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Kennith Nichol, Software Developer in Royston, BC, Canada
Kennith Nichol

Software Developer in Royston, BC, Canada

Member since March 27, 2019
Ken is a diligent developer who undertakes complex projects with a range of technology stacks. He has 15 years of experience in front-end and back-end development using various methodologies. He has a strong knowledge base in PHP and WordPress: building custom themes, plugins as well as troubleshooting and training. He specializes in WordPress and custom development for both the front end and back end of applications.
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Experience

Location

Royston, BC, Canada

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

VSCode, Git, Terminal

The most amazing...

...project I've built is a large non-multisite network of related WordPress sites with a common plugin/theme environment.

Employment

  • WordPress Developer

    2019 - PRESENT
    iSpot Interactive
    • Developed custom WordPress plugins and themes for and enterprise multisite WordPress installation.
    • Implemented WordPress REST API customizations and AJAX powered front-end development with a modular theme and plugin integrations.
    • Worked as part of a variable sized enterprise team as part of a larger enterprise structure. There were several development teams working on the production product in different geographic areas.
    Technologies: WordPress, PHP

  • Full-stack Developer | WordPress Consultant

    2004 - PRESENT
    Nichol Consulting
    • Built, troubleshot, and maintained software and websites.
    • Developed WordPress plugins and themes.
    • Implemented the full-stack development on LAMP systems.
    Technologies: WordPress, PHP, JavaScript

  • Website Administrator

    2014 - 2019
    Vista Radio, Ltd.
    • Created and deployed more than 36 community websites as a source for local news, events, and contests.
    • Developed custom themes and plugins with core-customization to facilitate various radio station promotions and functionality.
    • Provided internal technical support and troubleshooting.
    Technologies: WordPress, PHP, JavaScript

  • Front-end Developer

    2016 - 2017
    Noble, Inc.
    • Built the initial landing page and lead capture forms with an API integration to Twilio and Mailchimp.
    • Created a custom WordPress theme based on the designers files in InVision.
    Technologies: WordPress, JavaScript, Twilio, Mailchimp

  • Campaign Manager

    2010 - 2012
    Love Clients, Inc.
    • Executed and managed numerous SEO and PPC campaigns for clients around the world.
    • Built internal project management tools to replace paid platforms like Basecamp to reduce costs.
    • Implemented various server-side and on-page optimizations on a variety of client websites.
    Technologies: Google AdWords, HTML, WordPress, Joomla

  • Advanced Link Builder

    2007 - 2008
    Beanstalk SEO
    • Researched a variety of advanced link building techniques.
    • Automated link scraping and page rank analysis for reporting and research.
    • Built manual links for many clients.
    Technologies: Web Scrapers, Xenu Sitemap Tools, Various SEM Ranking Tools

Experience

  • Get Noble Landing Page and Lead Collection (Development)

    I built the first version of the Get Noble website. This WordPress-powered site required a customized theme and a featured newsletter for lead capturing and an integration with Twilio.

  • Mars Rover Curiosity Photo Viewer (Development)
    https://kennithnichol.github.io/mars-rover-photo-viewer/

    A simple web app with a React front end, and Express.js server back end. It also required an API integration with NASA's Mars rover image database.

  • JDM-Roofing (Development)
    https://www.jdm-roofing.ca/

    A small business roofing company website, powered by WordPress.

Skills

  • Languages

    CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, SQL

  • Libraries/APIs

    WordPress API, jQuery, React

  • Tools

    Git, GitHub, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Adobe Photoshop, Bitbucket, Subversion (SVN)

  • Platforms

    Visual Studio Code, WordPress, Linux, Heroku, WooCommerce

  • Other

    WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, PSD to HTML, SEO

  • Paradigms

    Clean Code, Clean Architecture, Agile

  • Storage

    MySQL, PostgreSQL

  • Frameworks

    Redux

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