Nathan Parikh, Developer in Fort Worth, TX, United States
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Nathan Parikh

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WordPress Developer

Fort Worth, TX, United States

Toptal member since October 23, 2019

Expertise
WordPress ThemesWeb DevelopmentUser Experience (UX)Gravity FormsLAMPPHPCSSjQueryStripeSassJavaScriptMySQL
Bio

Nathan has over 17 years of experience developing custom websites. He specializes primarily in WordPress themes and plugins, as well as front-end development. Nathan communicates extremely well, and he has worked alongside teams of all sizes with clients across the globe.

Portfolio

HappyWP
Webpack, Sass, Node.js, Git, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, WordPress...
An Online Freelance Agency
HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes...
Cory Miller Media
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress Themes, MySQL, LAMP...

Experience

CSS - 18 yearsJavaScript - 18 yearsFront-end Development - 18 yearsWeb Development - 18 yearsPHP - 18 yearsWebsite Design - 18 yearsHTML - 18 yearsWordPress - 18 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Git, WordPress, LAMP

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on lately was a custom WordPress site for an international conference with 20,000 attendees.

Work Experience

Owner, Chief Strategist

2007 - PRESENT
HappyWP
  • Created custom websites, WordPress themes, and plugins for organizations across the United States and around the world.
  • Led a world-class team of US-based WordPress experts.
  • Transitioned from a solo freelancer to an agency in 2022.
Technologies: Webpack, Sass, Node.js, Git, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, MySQL, Stripe, LAMP, Twilio, WP Engine, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), SQL, WordPress Customization, WordPress Design, WordPress Theme Design

Talent

2010 - 2012
An Online Freelance Agency
  • Created custom websites for clients. Typically on the WordPress platform.
Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, MySQL, LAMP, WP Engine, WordPress Customization, WordPress Design, WordPress Theme Design

Associate

2007 - 2008
Cory Miller Media
  • Created WordPress themes for public use.
Technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress Themes, MySQL, LAMP, WordPress Customization, WordPress Design, WordPress Theme Design

Redox Engine

We implemented our fractional WordPress development approach to provide Redox with the highest quality WordPress solutions for their exceptional brand. We did everything from full site builds to custom feature implementation using the latest in WordPress technologies and standards.

Fox Broadcasing

We developed an internal tool for the management of broadcast content. We implemented the front-end development of their team's design in order to provide an MVP for an improved internal system to handle media and broadcasts.

Holiday Inn

Created a custom WordPress theme for a branch of Holiday Inn in Missouri. Their previous website was not serving the branch or brand well, so we implemented our expertise to allow for improved reach, usability, and bookings.

Together for the Gospel

We created a custom WordPress theme and plugin and did block development for one of the largest Christian conferences in the nation. We were able to implement their team's design and greatly improve the overall performance and user experience.

Connections Behavior Planning and Intervention

We handled the custom design and development of a WordPress site for an organization helping kids and families in Washington. Our custom solution allowed them the flexibility to manage their own content while also developing bespoke solutions for their unique use cases.

CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship)

We worked on the custom site development for the Child Evangelism Fellowship. We took a team's designs and brought them to life with a custom WordPress theme. With a site built on the WordPress platform, they experienced a great increase in user experience.

Free Textbooks

Front-end development for FreeTextBooks.com
2012 - 2014

Master of Divinity Degree in Theology

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - Fort Worth, Texas

2007 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Pastoral Ministries, Web Development

Pensacola Christian College - Pensacola, FL

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Stripe, Node.js

Tools

Adobe Photoshop, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Git, GitHub, Webpack, Figma

Languages

PHP, CSS, HTML, Sass, JavaScript, SQL

Frameworks

JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Paradigms

Responsive

Platforms

LAMP, WordPress, WordPress Theme Design, Twilio

Storage

WP Engine, MySQL

Other

WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress Design, Gravity Forms, Responsive Design, Front-end Development, Web Development, User Experience (UX), Website Design, WordPress Customization

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