WordPress Developer
2020 - PRESENTDiscover Healing- Achieved an average Core Web Vitals score of 96/100 sitewide.
- Optimized the WordPress installation to diagnose and fix many performance issues.
- Performed complete plugin performance review and reduced the number of used plugins by 20%.
- Custom-coded extensive changes to the "My Account" area of WooCommerce, including easy user avatars.
- Coded a customized advanced permissions system to extend WordPress's roles and capabilities system.
- Optimized the page speed on the site to improve load time by 60%.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon CloudFront CDN, AWS, WooCommerce, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, Site Speed Optimization, core web vitals, Core Web VitalsFreelance Full-stack Developer
2019 - 2020The Creation Station- Developed enterprise level franchise management software along with a beautiful customer-facing front-end. All powered by WordPress.
- Designed the software architecture and framework (Azure, Kubernetes).
- Developed the back end (WordPress with custom plugins).
- Designed the front end (custom WordPress template with Bulma CSS).
- Integrated the system with various third-party providers (InfusionSoft, Stripe, WooBox).
- Streamlined aspects of their current email marketing automation.
- Trained their staff and created comprehensive documentation.
- Performed extensive customization of WooCommerce, including a recurring payments module.
Technologies: WooCommerce, Stripe, Infusionsoft, Kubernetes, Azure, JavaScript, PHP, WordPressFreelance Web Developer
2019 - 2019Clear Factor Ltd- Created a slick, well-targeted brand for the company and established their web presence.
- Ensured the hosting setup was secure and monitored, with a custom-built WordPress to CDN deployment plugin.
- Designed the logo and branding.
- Project-managed the website launch with other developers.
- Designed the documentation (Lightpaper and Whitepaper).
- Set up email marketing (Amazon SES, Email Octopus).
Technologies: Amazon SES, WordPress API, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, WordPressFreelance Full-stack Developer
2019 - 2019TFC Leisure Ltd- Designed the Friday Night Fives subsection of the website.
- Set up the WordPress back end with custom post types, fields, and page templates.
- Set up the payment gateway and integrated it with the site.
- Created a super-fast Vue.js front-end to serve fixture results.
- Integrated the site with an aging legacy PHP framework.
- Trained their staff and created system documentation.
- Optimized the SEO of the website and set up analytics reporting.
- Created a new web API using the Laravel PHP framework.
Technologies: Worldpay, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPressTechnical Co-founder
2018 - 2019Block Influence Limited- Co-founded Block Influence and worked as the technical co-founder. I left the company in 2019.
- Designed the logo and created the complete company branding.
- Designed the website and set up the WordPress backend with custom caching and user registration.
- Created a successful off-site SEO campaign with several top three rankings achieved.
- Used the Twitter API to created a database of influencers in the sphere and ran a custom algorithm to rank them in order of influence.
Technologies: Twitter API, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPressTechnical Co-Founder
2017 - 2018MatchedBetting.com- I co-founded Matched Betting and worked as the technical co-founder.
- I did all design and development.
- I setup an extensive WordPress backend with many custom features.
- I setup and configured the membership system with different levels.
- I setup and ran the email marketing system.
- I build the community forum and ran it successfully (1000+ members).
- I built custom WordPress plugins.
- I ran successful SEO campaigns to build traffic and community.
Technologies: Linux, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPressFreelance Technical Lead
2003 - 2018Powerleague Group- Project-managed the relaunch of Powerleague's website and worked as a facilitator between the various stakeholders (design agency, development agency, management team).
- Brought the project in on-time and on budget (a company IT first). Many late nights!
- Saw a 6x increase in eCommerce sales and went on to oversee all online demand generation.
- Programmed Playermatch, their player matching system (PHP, CodeIgniter, jQuery), as part of the launch.
- Handled paid traffic (Adwords, Facebook) and email marketing (Dotmailer and Campaign Monitor) for the whole group in 2017/2018.
- Provided ongoing technical support and development for the Powerplay brand over many years.
Technologies: jQuery, CodeIgniter, CSS, JavaScript, PHP