Full-Stack Web Development
Modern web applications front-to-back. Node.js, GraphQL, React, REST APIs, and the JavaScript ecosystem — built for production.
APB DATA · SOFTWARE CONSULTING
Software consulting
that ships.
Full-stack development, system integration, and data engineering — backed by 25+ years of building production systems.
Services
What APB Data does
System Integration
Connecting the systems your business depends on: payment processing, shipping carriers, e-billing, identity providers, and third-party APIs.
Data & Backend Engineering
Robust databases, ETL pipelines, document storage, and reporting. PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server — chosen to fit the problem.
DevOps & Infrastructure
Deployment automation, containerization, observability. Docker, NGINX, AWS, and the monitoring tools that keep production healthy.
Selected Work
Recent & representative engagements
SolidCommand Inc.
Sr. Web Developer
GraphQL document & data backend
Built a GraphQL backend for a document storage system and integrated it with TyMetrix 360° e-billing and matter management. Reviewed the existing code base with recommendations for speed and security.
GrabAGun.com
Web Developer
Warehouse & POS, FBI Form 4473 compliance
Implemented warehouse workflow improvements and updated the point-of-sale plus backend server to comply with FBI Form 4473 changes. Refined the warehouse UI for worker efficiency.
Strive Consulting / Blue Star Sport
Sr. Web Services Developer
Node.js API with AWS Cognito and Docker
Built a Node.js web API service with AWS Cognito authentication, automated tests with CodeceptJS, and provisioned an NGINX server. Packaged deployment via Docker containers.
WorldVentures
Web Developer
DreamTrips AngularJS migration & i18n
Migrated DreamTrips to AngularJS, rolled out Smartling translations across several sites, and built a service syncing ExponentHR employee data into Active Directory.
RR Donnelley
Web Developer
PDF validation pipeline & observability
Built a server-side process to validate submitted PDFs against RR Donnelley standards. Installed and configured StatsD + Graphite for fleet-wide stats and rebuilt the Nagios monitoring setup.
GrassrootsCommandos.com
Web Developer
Offline-capable canvassing web app
Built a survey, walk-list and phone-banking platform with offline support using Underscore, Backbone, LocalStorage and Express on Node. Added PDF survey generation and partisan voter data analysis.
Distribion.com
Web Developer
Collateral management platform
Added features to a collateral management system handling inventory, document packets, and printer/shipper integration. Built PDF tooling including a Flipbook converter and libBlock replacement.
Mik & Associates
Software Engineer
POS + WMS with multi-carrier shipping
Built a touch-screen POS for a pizza chain and a warehouse management system integrating FedEx, UPS, USPS and DHL. Designed a PocketPC scanner app communicating over TCP/IP.
Skills
Tools, languages & platforms
Languages
- JavaScript / Node.js
- TypeScript
- PHP
- C# / .NET
- C++
- Java
- Python
Frontend
- React
- AngularJS
- Backbone.js
- jQuery
- HTML5 / CSS3
Backend & APIs
- GraphQL
- Express.js
- REST APIs
- ASP.NET
- COM / ATL
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- Oracle
- Sybase
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS (Cognito)
- Docker
- NGINX
- StatsD / Graphite
- Nagios
Integration
- Shipping (FedEx / UPS / USPS / DHL)
- Payment processing
- e-billing (TyMetrix 360°)
- Active Directory
- MAPI / Exchange
- Smartling
About
25+ years building systems that ship
APB Data is the consulting practice of Alex Brown — a software engineer with 25+ years of shipping production systems across telecom, retail, finance, and enterprise web.
Past engagements span Nortel, Lucent, Fujitsu, Cingular, Southwest Airlines, Radiant Systems, Experian, RR Donnelley, WorldVentures, and a long list of consulting clients. The common thread: building things that have to work, in production, against real-world constraints.
Today APB Data takes on full-stack web development, system integration, data & backend engineering, and DevOps work — remote-friendly, hands-on, and focused on delivery.
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