Chris McIntosh Software Engineer
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Software Engineer on a mission to build valuable software with a smile on my face 😄.

I specialize in Laravel, WordPress, Javascript and PHP. I’ve worked on leadership, committee, and personal office sites for the U.S. House of Representatives. My professional experience in software started in 2014 but I’ve been building with code since childhood. 

Based in Charlotte,NC.

Currently I am a Senior Software Engineer at Continuity Centers building Cloud IBR. Prior to Continuity Centers I was a Software Engineer at Engage, and as an independent consultant in 2017 I architected the City of Salisbury Maryland website (discovery, design, development, and training).

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Why Are All My Alpine.js Animations Firing at The Same Time?

Alpine.js represents an incredibly potent suite of utilities in a small and cohesive package. One of my favorite directives in Alpine has been the x-transition...

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How to Trigger a Livewire Method from Outside a Livewire Component

Alpine.js and Livewire are two of the most popular JavaScript frameworks for Laravel. Alpine is a lightweight framework that allows you to add interactivi...

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How to Test File Uploads in Laravel

Laravel makes it really easy to test if a file was uploaded in phpunit. Lets take a look at what it it takes to test for files. Lets say that we have a method...

I have worked with Chris for nearly four years. During that time, I’ve known Chris to be honest, hard-working, and talented.

From the first week I met Chris, I knew he was someone I could trust. He has consistently demonstrated that level of professionalism. That motivated work ethic, combined with his technical knowledge and talents, positioned him to be a leader in our office and company culture.

Chris is an incredible asset to any team. He brings a stabilizing and consistent presence, and a great smile and laugh. He shines when he leads internal meetings or directly explains technical language to clients, he is comfortable with both. He brings his technical skills and is an excellent cultural fit. He is someone you enjoy being around inside and outside of the office and I am proud to call him a friend.

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Services - Ways I Can Bring Value

Here's how I can help improve your velocity.

  • Laravel

    I bring full stack experience to Laravel Projects. I'm at home working with Livewire to connect the frontend and the backend together for a delightful user experience.

  • WordPress

    I have a lot of experience with WordPress and have worked on very large sites and sites for US Congress. I've built custom search pairing Algolia with Vue.js and React.js to create scalable and truly top tier user experiences.

  • Auditing

    Whether its finding slow backend queries or finding issues with WCAG compliance I have deep experience in picking apart existing websites and identifying areas of improvement. I'm skilled in Accessibility, Performance (front-end and backend), website flow and marketing/messaging.

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