Allen Jones

Technical Support Engineer

Four years keeping the Akana API Platform healthy for Perforce customers: API gateway troubleshooting, log forensics, SQL against production data. On the side I build small software that works offline and respects your privacy. The cats supervise.

I am also a creative problem solver, perpetual learner, disc golfer, software engineer, cat dad, team player, and gamer.

View projects whoami: about me

// projectsThings I've built

Small, focused apps I actually use, plus two full-stack projects from my bootcamp days that are still running.

  • Simple Tip

    live

    A tidy little tip calculator for the moment between the bill and the goodbye. An installable PWA that works fully offline: no ads, no tracking, no network calls. Phone-keypad style bill entry, tip and split steppers, and instant per-person totals. Built with vanilla JavaScript and a service worker.

    vanilla JS · service worker · PWA · GitHub Pages

    Live site for Simple Tip Code for Simple Tip

  • Summit Benchmark

    in progress

    Built so you can keep an eye on altitude in the mountains in real time without a cell signal. An offline-first PWA that shows your live elevation from GPS and calibrates against USGS ground-truth data, made for hikes in national parks with no service. In progress: session logging and elevation charts are on the way.

    vanilla JS · Geolocation API · USGS data · PWA · Netlify

    Live site for Summit Benchmark Code for Summit Benchmark

  • Disc Golf Course Explorer

    live

    A full-stack app built with MongoDB, Express, and EJS templates that displays a catalogue of disc golf courses, with detailed info and photos for each one. Signed-in users can create, edit, and manage course entries backed by a MongoDB database.

    Node · Express · MongoDB · EJS · Heroku

    Live site for Disc Golf Course Explorer Code for Disc Golf Course Explorer

  • Photo Wall

    live

    A Python/Django app that lets users upload photos to build a digital "wall," with photos stored in a linked AWS S3 bucket. Create an account to start, or use the example wall to look around.

    Python · Django · PostgreSQL · AWS S3 · Heroku

    Live site for Photo Wall Code for Photo Wall

~/skillsWhat I work with

The tools I reach for every day at my job and in my own projects.

$> ls ~/skills/toolbox

  • Bash / Shell
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Linux
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Git
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • Postman
  • JMeter
  • Elasticsearch
  • Netlify
  • Salesforce
  • TLS / Certs

$> ls ~/skills/apis

The core of my support work: what I troubleshoot, trace, and explain every day.

  • REST APIs
  • SOAP APIs
  • GraphQL APIs
  • API Gateways

$> ls ~/skills/shipped-with

  • Django
  • Express
  • PostgreSQL
  • React

// contactLet's talk

Open to conversations about roles, support engineering, side projects, or anything else in this corner of the industry. The form goes straight to my inbox.

LinkedInGET linkedin.com/in/allenmjones GitHubGET github.com/mint85 ResumeGET ~/docs/allen-jones-resume.pdf