CV

Overview
I’m​ ​a​ ​full​ ​stack​ ​web​ ​developer​ ​with​ ​an​ ​interest​ ​in​ ​application​ ​programming.​ ​I​ ​have specialized​ ​in​ ​WordPress​ ​with​ ​a​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​its​ ​functional​ ​relation​ ​to​ ​small​ ​business.​ ​I’m seeking​ ​employment​ ​opportunities​ ​in​ ​a​ ​progressive​ ​and​ ​expansive​ ​company,​ ​where​ ​I can​ ​make​ ​use​ ​of​ ​my​ ​current​ ​skills​ ​and​ ​progress​ ​to​ ​application​ ​and​ ​software development,​ ​while​ ​working​ ​in​ ​a​ ​well​ ​organized,​ ​collaborative​ ​environment.

Skills:
● PHP / Javascript​ ​(jQuery) / HTML (​+schema) / (S)CSS​ ​(bootstrap​ ​3+,​ ​flexbox,​ ​foundation,​ ​SASS/GULP/NPM,)
● Linux (Sys-admin)
● MySQL​ ​(MAMP)
● Git
● Responsive Email

Full​ ​stack​ ​developer,​ ​extensive​ ​experience​ ​with​ ​WordPress,​ ​esp.​ ​WooCommerce, Typo3, ModX,​ ​Magento,​ ​Joomla,​ ​Umbraco​ ​(Mac​ ​platform)

Positions​ ​Held:
● Liquid Light​:​ ​Senior Back End​ ​Developer.​ ​September​ ​2018​ ​-​ ​present.
○ PHP object oriented development of large websites with MySQL relational databases.
○ SSH/Linux management of entire Debian server environments, MariaDB(MySQL) databases, including live database querying/restoration & searches.
○ Custom import/export PHP scripts to query/update databases whilst reformatting their records.
○ Typo3 back end​ ​development.
○ Linux sys-admin

● Imaginal​ ​Marketing​:​ ​Web​ ​Developer.​ ​July​ ​2017​ ​-​ ​June 2018.
○ WordPress​ ​and​ ​ModX​ ​site​ ​development using SASS/Gulp & Flexbox.
○ Responsive​ ​themes and plugins ​using Zurb​ ​Framework.
○ Accelerated GIT usage, commissioned use of responsive emails.

● GetOnlineNOLA​:​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Technology​ ​(Strategic​ ​Partner).​ ​Oct​ ​2014​ ​-​ ​July​ ​2017.
○ Created​ ​WordPress​ ​themes​ ​and​ ​plugins​ ​to​ ​solve​ ​multiple​ ​small​ ​business problems​ from​ ​ecommerce​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​team.
○ Focussed​ ​on​ ​simplicity,​ ​flexibility​ ​and​ ​UX​ ​for​ ​busy​ ​clients.
○ Specialized​ ​in​ ​WooCommerce,​ ​its​ ​customization​ ​and​ ​add-on implementation.
○ Custom​ ​development​ ​of​ ​websites,​ ​integrating​ ​useable​ ​tools​ ​for​ ​sites​ ​with a​ ​”wow”​ ​factor.
○ Mailchimp​ ​variable​ ​template​ ​development.
○ Engaged​ ​with​ ​clients​ ​and​ ​community​ ​communication.
○ Strategic​ ​input​ ​to​ ​develop​ ​the​ ​company​ ​from​ ​partnership​ ​to​ ​team​ ​of​ ​5 and​ ​244%​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​sales​ ​per​ ​annum.

● Peter​ ​Mayer​ ​Advertising​:​ ​Developer/Programmer.​ ​Oct​ ​2011​ ​-​ ​Oct​ ​2014
○ Touched​ ​on​ ​all​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​this​ ​digital​ ​department.
○ From​ ​CenturyLink​ ​&​ ​rigid​ ​structured​ ​deployment​ ​requirements,​ ​to modernizing​ ​Whitney/Hancock​ ​Bank’s​ ​static,​ ​Dreamweaver​ ​based​ ​sites.
○ Measurable​ ​engagement​ ​with​ ​multiple​ ​js​ ​tracking​ ​platforms.
○ Responsive​ ​HTML​ ​email​ ​development​ ​&​ ​deployment.

● Berning​ ​Marketing​:​ ​Web​ ​Developer​ ​Jan​ ​2011​ ​-​ ​Oct​ ​2011
○ WordPress​ ​based​ ​site​ ​and​ ​child-theme​ ​front​ ​end​ ​development.

● McCartney​ ​Multimedia​:​ ​Web​ ​Developer​ ​Jun​ ​2009​ ​-​ ​Jan​ ​2011
○ HTML​ ​and​ ​PHP​ ​based​ ​development​ ​of​ ​multiple​ ​websites​ ​and​ ​CMS systems​ ​(WordPress,​ ​Joomla,​ ​Drupal).
○ Flash​ ​development​ ​of​ ​custom​ ​dynamic​ ​tools​ ​(AS3).
○ Video​ ​and​ ​music​ ​editing​ ​and​ ​production​ ​(ProTools,​ ​Final​ ​Cut​ ​Pro, Motion).

Interests:

Music:​​ ​Percussion,​ ​Electronic​ ​Production,​ ​Guitar,​ ​Kalimba,​ ​Keys;
Maker:​​ ​Wood,​ ​Electronics,​ ​Bike​ ​Mechanics;
Sportsman:​​ ​Rugby,​ ​Skiing,​ ​Flying,​ ​Sailing,​ ​Diving​ ​&​ ​all​ ​things​ ​water;

About
Born​ ​and​ ​raised​ ​in​ ​Sussex,​ ​I​ ​discovered​ ​my​ ​love​ ​of​ ​engineering​ ​at​ ​a​ ​young age,​ ​and​ ​often​ ​took​ ​things​ ​apart​ ​just​ ​to​ ​put​ ​them​ ​back​ ​together​ ​again.​ ​Later,​ ​I​ ​delved deeper​ ​into​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​as​ ​I​ ​pursued​ ​Design​ ​Technology​ among my ​A-levels.​ ​I​ ​graduated​ ​from Birmingham​ ​University​​ ​with​ ​a​ ​degree​ ​in​ ​Geology.​ ​Soon​ ​after​ ​leaving​ ​school,​ ​I​ ​was selected​ ​for​ ​the​ ​cast​ ​of​ ​​STOMP​,​ ​and​ ​spent​ ​almost​ ​a​ ​decade​ ​drumming​ ​for​ ​the​ ​show​ ​in London,​ ​Paris,​ ​and​ ​Boston.

I​ ​began​ ​teaching​ ​myself​ ​programming​ ​during​ ​my​ ​years​ ​as​ ​a​ ​performer.​ ​When​ ​I​ ​left​ ​the stage​ ​in​ ​2007,​ ​I​ ​began​ ​a​ ​successful​ ​second​ ​career​ ​as​ ​a​ ​freelance​ ​web​ ​developer after moving to Los Angeles,​ ​and continued​ ​my​ ​education​ ​with​ ​programming​ ​classes​ ​at​ ​​UCLA​. Blessed with our first child in 2011, we moved to New Orleans where I spent nearly a decade working for various agencies and helping my wife’s business to grow. I’ve returned to Sussex with a thirst for Europe and its culture and a sober, serious desire for a long term and satisfying career of challenge and self improvement. I​ ​am​ ​a​ ​happy​ ​husband​ ​and​ ​father​ ​of​ ​2​ ​wonderful​ ​children.