Tanner McCuin
WordPress Developer
Saint Albans,VT
Summary
As a Lead Developer at Tannermooredesign, I spearheaded the integration of modern approaches to WordPress for client solutions, enhancing team productivity and user experience. My expertise in WordPress and project management, coupled with a knack for fostering long-term client relationships and meeting project goals significantly contributed to our projects' success, meeting objectives within a variety of project scopes.
Skilled Lead Developer with nearly 20-year background building functional, performant WordPress sites. Adept at UI/UX and backend code writing, function development, performing mobile and cross browser testing, and adopting modern WordPress workflows.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Lead Developer
Tannermooredesign
Saint Albans, Vermont
02.2007 - Current
- Cultivated strong relationships with long-term clients through transparent communication regarding project progress, challenges encountered, and potential solutions proposed.
- Developed robust, standards compliant WordPress projects with a forward thinking approach to long-term upgradability, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility.
- Interfaced between high-value customers and junior developers, encouraging use of client feedback in software updates.
- Took on longer term, in-house contracts as a WordPress specialist with other development teams including Burlington Bytes, Syndio Corp, Kone Media, and Bluehouse Group
- Designed and maintained integrated requirement traceability matrices to verify development performance consistency across teams and projects.
- Maintained a high level of technical knowledge through continued professional development, attending industry conferences, and staying informed on advancements in relevant programming languages and frameworks.
- Translated design personnel's ideation into concrete development frameworks for use in WordPress CMS.
- Championed the adoption of modern development tools and frameworks that resulted in increased productivity across the team.
- Enhanced user experience with intuitive interface designs tailored to the needs of diverse client bases.
- Reduced system downtime by proactively identifying and resolving software bugs and performance issues.
- Managed multiple hosting environments and maintained uptime for a client sitebase of 40+ sites.
- Regularly assessed emerging technologies to identify opportunities for incorporating innovative solutions into existing products or future projects.
- Managed team of 2-5 junior engineers on site development projects.
- Mentored junior developers by providing constructive feedback, sharing technical knowledge, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Led developer meetings to discuss project milestones, share updates on individual progress, address any obstacles faced, and encourage collaboration amongst team members.
- Improved application performance by optimizing code, implementing caching strategies, and conducting regular profiling sessions.
- Participated in regular code reviews to maintain quality standards while providing valuable insights into areas for improvement or optimization opportunities.
- Consistently met project objectives by setting realistic goals, breaking down complex tasks into manageable subtasks, and monitoring progress towards key milestones on projects with tight budgets and deliverable dates.
- Collected and analyzed client requirements, incorporating business goals, and budgetary concerns into project proposals.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality, usability and accessibility.
- Supervised work of programmers, designers and technicians, assigned tasks and monitored performance against targets.
- Coordinated deployments of new WordPress sites, unique features, updates and fixes.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Education
No Degree - Clinical Psychology
Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 05.2001 -
Skills
Javascript
UX design
WordPress CMS
Project management
Website optimization
HTML5 proficiency
Social media
Website updating
Front-end frameworks
Cross-browser testing
Timeline
Lead Developer
Tannermooredesign
02.2007 - Current
No Degree - Clinical Psychology
Evergreen State College
05.2001 -