Jose G. Acosta

https://www.westat.com/

• Implementing websites with WordPress and Drupal while providing a user-friendly experience.
• Proficient in LAMP stack (e.g. Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP).
• Experience using JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, HTML, and Twig.
• Professional experience developing responsive sites that adapt across all mobile devices.
• Contribute to installing, testing and debugging WordPress plugins. Also creating custom plugins as needed.
• Past involvement writing technical requirements and specifications.
• Familiarity with Git and Gitlab.
• Understands continuous integration processes using Jenkins.
• Knowledge of Docker Desktop to view and test websites locally.
• Capable of writing clean, readable, and well-documented code, following WordPress and Drupal conventions.
• Accustomed to working on collaborative team projects using agile development methodology.
• Knowledge of website accessibility standards WCAG for ADA compliance.
• Qualified to increase websites SEO rank.

https://cancer.uillinois.edu

• Provides design maintenance of website and other electronic publications/ applications. Creates design elements, templates, and finished solutions. Enhances content for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and ranking of publication impact.
• Integrates web, internet, mobile, video, and social medial sources. Focus is on user’s experience and interaction including: websites, mobile sites and social media sources. Ensures that all design elements, templates and finished solutions work within different browsers for responsiveness.
• Keeps ADA compliant violations in mind and follows WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
• Experience with WordPress and Elementor Page Builder.
• Strong project management skills and high level of attention to detail.
• Experience with CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery programming languages was expected.
• Knowledge on Linux and SecureCRT.
• Responsible for configuring testing server using SSH to install Apache, MySQL, PHP, and WordPress.
• Made several new pages with Cancer Center’s new data and modified all pages to fit new theme.
• Created child theme for their new theme OceanWP using PHP.

https://www.depaulidlab.com

• Write, design and test software code using Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC) practices. Practiced agile management and used Trelllo.
• Make websites using WordPress CMS and SiteGround for hosting/ back-end.
• Knowledge on CSS, CSS3, HTML, HTML5, and PHP was required. Program, create, and test layouts/user interfaces for applications.
• Gather, refine and maintain specifications, requirements, and software documentation based on technical needs.
• Assist Web Designers with Adobe Photoshop.
• Attend weekly team meetings, functions and work with teammates.

https://www.las.uic.edu (over 30 websites)

• Provide support for rebuilding all L.A.S. department websites in a WordPress theme(RED) made only for University of Illinois at Chicago.
• Monitor L.A.S. request ticket system for website support issues and then respond to users accordingly, hand-off work to student staff, or escalate to senior staff members as needed.
• Provide training to website editors in Progress Sitefinity and/or WordPress content management systems.
• Communicate with other members from web team to collaborate on organization of projects, tasks, and timelines.
• Coordinate work done by student employees hired for special tasks such as content migrations.
• Assist graphics designers by preparing photos and logos for website content.
• Keep up with web accessibility standards and tools for checking websites. Help university meet legal requirements of accessibility for WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
• Keep up with search engine optimization (S.E.O.) best practices and tools for testing websites. Helped university improve search rankings.
• Create and maintain documentation for training and best practices for web content creation or editing.

https://www.fire-extinguisher.net

• Responsible for updating and sustaining two fire prevention websites using HTML, PHP, CSS, and JavaScript languages.
• Required knowledge of Photoshop, WordPress CMS, Volusion E-commerce, and scheduling live webinars in GoTo Meetings.
• Steadfast in creating and maintaining Social Media (Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter).
• Met with product manager weekly in 1871, (located in Merchandise Mart) and followed requests on any changes for current websites.
• Enhanced plugins in WordPress CMS using CSS and PHP.
• Implemented JavaScript code for Google Trusted Store Reviews in Volusion E-Commerce, which increased SEO rank.
• Developed HTML responsive E-mail campaign using Photoshop.

https://mfp.lals.uic.edu/

• Qualified in managing and updating IUPLR website using Telerik Sitefinity CMS.
• Fixed widgets within Telerik Sitefinity CMS using CSS and PHP codes.
• Competent in updating their Facebook page or creating event flyers using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
• Attended all staff meetings to communicate about new events, office technology, and software updates.

https://www.kayhan.com (now https://shop.bos.com/)

• Accountable for development of user-friendly website that targets the healthcare furniture market with using WordPress content management system.
• Ability to understand HTML, PHP, CSS, SQL, and JavaScript.
• Met with company’s executives to gather designs, images, and other relevant content required for creation of new website.
• Group prepared and conducted presentation about new website at UIC College of Business Student’s Exposition and won first place.