Nick Davis
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
Toptal member since February 7, 2017
Nick is a friendly and experienced developer and software consultant who solves business problems with clean, quality code and clear communication. He launched his 1st website in 1997 and has previously run a large team of website developers and designers in Dubai. After starting to work with WordPress/PHP in 2010, he began freelancing, delivering custom websites to clients worldwide. Nick has since moved into app development, working with React Native, Ruby on Rails, Vue, and Laravel.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress Customization - 15 years
- PHP - 15 years
- CSS - 15 years
- WordPress Plugins - 15 years
- WordPress Themes - 15 years
- WordPress - 15 years
- WordPress API - 6 years
- Gutenberg Editor - 5 years
Preferred Environment
GitHub, Git, PhpStorm
The most amazing...
...thing I've coded is a large custom database of doctors featuring related classifications of conditions, specialties, and services, all on WordPress.
Work Experience
Developer | Consultant
Windhill Limited
- Built custom apps and websites for clients all over the world.
- Converted designs from Figma and Photoshop to WordPress websites, including Gutenberg/block editor development. Provided WordPress development and consulting services.
- Converted HTML, CSS, and JavaScript front-end designs to WordPress themes.
- Specialized in the Genesis framework for WordPress and wrote an email newsletter about Genesis, which reaches hundreds of subscribers every week.
- Extended and created plugins from scratch to achieve almost any desired functionality using WordPress as a platform.
- Advised clients regularly on making the best technology choices, including how and when to use WordPress, to meet their business goals.
Head of Online Development
ITP
- Oversaw the implementation and continual improvement of all web and mobile activities for the largest publishing group in the Middle East.
- Delivered 30+ websites with over 10 million page impressions a month and total annual turnover of several million US dollars.
- Delivered comprehensive mobile strategy, including two iPhone apps.
- Managed a team of over 25 web developers, designers, and production staff.
- Worked with multiple content management systems, including Escenic and WordPress.
Communications Manager
BAA
- Worked in the communications department of the UK’s third busiest airport, frequently in the media spotlight for its extensive growth plans.
- Handled website and email messaging for Stansted Airport.
- Worked with colleagues across the airport, the BAA group, and external agencies to deliver multiple complex stakeholder projects to tight deadlines. Briefed and managed design agencies, printers, and others.
- Produced and edited a range of printed publications including planning proposals, consultation documents, and community newsletters.
- Launched a monthly email newsletter for Stansted’s business audience.
- Managed the communications department budget for website and email.
Web Developer
ACCA
- Contributed to the digital infrastructure of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the world’s fastest-growing accountancy body with 500,000 students and members worldwide.
- Split work between editorial, technical, and project-based roles on an award-winning website that reaches over one million people every month.
- Managed key projects, including the relaunch of all ACCA’s national websites, the introduction of site-wide statistics reports and analysis, and the launch of a range of monthly e-newsletters for over 400,000 people.
- Selected, generated, and wrote articles, setting editorial agendas and producing content for both internet and intranet websites.
Freelance Editor
Tesco
- Produced content for the corporate intranet, which is read in stores and across the company.
Freelance Journalist
ITV Digital
- Worked on the sports section of their interactive TV platform, writing stories/features and supervising discussion forums.
Content Manager
Carlton Television
- Managed and made daily updates to the Carlton.com homepage.
- Worked with the editorial team and ensured selection of the most compelling and timely content to maximize traffic across the website.
- Managed the Astrology channel, increasing page impressions/revenue. Developed interactive quizzes, SMS, and premium rate phone services. Assumed editorial responsibility for the ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ website.
Content Producer
Tiscali (World Online)
- Wrote, subbed, and researched news stories to tight deadlines for the UK arm of Pan-European ISP Tiscali (formerly known as World Online).
- Edited the sport and music channels of the website.
Freelance Journalist
BBC
- Worked as a broadcast journalist, completing match reports, news stories, and features to tight deadlines for the popular BBC Sport website.
Experience
Alto.Ski
https://alto.skiWork includes integrating with various APIs to pull ski resort information into the mobile apps (iOS and Android) and creating custom blocks for the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) to make it easier for the content team to manage the website.
KetteringHealth.org
https://ketteringhealth.orgWPEngine.com
http://wpengine.comLifeSafer.com
https://www.lifesafer.comEducation
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree in Journalism
University of Central Lancashire - Preston, UK
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, Vue, jQuery, Stripe, WordPress REST API
Tools
Gutenberg Editor, Figma, GitHub Pages, GitHub, Affinity Photo, Adobe Photoshop, Gulp, PhpStorm, Tower, Git
Languages
CSS, HTML, PHP, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript, PHP 8
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, iOS, Yext, WordPress VIP
Frameworks
Genesis Framework, Laravel, Tailwind CSS
Paradigms
Procedural Programming, HIPAA Compliance, UI Design, UX Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD)
Storage
MySQL
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
HTML to WordPress, WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Customization, WordPress Plugins, Programming, API Integration, Multilingual Websites, i18n, APIs, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Data Security, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Escenic CMS, Content Management Systems (CMS), Email Marketing, CodeKit, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), WordPress Cron, Custom WordPress, Journalism, Writing & Editing, Tailwind UI
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