Jacob Hendrik Huisman
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since May 16, 2022
Jacob is a senior full-stack WordPress developer with over eight years of experience. He has worked on over 300 WordPress websites, providing solutions for custom requests. Jacob loves challenging new assignments. He can handle plugin creation, theme modifications, or new API connections. The more challenging the work, the better. Jacob is a university graduate and holds clear communication in high regard.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress - 8 years
- WordPress Plugins - 8 years
- WordPress Themes - 8 years
- WooCommerce - 8 years
- PSD to WordPress - 8 years
- Page Speed Optimization - 8 years
- Object-oriented Programming (OOP) - 5 years
- Gutenberg Editor - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Ubuntu Linux, Vim Text Editor, Slack, WordPress, Web Development
The most amazing...
...project I've completed is a multilingual eCommerce multisite that generated over $35,000 in monthly revenue.
Work Experience
Senior Full-stack Developer
JVH webbouw
- Provided custom solutions for over 300 WordPress websites that had no ready-made plugin solution available.
- Mentored junior developers to help improve their skills and code quality.
- Created WordPress plugins for internal use, published in the public WordPress plugin repository.
Webmaster
Moowy
- Generated over $35,000 in monthly revenue by setting up a multilingual eCommerce multisite.
- Managed the project after taking over from a company that left the website slow and non-functional.
- Collaborated with a team of marketers and entrepreneurs to expedite and complete the project on time.
Technical Support Engineer
SupportDesk
- Resolved issues and requests for Magento webshops, such as fixing bugs, improving performance, implementing custom requests, and installing SSL certificates.
- Restored hacked websites by identifying and cleaning infected files.
- Conducted server and site analyses for slow websites and provided performance reports with actionable improvement suggestions.
- Managed tasks by setting proper time estimates and communicating with clients using Zendesk.
Founder
Sunbula
- Established a sole proprietorship web development company when I was 17 to fund my studies.
- Built a user-friendly CMS for clients to efficiently edit and manage their websites.
- Handled clients and communicated technical subjects to non-technical entrepreneurs.
Experience
Multilingual eCommerce Multisite
http://www.moowy.co.ukI took over the project after another company left the website slow and non-functional. I was the full-stack developer, and I worked closely with a diverse team of marketers and entrepreneurs to complete the project.
My responsibilities included:
• Setting up a multisite
• Converting designs to WordPress pages
• Optimizing website speed
• Creating customizable website elements
• Building custom WooCommerce emails
• Adding track and trace code to the emails
Page Speed Optimization
https://www.g-vloeren.nl/Some of the techniques used to achieve the desired results:
• Researched and analyzed site performance and bottlenecks
• Enabled page caching
• Unloaded unnecessary CSS and JavaScript assets
• Delayed the loading of JavaScript files, except those needed above the fold
• Optimized images and enabled lazy load for images
• Rebuilt site features to remove slow plugins
Product Customization Tool
https://www.designspiegels.nl/spiegels-op-maatI created this fully-functional and responsive on-page tool based on the client's design and requirements, using the advanced custom fields (ACF) plugin. With customizability in mind, I also built an admin dashboard where the client can configure all options and prices for their customers.
WooCommerce Website
As part of a web development team, I provided custom work for which there were no ready-made solutions available, including:
• Setting up a composite product configurator
• Converting designs to WordPress features
• Creating a custom search page
• Customizing WooCommerce emails
• Setting up a quotation feature
IT Programming Courses Website
https://www.spiraltrain.nl/?lang=enI built this website from scratch using a custom-made theme with performance in mind. Some of the features I worked on include:
• Instant live search
• XML feeds for other training providers and platforms such as Edudex and Springest
• Monthly training schedule calendar
• Automated infosheet PDF from the course page
• Custom signup form
• Converted (PSD) designs to WordPress pages
• Page speed optimization
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy
University of Humanistic Studies - Utrecht, Netherlands
Technical Secondary Education (VWO) in Economy and Society
Carmel College - Emmen, Netherlands
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, REST APIs, WordPress API, WooCommerce API, WordPress REST API, React
Tools
Slack, WPBakery, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gutenberg Editor, Vim Text Editor, Git, Figma, WP-CLI, GitHub, PageSpeed, Terminal, Divi Builder 3, Composer
Languages
PHP, HTML, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, Sass, ECMAScript (ES6)
Paradigms
Clean Code, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive, UI Design, UX Design
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, WHMCS, Magento, Zendesk
Frameworks
Vanilla JS
Storage
MySQL, MariaDB
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
WordPress Multisite, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, HTML to WordPress, Visual Composer, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Page Speed Optimization, Site Speed Optimization, Gravity Forms, Front-end, Content Management Systems (CMS), Web Development, eCommerce, Responsive UI, Front-end Development, Elementor, WordPress Design, English, Analytical Thinking, Mathematics, Communication, Teamwork, SSH, Quotations, Design
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