Working hard to make the
Internet awesome
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Working hard to make the
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Implementing powerhouse
tools for web biz
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Every company has needs
for growth; hire me
A Quick Glance At My Skills
Apache
PHP
MySQL
HTML 5
CSS 3
Javascript
LESS
Scrollspy
Responsive
Table-less
Data URIs
Clean Code
CDNs
CMS
Photoshop
Adwords
Analytics
SEO, SEF
Latest Project
SignFort.com
SignFort.com is an Ecommerce Sign Store; platform Joomla 1.5, Virtumart 1.1. SignFort.com was plagued by blocked robots pages, mod_rewrite issues, code errors, hacking, and extremely slow webpage loading exceeding 30 seconds. Contracted in January of 2012 part-time, and finalizing the project this December, I've implemented an array of solutions, including but not limited to:
- Combined CSS
- Combined JS
- Minified CSS
- Minified JS
- Minified HTML
- CSS Sprites
- Dynamic CSS URIs
- Gzip Compression
- Tableless Designs
- CDN for CSS & JS
- CDN for Images
- Browser Caching
- Dynamic Thumbnails
- Slush Optimized
- Images → CSS3 Text
- .htacess 301s
- .htacess SEF URLs
- RSS Product Feeds
- SQL Injection Fixes
- Canonical Tags
- Structured Data
- Dynamic Metadata
- User Wishlist System
- Attribute Filter
Although pushing for a CMS upgrade enabling an array of other capabilities which included Bootstrap, a script for responsive template design, budget constraints did not allot for such. A new procut category menu system I developed is implemented, but will not launch for another month, absent category text data required for the system.
Solid Experience
Developer Experience
- PHP, HTML, CSS Developer Since 2003
- Developer/Management Contributions to Over 100 Sites
- Extensive CMS Knowledge: WP, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, PrestaShop
- Responsive Designs: Zoom 250%+ or Moblie Load Site (if Droid, > 2.3)
- E-commerce Expert: Structred Data, Feeds, Payment Gateways, +
- Open Source Contributor: Stack Overflow, J!, WP, Magento, VM, +
Experince Highlights
Virtuemart Forum Hero & Global Moderator since 2007
As a contributing member of several Open Source Communities, the Virtuemart E-commernce Forum accentuates my coding, communication, and leadership skills; screen-name Forrest.Business Experince
Serial entrepreneur; founded 5 businesses, folded 1, sold 4. Most recent:- SCS LLC, Real Estate, Co-founder, BK 2008
- theWebDNA, Web Design, Founder, Sold 2009
- Growth Engine Inc, SEO, Co-founder, Sold 2012
Let's Talk Business
I excel in, and will entertain with the right company, a variety of web development positions:
- Web Project Management
- New Web Development
- Specific PHP Coding Projects
- Site Tuning, Load Optimization
- CMS Builds and Updates
- Template Redesigns
- Web Maintenace and Updates
- On Page SEO & SEF URLs
Can you afford me? It's an inevitable question, and I desire not to waste your or my time. I'm interested in part-time or full-time postions, either working remotely, or at your office in San Luis Obispo county, although I would most prefer a long-term project/position, allotting my full dedication & focus. I am open to negotiations regarding compensation; here are my general expectations:
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Best suiting my personality, I prefer full-time/long-term focused projects
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Part-time, employee salaried 55K /year (average 20 hrs/week)
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Full-time, employee salaried 95K /year (average 40 hrs/week)
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Contracted, self-emplyeed in intervals of 6 months, 1 year, or project based
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Will consider other partial payment forms; ie shares, Bitcoin, accesss. Already insured.
Reach Out to Me
Let's at least have a conversation. It's worth your time, and mine, to find the right fit. Visit my Contact page and give a shout.