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Cameron Jones, WordPress Developer in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia
Cameron Jones

WordPress Developer in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

Member since November 11, 2019
Cameron is a WordPress developer who specializes in building plugins and complex systems. Having worked as an employee, contractor, and freelancer for six years, he is highly adaptable and excels in a variety of environments. In addition to professional roles, Cameron runs courses and presents on WordPress plugin development at events in Australia.
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Portfolio

  • Pixel Palace
    Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development...
  • Digital Makers
    Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development...
  • Matter Solutions
    Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development...

Experience

Location

Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Sublime Text

The most amazing...

...site I've developed is a learning management platform built from scratch on top of WordPress.

Employment

  • Web Developer

    2019 - PRESENT
    Pixel Palace
    • Guided the development team through a transition to using the new WordPress block editor.
    • Developed a new starter framework for building new websites.
    • Led the migration of a major news site to a new theme, ensuring that the integrity of the content was upheld for older articles.
    • Built a site register for monitoring details about websites built and maintained, store diffs for maintenance runs, and remotely control whether plugins should be allowed to be updated.
    Technologies: Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PHP, REST APIs, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Git, Gravity Forms, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), CSS, WordPress

  • Web Programmer

    2017 - 2019
    Digital Makers
    • Built a custom learning management system from the ground up using ACF and Gravity Forms.
    • Developed a new base WordPress theme for building new websites.
    • Optimized the translation process for a large multilingual site.
    Technologies: Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PHP, REST APIs, Continuous Deployment, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Git, Gravity Forms, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gulp.js, Webpack, SCSS, CSS, Vagrant, WordPress

  • Web Developer

    2016 - 2017
    Matter Solutions
    • Taught the development team how to use Git and introduced version control to the website development process.
    • Collaborated extensively with the marketing and SEO teams.
    • Built a single-page application job board across multiple sites in multiple countries.
    Technologies: Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PHP, REST APIs, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Git, Gravity Forms, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), SCSS, WordPress

  • Junior Web Devleoper

    2014 - 2016
    Eightball Media
    • Audited and optimized the content architecture for a multinational restaurant franchise, improving the editing experience for the client and increasing search engine rankings.
    • Collaborated with the marketing team to manage content updates, content proofing, website audits, and technical SEO.
    • Led development team meetings to improve workflows and processes.
    • Used a combination of Basecamp, Briefcase, and Harvest for task management.
    Technologies: Google Analytics, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Web Development, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PHP, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS, WordPress

Experience

  • NXT LVL Academy

    I built this custom online learning management system, from the ground up, using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin and Gravity Forms. In addition to the back-end functionality and administration UX, I developed the functionality for courses, intakes, students, teachers, lessons, modules, and reporting.

Skills

  • Platforms

    WordPress

  • Other

    WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, Ajax, Web Development, Theme Development, APIs, Coding, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console

  • Languages

    PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, CSS, HTML, SCSS

  • Libraries/APIs

    REST APIs, WordPress API, jQuery

  • Tools

    Sublime Text, Vagrant, Git, Webpack, Gulp.js, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Grunt, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel

  • Paradigms

    Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Continuous Deployment

  • Storage

    MySQL

Education

  • Diploma in Digital Media
    2013 - 2014
    Southbank Institiute of Technology - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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