David LoderTechnology Professional

I'm a technology professional based in the Atlantic City area, with a B.S. in Information Science & Technology from Temple University. Five years of that has been hands-on — building software, deploying and running it, and dealing directly with the people paying for it.

On the build side I work in React, Next.js and Node, with C# and ASP.NET Core where the job calls for it, and I've spent enough time in Three.js to be dangerous in three dimensions. On the infrastructure side I containerize what I build and run it myself — Docker Compose, AWS, Nginx behind Cloudflare, and a TrueNAS home lab I've been feeding since 2023.

The support half came from four years with Geek Squad and a deployment internship at Mitzvah Circle, where I imaged and shipped 32 Windows 11 laptops and wrote the runbooks so the next person wouldn't have to work it out from scratch. That's also where I got comfortable in Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.

Right now I advise businesses — mostly construction firms and nonprofits — on what technology they need. It has more in common with the teaching work than I expected it to. I spent two years as president of TUDev, Temple's club for hackers and makers, and received the Computer and Information Sciences Student Leadership Award in 2025 for that work.

01 Toolkit

Languages

  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • TypeScript
  • C#
  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
  • HTML5
  • CSS3/SCSS

Frameworks & Libraries

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • ASP.NET Core MVC
  • Entity Framework Core
  • Three.js
  • Bootstrap
  • jQuery

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lightsail)
  • Akamai Cloud
  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Linux
  • Nginx
  • Nginx Proxy Manager
  • Reverse proxies
  • Cloudflare DNS/CDN
  • SSL/TLS
  • CI/CD
  • TrueNAS

Identity & Endpoint

  • Microsoft 365 Admin
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Tenant migration
  • Windows 11 imaging & deployment
  • Security baselines
  • Google Workspace Admin
  • Google Credential Provider for Windows

Databases

  • SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Query writing & result validation
  • Stored procedures

Testing & Practices

  • Unit testing (Jest, xUnit, JUnit)
  • Manual test case design
  • Defect triage
  • REST API design & testing
  • Microservice architecture
  • Code review
  • Agile/Scrum

Networking & Operations

  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • VPN
  • Network troubleshooting
  • Remote diagnostics
  • Runbook documentation
  • Ticket documentation
  • End-user training

Tools & Platforms

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Visual Studio
  • VS Code
  • Postman
  • Figma
  • Vite
  • Directus CMS
  • Wiki.js
  • AnyDesk
  • AI-assisted development

02 Recognition & leadership

  • 2025Computer and Information Sciences Student Leadership AwardTemple University
  • 2025–2026STEM Leadership FellowTemple College of Science & Technology