Robert Starkweather
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Toptal member since April 4, 2022
Robert is a veteran web designer and full-stack developer with more than 15 years of professional WordPress experience. He specializes in creating custom themes and plugins that align with businesses' bottom lines. A product of the news publishing industry, Robert has a razor-sharp eye for design and usability. He is a remote worker with experience in multicultural environments and has been active across time zones.
Portfolio
Experience
- CSS - 20 years
- PHP - 20 years
- Newspapers - 20 years
- HTML - 20 years
- WordPress Design - 15 years
- WordPress Plugins - 15 years
- WordPress Themes - 15 years
- WordPress - 15 years
Preferred Environment
WordPress, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, HTML5, PHP, WooCommerce, CSS, HTML, cPanel, ACF PRO, Back-end, Plugins, WordPress Optimization, Web UI, Web UX
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is called Memoryst, which lets users upload and share concerts and other memories.
Work Experience
Senior WordPress Developer
K4 Media
- Guided clients through the project lifecycle, from discovery to site launch.
- Designed user-centric interfaces for custom WordPress themes and projects.
- Designed custom WooCommerce themes and shipping plugins.
- Integrated WooCommerce shops with in-store POS systems.
- Built tailormade publishing forms with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Pro.
Journalism Training Consultant
Newsroom Cambodia
- Designed program identity and launched a multi-language news website.
- Managed day-to-day publishing, maintenance, and security of the website.
- Led and designed training on WordPress publishing and digital security.
Web Consultant
The Cambodia Daily
- Spearheaded technical innovations for election-related coverage.
- Maximized server stability and reliability, increasing site speed 10-fold.
- Debugged themes and plugins, reducing server downtime by 95%.
Graphic Designer and Webmaster
Mekong Review
- Worked in tight collaboration with the editor to design and launch a highly regarded, 32-page quarterly journal.
- Launched and managed the subscription-based WordPress site.
- Managed day-to-day publishing, maintenance, and security of the website.
Art Director and Webmaster
The Advisor
- Launched a website and migrated print coverage to digital.
- Grew weekly newspaper from four pages to 32 in 18 months.
- Expanded coverage to include topical and political stories.
- Introduced Best of Issue, garnering city-wide acclaim.
- Generated interesting story ideas and improved event coverage.
Experience
Con's Liquor
https://consliquor.com/I created a tailor-made WooCommerce site with custom front-page publishing options and back-end API integration.
I designed the site's user interface, coded a custom WooCommerce theme, and developed two site-specific plugins. The plugins support order integration with the shop's in-store POS system and custom delivery pricing.
De Vine Cellars
https://devinecellars.com.au/Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
I worked in tight collaboration with a multicultural team to create a custom, multilingual WordPress site. I coded the theme to exacting design specifications and utilized ACF Pro to create a streamlined back end that allowed museum staff to easy manage a complex, multi-language website.
Frenchside Travel
https://frenchsidetravel.com/I coded a custom WordPress theme utilizing Advanced Custom Fields Pro to create a streamlined back end for easy site management.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Stripe, jQuery, Liquid, React, Stripe API
Tools
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, ACF PRO, WPML, Gutenberg Editor, Figma, GitHub
Languages
PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, PHP 7, Swift, XML
Paradigms
Responsive Layout, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Web UI Design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, cPanel, Shopify
Industry Expertise
Web Design, Project Management
Frameworks
Divi
Storage
MySQL
Other
Site Speed Optimization, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Design, PSD to WordPress, Writing & Editing, Printing, Data Migration, Core Web Vitals, Front-end, Web Development, Responsive UI, eCommerce, Content Management Systems (CMS), Blog Posting, Plugins, WordPress Optimization, Web UI, Web UX, Plugin Customization, Graphic Design, Newspapers, Print Design, User Interface (UI), AI to WordPress, APIs, Publishing, Custom Post Types, Google SEO, Elementor, Web Hosting, Security, API Integration, Squarespace, Minimalism, Caching, Subscriptions, Back-end, Indexing, Google, Figma to WordPress, Yoast SEO, Hotels & Lodging, Travel, POS, RSS Feeds, Newsfeeds, News, Multilingual Websites, Digital Securities, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Gravity Forms, SEO Tools, Cloudflare, W3 Total Cache
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