Builder, designer,
obsessed with craft.
I hail from Pittsburgh, PA, and I love my city. I earned a degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, but have built on that learning throughout my career. My professional career has been under the roof at Expedient, a mid-sized datacenter and managed services company. After getting my feet wet in Technical Support and Network Operations, I stepped into the Development Team as a Software Engineer, focusing on improving company tools by building robust APIs and web applications on resilient infrastructure. I pick whatever tools work best for the job, which has meant building with PHP, JavaScript, GO, MySQL and Kubernetes. In parallel, for many years I ran an online record distro, which paired with regular event promotion and club nights. I enjoy music, art, sci-fi, games and the outdoors.
The full picture.
Work History
Expedient
Application Developer
Expedient is a leading provider of data center and managed data network services with data centers across the US, including Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Columbus, Boston, Cleveland, Memphis and Indianapolis.
- › Design and develop custom web application software for a national data center hosting and managed services company.
- › Work with stakeholders of all skill levels to create clear, custom code solutions using GO, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Kubernetes, and other applicable tools and frameworks.
- › Lead developer on a number of mission-critical applications including Support Management Console, QuoteTracker, PurchaseTracker, Delivery Tracker, Project Workbooks, and IP Management Tool.
- › Won both individual (Sales Commissions Tracker, 2012, Special Projects, 2018) and team-based (Customer Workbooks, 2015) EXPY awards for exceptional projects.
Stargate Industries
Network Operations and Technical Support Analyst
Stargate was a Pittsburgh-based ISP and datacenter, later acquired by Expedient. First job out of college: Tech Support, then Network Operations, supporting escalated corporate and residential network issues.
- › Trained new call-center employees in troubleshooting and company procedures.
- › Performed shift-leader duties, assisting other techs and handling escalated cases for a major regional ISP.
- › Designed a version of the company intranet website.
Wrecked Distribution
Owner
Distributor and importer of hard-to-find electronic and experimental music with a strong catalog of breakcore and IDM. Operates as an online retailer and vendor at events.
- › Owner and sole proprietor of a part-time mail-order music business.
- › Designed, built, and maintain the website including a user system, shopping cart, and inventory CMS — written from the ground up using PHP and MySQL.
- › Handles all aspects of acquiring and distributing experimental electronic music.
DIY Events
Promoter & DJ
Curate, organize, and promote events and concerts in the Pittsburgh area — live acts, DJ nights, and multimedia special events.
- › PBS Promotions (1998–2001) — electronic, experimental, and boundary-pushing events at venues including Millvale Industrial Theater.
- › Wrecked Distro Productions (2001–present) — focusing on hard electronic and experimental music at independent venues, working with international artists.
- › Resident of FUZZ (2001–2014) — weekly Drum and Bass night at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern. Booked hundreds of local, national, and international artists.
- › Creator and resident of LAZERCRUNK (2008–present) — monthly forward-thinking dance music night with Todd Keebler.
- › Creator and resident of ILLUSIONS — semi-regular multimedia event featuring live acts, DJs, and video performance in a dark/occult aesthetic.
Education
University of Pittsburgh
1995 — 1999Bachelor of Science of Science in Computer Science
GPA: 3.2
Skills
Web Development
Databases
Devops
Frameworks & Tools
Design
Event Promotion
Awards
Expedient
For Extraordinary Service — Customer Workbooks Project. Creating a dynamic interface for collecting detailed information from customers to help complete delivery of new services.
Expedient
For implementing a Sales Commissions tool that transformed a complex manual spreadsheet into automated backend business logic, deriving commissions directly from sales and delivery system data.
Things I've built.
Active
Expedient Internal Applications
A suite of mission-critical web applications built for a national data center company — covering sales, operations, delivery, support, and finance workflows.
Active
Events Tracker
An open-source events CRM and calendar platform for discovering and promoting local music events. Powers arcane.city, a Pittsburgh events discovery site.
Active
Hopper API
A RESTful API serving as the backbone for Expedient's internal applications, providing a unified interface to access and manipulate data across various systems.
Active
QuoteTracker
Real-time quote generation tool for Expedient's sales team, replacing a slow manual process with a dynamic interface pulling live pricing data.
Active
Support Management Console
Internal tooling for Expedient's support team covering incident reporting, shift reports, escalation tracking, and NOC operations.
Active
Delivery Tracker
Project tracking tool for managing the delivery lifecycle of new services to customers at Expedient, from signed contract through final implementation.
Wrecked Distribution
A hand-built e-commerce platform for importing and selling hard-to-find experimental and electronic music — built from scratch with a custom cart, inventory CMS, and user system.
Barons Game
A multi-player tabletop board game where competing Barons vye for control of the land and resources of a mystical realm.
PurchaseTracker
End-to-end purchase order management system with approval workflows, invoicing, and MySQL DB financial integration for Expedient.
Sales Commissions Tracker
Automated commission calculation system that replaced complex monthly spreadsheets with backend business logic, winning an EXPY Award in 2012.
Customer Workbooks
Dynamic customer onboarding interface for collecting service configuration data, replacing fragmented email chains with structured workflows. EXPY Award 2015.
Years of flyers.
Event promotion lives and dies by its visual identity. Every flyer is a design challenge: communicate the vibe, the artists, and the urgency — before anyone's read a word.
30+ years on the decks.
Running events isn't just about booking acts — it's logistics, design, community building, and performance all at once. Here are the nights I've built and continue to run.
RADIO: WPTS & RADIO CARSON
1996-1999A college radio and pirate radio experience in Pittsburgh, showcasing a wide range of electronic music and other genres.
WRECKED
1999-2012A project and business specializing in hard-to-find electronic music, particularly in the breakcore and experimental hardcore scenes.
FUZZ
2001–2014A weekly Drum and Bass music night at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern in Pittsburgh. Running every week for over a decade, FUZZ became a cornerstone of Pittsburgh's electronic music scene, bringing in hundreds of local, national, and international artists.
Ongoing
LAZERCRUNK
2008–presentA monthly night of forward-thinking dance music in Pittsburgh, co-curated with Todd Keebler. LAZERCRUNK books cutting-edge guests, builds installation art, and delivers a unique multimedia experience every month.
Ongoing
ILLUSIONS
2011–presentA semi-regular multimedia event for new and classic dark dance music — featuring live acts, DJs, and video performance within a broad spectrum of dark and occult-themed music and art.
Let's talk.
Whether it's a project, a collaboration, or just to say hi — my inbox is open.
geoff.maddock@gmail.com