CSU Dashboard Redesign: Laravel Migration & Design System Implementation
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The Challenge & Solution
Key Issues
- Legacy dashboard system built on outdated PHP framework with inconsistent design patterns across high school and community college versions, creating maintenance overhead and poor user experience.
- Platform existed in isolation from CSU's main ecosystem, using different authentication methods and data structures, preventing seamless integration with campus systems.
- Outdated and inconsistent data sources made it difficult for educators, students, and parents to access reliable CSU campus statistics for informed enrollment decisions.
- Lack of unified component library led to visual inconsistencies across dashboards, with each serving different audiences but requiring duplicate effort for similar features.
Solutions
- Architected and led migration from legacy PHP to modern Laravel framework with Vue.js components, implementing MVC architecture with repository pattern and dependency injection for maintainable codebase.
- Integrated dashboards with CSU's authentication system and unified data sources, implementing secure REST APIs with CSRF protection, role-based access control, and rate limiting.
- Designed and built reusable component library with Bootstrap and Sass, establishing design system standards that reduced code duplication by 40% and ensured visual consistency.
- Optimized MySQL database performance through strategic indexing and Eloquent ORM implementation, managing schema migrations to ensure data integrity across 23 campuses.
Impact & Results
Educators, students, and parents using dashboards across California.
Less code duplication through component library.
Statewide deployment across CSU system.
Key Achievements
Successfully migrated both high school and community college dashboards to Laravel, serving 10,000+ educators, students, and parents across California with reliable CSU campus statistics.
Reduced code duplication by 40% through reusable component library, accelerating feature development and simplifying maintenance across dashboard variants.
Integrated dashboards into CSU ecosystem with unified authentication and data sources, improving data accuracy and user experience.
Improved database query performance and established scalable architecture supporting 23 CSU campuses statewide.
