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Jacqueline Hernandez, WordPress Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada
Jacqueline Hernandez

WordPress Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada

Member since February 11, 2021
Jacqueline is a software developer with more than seven years of experience building engaging and interactive websites. She specializes in WordPress and has extensive hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development. Through her experience, she has learned to work efficiently and deliver maintainable, high-quality code.
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Experience

Location

Montreal, QC, Canada

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

PhpStorm, MySQL, Apache, Git, PHP, WordPress

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is a travel agency website with its booking and back-end systems.

Employment

  • WordPress Developer

    2021 - 2023
    Team Keeley, LLC
    • Finished the custom development for some parts of the website that couldn't work with plugins.
    • Pushed the website to production and switched the old website to the new WordPress version.
    • Added multiple custom functionalities to AffiliateWP.
    • Supported the ongoing daily maintenance and development of new features.
    Technologies: WordPress, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, WooCommerce, LearnDash, Gamification, BuddyPress, Elementor, AffiliateWP, Sass, CSS5, HTML5

  • WordPress Developer

    2021 - 2021
    D2 Legal Technology
    • Cleaned up the company's custom WordPress theme fine tuning its appearance and usage.
    • Set up social media tools to post content easily.
    • Pushed the new website solution to production without any downtime.
    Technologies: PHP, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Adobe Photoshop

  • WordPress Developer

    2021 - 2021
    A Timeout with Mom
    • Created different profile account types for subscriptions.
    • Enabled different features to be available for users, including smart search, group and private chat, professional reviews, payment workflow, verification process, and online appointment bookings.
    • Generated custom shortcodes so the client can use them on any part of the website.
    • Reviewed thoroughly and set up all website plugins, removing unnecessary ones.
    • Adjusted the website CSS for all resolutions, including LG, MD, and SM devices.
    Technologies: PHP, WordPress, CSS, HTML, WordPress Plugins, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress Themes, Adobe Photoshop, Apache, MySQL

  • Web Developer

    2014 - 2021
    Cuba Education Tours
    • Developed a custom WordPress theme with a booking system that has worked for more than six years.
    • Optimized the website performance using SEO and SEM guidelines, achieving first-page organic search ranking and significantly increasing website traffic.
    • Created and maintained a WordPress multisite platform to host hundreds of travel agents' websites.
    Technologies: PHP, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Git, MySQL, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, SEO Tools, Apache

  • Web Developer

    2020 - 2020
    Ma Maison - Real Estate
    • Developed a website for a real estate company that automatically brings all properties from the centralized system.
    • Ensured that the website had excellent responsive versions for mobile devices.
    • Achieved good website performance and speed that matches software development best practices.
    Technologies: WordPress, PHP, CSS, HTML, Sass, Git, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Adobe Photoshop

  • Web Developer

    2013 - 2014
    Freelance
    • Developed several custom WordPress themes from scratch.
    • Built HTML, CSS, and jQuery templates from Photoshop files.
    • Developed custom WordPress plugins to avoid the unnecessary load of resources from bigger plugins on the market.
    Technologies: PHP, CSS, HTML, WordPress, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes

  • Lead Developer

    2011 - 2012
    IT Services Provider for Tourism (GET)
    • Conducted the analysis and design of a payroll module adapted to the tourism field.
    • Designed and implemented a comprehensive backup plan and disaster recovery strategies.
    • Wrote coding logic for business layer and data access layer using C#, Visual Basic, ADO.NET, and LINQ to SQL.
    • Created tabular reports, parameterized reports, and drilled down and drilled through reports using SQL Server Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, and DevExpress Report Controls (XtraReports).
    Technologies: SQL, C#, Crystal Reports

Experience

  • Cuba Explorer—Travel Website Platform
    https://cubaexplorer.com

    A travel agency website with a booking system and back-end tools for the sales department. I served as a project manager on this ongoing project, leading ten programmers. I also acted as a developer to help the team achieve high-quality coding and deliver results.

  • Montreal Real Estate Agent Website

    Built this WordPress website with a custom-made theme and a unique design provided by the client.

    The website is also integrated with the listings provider, Centris, which allows them to get daily updates of their properties automatically, considerably reducing the administration work.

  • A Timeout With Mom
    https://atimeoutwithmom.com

    A holistic mom platform, a community platform about personal and professional mental health content focused on mothers. This website has subscriptions, payments, reviews, automatic article submissions, and online bookings as its main features.

  • Online University to Empower and Support Moms
    https://mommastery.com/

    Mom Mastery University is a digital mom coach in your pocket. The online university also helps you build a community in which you find daily support. Developed upon WordPress and the integration of multiple plugins like LearnDash, WooCommerce, GamiPress (for gamification and rewards), BuddyPress for communities, and AffiliateWP for partnership options.

  • Legal Data Consulting Firm Website Revamp
    https://d2legaltech.com/

    My work here was to update and refresh the company's website. I had to update the WordPress theme in use at the time and make modifications to match the client's requests. Also added a few new features like social media integration for content dripping to their homepage. Adjustments to the website's general style were made too.

Skills

  • Languages

    CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Sass, SQL, C#, HTML5

  • Platforms

    WordPress, WooCommerce

  • Storage

    MySQL, SQL Server DBA

  • Frameworks

    Bootstrap

  • Paradigms

    Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Gamification

  • Other

    WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, SEO Tools, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Elementor, Affiliate Programs, CSS5

  • Libraries/APIs

    jQuery, BuddyPress

  • Tools

    Apache, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Crystal Reports, Adobe Experience Design (XD), LearnDash, AffiliateWP

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
    2000 - 2005
    Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) - Havana, Cuba

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