Summary
Full-stack engineer with 3+ years building and maintaining production web applications in PHP/Laravel, with strong command of backend technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Fluent across the frontend stack — React, Svelte, Vue, or vanilla JS — and ship static sites via Astro and Cloudflare. Outside of professional work, builds native Apple platform apps (Swift/SwiftUI) and browser extensions. AI-native workflow: primary agent Claude, with Codex and Gemini as fallbacks; multi-agent orchestration via Cursor, Copilot, and Open Code.
Portfolio: portfolio.danielhaven.com
Professional Experience
Solar Reviews Feb 2023 — June 2025
Full Stack Developer
- Saved over $10,000 in database fees by migrating form capture system to a modern, scalable architecture.
- Delivered sales and lead-management features adopted as daily tools by internal sales teams.
- Engineered large-scale Laravel applications supporting high-traffic consumer and sales workflows, with a focus on data integrity and query efficiency.
New Jersey REALTORS Mar 2021 — Nov 2022
Technology Coordinator
- Refactored the auctioning system and governance profiles website, improving maintainability and reducing technical debt.
- Designed and built a full-stack application with a Vue frontend and Laravel backend from scratch.
- Acted as technical liaison between stakeholders and developers, translating business requirements into engineering specs.
ServicePlus Home Warranty May 2019 — Mar 2021
IT Specialist
- Automated a large-scale data-cleansing project in R, cutting completion time from four months to four weeks (75% reduction).
- Built call-center and operational reports from raw data, surfacing actionable insights for management decisions.
- Delivered technical support for internal employees across departments, maintaining operational continuity.
Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
B.S. Management Information Systems
2013 – 2018
Skills
Backend
Databases
Frontend
Mobile & Extensions
Infrastructure & Tooling
AI Tooling