Website Administrator
2014 - PRESENTVista 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, JavaScriptFull-stack Developer | WordPress Consultant
2004 - PRESENTNichol Consulting- Built, troubleshot, and maintained software and websites.
- Developed WordPress plugins and themes.
- Implemented the full-stack development on LAMP systems.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, JavaScriptFront-end Developer
2016 - 2017Noble, 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, MailchimpCampaign Manager
2010 - 2012Love 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, JoomlaAdvanced Link Builder
2007 - 2008Beanstalk 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
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.
Kennith is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Vista Radio LtdWordPress, PHP, JavaScript
- Nichol ConsultingWordPress, PHP, JavaScript
- Noble, Inc.WordPress, JavaScript, Twilio, Mailchimp
Experience
- SQL, 12 years
- MySQL, 12 years
- PHP, 12 years
- WordPress, 11 years
- Linux, 10 years
- Adobe Photoshop, 10 years
- JavaScript, 6 years
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
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
PHP, JavaScript, SQL, CSS3, HTML5Libraries/APIs
jQuery, ReactTools
GitHub, Adobe Photoshop, Git, Bitbucket, Subversion (SVN)Platforms
Visual Studio Code, WordPress, Linux, HerokuParadigms
Clean Code, Clean Architecture, Agile, Test-driven Development (TDD)Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQLFrameworks
Redux
