John Lafitte

Sr. Developer

John Lafitte Portrait

Family Man, Gamer, Pragmatist

As a Senior Developer, John uses 20 years of industry experience to build cutting-edge websites and applications for BrandExtract clients. He is a master of web development and can work in a variety of coding languages ranging from HTML to C#, PHP, and plenty more. When John isn't building websites or studying the latest coding languages, he's more than likely gaming or chasing his adorable kids around.

Dealing in absolutes every day, I know the power of proof. You have to perform to earn belief.

With nearly 20 years of experience in the technology industry, John Lafitte is a highly accomplished web developer. Before joining BrandExtract in 2011, this Native Houstonian fine-tuned his programming and development skills at T1 Design and CSC while serving clients such as Compaq and BHP Billiton.

His programming expertise includes C#, Java, PHP, Visual Basic(.NET), JavaScript, XML, CSS, HTML, and other languages. John enjoys the problem-solving, productive nature of working with code and has an interest in open source development and alternative platforms like Unix.

A desire to leave the large corporate world brought him to BE, where he enjoys the family environment and is determined to "keep making awesome stuff." In his free time, he enjoys music and spending time with his family.

Education

  • Houston Community College

  • University of Houston, Clearlake