Samuel J. Bunker

Six years building for the web. It's my full-time job, and it's still my favorite hobby.

Full-stack developer, Buoyify founder, hip-hop head. I build websites for small and large businesses, and the platform that keeps them running.

Samuel Bunker smiling, in glasses and a tan plaid shirt

The discography

projects dropped like albums
Special edition

Buoyify

Websites for small businesses

My managed-website business. Buoyify builds professional websites for small businesses (cafés, local services, real estate agents) and keeps them running, so owners never have to manage the tech. Every site runs on AnchorMy website platform: Astro and an editor clients own, deployed on Cloudflare Workers., the platform I built on Cloudflare's edge.

  • Astro
  • Anchor
  • Keystatic
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • D1
  • Analytics Engine
  • Turnstile
  • Zero Trust Access
  • Sites built and run for small businesses
  • Clients own their content and edit it themselves
  • Five-minute uptime checks and a public status page
  • Fleet analytics across every site
  • Bot-protected, database-backed forms
Platinum hit

AW Design & Foto

Photography Portfolio

A portfolio built for a real photographer. The goal was simple: get out of the way and let the work land. Fast, clean, and built to handle scale.

  • React
  • Wrangler
  • Edge Hosted
  • GitHub Actions
  • Resend (emails)
  • Turnstile (bot prevention)
  • Real Photographer Client
  • 1,100+ Gallery Images
  • Automatic Image Optimization
  • Bot-Protected Forms
Platinum hit

Lannay.com

Brand Strategist Portfolio

A freelance portfolio for brand strategist Chloe Webb. The ocean-depth concept mirrors her brand: layered, immersive, and built to pull people in.

  • React
  • Wrangler
  • Edge Hosted
  • GitHub Actions
  • Resend (emails)
  • Turnstile (bot prevention)
  • Freelance Client
  • Brand-Driven Design
  • Bot-Protected Forms
Platinum hit

Harper and Lyre

Professional Gaming Studio Site

A professional interactive website for an upcoming indie game studio. Full-stack development from design to deployment, showcasing their vision with smooth animations and responsive design.

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Handlebars
  • MySQL
  • Real Gaming Studio Client
  • Custom Interactive Design
  • Ongoing Maintenance
Creative work

RuneFeed

Real-Time OSRS Grand Exchange Feed

A real-time volume spike detection system for Old School RuneScape's Grand Exchange. Detects massive sell-offs, buy-ins, and price surges as they happen. Full-stack: polling server, WebSocket broadcast, CLI client on npm, and a live dashboard.

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • WebSocket
  • React
  • Docker
  • Live WebSocket Feed
  • Published on npm
  • Spike Detection Engine
  • Prediction System
Gold release

Code Bunker

Open-Source PHP-based Project Management System

A comprehensive, enterprise-grade project management system designed to track and manage development projects securely.

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • JSON APIs
  • XAMPP
  • Open Source
  • Custom Auth
  • Project Tracking
  • Webhook Support
  • Active Support
Gold release

AfterDark Quotes

Scalable CMS Platform

A scalable content management system with role-based access control, data analytics, and automated deployment infrastructure.

  • Express
  • MySQL
  • Handlebars
  • Analytics
  • Real-time Analytics
  • Role-Based Access
  • Mobile-First
Award winner

Hackathon 2023

Non-Profit Website

Won 1st place in a Hackathon. Built a one-page website for a local non-profit using React components and rapid prototyping.

  • React
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • UI/UX
  • 1st Place
  • Built in 48hrs
  • Clean Design
Silver track

Tap Me In

NFC Business Cards

Cultivated a small business around selling authored NFC-tappable business cards to students and enterprise companies.

  • E-commerce
  • Marketing
  • Web Management
  • Small Business
  • NFC Tech
  • Sales
Creative work

Graphic Design Portfolio

Behance Showcase

Professional graphic design work featuring UI/UX designs, visual communications, and street art photography.

  • Photography
  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Street Art Photography
  • Creative Technologist
  • Visual Storytelling

The story

back to my roots
The Bunker family home
Dunham Drive, where it started

"Dad showed me tech on Dunham Drive back then,Took apart machines just to build 'em again.From broken parts to building apps that glow,Every challenge faced made my passion overflow."

Young Samuel and David
Young me and David

Who I am

Son of George and Sarah Bunker, and one of four brothers. I grew up in North Carolina, then moved to Pennsylvania, and graduated from Juniata CollegeThe college I graduated from, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. with a B.S. in Information Technology. Today I live in Virginia.

I fell in love with computers because of my Dad. His intuition and passion pushed me to explore and fiddle with technology. Creating something from nothing and sharing it with anyone on the internet still excites me.

"I couldn't let my skills sit idle. I've always dreamed of building something of my own."

The journey

Since high school I've built websites, servers, apps and Discord bots, always curious how systems connect. I started with HTML and CSS in Notepad, then moved to Apache, XAMPPA free bundle that runs Apache, MySQL and PHP on your own computer., PHP and MySQL. Hosting Minecraft servers taught me DNS, port forwarding, Cloudflare and domains.

At JuniataThe college I graduated from. I explored web dev, UI/UX, Android, 3D design and security, and won two hackathons with Alpha Beta DebugMy hackathon team at Juniata., 1st place both years. I launched Tap Me InMy small business selling NFC business cards you tap to share contact details. and built Shopify themes for clients.

After graduating I went full-stack (React, Node.js, Express, Handlebars) and worked as Project Coordinator at ReclamereA cybersecurity company, where I coordinated 78+ projects., managing 78+ cybersecurity projects worth $900K+. Now I'm employed full-time as a Web Developer with the National Rural Electric Cooperative AssociationNRECA, the national association that represents America's electric cooperatives., where I'm supporting rural electric cooperatives through SHiNEA Drupal platform that runs a cooperative network of hundreds of websites..

In my free time I'm working on my business, creating websites for people locally who need them.

Buoyify's mascot, a buoy in sunglasses waving from the water

Buoyify.com

I founded and run Buoyify, building and running professional websites for small businesses: cafés, local services and real estate agents. Owners get a site that keeps working and an editor they control, and I handle the hosting, updates and uptime.

Tour dates

every stop so far, newest first
  1. 2026

    1. Now

      NRECA

      Web Developer, full-time

      Building sites and features on SHiNE, the Drupal platform behind hundreds of rural electric cooperative websites.

      Day job
    2. Oct

      Buoyify

      Founder

      Launched my managed-website business: professional sites for small businesses, built on Anchor and kept running for them.

      Business
  2. 2024

    1. Jun '24 – Aug '25

      Reclamere

      Project Coordinator

      Ran 78 cybersecurity consulting projects worth $900K+.

      Day job
    2. May

      Juniata College

      B.S. Information Technology, minor in Computer Science

      Graduated
  3. 2023

    1. May '23 – '24

      JPL.agency

      Web Developer intern

      690+ hours of web work for clients including TREX, The Salvation Army, Sylvan Learning and Paskill Learning.

      Day job
    2. Mar – Aug

      Juniata College

      Student Web Developer

      Modernized old PHP code and brought Bootstrap into campus apps.

      Day job
    3. Tap Me In

      Founder

      A small business selling NFC business cards you tap to share your details, to students and companies.

      Business
    4. Juniata Hackathon

      With Alpha Beta Debug

      A one-page website for a local non-profit, built in 48 hours with React.

      1st place
  4. 2022

    1. Juniata Hackathon

      With Alpha Beta Debug

      A website for Clifton5, a local movie theater.

      1st place
  5. 2020

    1. Jan

      Franklin County CTC

      Graphic Communications certificate

      Graduated

The skill set

the rider, years on the boards

Frontend

  • HTML56 yrs
  • CSS36 yrs
  • JavaScript6 yrs
  • Bootstrap4 yrs
  • React3 yrs
  • jQuery3 yrs
  • Vite3 yrs
  • Twig1 yr

Backend

  • MySQL6 yrs
  • PHP5 yrs
  • RESTful APIs5 yrs
  • Node.js4 yrs
  • Express.js4 yrs
  • Python4 yrs
  • Drupal 101 yr

DevOps

  • Git / GitHub6 yrs
  • Apache4 yrs
  • Docker3 yrs
  • CI/CD (GitHub Actions)3 yrs
  • Linux3 yrs
  • Bash3 yrs
  • Cloud hosting (Cloudflare, Render)1 yr

Design

  • UI/UX design5 yrs
  • Responsive design5 yrs
  • Figma4 yrs
  • Wireframing4 yrs
  • Adobe XD3 yrs
  • Accessibility (WCAG)3 yrs

Software engineering

  • Object-oriented programming4 yrs
  • Clean code practices4 yrs
  • Software architecture3 yrs
  • API design & integration3 yrs
  • Code review & collaboration3 yrs
  • Java2 yrs

Project management

  • Agile / Scrum3 yrs
  • Waterfall3 yrs
  • Trello3 yrs
  • Jira3 yrs
  • Risk management2 yrs

ML & LLM

  • AI agents3 yrs
  • Structured deployment3 yrs
  • Prompt engineering2 yrs
  • MCP servers2 yrs
  • LLM integration2 yrs
  • Local LLM deployment2 yrs

On rotation

what's in my headphones
  • The Marshall Mathers LP

    Eminem · 2000

  • The Fall-Off

    J. Cole · 2026

  • GO:OD AM

    Mac Miller · 2015

  • Under Pressure (Deluxe)

    Logic · 2014

  • Something to Write Home About

    Abstract · 2016

Booking

let's build something

"Got a project? Let's connect, collaborate, create,Email or LinkedIn, don't hesitate.Code and design, that's the combination,Hit me up, let's build the foundation."

Small business? Ask about Buoyify.

Buoyify builds and runs professional websites for cafés, local services and real estate agents, on the same platform behind my own work. For collaborations, side projects or just talking shop, email me.