A.J. Latocha

Software Engineer & Digital Specialist

Tampa, FLajlato01@gmail.comGitHubajlato.com

Professional Summary

Versatile Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building robust, scalable applications. Currently focused on developing mission-critical internal tools for the Department of Defense. Experienced in modern web technologies, digital marketing, and building user-centric interfaces that bridge the gap between complex data and actionable insights across federal, enterprise, and start-up environments.

Experience

Software Engineer (Contractor)

Aug 2025 — Present
Radyant Inc Contracted to Accenture Federal Services (AFS)

Supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) / Department of Defense

  • Collaborate on a high-impact team of 10 developers and infrastructure personnel to enhance and maintain a custom MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js) web application.
  • Manage mission-critical logic for two military supply chains, overseeing 900k+ line items and accounting for $5.3B in annual spend.
  • Implement modern front-end architectures to ensure high security and performance standards for DLA stakeholders.

Software Engineer / Web Developer

Apr 2021 — Oct 2025
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Work with staff and teams to design and develop numerous internal, national projects using modern web technologies and cloud infrastructure.
  • Automating the approval process, creating event and travel requests, progress reporting, spending/funding tracking, safety equipment renewal, and more.
  • Utilized React, Node.js, Astro, and AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SES), with additional work in Python, Streamlit, Power Apps, and Drupal.

Web Developer

2020 — 2020
Masonite
  • Worked with a team of developers that manage a number of internal and external products for several aspects of the business using an agile workflow.
  • Unit testing and documentation when applicable. PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Sql, Wordpress, React, Laravel, Postman, TablePlus, Git, Docker, NPM, Composer, Jira, BitBucket, Zeplin, AWS.

Web Developer

2019 — 2020
Midnet Media
  • Developed custom Drupal modules using php and built full Drupal sites.
  • Python scripts for automating repetitive tasks and custom Duda widgets.
  • Support system using Teamwork Desk. Talk to and resolve customer issues. Custom Angular widgets for Freeboard IoT.

Graphic Designer

2017 — 2018
Wentworth CC
  • Designed and created graphics for the company website, email campaigns, social media, flyers, in store signs.
  • Maintained and updated Wordpress site using Javascript, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Photoshop.

Web Developer

2011 — 2016
CreationSWD
  • Created, updated, hosted, and maintained multiple websites. Setup cloud platform.
  • Met with prospective clients to talk about their needs using Javascript, PHP, MySql, Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, AWS.

Skills

Programming Languages: Javascript (ES6+), PHP, SQL, GraphQL, HTML, CSS, LUA, Python
Libraries & Frameworks: React, Astro, Node.js, Angular, Laravel, jQuery, UI Kit, Bootstrap, MDL
Tools & Platforms: AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SES), Git, Docker, CI/CD, Vite, Postman, TablePlus, Webpack, Netlify, Wordpress, Drupal, DDev, NPM, Composer, Jira, BitBucket
Design: Figma, Zeplin, Sketch, Photoshop
Interests: Playing guitar, golf, and fishing!

Projects

MoolaMeter

Comprehensive personal finance projection and budget forecasting tool. Featured interactive charts and long-term financial roadmaps.

Live Auction Web Scraper

Desktop app built with Python. Scraped winning bids from live auctions and stored them in a database to create a public record of past auction sale prices.

WoW Arena Bots

Advanced arena robots for WotlK written in LUA. Logic for spell casting, movement, line of sight, and inter-bot communication.

Anclote

A specialized digital platform showcasing modern web architecture and user experience.