Lead Developer
2016 - 2019Abstrakt Marketing Group- Established and led the company’s first in-house web development team for a large advertising agency.
- Oversaw a team of three developers specializing on PHP, JavaScript, NPM, Grunt, and Git.
- Collaborated closely with agency leadership in the formulation of web development strategy and implementation.
- Provided ongoing guidance to content writers, project and account managers, and designers to streamline internal web development processes.
- Spearheaded the creation of a custom framework and series of plugins to expedite the development SEO-rich WordPress sites in a high-volume environment.
- Oversaw the development of dozens of large-scale websites, guiding the process from design to development to launch.
- Achieved high-90s scores across our sites with Google Page Speed tests.
Technologies: WordPress, NPM, Grunt, Git, Sass, CSS, HTML, MySQL, JavaScript, PHPWeb Developer
2014 - 2016Frequent Flyer Services- Maintained dozens of websites for this international blogging network.
- Built dozens of custom WordPress themes working from mockups prepared by our lead designer.
- Built custom WordPress plugins.
Technologies: MySQL, WordPress, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHPWeb Developer
2013 - 2016Chet Hardin Communications- Developed, managed and maintained dozens of WordPress websites.
- Worked closely with small to medium-sized businesses from the initial planning phase of their web projects, through design, build, and launch.
- Served as a valuable resource for clients when dealing with crisis situations, such as hacks, broken plugins, and expedited updates.
Technologies: jQuery, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress