Hazael Gómez Encinas

Senior PHP Developer · 20+ years with LAMP / PHP / Laravel · OOP · MVC · Linux · Docker · Git

hazael_gomez@yahoo.com +52 662 618 0158
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Professional Summary

Senior PHP Developer with 20+ years building and maintaining LAMP applications, using Object-Oriented PHP and MVC across Linux (CentOS, Red Hat, Ubuntu), Windows, and macOS. Deep experience in Laravel, performance optimization, legacy migrations, and delivering high‑quality releases in partnership with QA.

Experience

Internet Brands — Senior PHP Developer (Home Communities Team)

El Segundo, CA (Intugo, Hermosillo, Sonora, MX) · 2023–2025

  • Maintenance and new development across Laravel, PHP, WordPress, VBulletin, and JavaScript.
  • Query/performance optimization; close collaboration with QA for defect‑free releases.

Stack: Laravel, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, Docker, Linux, Git, Jenkins, WordPress, Python, MySQL.

Key Project: DavesGarden — gradual migration to Laravel

Platform: Laravel/PHP · Role: Senior PHP/Laravel · Duration: 6 months

Planned and executed a section‑by‑section migration from a legacy codebase to Laravel using an Apache reverse proxy to route traffic between legacy and new modules with zero downtime.

  • Refactored core areas for maintainability and scalability.
  • Incremental releases validated by cross‑functional teams.
  • Upgraded to PHP 7/8 and modern security practices.
  • Caching with Memcached to improve response times.

Impact: improved maintainability and performance with a transparent business transition.

Tech: PHP 7/8, Laravel, Apache (reverse proxy), Memcached, Git, Agile.

Senior PHP Developer (Part time project with client: Arvig Telecom)

Remote · 2021–2023

  • Weekly B2B with stakeholders; strategy/prioritization and delivery planning.
  • Built and optimized modules with testing and version control best practices.

Stack: Laravel, PHP, PHPUnit, Vue.js, React, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, Docker, Git.

Key Project: Internal network path & resiliency system

Platform: Laravel/PHP · Role: Senior PHP · Duration: ~3 months

Designed an algorithm to analyze interconnected devices and compute all possible routes from branches to the central hub; automatic switchover on failures to keep services running.

  • Path discovery and redundant alternative routes.
  • Data modeling with Eloquent ORM and failure simulations.
  • Outcome: significant resiliency gains and reduced downtime risk.

Tech: PHP, Laravel, Eloquent ORM, MySQL, Agile.

Internet Brands — PHP Lead (Careers Team)

El Segundo, CA (Intugo, Hermosillo, Sonora, MX) · 2009–2023

  • Led a 3‑dev team for job‑board properties (aviationemployment, groovejob, cvtips, classadrivers, bubbajunk).
  • Code reviews, performance work, and high‑traffic delivery coordination.

Stack: PHP, MySQL, CakePHP, CentOS, Subversion, Sphinx, Memcached, Apache, VBulletin, Varnish, PostgreSQL, Crontab.

Key Project: Jobs Platform — unified internal framework (Ymir)

Platform: Ymir (internal)/PHP · Role: PHP Lead · Duration: 1 year

Redesigned database structures and reusable modules to standardize multiple vertical job boards (aviation, trucking, youth) while keeping business‑specific flexibility.

  • Reusable modules and consistent architecture across portals.
  • Query optimization and caching with Memcached.
  • Lower long‑term maintenance cost and improved scalability.

Tech: PHP, Ymir, MySQL (schema redesign), Memcached, Agile.

Techsys — Requirement Analyst

Hermosillo, Sonora, MX · 2002–2009

  • Requirements gathering, technical proposals, and scope management.
  • Planning, task assignment, and coordination with design and QA.