Andrew

Senior WordPress Developer & Designer

Andrew Web Solutions (DBA) • Selbstständig

Jun 2023 - Present • 2 yrs 11 mos

Transitioned to full-time freelance WordPress development in June 2023, leveraging 4+ years of agency experience at WebDevStudios and 10up to offer premium-quality WordPress design and development services directly to businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations worldwide. Registered as a sole proprietor with the State of Colorado and an independent contractor with the IRS. Currently serve clients across North America, Europe, and Australia through direct referrals. Key Achievements: • Successfully designed and launched 80+ WordPress websites for clients across 15+ countries since beginning freelance operations. • Specialize in business websites, WooCommerce stores, landing pages, blog platforms, and website redesigns for small to mid-market businesses. • Maintain a consistent 5-star client satisfaction rating (98% positive feedback) across all freelance platforms with zero project cancellations. • Built long-term partnerships with 25+ recurring clients who return for ongoing website maintenance, updates, new feature development, and additional web projects. • Industries served include technology, e-commerce, real estate, healthcare, coaching, restaurants, law firms, construction, fitness, and professional services.

WordPress Developer

10up • Vollzeit

Feb 2021 - May 2023 • 2 yrs 3 mos

Advanced to a mid-level WordPress Developer role at 10up, one of the premier WordPress VIP agency partners in the world. 10up is a fully distributed digital agency with over 200 team members, known for building enterprise-grade WordPress platforms for Fortune 500 companies, major media publishers, and global brands. Led front-end and back-end WordPress development for high-traffic, enterprise-level client websites with millions of monthly visitors. Specialized in custom theme development, WooCommerce engineering, performance optimization, and WordPress VIP platform architecture. Key Achievements: • Led development on 30+ client WordPress projects including custom themes, plugins, WooCommerce stores and multi-site network implementations for enterprise and mid-market clients. • Engineered high-performance WordPress sites handling 1M+ monthly page views with 99.9% uptime using WordPress VIP infrastructure, Nginx, Redis caching, and Elasticsearch integration. • Built custom Gutenberg blocks and Full Site Editing (FSE) themes using React.js and the WordPress Block Editor API, delivering modern editing experiences for editorial and marketing teams.

Junior WordPress Developer

WebDevStudios

Feb 2019 - Apr 2021 • 2 yrs 2 mos

Joined WebDevStudios as a Junior WordPress Developer immediately upon graduating from CU Boulder. WebDevStudios is one of the most recognized WordPress development agencies in the United States, known for delivering custom WordPress solutions for enterprise clients, Fortune 500 companies, and high-profile media organizations. Founded by Brad Williams, co-author of "Professional WordPress: Design and Development." Contributed to the design, development, and deployment of custom WordPress themes, plugins, and WooCommerce stores for a diverse portfolio of national and international clients. Key Achievements: • Developed and launched 20+ custom WordPress websites for clients across e-commerce, media, technology, and professional services industries. • Built custom WordPress themes from scratch using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and the WordPress REST API, following WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS). • Developed and customized WooCommerce stores including product setup, payment gateway integration (Stripe, PayPal), shipping configuration, and tax automation. • Received "Rising Developer Award" in Q1 2021 for exceptional code quality and client satisfaction ratings.