Cody Woodard

Summary

Lead Web Developer with 15+ years of experience architecting, developing, and deploying resilient, large-scale web platforms and high-traffic applications. Proven expertise spearheading frontend architecture, modernizing legacy systems, and driving delivery velocity across cross-functional R&D teams. Combines deep, hands-on engineering fundamentals with pragmatic, responsible AI stewardship—effectively leveraging AI-assisted workflows to accelerate development throughput while maintaining strict architectural integrity, performance, and code quality.

Skills

• Engineering & Architecture: Software Architecture, Frontend Systems Design, UI/UX, Component Libraries, RESTful APIs, Performance Optimization, Database Design, QA & Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, Code Reviews, Technical Documentation
• Technical Leadership & Delivery: Agile/Scrum, Cross-Functional Leadership, Stakeholder Alignment, Technical Project Management, Engineering Mentorship, SDLC Optimization, AI Tooling Governance & Stewardship
• Technologies & Tooling: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), React, Angular.js, Next.js, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, Node.js, Webpack, Vite, Docker, MySQL, Apache, AWS, Git, Jira, Linux

Relevant Experience

Lead Web Developer, Wolfram Research

February 2015 – Present

• Own the entire frontend architecture for the internal R&D team at a global computational technology company.
• Serve as the web development SME, advising cross-functional teams on UI/UX improvements and accessibility while actively managing the end-to-end SDLC for all frontend development, from planning to delivery.
• Architected, developed, and implemented the web frontend for the Wolfram Resource System, a bespoke CMS with search architecture, custom templates, resource versions, and special fields to manage 20,000+ pages.
• Increased development velocity and accelerated the SDLC by building and implementing the Wolfram Function Repository, used to create and share 3,000+ functions to date.
• Completely modernized the Wolfram Demonstration platform by rewriting the entire frontend in React, designing new APIs, and migrating to the Resource System backend to host 13,000+ demonstrations.
• Led the design, development, and deployment of Wolfram Challenges, a React SPA for a website of programming challenges for the Wolfram Language, and WolframTones, used to make MIDI songs for feature phone ringtones.

Web Developer, Buzzbizz Studios

January 2011 – January 2015

• Led the design, development, and deployment of 20+ websites with responsive design and simple content management systems to bring local businesses into the digital age and drive operational modernization.
• Owned DevOps, feature development, backend optimization, and hosting for 20+ company websites.

Additional Experience

Lead Systems Architect & Full-Stack Developer, The 305/The City of Lost Angels

• Served as principal technical authority and systems architect, owning end-to-end design, infrastructure, and full-stack development for real-time virtual community platforms supporting 300+ concurrent active users.
• Engineered hybrid architecture integrating custom client-side scripting (LSL) with a PocketBase backend for state management, persistent storage, and REST API endpoints.
• Managed server infrastructure and sysadmin operations, ensuring high availability, reliable data telemetry, and low-latency synchronization across distributed systems.
• Designed core interactive mechanics and built custom web-based administration tools to streamline player account management and live environment controls.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Engineering with Honors, Charter College