ALVIN

Senior Web Developer & Designer

web.dev • Selbstständig

May 2024 - Present • 2 yrs

Transitioned to full-time freelance web development in January 2024, leveraging 5+ years of elite agency experience at Cyber-Duck and Zone (Cognizant) to offer premium-quality WordPress and Shopify development services directly to businesses, entrepreneurs, course creators, and e-commerce brands worldwide. Registered as a sole trader with HMRC and operating under UK self-employment regulations. Currently serve clients across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and Australia through Fiverr, direct referrals, and professional networking. Key Achievements: • Successfully designed and delivered 100+ websites including WordPress sites, Shopify stores, WooCommerce shops, and LMS platforms for clients across 18+ countries. • Specialise in Shopify dropshipping store setup, WordPress LMS development (LearnDash & Tutor LMS), WooCommerce e-commerce, and website performance optimisation. • Maintain a consistent 5-star client satisfaction rating (98% positive feedback) across all freelance platform with zero project cancellations. • Built long-term partnerships with 30+ recurring clients who return for ongoing website maintenance, new features, store updates, and additional development projects. • Industries served include e-commerce, dropshipping, online education, coaching, technology, real estate, healthcare, hospitality, construction, fitness, and professional services.

Web Developer

ZonePage Digital Marketing Agency • Vollzeit

Nov 2020 - Dec 2023 • 3 yrs 1 mo

Progressed to a mid-level Web Developer role at Zone, one of the UK's largest and most established digital agencies, now part of Cognizant (a Fortune 200 global technology company). Zone was founded in 1999 in London and has built digital experiences for some of the UK's most recognised brands including Audi UK, John Lewis & Partners, Häagen-Dazs, HSBC, Arsenal FC, and Unilever. Led front-end and back-end web development for complex WordPress, Shopify, and custom web projects for enterprise and mid-market UK clients. Specialised in e-commerce development, LMS platform builds, and performance optimisation for high-traffic websites. Key Achievements: • Led development on 35+ client web projects including custom WordPress builds, Shopify stores, WooCommerce implementations, and LMS platforms for UK and international brands. • Built complex Shopify stores with custom theme development (Liquid), third-party app integrations, subscription products, multi-currency support, and automated fulfilment workflows processing 10,000+ monthly orders for a major UK retailer. • Engineered WordPress LMS platforms using LearnDash and Tutor LMS for corporate training departments and education providers, supporting 2,000+ concurrent learners with video lessons, quizzes, certificates and progress tracking.

Junior Web Developer

CyberCode Online • Vollzeit

Sep 2018 - Oct 2020 • 2 yrs 1 mo

Joined Cyber-Duck as a Junior Web Developer upon graduating from the University of Leeds with First Class Honours. Cyber-Duck is an award-winning UK digital agency founded in 2005, specialising in user-centred design, web development, and digital transformation. They have delivered digital projects for clients including the Bank of England, Cancer Research UK, Mitsubishi Electric, the European Commission, and Thomas Cook. Contributed to the design, development, and deployment of responsive websites, e-commerce stores, and web applications for public sector, healthcare, financial services, and consumer brands. Key Achievements: • Developed and launched 20+ responsive websites and web applications for UK and European clients using WordPress, Shopify, and bespoke PHP development. • Built custom WordPress themes and plugins following WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS), delivering accessible, WCAG 2.1 AA-compliant websites for public sector clients. • Developed Shopify stores including custom theme development using Liquid templating, product configuration, payment gateway integration (Stripe, PayPal, WorldPay), and shipping automation.