Professional Summary
Results-driven full stack Developer with 25 years of experience building and maintaining dynamic websites using WordPress, React, and the LEMP stack. Expertise in combining the flexibility of WordPress with the power of React for building robust, interactive, and high-performance websites. Proficient in server setup and management with LEMP, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability. Adept at creating custom themes, developing plugins, and integrating third-party APIs, with a strong focus on responsive design and user experience.
Key Skills
- WordPress Development: Custom themes, plugin development, REST API integration, Headless UI
- Adobe Magneto / Business Catalyst
- React.js: React components, hooks, state management, React Router, JSX, functional components
- LEMP Stack: Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP (performance tuning, server management)
- Front-End Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ES6+, jQuery, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS
- Version Control: Git, GitHub
- SEO & Performance Optimisation: On-page SEO, lazy loading, caching, minification, image optimisation
- Web APIs: REST APIs, WordPress REST API, custom API integration
- E-Commerce: WooCommerce, custom product pages, payment gateway integration
- Responsive Web Design: Mobile-first design, cross-browser compatibility
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Docker, GitLab CI for deployment automation
Professional Experience
Hyperdish Labs [Full Stack Lead Developer]
[2018] – [2026]
Developed and maintained custom WordPress websites with React-based front-ends to deliver highly interactive user interfaces. Utilised React and the WordPress REST API to create dynamic, single-page applications (SPAs) and improve front-end performance. Set up and configured LEMP stack environments for WordPress websites, optimising Nginx server configurations for faster load times and scalability.
Integrated custom React components into WordPress themes, enabling a more modern, reactive user experience. Worked with MySQL/MariaDB to manage and optimise databases, ensuring data integrity and performance across high-traffic websites. Improved SEO rankings by implementing best practices for speed, structured data, and mobile optimisation.
Utilised Docker for local development and deployment, ensuring consistency across environments. Managed server security and troubleshooting on Linux systems, regularly updating PHP, MySQL, and Nginx for optimal performance.
DEPT of Bio-Security [Senior Analyst / Developer]
[2017] – [2018]
Working as a senior web developer and data analyst within the bio-security division, I was responsible for the design and completion of the Victorian government’s invasive species compliance management software.
Design Experts [Cloud Software Development Team Leader]
[2012] – [2017]
Developed full-stack WordPress applications using React for the front-end and integrated with WordPress REST API for dynamic data rendering. Built custom WordPress themes and plugins, integrating React components for a rich, interactive user experience while maintaining WordPress back-end functionality.Set up and optimised LEMP stack for hosting WordPress sites, improving page load speeds and handling increased traffic demands.
Collaborated with UI/UX designers to implement responsive designs, ensuring websites were mobile-friendly and cross-browser compatible. Optimised website performance using caching strategies, image optimisation, and content delivery networks (CDNs). Provided ongoing support for WordPress websites, troubleshooting issues and performing updates to ensure security and functionality.
Successus [Senior Software Development Officer]
[2006] – [2012]
developing custom e-learning tools and modules for the companies’ clients as well as the internal LMS API based on Moodle, Action Script and JavaScript marketing resources and content management.
Education
Master of Computer Software Engineering
Swinburne University of Technology: 2023
Graduate Diploma of Software Engineering
Completed: 2020
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Completed: 2018
Certificate IV Training & Assessment
Completed: 2009
Advanced Diploma Information Technology
Completed: 2003
Certificate IV Information Technology
Completed: 2002
Certificate IV Multimedia
Completed: 2002