Remote Full Stack Web Developer - Ankeny, Iowa

7+ years working as a Full Stack Web Developer with a proven track records building scalable applications. Experienced in PHP, JavaScript, NodeJS, WordPress, Laravel, React, NextJS, Vue.

- Kreg Tool Company

As a Full Stack Web Developer, I collaborated with design, marketing, and product management teams to develop the Kreg Academy platform, enhance features on kregtool.com, and update the overall UI/UX using PHP and related technologies.

■ Led the development of the Kreg Academy learning platform, integrating WordPress with React to deliver a powerful educational experience.

■ Developed REST API endpoints for integrations between multiple systems between our PHP, SFCC and NodeJS based sites. Connecting Kreg Academy to kregtool.com and learn.kregtool.com.

■ Enhanced Salesforce ecommerce functionalities, added new payment gateways to the checkout, improved UI/UX design, and implemented responsive layouts to boost conversion rates.

■ Upgraded outdated technologies to modern standards, improving system performance, security, and maintainability while ensuring compatibility with new features and integrations.

■ Integrated middleware solutions to seamlessly connect various systems, enhancing data flow, interoperability, and overall system efficiency.

■ Improved Salesforce UI/UX and overall user experience, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and higher conversion rates by implementing responsive design, optimizing load times, and enhancing navigation.

Helped create and maintain our WordPress website, learn.kregtool.com.

■ Integrate our WordPress site into kregtool.com so it is a seamless transition when using the two websites using WP transients.

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- Happy Medium

As a PHP Developer specializing in WordPress, I focused on creating custom themes and plugins for clients. I leveraged PHP's object-oriented programming features to develop custom post types, integrate with Advanced Custom Fields Pro, and manage post meta for dynamic, easily editable pages and templates. I ensured the codebase was maintainable, scalable, and adhered to PHP and WordPress coding standards.

■ Full-stack PHP developer leading the production of dozens of fully dynamic B2C websites on WordPress.

■ Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins using PHP, implementing MVC architecture where appropriate.

■ Created RESTful APIs using WordPress REST API and custom endpoints with PHP.

■ Utilized PHP to build complex database queries, interact with MySQL, and optimize performance.

■ Implemented PHP namespaces and autoloading for better code organization in plugins and themes.

■ Led code reviews and mentored junior developers in PHP best practices and WordPress development.

■ Developed a custom WordPress plugin in PHP for integrating a learning management system (LMS), improving productivity for students and faculty.

■ Optimized PHP code and database queries to improve site performance and reduce load times.

■ Implemented secure coding practices in PHP, including input validation, sanitization, and protection against common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XSS.

■ Created a custom key redemption system using PHP, integrating with payment gateways for subscription-based products.

■ Developed a credit card management system in PHP, allowing users to securely manage their payment information through WordPress.

■ Troubleshot and debugged PHP-related issues in WordPress, including slow queries, plugin conflicts, and memory limits.