Taylor Bethke
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DevWharf LLC
Apr 2026 – PresentFounder / Full-Stack Developer – Spokane Valley, WA
- Founded a Washington State software consultancy (LLC formed May 2026); sole engineer across sales, contracts, delivery, hosting, and ongoing support
- Delivered the first paying client engagement end-to-end in under four weeks: a multi-page WordPress site for Librandi Outdoor Power, eight contracted pages plus five beyond-scope deliverables at no charge (custom SVG logo, a searchable 4,000-row parts cross-reference tool, hardened AJAX contact form, expanded SEO instrumentation)
- Built and launched a cinematic author-portfolio site for a published novelist: custom WordPress block theme, a book custom post type with a one-command importer for the 13-book catalog, and JSON-LD structured data; production Lighthouse scores of 100 in accessibility, best practices, and SEO with 94-98 mobile performance
- Shipped three commercial desktop applications (Tauri + React + Rust) through Apple notarization and App Review to the Mac App Store, with Gumroad distribution for Windows and Linux
- Designed, built, and operates the DevWharf platform itself: a custom standalone WordPress block theme, 21 free browser tools, a Playwright smoke-test deploy gate, and subdomain hosting for client sites
Amazon
Jan 2022 – PresentLead Problem Solver / Learning Ambassador – Spokane, WA
- Promoted to Learning Ambassador within 5 months; trained and onboarded new associates across department workflows, becoming the go-to resource for peers and leadership alike
- Served as gatekeeper and compliance auditor for Damage Land (a high-liability zone for hazardous product disposal), reviewing other problem solvers’ work, enforcing company policy, and escalating violations
- Processed millions of dollars in damaged product; identified and implemented cost-recovery procedures that saved Amazon an estimated hundreds of thousands of dollars in unnecessary write-offs
- Operated in a position of direct trust with management during peak periods, triaging operational issues, fielding questions from a leadership perspective, and serving as the primary point of contact when managers were unavailable
- Received Associate Safety Star Award for proactive hazard identification and consistent adherence to safety protocols
- Transitioned to part-time (Sept 2025) to complete degree and pursue professional software development; maintained high performance metrics throughout
American Mower & Saw
Feb 2017 – Dec 2021Office Manager – Hayden, ID
- Revitalized sales and customer service operations, driving 13-19% annual revenue growth year over year
- Redesigned parts storage and inventory system, improving order fulfillment speed and reducing errors
- Managed end-to-end customer lifecycle: repair orders, cost estimations, parts procurement, and strategic upselling across thousands of interactions
public Client Work & Live Sites
Librandi Outdoor Power
First paying DevWharf client. Multi-page WordPress site for a small-engine repair shop in Hayden, ID, delivered end-to-end May 2026 with a custom searchable parts cross-reference tool. Ongoing support engagement.
John Librande, Author
Cinematic portfolio site for a published novelist: custom block theme, 13-book catalog with one-command importer, newsletter integration. Production Lighthouse: 100 accessibility / best practices / SEO, 94-98 mobile performance.
JAIK Solutions
WordPress business site built as a college capstone for a real client, deployed and hosted on DevWharf infrastructure.
DevWharf
This site: a custom standalone WordPress block theme with GSAP/Three.js motion design, 21 free browser tools, a commercial storefront, and a Playwright smoke-test deploy pipeline.
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Resume Artisan
Tauri · React · Rust
Cross-platform desktop resume builder with six template families, real-time preview, PDF/PNG/JSON export, ATS keyword scoring, and license integration. Live on the Mac App Store and Gumroad for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Mac App Store View on GumroadSaltkey
Tauri · React · Rust
Password generator and analyzer: bulk generation up to 1,000 passwords, entropy and time-to-crack estimation, history, and analytics. Live on the Mac App Store, with macOS and Windows installers on Gumroad.
Mac App StoreCapital Monitor
Tauri · React
Local-first personal finance app: income and expense tracking, budgets, multi-currency support, analytics, and offline-capable PWA architecture. Live on the Mac App Store.
Mac App StoreStealth
Tauri · React · Rust
Local-first agentic AI harness: a Rust agent loop with multi-provider failover, self-registering tool registry, MCP integration with security hardening, SQLite full-text session store, subagents, and cron scheduling. 700+ automated tests.
Frontend Playground
React/TS · Express · PostgreSQL
Full-stack UI component platform: ~1,400 sandboxed CSS/JS snippets with live iframe previews, ranked full-text search, JWT + role-based auth, Docker stack, GitHub Actions CI, and an MCP authoring harness. Successor to the 470-snippet UIPlayground.
ChimeraCast
C# · WPF/.NET · D3D11/DXGI
GPU-accelerated streaming application with D3D11 preview at 60fps, multi-source capture (webcam, display, audio), OBS-style window management, and partial-class architecture.
Noter
C# · WPF · XAML
Full-featured note-taking app with Markdown editing, tab system, plugin architecture, analytics dashboard, templates, voice notes, and version history.
Cordino Admin Platform
Azure Functions · React · Jest
Team-built SaaS admin dashboard using Agile/Wrike workflows and Git branching strategy. Implemented multiple REST endpoints with Jest test coverage and responsive modals.
school Education
Associate of Applied Science, Software Development
Spokane Community College, graduated March 2026; degree conferred June 18, 2026
4.0 GPA. Perfect marks across all 19 classes over 6 consecutive quarters.
Coursework: full-stack web development, mobile development (Kotlin/Android), database design, cloud services (Azure), team-based software engineering, and technical documentation.
Plus four SCC developer certificates: Frontend, Full-Stack, Mobile, and PHP Development.
High School Diploma
Spokane Falls Community College, September 2022
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SCC Honor Roll, 4.0 GPA maintained over six consecutive quarters, 19 different classes.
Spokane Community College. Three quarters at President’s Honor Roll distinction.
Associate Safety Star Award
Amazon. Proactive hazard identification and safety protocol adherence
Learning Ambassador Promotion
Amazon. Promoted within 5 months, one of the fastest advancement timelines in the facility