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

Verified Expert  in Engineering

WordPress Developer

Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

Toptal member since June 10, 2020

Expertise
WordPress ThemesWeb DevelopmentAjaxPHPREST APIsCodingMySQLCSSJavaScriptHTML5jQueryGoogle Analytics
Bio

Cameron is a WordPress developer who specializes in building plugins and complex systems. Having worked as an employee, contractor, and freelancer for nearly ten 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.

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

PHP - 8 yearsWordPress - 6 yearsWeb Development - 6 yearsWordPress Plugins - 5 yearsSCSS - 4 yearsjQuery - 4 yearsGoogle Tag Manager - 4 yearsContinuous Deployment - 2 years

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.

Work Experience

Web Developer

2019 - 2024
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, stored diffs for maintenance runs, and remotely controlled 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, 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 Developer

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

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.
2013 - 2014

Diploma in Digital Media

Southbank Institiute of Technology - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, WordPress API, jQuery

Tools

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

Platforms

WordPress

Languages

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

Paradigms

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Continuous Deployment

Storage

MySQL

Other

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

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