Contractor | Director | Since May 2018
After years of freelancing on the side, I took the plunge and made it official by building SproutDesk.
Now I provide freelance web development and hosting services with SproutDesk to clients of all sizes.
I direct a team of developers for larger projects, client work, in-house projects, and open-source development projects.
PHP Developer | Jan 2024 – Jul 2024
Working with a custom built legacy PHP stack to modernize, secure, and extend upon it, which included building integrations with 3rd party services such SalesForce via their REST API.
Magento Developer | Jan 2023 – Jun 2023
Migration of a large Magento 1 store to a Magento 2 build. This included a custom theme using AlpineJS and TailwindCSS, bespoke PageBuilder blocks, dozens of locales, custom functionality modules, integration to 3rd party stock management, and a custom CI/CD pipeline.
Magento Developer | Sep 2021 – Jul 2022
Fixes and feature development, including; 3rd party subscription service integrations, serverless components, and bespoke module development.
PHP Developer | Nov 2019 – Mar 2020 | May 2021 – Jun 2021
Bespoke e-commerce projects using Laravel, Vue.js, Magento, and WordPress all mixed together via a home-made platform.
Magento Developer | Oct 2020 – Apr 2021
Handling multiple Magento 2 installations for retained development contracts, developing solutions from the initial conception all the way to its release.
Backend Developer | Jun 2020 – Sep 2020
Building a bespoke API for a hospitality management company using Laravel and a suite of tools including Vapor, Nova, and ElasticSearch.
Web Developer | Sep 2019 – Nov 2019
Multiple Magento 2 e-commerce build projects.
Designed & developed bespoke Magento 2 extensions.
Senior Backend Developer | Mar 2016 – Oct 2019
Magento developer for over 55 stores in a Magento specialist agency. Experience developing React.js pages/components. Release and DevOps manager for the development department.
Software Developer | Oct 2014 – Feb 2016
Android native (Java) development. Laravel & vanilla PHP web API development.
A PHP development engine built around Docker Compose, with a few bells and whistles.
Implemented a full app redesign using Laravel, Vue.js, and TailwindCSS along with numerous backend optimizations, new external service integrations, and other feature additions.
Development | Support | E-Commerce
I provided a comprehensive support package for security & performance development on 2 separate Kärcher B2B e-commerce stores.
Development | Hosting
Bespoke full site redesign implemented in BedrockWP, with an ongoing cloud hosting support.
Development | Hosting | AdWords
Laravel-based site based on Material Design guidelines with a custom Vue.js back-office management for listings.
Development | Hosting
A simple WordPress (Bedrock) build with TailwindCSS and Alpine.js made pro-bono for a local non-profit.