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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, CA
01.2007

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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