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
Chet Hardin
Software Developer in St. Louis, MO, United States
Member since October 28, 2019
As a developer, Chet brings more than his 10+ years of experience with CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress. He is a team player. Chet believes that clear communication is key to success, and to that end, he is receptive, collaborative, and deadline-driven. Chet has extensive experience working within the WordPress CMS and adheres to strict best practices. He delivers well-documented code on-time and pixel perfect.
Chet is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Abstrakt Marketing GroupWordPress, NPM, Grunt, Git, Sass, CSS, HTML, MySQL, JavaScript, PHP
- Frequent Flyer ServicesMySQL, WordPress, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP
- Chet Hardin CommunicationsjQuery, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
WordPress, Git, Sublime Text, MacOS
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was a proprietary website builder that allowed for the rapid development of custom websites: total time from setup to launch was 4 hours.
Employment
Experience
- MorningLightMusic.io (via Toptal)https://morninglightmusic.io/
This site relies on a highly customized instance of WooCommerce to sell licenses to the client's music. It also features a custom MP3 player with a waveform and a dynamic, unique search page. This site also utilizes AWS for object storage.
- Ginseng Creativehttp://ginsengcreative.com/
Ginseng Creative, a boutique design studio based in Colorado Springs, delivers "original design, advertising and visual identities for clients of all sizes." I worked with Ginseng's owner, Tanya Shaw, to build this stunning, elegant, and intuitive site. She supplied the design, and I supplied the code.
- Atomic Kiki
AtomicKiki was "was born out of an enduring love of great mid-century design." Started in 2016 as an Etsy shop, owners Kiki Wright and Marc Finley will be opening the doors to the first brick-and-mortar location this year.
In preparation, their site (which I built on WordPress) is going through a complete overhaul. We will be building the new site with Laravel and will be integrating the Etsy API. It's an exciting project that we hope to have completed for their grand opening. - CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blockshttps://github.com/chethardin/animations
This plugin exposes CSS animations settings for Gutenberg. Based on Animate.css animations, this allows the WordPress site administrator to add fun animations to any block they want. A small script uses IntersectionObserver to fire when the target element is onscreen.
Skills
Languages
PHP, Sass, CSS, HTML, JavaScriptLibraries/APIs
Google Analytics API, jQuery, WooCommerce API, Stripe API, Stripe, Google API, REST APIs, Custom APIsTools
Sublime Text, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Git, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe, NPM, GruntParadigms
Search Engine Optimization (SEO), RESTful DevelopmentPlatforms
MacOS, WordPress, WooCommerce, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Storage
WP Engine, MySQLOther
Communication, Front-end Development, APIs, Gravity Forms, Plugins, SEO Tools, SEO Content, Accessibility, RESTful Services, BladeFrameworks
Laravel, Guzzle
