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Logan Wilson, Full-Stack Software Engineer

Hi, I'm Logan.

I'm a full-stack engineer who builds secure commerce at scale. From Cooper's Hawk checkout to Capital One Shopping, I turn payment flows and sensitive data into software people trust.

React, Next.js and Node.js for teams that move money and protect data. PCI-aware payment forms, secure APIs and access controls, shipped across enterprise ecommerce, fintech and a growing set of independent products.

Who am I?

13 years in, I still care about the same thing: software that feels instant to the person using it and boring to the person trying to break it. I've shipped shopping features at Capital One, checkout at Cooper's Hawk, merchandise ordering for McDonald's restaurants through Smile Makers at IMS, and marketing sites for the YMCA of Metro Chicago. I also build independent products for small businesses and founders.

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Years building for the web
13+
Yearly ecommerce GMV through Cooper's Hawk checkout
~$35M
Wine Club members at Cooper's Hawk during my time there
600K
Retailers in Capital One Shopping's network, up from 30K
100K+

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Secure commerce

PCI-aware payment forms, tokenization, least-privilege access, and validation that blocks XSS and injection without making checkout harder.

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Full-stack product

React, Next.js and Node.js on the front; REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB behind it; Vercel, AWS, Azure and GCP underneath.

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Design & UX

Accessible, responsive interfaces built from Figma, Sketch and Adobe files, backed by HCI coursework at DePaul and years of UX/UI workflow.

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AI & retrieval

RAG and CAG patterns, cost-aware model usage, feature flags, and security assessment for LLM-powered features.

Experience

Where I've shipped.

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    Capital One

    Software Engineer

    Feb 2025 – Present · Denver, Colorado / Remote

    • Architect and implement full-stack web features in JavaScript and Node.js, with attention to performance, reliability and security.
    • Worked on Capital One Shopping as the partner network grew from 30,000 retailers to 100,000+ in a little over a year.
    • Built APIs and SQL queries that securely serve analytics, email and verified customer data to multiple internal tools.
    • Debug, test and troubleshoot across browsers and devices to resolve rendering and functionality issues.
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • SQL
    • APIs
    • Security

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    Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants

    Sr. JavaScript Engineer

    Nov 2021 – Nov 2023 · Downers Grove, IL

    • Designed PCI-compliant payment forms for the ecommerce store and monthly Wine Club, integrating Bluepay iframes and captchas, supporting checkout that processed ~$35M in average yearly ecommerce GMV.
    • Wine Club membership was roughly 600,000 during that period.
    • Built client-side and server-side validation with Zod, Yup and JavaScript to block code injection and XSS while keeping forms easy to complete.
    • Integrated API services, JSON feeds and content tools for real-time data delivery across web channels.
    • PCI
    • Bluepay
    • Zod
    • Yup
    • XSS defense
    • JSON feeds

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    IMS Integrated Merchandising Solutions

    Front End React / Full Stack Engineer

    May 2019 – Jun 2021 · Morton Grove, IL

    • Built reusable components for a multi-tenant application serving multiple client portals.
    • Contributed to architecting a CMS that rearranged visual layouts based on which client signed in through the portal.
    • Worked on the Smile Makers Online ecommerce platform, supporting payment and account-based purchasing for McDonald's branded merchandise across its U.S. restaurant network.
    • Worked with enterprise nopCommerce, including a B2B payment system that charged the company card.
    • React
    • Multi-tenant
    • CMS
    • nopCommerce
    • B2B payments

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    YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

    Software Engineer / Web Developer

    Oct 2017 – Mar 2019 · Greater Chicago Area

    • Maintained and enhanced digital marketing properties on enterprise CMS (ExpressionEngine), PHP, JavaScript and HTML/CSS.
    • Translated UI/UX design assets from Adobe Creative Suite into accessible, standards-compliant web pages.
    • Implemented SEO best practices and API integrations to increase marketing reach and operational efficiency.
    • ExpressionEngine
    • PHP
    • SEO
    • Accessibility

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    Freelance / UX Design

    Web Developer & User Experience Designer

    Jan 2013 – Dec 2019 · Remote

    • Designed and built custom mobile-responsive web applications for client brands using JavaScript, Node.js, HTML5, CSS3 and CMS platforms.
    • Ran end-to-end UX/UI workflows: user research, wireframing and interactive prototyping in Figma, Sketch and Adobe XD.
    • Node.js
    • Figma
    • Sketch
    • Adobe XD
    • Prototyping

Work

Made by Logan.

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15 projects: 4 enterprise builds from my time at Capital One, Cooper's Hawk and IMS, and 11 independent products for small businesses, nonprofits and founders. Switch between a visual grid and a scannable list.

Toolkit

What's in the bag.

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Skills

Languages & Frameworks

  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • TypeScript
  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Gatsby.js
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • JSON

Security & Auth

  • JWT
  • bcrypt
  • Hashing
  • PCI compliance
  • White-hat pen-testing
  • Canary tokens
  • AI/LLM security assessment

Backend & Data

  • REST APIs
  • GraphQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Vector databases

AI & Retrieval

  • RAG
  • CAG
  • Cost-aware model usage
  • Feature flags

Tools & Cloud

  • Vercel
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Netlify
  • Hasura
  • Git & GitHub
  • Postman
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Agile/Scrum

Creative Dev

  • Three.js / R3F
  • Lenis
  • Motion
  • GSAP

Styling & Layout

  • Flexbox
  • CSS Grid
  • Styled Components
  • Material Design
  • Bootstrap
  • Tachyons

CMS

  • Headless CMS
  • ExpressionEngine
  • WordPress API
  • Payload

UX/UI & Design

  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Responsive design
  • Accessibility
  • Cross-browser testing

Contact

Let's make it move.

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loganwemploy@gmail.com

Building something that handles payments, sensitive data or heavy traffic, or need a product taken from idea to production? Send a note and I'll get back to you.

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Education

DePaul University

Coursework in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

Certifications · Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

SoloLearn JavaScript Certification (2018)

Node.js Developer Certification (Wes Bos, 2018)

Ongoing monthly training
Information security & privacyPhishing & social engineeringRegulatory compliance & AML principlesData protection