Developed pages, email templates, triggers and controllers in Visualforce and Apex.

About Lane

My name's Lane (he/him). I'm a software engineer. I'm also an avid LARPer and storyteller.

[More to come.]