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BA BOBBY ALCORN
Systems online · 25+ years building complex systems

Senior PHP developer.
Systems architect.
API integrator.

I build complex business systems, API integrations, and AI-powered tools that turn disconnected platforms into working products.

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// stack: php · mysql · oauth2 · yolo · tailwind
~/portfolio
$ whoami
→ bobby alcorn · senior php developer
$ cat focus.json
{
  "backend": "php · mysql · architecture",
  "integrations": ["quickbooks", "docusign", "oauth2"],
  "platforms": ["wordpress", "woocommerce"],
  "ai": ["yolo", "computer vision", "annotation"],
  "products": ["cash value pro™", "restrictly™"],
  "recognition": "docusign spotlight developer"
}
$ _
live
25 yrs · systems architect

// Credentials

  • 25+ Years

    Building complex systems

  • DocuSign Spotlight Developer

    Recognized for integration work

  • QuickBooks Online API

    OAuth 2.0 financial integrations

  • WordPress Platform Architecture

    BuddyBoss · WooCommerce · RCP · custom PHP

  • AI Engineering

    YOLO training · computer vision · annotation tooling

// Custom PHP Development

Custom PHP systems, built from scratch.

I build custom PHP applications from the ground up using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, HTML, AJAX workflows, and modern tooling like Vite. I understand PHP at the root level and do not rely on heavy frameworks to solve problems that need clean, direct architecture. When a project needs custom data structures, dashboards, modals, routing, authentication, AJAX workflows, API integrations, or business logic, I build the system around the actual problem.

Custom PHP application architecture

MySQL data modeling and query logic

Tailwind CSS interfaces and dashboards

Vanilla JavaScript and Axios workflows

Vite asset builds and frontend tooling

Secure routing, sessions, and authentication

API integrations and workflow automation

WordPress plugin architecture when appropriate

// Capabilities

Architecture across the stack.

The capabilities below reflect the kind of work required to design, build, stabilize, and maintain complex systems.

Custom PHP Architecture

Custom PHP 8.x systems built from the ground up — clear data models, custom routing, sessions, and auth, with code structured around the actual problem rather than a heavy framework.

API Integrations

OAuth 2.0, QuickBooks Online, DocuSign, WooCommerce — connecting fragmented platforms into one auditable pipeline.

WordPress Platform Architecture

WordPress as platform, not template. Plugin architecture, BuddyBoss, RCP, AffiliateWP, WooCommerce — engineered, not assembled.

Workflow Automation

Document execution, signer routing, financial event mapping, membership lifecycle — automation that mirrors how the business operates.

Applied AI + Computer Vision

Custom image annotation tooling, early YOLO training experiments, dataset preparation, and Flask-based detection demos. Active and evolving.

Access Control Systems

Granular permission surfaces, membership lifecycle logic, and access control engineered for predictability under production load.

Payment + Commerce

WooCommerce, Stripe-style payment workflows, refund handling, donation flows, affiliate commissions — all reconciled to source-of-truth financials.

Internal Tooling

Custom dashboards, annotation interfaces, and operator tools that give teams direct leverage on their own data.

Full-Stack Product Development

From data model to deployed UI — end-to-end ownership of products that hold up in production.

// API Integrations

Connecting fragmented platforms into one auditable pipeline.

OAuth 2.0, QuickBooks Online, DocuSign, WooCommerce, AffiliateWP - wired through custom PHP middleware that maps business events to downstream systems.

  • OAuth 2.0 authentication flows
  • QuickBooks Online financial event sync
  • DocuSign document workflow automation
  • WooCommerce + membership reconciliation
  • Affiliate referral and payout planning
See API integration work
// integration topology
SYNCING
CUSTOM PHP MIDDLEWARE OAUTH 2.0 QuickBooks Online · OAuth 2.0 DocuSign eSignature · Webhooks WooCommerce Orders · Refunds AffiliateWP Referrals · Payouts Membership Lifecycle
Recognition

DocuSign Spotlight Developer.

Recognized by DocuSign for production-grade integration work — API-driven document workflows, signer routing, embedded and automated signing, affiliate onboarding execution, and live status tracking built directly into business pipelines.

  • API-driven document workflows
  • Signer routing + status tracking
  • Embedded and automated signing
  • Affiliate onboarding execution
  • Podcast release workflow planning
  • Business process automation
See DocuSign integration work

Spotlight · Developer

Recognized Integration Work

Third-party validation of API integration capability

// detection · live frame
YOLO
5 objects detected · avg conf 0.92 27 fps
// Applied AI + Computer Vision

Computer vision tools, built around real workflows.

My AI work focuses on practical computer vision workflows, including a custom image annotation tool, YOLO training experiments, dataset preparation, and Flask-based detection demos. This work is actively evolving, with the annotation platform and product detection pipeline serving as the foundation for future AI-powered systems.

  • Annotation Custom image annotation tool, the strongest completed piece
  • Training Early YOLO model experiments on hand-curated datasets
  • Datasets Dataset preparation tooling tuned to the detection target
  • Demos Flask-based detection demos and integration paths
AI projects
// Products

Products I've built.

Software products spanning financial planning, access control, and computer vision.

All products
Product

Cash Value Pro™

Financial planning, simulation, and optimization.

A complex financial planning platform with long-term projection logic, scenario comparisons, modal-driven workflows, and a Tailwind UI engineered for advisor-grade clarity.

Live · Production Learn more
Product

Restrictly™

The Ultimate Access Control System.

A rule-driven WordPress access control system built to manage visibility across content, menus, blocks, navigation, search/archive listings, and REST API responses without the bloat of traditional membership systems.

Live · Production Learn more
Product

AI Vending Detection System

Computer vision for product recognition.

A custom YOLO-based detection pipeline trained on hand-curated datasets. Recognizes pantry and vending products from live camera input with a Flask-based demo surface.

Live · Production Learn more
Product

Image Annotation Tool

Custom dataset preparation for production training pipelines.

A purpose-built annotation environment for preparing computer vision datasets — designed around the actual workflow of labeling, reviewing, and exporting at scale.

Live · Production Learn more
// Skills matrix

Skills across the stack.

PHP & Custom Systems

8 · skills
PHP 8.x Custom PHP architecture MySQL Object-oriented PHP REST APIs Secure routing + sessions Secure session/auth flows AJAX workflows + business logic

Integrations

8 · skills
OAuth 2.0 QuickBooks Online API DocuSign eSignature API WooCommerce Stripe / payment workflows Webhooks Cron + queue workflows Third-party platform connectors

WordPress (as Platform)

6 · skills
WordPress plugin architecture Custom post types + meta BuddyBoss Restrict Content Pro AffiliateWP WooCommerce extensions

Frontend

9 · skills
HTML CSS Tailwind CSS Vanilla JavaScript Axios Vite Modal + dashboard systems Accessible UI Responsive design

Applied AI + Computer Vision

5 · skills
Custom annotation tooling Early YOLO model experiments Dataset preparation Flask-based detection demos AI-assisted dev workflows

Infrastructure

5 · skills
cPanel / LAMP hosting Apache / .htaccess FTP + SSH workflows PHP 8.x deployment Production troubleshooting
// Selected client + business work

Selected client and platform work.

High-level case studies of client and business platform work, presented with discretion. No proprietary internals.

All client work
Membership Platform

Membership lifecycle stabilization

BuddyBoss + Restrict Content Pro + WooCommerce + AffiliateWP unified into a coherent membership and affiliate workflow.

Business Site

Custom WordPress platform builds

Tailored WordPress platforms engineered as platforms, not assembled from off-the-shelf templates.

Internal Tools

Operator dashboards + automation

Internal dashboards and workflow tooling that give teams direct leverage on their own data.

// Trajectory

25 years, on a single throughline.

  1. 2000s

    Early career — backend foundations

    PHP and MySQL on production systems. Roots in custom backend development, data modeling, and systems integration.

  2. 2010s

    Platform architecture + WordPress as platform

    Engineering WordPress as a platform — plugin architecture, custom data, and stabilizing complex membership and commerce stacks.

  3. Mid 2010s

    API integration specialization

    Deep work in OAuth 2.0, QuickBooks Online, WooCommerce, and DocuSign — connecting fragmented business platforms into auditable pipelines.

  4. Recent

    DocuSign Spotlight Developer recognition

    Recognized by DocuSign for production-grade integration and workflow automation work.

  5. Current

    AI engineering + custom tooling

    YOLO model training, custom image annotation tooling, computer vision detection systems, and AI-assisted development workflows.

  6. Now

    Cash Value Pro™ · Restrictly™ · production product work

    Building and operating production products: financial planning, access control, computer vision, and the integrations that connect them.

// Get in touch

Have a complex system to design, build, or stabilize?

Senior PHP, systems architecture, API integrations, and AI-powered tooling for production environments.

Download resume [email protected]