Introduction
Hello, and welcome to my online portfolio. I’m a web engineer specializing in WordPress such as developing custom themes, plugins, and functionality with over ten years of professional agency experience. I might be one of the more atypical programmers who enjoys working on the front-end as much as the back-end and I’ve been doing full-stack development for the last several years. I’ve worked on projects for household names to small mom and pop shops and appreciate the variety and challenges this field of work delivers. In addition to my normal work I also have a couple of side projects that are important to me. I created and actively develop a WordPress store locator plugin called Cardinal Store Locator and an open source jQuery Store Locator plugin.
Work Highlights
Cardinal Store Locator
jQuery Store Locator Plugin
Express Modular
Thomson Reuters
Loll Designs
Solium
Sandow
Edible Manhattan
GRSS IEEE
New Jersey Bride
Résumé
10up
Lead Web Engineer
Crowd Favorite
Project Lead
- Worked through project development tasks as needed
- Led development staff through technical work based on projects
- Broke down projects into detailed actionable tasks for developers to work on
- Scheduled development staff to work on tasks based on project requirements and availability
- Participated in regular meetings to coordinate with department heads, management, and staff
- Assisted developers with technical questions
- Trained clients on new sites and large code updates
- Reviewed and tested code
- Made technical recommendations based on experience and research
- Wrote documentation and project reports
- Continued attending local WordPress Pro meetup and WordCamps
- Increased remote work experience
3five Inc
WordPress Developer
- Developed new custom WordPress websites from the ground up and updated existing sites
- Took on existing projects developed by WordPress VIP level agencies
- Developed custom functionality and refactored outdated and/or less effective code
- Continued following WordPress Coding Standards and made use of code sniffers when developing
- Researched, installed and configured WordPress plugins as needed
- Participated in regular meetings to coordinate on projects with clients and co-workers
- Trained clients on new sites and large code updates
- Wrote detailed development overview briefs for client review
- Made technical recommendations and estimates
- Coordinated workload with team
- Continued attending local WordPress Pro meetup and WordCamps
- Gained better understanding of what it’s like working remotely full-time
Westwerk Designs
Senior Web Developer
- Enhanced expertise in WordPress by attending local meetups, WordCamps, and working exclusively with WordPress
- Developed completely custom WordPress sites following the WordPress Coding Standards
- Debugged issues and completed customizations on existing WordPress sites
- Transformed Adobe PSD designs into hand-coded templates
- Installed and configured appropriate WordPress plugins
- Developed custom functionality and plugins as needed
- Trained clients on new sites
- Made technical recommendations and estimates
- Coordinated workload with project managers and development team
- Participated in client calls and meetings
Risdall Marketing Group
Application Developer, UI Engineer
- Developed web sites from the ground up
- Worked with WordPress, Drupal, DotNetNuke and other CMSs
- Transformed Adobe PSD designs into hand-coded front-end templates for a variety of systems
- Communicated with designers to best translate design into code
- Took over existing web sites for maintenance and/or updates
- Installed and configured content management systems in Apache and IIS environments
- Researched, tested and fine-tuned modules and plugins
- Coordinated with account executives to keep projects moving forward
- Trained clients on new systems
- Debugged issues that arose
- Made technical recommendations based on prior experience and research
- Estimated the length of time it will take to complete a task or project
- Met with clients to gather information and discuss the status of their projects
- Coordinated work load with development team
- Set up and configured LAMP staging environment
- Full-service interactive agency environment