Digital Strategist, Lead Developer
2020 - PRESENT
LUNCH LADY LLC
- Oversaw digital strategy for various businesses, particularly in creating or managing WordPress-related assets.
- Managed various 3rd-party resources for different businesses, particularly in creating or managing CRMs, payment processors, security, accessibility, SEO, and other tools to be integrated within a WordPress instance.
- Developed custom tools, blocks, patterns, templates, plugins, and themes for various businesses' WordPress-related needs.
Technologies: WordPress, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Node.js, PHP, APIs, Entrepreneurship, User Experience (UX), Graphic Design, Sass, jQuery, REST, GitHub, Interactive UX, Digital Strategy, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, PSD to HTML, WordPress Design, HTML to WordPress, Gutenberg Editor, Programming, Websites, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, Leadership, Google Analytics, WooCommerce, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Apps, Docker, WordPress VIP, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Optimization, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress to PDF, WordPress Installation, WordPress Theme Design, Bootstrap to WordPress, Squarespace to WordPress, Material to WordPress, WordPress Multi-user, Sketch to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, Communication Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Design, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Lead Marketing, Web Marketing, B2C Marketing, SEO Marketing, Marketing Mix, Email Marketing, Drip Marketing, Online Marketing, Media, New Media, Paid Media, Rich Media, Transmit, Front-end, Team Leadership, Plugin Development, Theme Customization, REST APIs, Web Scalability, MySQL, Tailwind CSS, Apache, Mail, Accessibility, NGINX, API Integration, SEO Tools, Web UX Design, WordPress SEO, Back-end, Bootstrap, Web Development, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Ajax, eCommerce, Mobile First, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Stripe, PayPal, CRM APIs, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Full-stack, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Performance Optimization, UI Design, Pixel Perfect, Web Design, Yoast SEO, Mailchimp, Marketplaces, ADA Compliance, Site Speed Optimization, Web Accessibility, Elementor, Avada, Enfold, Wordfence Security, Beaver Builder, Rank Math, CallRail, JSON, Google Maps API, Booking Systems, Appointment Booking, Payment APIs, Stripe API, Stripe Payments, SMS Gateways, Multi-vendor eCommerce, ShipStation, Integration, Marketing, Google Ads, MongoDB, Database Caching, UX Flows, Typography, Mobile Navigation, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, SVG Animation, SCSS, Responsive, Google Merchant Center API, BuddyPress, CI/CD Pipelines, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Basecamp, Payment Processing, Shopify, Gravity Forms, Landing Pages, Information Gathering, Cloudflare, Microsoft SQL Server, Monday.com, Xero API, QA Testing, Testing, WooCommerce API, SendGrid, DNS, Retail & Wholesale, Technical SEO, Inventory Management, Omnichannel Marketing, Google Search Console, Enterprise, Content Management Systems (CMS), Servers, Security, MemberPress, Membership Sites, Webflow, Subscriptions, Contentful, Migration, GoDaddy, Agile, Database Architecture, Full-stack Development, Technical Leadership, Online Payments, Automation, WP Engine, PHP 7, Architecture, News, Social Media APIs, Social Media, LearnDash, B2B, Responsiveness, Responsive UI, essential grid, Lazy Loading, Mega Menus, Predictive Search, Divi, Zapier, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Design, Application State Management, Local SEO, WordPress LMS, Technical Architecture, Revamps, DocuSign, Square, HubSpot CRM, WordPress Security, Page Speed Optimization, Landing Page Design, WordPress Website Optimization, Login Screens, Adobe XD to WordPress, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), PDF, Document Management Systems (DMS), UI Animation, CSS3 Animation, eCommerce UI, CSS Animations, Data Privacy, Plugins, Themes, Visual Design, DevOps, Kinsta, WPForms, Responsive Design, HubSpot, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Figma to WordPress, WordPress Theme Customization, Analytics, Forms, SQL, WPBakery, WordPress Customization, Figma, Communication, IT Consulting, Widgets, HIPAA Compliance, Payment Gateways, Elasticsearch, Multilingual Websites
Senior Full-stack Developer
2004 - PRESENT
Various Initiatives
- Produced various custom WordPress plugins that have either lived on a marketplace or were run internally for multiple businesses.
- Developed various websites that solved specific problems the marketplace didn't have an existing solution for.
- Collaborated with various businesses and universities to create internal tools, networks, and directories that helped them connect assets among multiple individuals and departments.
Technologies: WordPress, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Node.js, jQuery, Tailwind CSS, REST, APIs, WordPress API, Entrepreneurship, User Experience (UX), Graphic Design, Sass, GitHub, Interactive UX, Digital Strategy, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, PSD to HTML, WordPress Design, HTML to WordPress, Gutenberg Editor, Programming, Websites, PHP, WordPress REST API, Leadership, Google Analytics, WooCommerce, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Apps, Docker, WordPress VIP, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Optimization, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress to PDF, WordPress Installation, WordPress Theme Design, Bootstrap to WordPress, Squarespace to WordPress, Material to WordPress, WordPress Multi-user, Sketch to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, Communication Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Design, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Lead Marketing, Web Marketing, B2C Marketing, SEO Marketing, Marketing Mix, Email Marketing, Drip Marketing, Online Marketing, Media, New Media, Paid Media, Rich Media, Transmit, Front-end, Team Leadership, Plugin Development, Theme Customization, REST APIs, Web Scalability, MySQL, Apache, Mail, Accessibility, NGINX, API Integration, SEO Tools, Web UX Design, WordPress SEO, Back-end, Bootstrap, Web Development, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Ajax, eCommerce, Mobile First, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Stripe, PayPal, CRM APIs, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Full-stack, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Performance Optimization, UI Design, Pixel Perfect, Web Design, Yoast SEO, Mailchimp, Marketplaces, ADA Compliance, Site Speed Optimization, Web Accessibility, Elementor, Avada, Enfold, Wordfence Security, Beaver Builder, CallRail, JSON, Google Maps API, Booking Systems, Appointment Booking, Payment APIs, Stripe API, Stripe Payments, SMS Gateways, Multi-vendor eCommerce, ShipStation, Integration, Marketing, Google Ads, MongoDB, Database Caching, UX Flows, Typography, Mobile Navigation, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, SVG Animation, SCSS, Responsive, Google Merchant Center API, BuddyPress, CI/CD Pipelines, Basecamp, Payment Processing, Shopify, Gravity Forms, Landing Pages, Information Gathering, Cloudflare, Microsoft SQL Server, Monday.com, Xero API, Testing, WooCommerce API, SendGrid, DNS, Retail & Wholesale, Technical SEO, Inventory Management, Omnichannel Marketing, Google Search Console, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Enterprise, Content Management Systems (CMS), Servers, Security, MemberPress, Membership Sites, Webflow, Subscriptions, Contentful, Migration, GoDaddy, Agile, Database Architecture, Full-stack Development, Technical Leadership, Online Payments, Automation, WP Engine, PHP 7, News, Social Media APIs, Social Media, LearnDash, B2B, Responsiveness, Responsive UI, essential grid, Lazy Loading, Mega Menus, Predictive Search, Divi, Zapier, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Design, Application State Management, Local SEO, WordPress LMS, Technical Architecture, Revamps, DocuSign, Square, HubSpot CRM, WordPress Security, Page Speed Optimization, Landing Page Design, WordPress Website Optimization, Login Screens, Adobe XD to WordPress, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), PDF, Document Management Systems (DMS), UI Animation, CSS3 Animation, eCommerce UI, CSS Animations, Data Privacy, Plugins, Themes, Visual Design, DevOps, Kinsta, WPForms, Responsive Design, HubSpot, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Figma to WordPress, WordPress Theme Customization, Forms, SQL, WPBakery, WordPress Customization, Figma, Communication, IT Consulting, Widgets, HIPAA Compliance, Payment Gateways, Elasticsearch, Multilingual Websites
Senior Full-stack Developer
2023 - 2024
WordPress Hosting
- Built an MVP from scratch for a WordPress hosting company using best practices and modern standards.
- Developed various RESTful APIs to manage the WordPress environments that included standard solutions, including storage, optimization, security, backups, etc.
- Managed various testers, account managers, developers, and contributors to help in the MVP and beta internal testing.
Technologies: WordPress, Apache, PHP, Mail, React, Node.js, APIs, Entrepreneurship, User Experience (UX), Graphic Design, HTML, HTML5, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, REST, GitHub, Interactive UX, Digital Strategy, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, PSD to HTML, WordPress Design, HTML to WordPress, Gutenberg Editor, Programming, Websites, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, Leadership, Google Analytics, WooCommerce, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Apps, Docker, WordPress VIP, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Optimization, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress to PDF, WordPress Installation, WordPress Theme Design, Bootstrap to WordPress, Squarespace to WordPress, Material to WordPress, WordPress Multi-user, Sketch to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, Communication Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Design, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Lead Marketing, Web Marketing, B2C Marketing, SEO Marketing, Marketing Mix, Email Marketing, Drip Marketing, Online Marketing, Media, New Media, Paid Media, Rich Media, Transmit, CSS3, Front-end, Team Leadership, Plugin Development, Theme Customization, REST APIs, Web Scalability, MySQL, Tailwind CSS, Accessibility, NGINX, API Integration, SEO Tools, Web UX Design, WordPress SEO, Back-end, Bootstrap, Web Development, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Ajax, eCommerce, Mobile First, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Stripe, PayPal, CRM APIs, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Full-stack, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Performance Optimization, UI Design, Pixel Perfect, Web Design, Yoast SEO, Mailchimp, Marketplaces, ADA Compliance, Site Speed Optimization, Web Accessibility, Elementor, Avada, Enfold, Wordfence Security, Beaver Builder, Rank Math, CallRail, JSON, Google Maps API, Booking Systems, Appointment Booking, Payment APIs, Stripe API, Stripe Payments, SMS Gateways, Multi-vendor eCommerce, ShipStation, Integration, Marketing, Google Ads, MongoDB, Database Caching, UX Flows, Typography, Mobile Navigation, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, SVG Animation, SCSS, Responsive, Google Merchant Center API, BuddyPress, CI/CD Pipelines, Basecamp, Payment Processing, Shopify, Gravity Forms, Landing Pages, Information Gathering, Cloudflare, Microsoft SQL Server, Monday.com, Xero API, QA Testing, Testing, WooCommerce API, SendGrid, DNS, Retail & Wholesale, Technical SEO, Inventory Management, Omnichannel Marketing, Google Search Console, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Enterprise, Content Management Systems (CMS), Servers, Security, Membership Sites, Webflow, Subscriptions, Contentful, Migration, GoDaddy, Agile, Database Architecture, Full-stack Development, Technical Leadership, Online Payments, Automation, WP Engine, PHP 7, Architecture, News, Social Media APIs, Social Media, LearnDash, B2B, Responsiveness, Responsive UI, essential grid, Lazy Loading, Mega Menus, Predictive Search, Divi, Zapier, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Design, Application State Management, Local SEO, WordPress LMS, Technical Architecture, Revamps, DocuSign, Square, HubSpot CRM, WordPress Security, Page Speed Optimization, Landing Page Design, WordPress Website Optimization, Login Screens, Adobe XD to WordPress, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), PDF, Document Management Systems (DMS), UI Animation, CSS3 Animation, eCommerce UI, CSS Animations, Data Privacy, Plugins, Themes, Visual Design, DevOps, Kinsta, WPForms, Responsive Design, HubSpot, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Figma to WordPress, WordPress Theme Customization, Analytics, Forms, SQL, WPBakery, WordPress Customization, Figma, Communication, IT Consulting, Widgets, HIPAA Compliance, Payment Gateways, Elasticsearch, Multilingual Websites
Senior Full-stack Developer
2004 - 2020
Various Agencies
- Worked as a lead/senior full-stack developer for various agencies in Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, and New York City.
- Performed leadership-related tasks, including managing business relations, creating digital strategies, managing developers and other stakeholders, and architecting requirements on both the agency and business sides.
- Launched hundreds of websites for businesses all over the world, including Mainstreet, KCRW, PICKUPs, IBM, CyrusOne, Mr. Cooper, Joe's Crab Shack, Pollo Campero, Jack Daniels, Motel 6, Bank of America, Comedy Central, and many more.
Technologies: WordPress, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Node.js, jQuery, MySQL, PHP, REST, CodeKit, BrowserStack, User Experience (UX), Graphic Design, Sass, GitHub, Interactive UX, Digital Strategy, PSD to WordPress, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, PSD to HTML, WordPress Design, HTML to WordPress, Gutenberg Editor, Programming, Websites, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, Leadership, Google Analytics, WooCommerce, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Apps, Docker, WordPress VIP, WordPress eCommerce, WordPress Multisite, WordPress Optimization, WordPress Management, WordPress Page Builder, WordPress to PDF, WordPress Installation, WordPress Theme Design, Bootstrap to WordPress, Squarespace to WordPress, Material to WordPress, WordPress Multi-user, Sketch to WordPress, WordPress Rescue, Communication Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Design, Critical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Lead Marketing, Web Marketing, B2C Marketing, SEO Marketing, Marketing Mix, Email Marketing, Drip Marketing, Online Marketing, Media, New Media, Paid Media, Rich Media, Transmit, Front-end, Team Leadership, Plugin Development, Theme Customization, REST APIs, Web Scalability, APIs, Tailwind CSS, Apache, Mail, Accessibility, NGINX, API Integration, SEO Tools, Web UX Design, WordPress SEO, Back-end, Bootstrap, Web Development, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Ajax, eCommerce, Mobile First, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Stripe, PayPal, CRM APIs, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Full-stack, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Performance Optimization, UI Design, Pixel Perfect, Web Design, Yoast SEO, Mailchimp, ADA Compliance, Site Speed Optimization, Web Accessibility, Elementor, Avada, Enfold, Wordfence Security, Beaver Builder, Rank Math, CallRail, JSON, Google Maps API, Booking Systems, Appointment Booking, Payment APIs, Stripe API, Stripe Payments, SMS Gateways, Multi-vendor eCommerce, ShipStation, Integration, Marketing, Google Ads, MongoDB, Database Caching, UX Flows, Typography, Mobile Navigation, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, SVG Animation, SCSS, Responsive, Google Merchant Center API, BuddyPress, CI/CD Pipelines, Basecamp, Payment Processing, Shopify, Gravity Forms, Landing Pages, Information Gathering, Cloudflare, Microsoft SQL Server, Monday.com, Xero API, QA Testing, Testing, WooCommerce API, SendGrid, DNS, Retail & Wholesale, Technical SEO, Inventory Management, Omnichannel Marketing, Google Search Console, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Enterprise, Content Management Systems (CMS), Servers, Security, MemberPress, Membership Sites, Webflow, Subscriptions, Contentful, Migration, GoDaddy, Agile, Database Architecture, Full-stack Development, Technical Leadership, Online Payments, Automation, WP Engine, PHP 7, Architecture, News, Social Media APIs, Social Media, LearnDash, B2B, Responsiveness, Responsive UI, essential grid, Lazy Loading, Mega Menus, Predictive Search, Divi, Zapier, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Design, Application State Management, Local SEO, WordPress LMS, Technical Architecture, Revamps, DocuSign, Square, HubSpot CRM, WordPress Security, Page Speed Optimization, Landing Page Design, WordPress Website Optimization, Login Screens, Adobe XD to WordPress, Multiple Listing Services (MLS), PDF, Document Management Systems (DMS), UI Animation, CSS3 Animation, eCommerce UI, CSS Animations, Data Privacy, Plugins, Themes, Visual Design, DevOps, Kinsta, WPForms, Responsive Design, HubSpot, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Figma to WordPress, WordPress Theme Customization, Analytics, Forms, SQL, WPBakery, WordPress Customization, Figma, Communication, IT Consulting, Widgets, HIPAA Compliance, Payment Gateways, Elasticsearch, Multilingual Websites