Resume

I have over 15 years of experience building modern & semantic websites for many clients and customers and made contributions to the WordPress community as a code contributor, WordCamp speaker, theme & plugin developer.

Experience

Bluehost

Remote

2020.12 – Present

Senior WordPress Developer

Contribute to the WordPress project as a sponsored contributor. Coordinate with the distributed Bluehost team regarding the hosting needs of customers to proactively help their sites perform better and securely.

10up

Remote

2018.03 – 2020.12

Senior Front-end Engineer

Contribute to a distributed team of WordPress experts to write modular, accessible, and performant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as well as interpret designs and transform them in a rich cross-platform/device web experience.

Brown Bag Marketing

Atlanta, GA

2014.07 – 2018.03

Lead Web Developer

Lead the team in developing complex and dynamic websites in an integrated marketing agency. Work in an agile environment creating clean modular code using fresh technologies and fun scripts. Specializing in building with WordPress using best practices to create a fully modular and flexible content management system for future friendly responsive websites.

Brand Fever

Atlanta, GA

2011.05 – 2014.07

Senior Web Developer

Lead development on all interactive projects involving standards-compliant programming in HTML5, CSS3 & javascript (mainly jQuery), and PHP. Enforce accessible, compatible, and valid code, while also incorporating progressive enhancements and streamlining workflow with collaborative communication, version control & defining in-house best practices. Architect and engineer content management solutions in-house as well as for clients using WordPress and Drupal.

Ogilvy & Mather

Atlanta, GA

2010.08 – 2011.05

Interactive Developer

Design & code interactive elements for the web including banners and microsites. Develop clean & usable assets with a focus on ActionScript programming & animation. Proactively simplify agency workflow with clarity and organization.

Cornerstone Media Group

Lilburn, GA

2009.11 – 2010.08

Front-End Web Developer

Web design and consulting for a myriad of clients. Interactive designs involving video, animations, and e-commerce. Carrying projects from understanding client needs to concept, design, coding & finally site launch. Completely restructure internal processes and workflow from a client perspective to make the whole process more transparent, more simple, and in the end more effective.

StomperNet

Norcross, GA

2007.06 – 2009.11

Front-End Web Developer

Graphic and user experience design & ActionScript coding for custom flash video delivery schemes. Visual & interaction design of public-facing websites. Program valid HTML, CSS & PHP and deploy websites through svn version control. Design and develop interactive elements and styles for the web.

Education

The University of Georgia

Athens, GA

2007.05

BFA – Digital Media Art

My final project was an interactive video game installation about picking fruit to earn happy meals. Internship with Cartoon Network New Media and Team Clermont as Webmaster. Studies included: Fine Art, Digital Media Art, New Media, Animation, Computer Science, and the History of Rock & Roll. 

Skills

  • HTML β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
  • CSS β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
  • Javascript β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
  • PHP β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†
  • WordPress β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
  • React β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†
  • Laravel β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†