Self-taught web engineer with over ten years of personal, freelance, and agency experience and a wide range of technical, creative, and professional skills.

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Professional Experience

WordPress Engineer/Senior Engineer II

Aug 2020-Present (Kanopi Studios — Remote)

Full-remote engineer in a distributed WordPress agency responsible for supporting multiple clients.

  • Engage all areas of the stack, from front end template implementation to maintenance updates to site reliability work
  • Lead developer for 30+ site client on a 15+ person team using Gitlab, Jira, and strict adherence to client standards
  • Create accessibility training, including global program for a company of 10K+ employees
  • Own 20+ pages of documentation, including a site matrix for all web properties
  • Lead, support, and mentor new and junior developers through onboarding process and upskill initiatives
  • Guide processes for code reviews, quality assurance, and WCAG 2.1 accessibility remediation
  • Create high-visibility Slack channel for automated RSS feed of plugin changes, including vulnerability evaluation

Front End Developer

Oct 2018-Nov 2019 (TelTech/InterActiveCorp — South Amboy, NJ/Hybrid)

Developer in acquired start-up for major privacy mobile apps RoboKiller, TapeACall, and TrapCall.

  • Led and implemented robocall data tracker and news demo using FusionCharts, custom APIs, and animation libraries
  • Worked with backend developer to maintain and implement new features on robocall number lookup tool
  • Guided inter-team collaboration, including CMS implementation and conversion testing
  • Led documentation efforts, creating 75+ articles and streamlining access to brand assets
  • Analyzed and addressed accessibility compliance across several marketing properties

Web Developer

Mar 2016-Apr 2018 (JK Design — Hillsborough, NJ/Hybrid)

Developer in an agency responsible for development and documentation of 30+ varying size projects.

  • Developed cat sanctuary site with ACF flex content fields, FacetWP, and Gravity Forms donation workflows
  • Reduced average WordPress set-up time by 75% with command-line WP-CLI tool
  • Developed light manufacturer site with geographical search and flexible, editable ACF templates
  • Maintained medical software site through several redesigns and comprehensive blog overhaul
  • Created employee informational site for acquisition with multilingual and protected content

Web Developer

Jan 2015–Nov 2015 (X Factor Digital Media— Kenilworth, NJ/Hybrid)

Developer in an agency responsible for design, development, and upkeep of 65+ WordPress sites.

  • Registered 30+ new freelance authors in 3 months with development of content site
  • Increased average visit time by 2 minutes following site redesign and redevelopment
  • Developed interactive application representing 20+ medical procedures on a patient body

Web Developer

Jun 2013–Dec 2014 (Stylus — Linden, NJ)

Developer and designer in-house for clothing manufacturer.

  • Developed e-commerce site with 1,000+ sales in 6 months
  • Increased traffic 25%+ in 3 months with SEO-focused web development

Web Developer and Designer

Dec 2005-Intermittent (Freelance Consultant)

Developer, designer, and project manager for a variety of freelance and personal projects.

  • Client roster includes NJ Department of Health, EmPoWeR Somerset, Tabby’s Place
  • Created two Laravel quiz applications for student use across several New Jersey school districts

Education

  • Certified Oracle 9i DBA OCA, Microsoft Office User Specialist & CompTIA A+ Hardware/OS
  • Union County Academy for Information Technology, Diploma

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