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cntrl.ioPHP / Wordpress developer
Mar. 2025United KingdomRebuilding cntrl.io web site with WP guttenberg site editor
Engineering multiple pattern sections for user to repeat and edit across multiple pages
Developing custom blocks
Styling with SASS / CSS initial styles coupled with theme.json
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News UKLead Developer - PHP & Wordpress engineer
Oct. 2015 - Sep. 2024United KingdomManaged WordPress infrastructure for company websites, ensuring optimal performance across the NewsUK Times digital landscape.
Built and managed WordPress themes and plugins, ensuring compatibility and performance.
Catalyzed a new approach to The Times digital subscription pages by integrating 3 subscription sites to WordPress from Squarespace, decreasing content pages by 90% and enabling editorial teams to produce richer content faster.
Engineered the successful migration of 11 high-volume websites from AWS infrastructure to WordPress VIP, ensuring optimal performance.
Orchestrated the seamless transition high-volume WordPress VIP websites from the '.co.uk' to '.com' domain, achieving 100% uptime and preserving pre-migration search engine rankings.
Coded and deployed WP-CLI scripts which scanned the WordPress VIP environment for broken links that returned errors, reducing 404 errors from 100,000+ to under 50 system wide.
Architected and maintained the TimesRadio RestAPI that reaches an audience of 503,000 listeners per week,
Updated and contributed to schemas that dictated the content structure.
Facilitated team sessions and conversations to encourage engineers to be the best, to openly contribute and engage in innovative conversations.
VCCPWordpress Engineer
Sep. 2015 - Sep. 2015United KingdomDeveloped distinct custom post types extended using Advanced Custom Fields, enhancing content organization and editor usability.
Redesigned content navigation with a predictive search bar that showed trending keywords, driving more site traffic and boosting user engagement.
Facilitated real-time content updates by connecting five external APIs, including social media feeds and news aggregators, which enhanced user engagement metrics.
Golley Slater LondonInteractive Development Director
Aug. 2010 - Sep. 2015United Kingdom, LondonDesigned and delivered 6+ Drupal projects, managed budgets, and ensured timely project completion.
Transformed 5+ websites and related content organization, earning recognition by senior leadership and positive client testimonials.
Directed daily workflow and communication across design, copywriting, and external development teams, completing projects with a 98% on-time delivery rate and positive client feedback.
Stonewash BiteratePHP Developer
Jan. 2010 - Oct. 2010United Kingdom, LondonDesigned a tailored CMS solution with a WYSIWYG editor and version control, which increased content publishing frequency and reduced content-related errors by 40%.
Post OfficePHP Developer
Sep. 2008 - Dec. 2009United KingdomBuilt a secure MySQL-PHP licensing system, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring complete data validation, resulting in zero security breaches.
Engineered a secure questionnaire
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