Technical Lead
2016 - PRESENTBleech GmbH- Led teams building WordPress sites for large enterprise companies, including Mercedes Benz, Zalando, and Smart.
- Developed advanced web components using modern JavaScript methods.
- Created WordPress APIs extending the core WordPress JSON-API.
- Built a set of reusable website components in standardized styles to allow for reuse and hyper-performant delivery.
- Managed DevOps on the project, deployment, server setup, and infrastructure planning.
Technologies: CSS, Stylus, ECMAScript (ES6), JavaScript, PHP, WordPressWeb Team Lead
2013 - 2016Carswell Gould- Led a successful web team delivering medium to large Drupal projects for enterprise and government clients.
- Developed bespoke Drupal integrations into legacy and bespoke APIs/systems.
- Managed Agile delivery projects, setting up and planning sprints.
- Managed the sales process for £100,000+ projects, pitching and winning the work.
- Managed and maintained support contracts and SLAs with clients.
- Built WordPress campaign sites.
Technologies: PyroCMS, Laravel, PHP, DrupalOwner/Director
2012 - 2015HolgaRama- Managed, built, and ran a successful eCommerce business selling photography equipment.
- Managed performance of digital marketing campaigns.
- Managed the server, system, operations, and infrastructure.
- Sourced, purchased, and imported products for sale.
- Set up advanced billing APIs.
Technologies: PayPal API, Swipe, CSS, PHP, MagentoFreelance PHP Web Developer
2008 - 2013Bennett Enable- Worked with billing APIs setting up complex billing systems.
- Built custom web applications using PHP MVC frameworks, focusing on building MVC for startup tech companies.
- Supported numerous marketing agencies with client WordPress builds including full builds as well as maintenance and support for the current build.
- Built and managed Magneto web stores.
- Developed a WordPress plugin for an event management system.
Technologies: WordPress, Magento, Yii, Symfony, PHPInformation Artchitect
2004 - 2008BT (British Telecom)- Designed data warehouse projects for large call volume database.
- Trained and built neural networks to find unusual data patterns for reasons of national security.
- Managed and controlled schema documents and change requests for large and complex databases.
Technologies: Erwin, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, OracleFreelance Web Developer/Designer
2000 - 2004Philip Bennett- Built websites for SMEs and local businesses.
- Built advertising tracking systems using Perl/CGI.
- Designed a website for small businesses.
Technologies: PHP-Nuke, Cafelog b2, PHP, CSS, HTML
Philip Bennett
Leadership Developer in Berlin, Germany
Member since April 30, 2018
Phil is an experienced web developer with 17 years of experience in PHP and WordPress. Focusing on high-quality hyper-performance deliveries, Phil is a pragmatic technologist who chooses the right technology and applies it effectively to deliver projects on time and on budget. Phil has a balanced full-stack knowledge and is currently delivering WordPress based site for large multinational companies.
Philip is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Bleech GmbHCSS, Stylus, ECMAScript (ES6), JavaScript, PHP, WordPress
- Carswell GouldPyroCMS, Laravel, PHP, Drupal
- HolgaRamaPayPal API, Swipe, CSS, PHP, Magento
Experience
- PHP 18 years
- WordPress 10 years
- Project Management 7 years
- Leadership 7 years
- Symfony 6 years
- Drupal 6 years
- Laravel 4 years
- JavaScript 4 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
WebStorm, PhpStorm, IntelliJ IDEA, LAMP, Visual Studio Code
The most amazing...
...project turnaround I've ever managed was a full fashion event website from concept to launch in less than two weeks.
Employment
Experience
- Gutenplatz
A WordPress component marketplace that allows the user to buy and sell WordPress Editor block components.
- Neonwood/Tannhaus Apartmentshttps://neonwood.com/
Cresco Capital wanted two sites for their branded apartment buildings. One, Tannhaus, focused on professionals. The second, Neonwood, was aimed at students. The two sites have similar structures, so components were restyled and reused to reduce the overall cost.
Platform: WordPress
Technologies: Salesforce Forms, Benchmark Email, Flynt - Mercedes Benz Parts Wholesale
A WordPress multilingual/multisite built for Mercedes, currently live in four countries, (France, Sweden, Italy, Russia) and launching in four more in 2018.
- Holzmarktplatzhttps://www.holz-kauf.de/
An advanced marketplace web application built pushing the limits of WordPress functionality to provide an MVP for an eBay-like platform for standing wood sales.
- Elliottshttps://elliotts.uk/
A Drupal website built for the largest independent builders merchantin the UK.
- Tektura Wall Coveringshttp://www.tektura.com/
A custom Symfony eCommerce website includes complicated billing integrations and custom built cart and checkout process.
- Software is Easy, People are Hardhttps://www.softwareiseasypeoplearehard.com
A personal technical leadership blog.
Skills
Languages
CSS, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), SQL, HTML, CoffeeScriptFrameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ionic 3, Ionic, Bootstrap, Bootstrap 3, ZURB Foundation, PhoneGap, Symfony, Laravel, Angular, Laravel Spark, Yii, PHPUnitLibraries/APIs
jQuery, WordPress REST API, PayPal APITools
Composer, Gulp, Behat, NPM, Webpack, IntelliJ IDEA, PhpStorm, WebStorm, PyroCMS, Erwin, Stylus, Swipe, GruntParadigms
Agile Software Development, Agile, Component-based Development, Test-driven Development (TDD), Responsive LayoutPlatforms
WordPress, Drupal, Magento, LAMP, Oracle, PHP-Nuke, Visual Studio CodeIndustry Expertise
Project ManagementOther
WordPress Plugins, Leadership, WordPress Themes, Web Components, Sales, Cafelog b2Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Technology1999 - 2004University of Wales - Swansea
