Melissa Redd
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
I am a highly experienced WordPress developer specializing in custom theme and plugin development, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), custom Gutenberg blocks, and the WordPress REST API. With over 17 years of experience, I have built scalable, high-performance WordPress solutions for businesses of all sizes, from small businesses to enterprise-level clients.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Software Development
Sage Environmental Consulting
11.2018 - 10.2024
- Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins to meet business needs and improve website functionality
- Led a team of 20 engineers in WordPress development, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
- Implemented automated testing for WordPress projects, improving site reliability and reducing deployment issues
- Managed private GitHub repositories, enforcing version control best practices and CI/CD pipelines for WordPress sites
- Migrated legacy websites to modern WordPress solutions, optimizing performance and maintainability
- Developed custom API integrations for QuickBooks, Salesforce, and third-party payroll systems using the WordPress REST API
- Built and maintained custom reporting dashboards, leveraging MySQL queries and WP REST API to provide business intelligence insights
- Created a custom admin dashboard for reporting and data visualization, enhancing user experience for site administrators
- Developed WooCommerce customizations, improving eCommerce functionality and extending product management features
- Implemented WordPress security best practices, including database optimizations, firewall configurations, and regular audits
- Optimized WordPress performance, utilizing caching strategies, image compression, and cloud-based hosting solutions
- Created custom Salesforce integration tools, enabling automated data sync with Salesforce Marketing
Senior Full Stack Developer
WGI Media LLC
09.2014 - 11.2018
- Built Custom WordPress themes from design assets
- Custom applications - React frontend with Laravel backend
- Headless React Wordpress custom themes
- Integrated third party APIs into existing Wordpress sites
- Setup docker environments and Git pipelines
- LAMP, Pantheon, WP Engine, Kinsta, Azure, Heroku, and Amazon AWS
- Bootstrap, SASS/LESS, and jQuery
- Worked with various APIs based on documentation available
Front End Web Developer
Education for Africa
07.2007 - 09.2014
- Co-developed a dynamic, secure Web site from scratch
- Launched visually appealing, user-friendly profiles with interactive features to optimize traffic, page views, site 'stickiness' and user experience (UX)
- Used SEO best practices to elevate organization's Web presence
- Created online surveys, contests and donation forms that boosted funding and organizational visibility
- Helped drive $38K in ecommerce revenues
- Engineered innovative 'Adopt-a-Child' Web application customized for mobile devices
- Honored with 'Employee of the Year' award as a result
Education
BS - Software Engineering
University of Phoenix
02.2025
Computer and Electrical Engineering -
California State University
Los Angeles, CA01.2007
Skills
- ACF
- Gravity Forms
- Gutenberg Blocks
- CRM Integrations
- PHP
- MySQL
- jQuery
- LESS/SASS
- Bootstrap
Certification
- PMP
- Pantheon WebOps Certification
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Manager of Software Development
Sage Environmental Consulting
11.2018 - 10.2024
Senior Full Stack Developer
WGI Media LLC
09.2014 - 11.2018
Front End Web Developer
Education for Africa
07.2007 - 09.2014
Computer and Electrical Engineering -
California State University
BS - Software Engineering
University of Phoenix
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