About Me
As a designer turned developer and programmer with over twenty years of experience working on the web, I've gotten the chance to work with everything from server administration to designing mockups in Photoshop, but my core competency is developing dynamic websites and web applications on the LAMP stack with an emphasis on WordPress theme and plugin development and producing clean and maintainable HTML, CSS/Sass, and JavaScript. In addition to development, I am happy working on many platforms, operating systems, version control systems, content management systems, programming languages, and anything else that happens between the file system and the user's browser. I am also glad to interface with internal or external clients and leading or being part of a talented group that is devoted to doing great work.
My Skills and Knowledge
Languages: PHP, SQL, Javascript, jQuery, JSON, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, Perl, BASH, Java, ATG Dynamo
Skills: The LAMP Stack, WordPress development, Drupal administration, Git, SEO, social media, technology sales, customer service, management of time, resources and talent
My Work History
A Place For Mom
June-2020-Present | Senior Consultant
- PHP development for a custom WordPress plugin that creates and validates JSON output for upsertion of Mongo Database documents
- PHP, WordPress, MYSQL database and front-end development of a group of assisted living listing websites
Rauxa
June-2019-May 2020 | Senior Consultant
- PHP, Wordpress and semantic HTML development for a group of pharmaceutical websites
Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal/Barron's
June-2018-June 2019 | Senior Consultant
- PHP, WordPress and front-end development for a large number of website, Eloqua landing pages, and HTML emails
- Designed and developed a WordPress based tool to create and manage HTML emails
Homepolish.com
May 2018-August 2018 | Senior Consultant
- Replaced custom content management system with WordPress
- Replatformed existing WordPress site to use a shared WordPress multisite installation
McKissock Learning
October 2017-May 2018 | Senior Consultant
- Development and implementation of a continuing education listing plugin and front-end design for several web properties
McCann Erickson/Craft WW
January 2017-October 2017 | Senior Consultant
McCann New York
- Creation of custom endpoints using the WordPress JSON API and custom post types for use by a React front end
- Implementation of custom post types for projects, news, leadership, jobs, and clients and each type’s metadata and creation of relationships between each
- Customization of the WordPress admin to prevent access to administrative options for content creators
- Development of custom plugins to ingest JSON feeds from third party services such as Twitter, Squarespace, and Linkedin
- Creation of a package using this WordPress schema that could be distributed to to other McCann offices
- Implementation of fitness tracker using the Fitbit JSON API
McCann Worldwide
- Creation of custom endpoints, customization of the WordPress Admin, and implementation custom post types and associated metadata for each
- Implementation of a system where a project could be posted to the McCann Worldwide site when created on the McCann New York site via the WordPress JSON API
Weber Shandwick
July 2016-December 2016 | Senior Consultant
Multiple Clients
- WordPress and front-end development for Aetna, Royal Caribbean, VMWare, BASF, Meijer, etc.
Mediaco
- WordPress and wp-admin development for Weber Shandwick’s publishing platform
Weber Shandwick
- Development and implementation of several internal WordPress and Expression Engine projects
Implementation of a new fully responsive mobile first design for the Weber Shandwick homepage using HTML and CSS/Sass from Photoshop mockups
Nonprofit Solutions
January 2016-June 2018 | Consultant
Multiple Clients
- Server administration, MySQL database design, WordPress development, front-end design implementation, and client interfacing for nonprofit organizations such as Read Ahead, The Red Hook Initiative, Big Apple Greeter, LAPA Fundraising, Summer Builder, and many more
Sound Lounge
Summer 2016
soundlounge.com | Principal
- WordPress CMS development using custom post types and those type’s metadata for staff, projects, and services
Implementation of front-end design using the Foundation mobile first framework from Photoshop comps
Hearst Digital Media
January 2015-December 2015
WP Multisite Platform
- WordPress development and implementation of parent and child themes to share assets across the newspaper multisite blog platform
- Implementation of Sass to reorganize and share CSS across the platform
- Refactoring HTML and CSS to create responsive mobile versions of the sites while maintaining the desktop look and feel
Blermph
August 2014-December 2015 | Contract Developer
finishline.com
- Implantation of redesigned catalogue pages using the Foundation mobile first framework integrated with an ATG Dynamo based content management system
NorthPoint Digital
May 2013-August 2014 | Senior Developer
Multiple Clients
- WordPress development, Server administration, MySQL database design, front-end design implementation, and client interfacing for several organizations and companies
Vertic
January 2013-May 2014 | Consultant
AARP, Multiple Clients
- Development of WordPress based web application that synced content, comments, and users with a Linkedin social media account
- Implementation of design based on Photoshop comps
- Front-end and WordPress development for several clients
Time Inc.
September 2012-December 2012 | Consultant
people.com
- Implementation of a leaderboard that pulled JSON data from one source, used PHP to format and output a flat HTML file, used jQuery to import JSON from another source and populate the HTML page
- Design and development of a PHP/MySQL based CRUD tool to provide a back-end for editors to quickly create, update, and delete content for an event based web page
MTV Networks
May 2007-April 2012 | Developer
Custom WordPress "Multisite" Platform
- Development of a custom multisite solution to power a network of WordPress using one administration system
- Refactoring of entire platform to move custom modifications to widgets and plugins and implementation of parent child theme relationships to share code across network sites
mtv.com
- ATG Dynamo, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development and implementation of systems to share code between mtv.com and the WordPress blog platform
My Other Experience
Partner, Beer Table and Beer Table Pantry
Co-owner of, advisor and IT consultant to Beer Table, a high-end beer bar and restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn and Beer Table Pantry, a specialty beer store in Grand Central Terminal
Mac Specialist, Apple Inc. 1/2003-9/2004
Sold Apple computers, accessories and services as one of the top sellers in Texas before moving on to Genius Bar triage in New York where I helped people solve simple hardware and software problems and gave technical support and advice
My Training
Mac OS X Server Essentials
Apple Retail Core sales and customer service training
ATG Dynamo for Java Developers
ATG Dynamo for HTML Developers