Colton Reilly

Software Developer

Santa Rosa Beach, FL • (309) 642-0894coltonmreilly@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/colecodescolecodes.dev


SUMMARY

I'm a Software Engineering graduate that provides freelance Web Development and Technical Consultation to small businesses. I am transitioning from 7 years of leading customer-facing teams in high-volume restaurant environments. Currently, I'm building a vertical add-on for an existing PoS system to address specific pain points I personally experienced.


SKILLS

Front-End: React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Tailwind CSS

Back-End: Python, FastAPI, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL

Infrastructure: AWS, Git, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)


EXPERIENCE

Technical Consultant & Web Developer • Cole Codes (Remote) • June 2024 – Present

  • Designed and built websites for small businesses and provided ongoing maintenance services (WordPress, Wix)
  • Recreated each project with modern tech stack (React, Tailwind, Node.js)
  • Built a Python tool that scrapes for restaurants with poor performing websites or without one altogether

Web Developer • Roundot (Remote) • Jun 2025 – Mar 2026

  • Built and managed WordPress sites including SSL certs, plugins, and themes
  • Responded to tickets regarding client outages, troubleshot and resolved issues
  • Improved website performance and SEO via CMS cleanup/minification (inherited projects)

Bartender, Bar Lead • Restaurant and Bar Industry • 2018 – Present

  • 7 years of client-facing positions in high-volume restaurant and bar operations
  • Saw automatable tasks mishandled because no tooling existed and helped implement solutions
  • Co-managed operations including inventory, scheduling, and staff coordination

Digital Content Manager & Technical Support • AlignLife Systems (Peoria, IL) • 2015 – 2019

  • Helped manage and maintain company's corporate and franchisee websites
  • Recorded, edited and managed media content for executives and franchisees
  • Managed company's cloud storage architecture for media content

PROJECTS

Clover86 • Python, FastAPI, AWS

  • Vertical add-on for Clover PoS to notify service staff when item quantities run low or go out-of-stock

Wild Olives • React, JS, Node, Python, AWS

  • Modern full-stack recreation of a Cole Codes client's restaurant website that was hosted on Wix

LeadScout • Python, Google Places API

  • Scrapes a target area for restaurants that have poor performing websites or lack one altogether

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

B.S. Software Engineering • Western Governors University, 2026

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner • ITIL v4 Foundations