Tim Basel

Overland Park, KS 66204 · (913) 333-7743 · timbasel3142@gmail.com

I am experienced with Full Stack LAMP development, leveraging intuitive code to assist in financial and business decisioning.

  • Languages & Web: PHP, Python, Javascript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, MySQL
  • Frameworks & Libraries: LAMP Stack, NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, Matplotlib
  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, RDS Aurora, CloudWatch, Bedrock, IAM, Code Commit), Database Admin
  • APIs & Integrations: Payment Gateways, Credit Reporting Agencies, OAuth 2.0, REST APIs
  • Leadership & Strategy: Team Management, Vendor Relations, Workflow Automation, AI Integration (Cursor, Bedrock)


Experience

VP of Technology and Analytics

ACQ Holdings

Manage and maintain entire technology department as well as manage recovery department and processing department.

  • Designed and deployed a custom, full-stack in-house CRM and core business management platform end-to-end, managing AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS Aurora, IAM, CloudWatch)
  • Integrated Bedrock AI services into internal analytics platforms to deliver secure, automated business intelligence for executive management.
  • Led cross-functional operations across the Reinstate and Processing departments, directly managing 5 employees, tracking performance metrics, and optimizing daily workflows.
  • Developed custom management dashboards and internal automation systems that streamlined tracking and improved employee throughput.
July 2023 - Present

LAMP Stack Developer

ACQ Holdings

Maintain majority of full stack LAMP codebase

  • Increased collections recovery by 25% by developing a client-facing web application that algorithmically offered personalized settlement options.
  • Engineered and deployed a proprietary, high-availability short URL redirection server to support marketing and transactional communications.
  • Built and maintained all internal and third-party REST APIs, enabling secure integrations with payment processors and credit reporting agencies.
  • Administered local development environments alongside production AWS multi-instance EC2 and RDS architectures.
  • Increased Security by developing security features to fight DOS and DDOS attacks
April 2022 - July 2023

Junior LAMP Developer / Director of Analytics and Vendor Relations

ACQ Holdings

Managed majority of third party vendors as well as reporting and assist in managing codebase

  • Integrated advanced reporting modules into the internal CRM to give leadership real-time visibility into key performance indicators.
  • Managed vendor relationships and pricing negotiations for critical line items, overseeing up to $4M annually in lead purchasing alongside payment processors and credit agencies.
January 2021 - April 2022

Director of Analytics and Vendor Relations

ACQ Holdings

Monitored lead purchasing, created majority of reporting, and managed most third party vendors

  • Leveraged Python machine learning libraries (Scikit-Learn, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib) alongside MySQL to optimize automated financial underwriting models.
March 2018 - January 2021

Education

Park University

Bachelor of Science
Computer Information Systems - Computer Science Track

GPA: 4.0

Summa Cum Laude

August 2022 - May 2024

Johnson County Community College

Associates of Science
Information Systems Technology

GPA: 4.0

August 2019 - May 2022

Johnson County Community College

Certification
Data Analytics

GPA: 4.0

August 2018 - May 2019

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • AWS Bedrock
Workflow
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design