Peter Peck

About Peter Peck

I am a seasoned Senior Web Application Developer with 7+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling SaaS applications. Recognized for architecting robust microservices, streamlining complex workflows, and driving cross-team collaboration, I have a verifiable history of reducing technical debt, accelerating release cycles, and delivering high-quality features that directly impact business outcomes. My professional focal points include full-stack JavaScript development, API integration, test automation, and CI/CD optimization. Delivering superior results in these areas requires a blend of strong communication, agile project management, systems analysis, and resource coordination.Currently, I am Senior Web Application Developer at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Under my leadership, I architected and deployed a PayPal-integrated refund microservice that cut manual finance team effort by 60%, and standardized our Node.js ecosystem with ESLint, Prettier, and Conventional Commits—driving an 83% reduction in duplicated code across services. In addition, I collaborate with DevOps, QA, and product stakeholders to ensure our support infrastructure scales efficiently without compromising security or budget.Colleagues describe me as a pragmatic problem-solver, technical mentor, and systems optimizer who consistently delivers maintainable solutions on time and under budget.I’m always open to connecting with former colleagues, fellow developers, and SaaS professionals. Feel free to reach out through LinkedIn if you’d like to connect or chat about innovative web technologies.

Experience

1. Senior Web Application Developer

   Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

   Jun 2025 — Present

   Senior Web Application Developer on the Enterprise Development team.• Engineered a microservice-based PayPal refund automation system using Node.js and the PayPal API that eliminated the need for manual refund processing and significantly improving refund turnaround times for the finance team.• Led the standardization of code quality tools across backend services by integrating ESLint, Prettier, and Conventional Commits to enforce consistency, reduce linting issues, and streamline peer review cycles.• Designed and deployed a cost-efficient email verification API utilizing Node.js, Neverbounce, MongoDB, and automated unit testing via Jest to reduced bounced emails and associated communication costs.• Enhanced test coverage and reliability by implementing robust Jest-based unit tests which improved confidence in production releases and decreasing the number of post-deployment hotfixes.• Mentored junior developers and contributed to teamwide knowledge sharing through pair programming, code reviews, and onboarding documentation, fostering a culture of quality and collaboration.• Actively contributed to CI/CD pipeline optimization in Jenkins, reducing build time and increasing successful deployments through parallelized test execution and consistent staging environment practices.• Modularized key microservices into reusable internal NPM packages, resulting in an 83% reduction in code duplication, easier onboarding for new engineers, and faster delivery of new features.• Received a promotion in June 2025 to Senior Web Application Developer in recognition of outstanding work ethic and leadership ability.

Education

• Montana Wilderness School of the Bible

  Bible/Biblical Studies

  2016 — 2017

• Northwestern University school of Professional Studies

  Full-Stack Web Development

• Veritas Press, Inc.

  High School Diploma

  2012 — 2016