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Full-stack software engineer with 12+ years building production systems for government organizations. Node.js · Vue.js · GraphQL · Kubernetes.

Contact Info
Phone
Email

nehi@birdherd.media

Location

Tonkawa, Oklahoma (Remote)

nehi@birdherd.media
Nehemiah Reese

Full-Stack Engineer.
12 Years. 77 Production Environments.

Available for work

Node.js · Vue.js · NestJS · GraphQL · TypeScript · Docker · Kubernetes · Azure DevOps · MongoDB · PostgreSQL · AI/LLM Integration

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Birdherd Media — What We Do for Clients

Birdherd Media is a digital marketing and web development studio working with local service businesses. Beyond building software, we plan, run, and manage online advertising — including the Google Ads campaigns for our client Bounce Man Rentals.

Google Ads & PPC Management

End-to-end Google Ads management for local service businesses — campaign setup, keyword and geo-targeting, daily budget management, and ongoing performance reporting through a custom dashboard.

SEO & Search Visibility

Search engine optimization for local businesses — on-page SEO, technical site health, local listings, and content structure that helps clients rank for the searches their customers actually use.

Web & Application Development

Custom websites and booking platforms built to convert ad traffic into customers — fast, mobile-first, and integrated with the advertising and analytics that drive them.

Selected Clients

Local and small businesses we build for and advertise on behalf of.

Bounce Man Rentals

Bounce house & party rental company in Kay County, Oklahoma. Website, online booking, and ongoing Google Ads campaign management.

Glenn Partners

Architecture & construction management firm. Custom InDesign automation that streamlined their weekly field observation reporting.

Odd Fellow Coffee

Full-stack web application for a local coffee brand — from design through deployment.

Production Systems
I've Built

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Multi-Repo SaaS Platform — 77-County Government Deployment

  • Stack

    Node.js · Vue.js · GraphQL · MongoDB · Kubernetes

  • Scale

    77 production namespaces, rolling Azure DevOps releases per deploy

  • Role

    Full-stack feature development + CI/CD pipeline ownership

IT Operations Platform — NestJS + Vue 3 Ticketing System

  • Stack

    NestJS · Vue 3 · PostgreSQL · Kubernetes · Slack API

  • Features

    SSO, real-time notifications, RMM fleet monitoring, Windows update compliance

  • Result

    Full IT ticketing + remote device management platform in production

Legacy-to-Cloud Migration Pipeline — 650K+ Records Per County

  • Stack

    Node.js · Kubernetes port-forwarding · MongoDB Atlas

  • Volume

    650,000+ tax records + 120,000+ scanned documents per county

  • Result

    Fully automated go-live sequence, 18 counties migrated

What I Build

Full-Stack Applications

End-to-end web applications with Node.js/NestJS backends, Vue.js frontends, and GraphQL APIs. From schema design to Kubernetes deployment — no hand-offs required.

DevOps & CI/CD

Azure DevOps release pipelines, Docker containerization, and Kubernetes orchestration. Managed rolling deployments across 77 environments per release with zero-downtime strategies.

AI / LLM Integration

Production LLM integration with Claude API, n8n orchestration, and Slack-native interfaces. Real systems handling government financial auditing — not prototypes.

Experience

Feb 2025 – Present

Government Software Firm — Remote

Software Engineer

  • • Build and maintain full-stack features across a multi-repo SaaS platform (Node.js, Vue.js, NestJS, GraphQL, MongoDB) serving 77 county government offices
  • • Developed TM Support Portal — NestJS + Vue 3 IT ticketing system with Slack bot, SSO, real-time notifications, and RMM fleet monitoring dashboard (ESET, Windows update compliance, health scoring)
  • • Engineered cloud migration tooling automating full county go-live sequences — 650,000+ tax records and 120,000+ scanned documents migrated per county via Node.js + Kubernetes pipeline
  • • Manage Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes deployments rolling out across 77 county namespaces per release
  • • Built AI-powered Slack automation (n8n + Claude API) for apportionment verification and financial auditing
Feb 2013 – Feb 2025

Government Software Firm — Remote

IT Infrastructure Manager

  • • Primary IT consultant for 70+ county government offices — managed 70+ Windows servers, mission-critical MongoDB databases, and PCI-compliant payment integrations (Forte POS, Payrix)
  • • Built Python/PowerShell automation tools — enterprise monitoring (CheckMK), automated file distribution (WinSCP), deployment tooling — reducing manual processes by 90% and server incidents by 60%
  • • Delivered multi-year technology roadmaps to elected officials and county leadership; coordinated compliance requirements and strategic planning across all client organizations
2011 – 2013

Staples — Ponca City, OK

EasyTech Associate

  • • Technical support and customer training on software and hardware products

Technical Stack

Languages

JavaScript · TypeScript · Python · PowerShell · HTML/CSS

Frontend

Vue.js 2/3 · React · Vuex · Apollo · Tailwind · Vuetify

Backend

Node.js · NestJS · Express · GraphQL · REST · Flask

Databases

MongoDB · PostgreSQL · SQLite · MongoDB Atlas

DevOps

Docker · Kubernetes · Azure DevOps · CI/CD · Git · Linux

Automation & AI

Playwright · n8n · Claude API · Qdrant · LLM Integration

Security

PCI Compliance · TLS/PKI · JWT/OAuth · Firewalls · SSCP

Infrastructure

Windows Server · Active Directory · DNS · VPN · Tailscale

From Code to Deployment:
How I Work

01

Understand

Define requirements, map data flows, choose the right stack for the problem — not the trendiest one.

02

Build

Full-stack development — GraphQL schema design, Vue.js components, NestJS services, MongoDB data layers.

03

Test

Unit tests, Playwright E2E automation, and staging environment validation before any production release.

04

Deploy

Azure DevOps pipelines, Kubernetes rolling deployments, environment configs — production-ready, not just locally-working.

Education & Certifications

2018 – 2020

Western Governors University

B.S., Cybersecurity & Information Assurance

2013 – 2015

Northern Oklahoma College

A.A.S., Information Technology — Network Engineering & Computer Science

Active

Professional Certifications

SSCP · CompTIA Security+ · CompTIA Network+ · CompTIA A+ · CIW Web Security Associate · EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist

Let's Build Something
That Holds Up in Production.

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