Russell Fair
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Russell has 15+ years of web development experience, including 10 years with WordPress. He characterizes himself as a full-stack engineer, and he specializes in enterprise architecture and custom plugin development. Russell also teaches computer science and his strongest programming languages are PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Java, and C++.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Sublime Text, PhpStorm, Vagrant, Linux, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've worked on is creating STEM and other computer science programs in local schools.
Work Experience
Director of Technology
The Friends School of Atlanta
- Created a STEM lab that included 3D printing, robotics programming, and STEM challenges.
- Created a Scratch Computer Programming club.
- Redesigned the school network infrastructure including WiFi access points, switches, and firewall.
- Rebuilt the school website using WordPress, including SSO and classroom blogs.
- Configured the Google Apps for Education as a replacement for the Windows Active Directory and File Sharing.
Senior Developer
University of Missouri
- Migrated a large website (1 million+ post IDs) from an Expression Engine to WordPress.
- Developed a custom WordPress plugin to create curated content via a MailChimp API.
- Refactored a custom WordPress theme to support responsive design.
- Created an automated deployment process using Capistrano and Git.
Lead Developer
Cheri Media Group
- Created custom WordPress plugins to create a specialized music news website information architecture.
- Developed a custom WordPress theme framework and child themes for popular music news websites.
- Designed a high performance hosting infrastructure that routinely served 2 million+ page views per day.
- Built a custom analytics plugin that tracked engagement and provided rich data about user behavior.
- Developed a custom display advertising plugin that integrated with Google's DoubleClick for a Publishers API.
Freelance Web Developer
Q21.CO
- Developed multiple client websites using WordPress and Drupal.
- Created custom WordPress plugins and themes for clients.
Experience
100% Test-driven Development (TDD) Plugin Example
https://github.com/rfair404/DIY-time-and-materialsDonation "Sliders" Plugin for Direct Relief
https://www.directrelief.org/give/The project was even featured in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/your-money/a-charity-offers-donors-more-control-over-where-their-funds-go.html?_r=0
Undark.org Home Page Redux
http://undark.orgSkills
Languages
Sass, JavaScript, Less, CSS, HTML, PHP, Bash, CoffeeScript, Ruby, C, Python, C++
Libraries/APIs
Backbone.js, Google Apps, Stripe, Braintree API
Tools
Mailchimp, Git, Grunt, Vagrant, Google Analytics, Gulp, Varnish, PhpStorm, Sublime Text, Braintree SDK, Behat
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Rackspace, MacOS, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Raspbian, WordPress VIP
Other
WordPress Plugins, Growth Hacking, Software Development, Google, Front-end Development, PayPal, Load Balancers, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), ExpressionEngine, BrainTree, TCP/IP, Ethical Hacking, IEEE 802.11
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Test-driven Development (TDD)
Storage
MySQL, Memcached, MongoDB, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Frameworks
Bootstrap, AngularJS, Bootstrap 3+
Education
Incomplete Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts
Webster University - Webster Groves, Missouri (USA)
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