James Nonnemaker
25+ years delivering secure, scalable web, cloud, infrastructure, and application solutions. I've led technical teams, modernized legacy platforms, and kept mission-critical systems running across higher education, federal government, financial services, hosting, and healthcare.
Single-handedly wrote over 90 percent of a one-million-line Perl codebase, powering an e-commerce platform serving nearly 100,000 users.Director of Technology / CTO, RestaurantMarket.com (1999)
Professional Experience
Nine roles across various industries from federal agencies to Fortune 500 banking to boat manufacturing with one constant: systems that have to work.
Lead Web Systems Engineer
- Architects a hybrid web infrastructure supporting 8,000+ HTML/Drupal sites, 4,000 Google Sites, 50,000 WordPress sites via CampusPress, and 500 Drupal sites via Acquia.
- Leads a ~30-server multi-tier hosting environment powering campus-wide digital services.
- Directs modernization across Akamai CDN/WAF, Acquia, and CampusPress platforms, and mentors the web applications team.
Development Team Manager
- Led a team of PHP developers and MySQL DBAs on AWS, supporting a federal site with 500,000+ monthly page views.
- Directed a full modernization from PHP 5.x to 8.x across the application and database stack.
- Owned release management, sprint planning, and hands-on Level 3 production support.
VP, Applications Development - Senior Programmer Analyst
- Managed a mission-critical document delivery platform on 12 RHEL servers, distributing ~5.9 billion documents annually.
- Coordinated major upgrades: Windows Server 2008 → 2012, RHEL 6 → 7.
- Built Perl, PowerShell, and VBScript automation for enterprise monitoring and operations.
Contract Software Developer
- Built and enhanced online ordering applications (Pick Basic, Informix, Classic ASP, PHP, CodeIgniter).
- Managed Git workflows, Amazon EC2, S3, CloudWatch, and Lambda/SES alerting.
Associate VP, Applications Development - Programmer Analyst
- Maintained a franchise-critical web application processing ~$3 billion in daily transactions for 500+ users.
- Improved a large-scale financial data import process 400%, from 5+ days down to under 12 hours.
- Served as database administrator across five Microsoft SQL Server environments.
Director of Remote Office Operations
- Established and led a Canadian remote office, including staffing, payroll, immigration, and budgeting.
- Led 10 UNIX administrators and 20 support technicians supporting 500+ CentOS/cPanel servers.
Interim IT Director
- Designed a custom PHP/MySQL/Drupal CRM, lifting internal productivity by roughly 300%.
- Managed a team of five COBOL programmers alongside PHP and Perl development.
Network Manager
- Modernized a UNIX order-entry platform, increasing departmental productivity by nearly 600%.
- Led VPN/DSL network rollout to ~250 retail stores across the US and Puerto Rico.
Director of Technology / Chief Technology Officer
- Single-handedly wrote over 90% of a 1M+ line Perl codebase for an e-commerce platform serving nearly 100,000 users.
- Managed five developers and a 20-person call center, reporting directly to the CEO.
Skills & Expertise
Cloud & DevOps
Systems & Web Infrastructure
Development & Databases
Leadership
Certifications
Code Samples
A few short scripts showing coding style across languages I've worked in professionally.
While these programs actually run, they are intended for demonstration purposes only as they may not be fully hardened or error-free. Looking for a production-ready version of any of them? Get in touch.
Publications
Technical books published under the name J.R. Nonnemaker.
The Complete Guide to Data Structures for Competitive Coders
A technical guide covering data structures, algorithms, competitive programming, and structured problem solving for technical interview preparation.
Advanced Vector Database Techniques for Software Engineers
An engineering-focused guide to vector databases, high-dimensional indexing, semantic search, and production-scale AI retrieval pipelines.
Press
Restaurateur taps industry know-how to craft e-business Web site
A profile of RestaurantMarket.com's launch as a B2B marketplace for restaurant equipment, professional services, and job listings. The piece cites James Nonnemaker in his role as the company's Chief Technical Officer, describing the UNIX-based server infrastructure and Perl/C application stack built to support the platform.
Let's talk.
Open to senior technology leadership roles: CIO, CTO, VP, or Director level.
Interested in remote roles only.
- james@nonnemaker.us
- Phone
- (907) 673-8050
- Address
- 310 Lagoon Loop
St Paul, AK 99660 - Web
- www.nonnemaker.us