Matthew Nicolella

Full Stack Developer
Systems Engineer

About Me

Full Stack Developer and Systems Engineer with 5+ years building production web applications and high-availability IoT infrastructure. Comfortable across the full stack — from PHP and Classic ASP web platforms and REST APIs to distributed server networks, physical hardware integrations, and self-hosted infrastructure. I enjoy tackling complex engineering challenges and am always pursuing deeper work in systems and infrastructure.

What I Do

Full Stack Web Development

I architect and develop multi-module web platforms in PHP and JavaScript — covering authentication, role-based access control, real-time dashboards, and REST APIs. From small business sites to complex internal operations platforms, I build things that actually work at scale.

IoT & Systems Engineering

I design and integrate IoT infrastructure — including custom auto-discovery protocols, print station networks, RFID access control systems, and real-time video surveillance pipelines built with FFmpeg and HLS streaming.

Self-Hosted Infrastructure

I run and maintain production self-hosted infrastructure including Proxmox virtualization clusters, a private PKI certificate authority chain, mutual TLS authentication, OpenVPN, and reverse-proxy setups with Apache2 — all without relying on third-party cloud services.

DevOps & Automation

I build self-healing deployment systems with remote management, rolling updates, git revert capabilities, and process monitoring via PM2 and systemd — keeping services running reliably without manual intervention.

Resume

Experience

2023 - Present
Simple Technical Solutions

Owner

Founded and operate a freelance technical consulting business offering full stack web development, infrastructure setup, and custom software solutions for small businesses and individuals.

2021 - Present
Swim Designs, Medford NJ

Full Stack Developer — Web Platform

Architected and developed the company's core operations platform in PHP and Classic ASP, covering employee authentication, role-based access control, real-time activity dashboards, and a unified device management UI for remotely controlling all on-site hardware.

2021 - Present
Swim Designs, Medford NJ

Systems Engineer — IoT & Infrastructure

Designed a UDP broadcast IoT auto-discovery protocol for print stations, engineered an FFmpeg/HLS real-time video surveillance pipeline gated behind JWT auth, and built a local-first RFID physical access control system. Operates a self-hosted Proxmox cluster with a private PKI certificate authority and a self-healing deployment system across all service nodes.

Development Skills

Full Stack Web Dev

95%

Systems & Infrastructure

90%

IoT & Hardware Integration

85%

DevOps & Automation

85%

Coding Skills

PHP / Classic ASP

95%

JavaScript (ES6+)

95%

HTML5 / CSS3

100%

SQL

85%

Bash / Shell

90%

Portfolio

Contact

Medford, NJ

matthewnicolella@gmail.com

Freelance Available

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