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Dalton McCleery

Full-Stack Web Developer and Laravel Artisan

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About Me

Hi there, I'm Dalton! I'm a web developer living in southern Indiana with a passion for building intuitive, thoughtful, and responsive websites and applications.
I have over 7+ years of experience developing an assortment of projects ranging from marketing websites, ecommerce websites, 3D builders, internal monitoring tools, SaaS applications, inventory ordering systems, and custom DevOps pipelines - way back before GitHub Actions were even a thing (Selenium grid anyone?).
My strengths in development are:

  • PHP development within the Laravel ecosystem.
  • JavaScript development within the React/Next ecosystem.

I have published a few open-source packages for Laravel, check them out below.

The other thing I am passionate about is music. Played in a few bands throughout high school and college as well as being a percussion instructor for two high schools during college. You can check out what I'm currently listening at the bottom of this page!

I am the Co-Host of The Midwest Artisan Podcast!

Andy and I talk about all things Laravel, general web development, our expertise, exploring the latest trends, and diving into the world of coding.

Great friends saying nice things.

True Frontier

Plenty knowledgable and capable at Laravel; Great job on manage his time well; Open, honest, and thoughtful in communication; Overall, a top-notch developer!

Dalton is a skilled Laravel developer with a strong focus on the backend and debugging. He's great at turning projects around quickly without sacrificing quality, consistently delivering impressive results.

Dalton is an outstanding developer who adapts under pressure and brings organizational skills to his workflow that I don't typically see. He has a keen eye for detail and is extremely thorough in all his work. I always look forward to working with Dalton on any project.

Projects

Recent and Noteworthy ProjectsMuch of this work was completed under the employment of Gray Loon Marketing GroupView All Projects

My Open-Source Packages

Remote Models

Sometimes you want to use Eloquent, but that data is in a different application.

Cashier Webhook Tester

Testing Cashier events and webhook handling locally without Ngrok.

Work & Education

  • Gray Loon Marketing Group

    Senior Web Developer

    August 2018 - Present

    • Developing websites and applications in various languages and toolsets; including Laravel, Symfony, Drupal, and React/Next.

    • Created a custom internal monitoring tool for security vulnerabilities and collecting metrics on website performance.

    • Creating first-party, reusable packages to aid in faster development.

  • Freelancing

    Laravel Developer

    May 2020 - Present

    • Developing new features for existing Laravel applications.

    • Creating data consumption/parsing providers for several APIs

    • Retro-fitting test suites and upgrades into older Laravel applications.

  • Bucks & Jakes + Approval Payment Solutions

    Web Developer

    March 2018 - August 2018

    • Developed a new website with Laravel and managed social media presence and advertisements.

    • Assisted in developing new features for the parent company’s custom internal CRM tool.

  • IntegraSafe Inc

    Software Developer

    June 2017 - March 2018

    • Local startup for vending machine inventory tracking and child seat monitor device.

    • Worked on several ecommerce-driven Laravel websites for PCB manufacturing and inventory tracking.

    • Worked on critical infrastructure systems, such as Linux-based server hardware and Docker applications.

  • Hanover College

    Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

    August 2013 - June 2017

  • Scott County School Corporation

    Percussion Instructor

    June 2013 - March 2017

Gear

What I use day-to-day.

Music

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Blog

What I'm Writing AboutView All Blog Posts