LaFrance

Finance, web & automation with a photographer's eye.

Experience

Massive Publishing

2025 – PresentFinancial Operations & Automation

Weekly royalty disbursement reports for 18 independent publishing partners, reviewed by my supervisor and rarely needing adjustment. Quarterly financial reports for the company and its partners, the financial reports used for tax filing, a revenue forecasting tool, and the Google Apps Script suite that automates the reporting pipeline.

Capital Income Properties

2020 – 2025Property & Technology Manager

Operations, owner and vendor relationships, tenant communications, and regulatory compliance for 150 rental units across 80 properties. Full-cycle bookkeeping, and the move from QuickBooks Desktop and paper to AppFolio. Bookkeeper, part-time, 2018 – 2020.

Longhorn Ballroom

2016 – 2019Marketing & Operations Manager

Marketing, branding, and operations for the purchase and restoration of a historic Dallas music venue, including the website, 360-degree photography of the property, and historic sign research with the City of Dallas.

Digital Deployment

2012 – 2016Front End Developer & Project Manager

Primary front-end developer for 80+ public-sector and institutional websites, including CalSTRS, UC Davis, Sacramento City Unified School District, and SEIU Local 1000, built to WCAG and Section 508.

  • Independent ConsultantWeb, branding & technology · 2016 – 2020
  • Cyber ElectronikWeb developer & online marketing · 2011 – 2012
  • Modern MarketingMarketing & design consultant · 2010 – 2012
  • LaFrance AutoworksCo-founder; featured on Overhaulin' · 2005 – 2011

Education

University of Texas at Dallas

2008

Bachelor of Business Administration, marketing concentration.

Sacramento City College

Photography

Two photography courses.

CA Dept. of Real Estate

Licensed

Real estate salesperson license, since 2020.

Skills

Finance & Operations

  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Reconciliation
  • AP / AR
  • Royalty reporting
  • Excel
  • QuickBooks
  • AppFolio

Web & Accessibility

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Drupal
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • WCAG 2.1 AA
  • Section 508

AI Orchestration

  • Claude Code
  • Model Context Protocol
  • Google Apps Script
  • Cloud Vision OCR

Creative

  • Photography
  • Sony a7 IV
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Branding
  • Print & digital

Photography

Full galleries: jaysoncolelafrance.pixieset.com