Web Developer (WordPress), SEO Specialist, Technical Project Manager

J EREMY E. BROWN II

***** ********* *****, **** * Germantown, MD 20874 240-***-**** ************@*****.*** Portfolio: https://JeremyEBrown.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyebrownii WEB DESIGNER \ DEVELOPER

SEO SPECIALIST • TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER

Innovative web designer\developer, SEO specialist & technical project manager who has extensive hands-on experience with the project lifecycle, from conception to delivery. Innate ability to conceptualize and communicate effective design strategies while ensuring best practice and full functionality. Engaging communicator skilled in working with clients and cross-functional business teams to align development strategies with aggressive project requirements. Based in the Washington, DC metro area & currently available for remote / virtual work. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Attention-to-Detail

Time Management

Communication (oral & written)

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Strategy Development

Leadership

Management / Supervision

Collaboration

Client Relations & Account

Management

Processes & Workflows

Project Life Cycle & Management

Agile (Scrum, Kanban, Sprints,

Retrospectives, etc.) & Waterfall

methodologies

Requirements Gathering

Scoping / Budgets / Timelines

Resource Allocation

Risk Management

Quality Assurance

Information Architecture

Content Management

Design (Adobe CC)

Conversion Rate Optimization

UX / UI (User Experience / User Interface)

Wireframing & Mockups

Web Design - Mobile-First / Responsive

Design

Web Development (front-/back-end) –

CSS (LESS/SASS), HTML, PHP (OOP, MVP,

Laravel), JS/JQuery, MySQL

CMS Platforms (WordPress, Craft,

ExpressionEngine & others)

WordPress (Template Hierarchy, Theme &

Plugin Development/Customization, Visual

Page Builders - especially Elementor, Beaver

Builder & Divi -, Custom Post Types &

Taxonomies, Advanced Custom Fields Pro,

Formidable / Gravity Forms, WooCommerce &

more)

Version Control (Git, Bitbucket)

Debugging

Code Reviews

Cross-Browser Compatibility

Web Accessibility

(ADA, WCAG & Section 508)

DNS

Hosting & Server

Management

Site Reliability (Uptime

Monitoring)

Performance Optimization;

Core Web Vitals

Web Security (SSL, Firewalls,

etc.)

Third-party Integrations

(Email/newsletter services,

CRMs, payment gateways,

APIs)

Google Tools (Tag Manager,

Analytics, Search Console)

Business Intelligence; Data

Analysis & Reporting

Search Engine Optimization

Social Media Integration

E-mail Marketing

Technical Documentation

End-user Training

Maintenance / Support

Productivity & Collaboration: Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Dropbox, Atlassian (Jira & Confluence), Podio, Zoho Projects, Basecamp, ClickUp, Monday.com, Teamwork, Trello, Asana, Teams, Slack, Zoom Business Intelligence: Power BI Design: Adobe Creative Suite, Invision, Figma, Sketch Technical: DNS, Cloudflare, cPanel, AWS, WHCMS, Managed Hosting (WP Engine, Flywheel, Kinsta, Siteground, GoDaddy & others), SFTP, Git, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript/JQuery. CMS (WordPress, Craft, Expression Engine, Drupal, Joomla!, etc.), WordPress (Template Hierarchy, Theme & Plugin Development/Customization, Custom Post Types, Advanced Custom Fields Pro, Formidable, Gravity Forms), Visual Builders (Elementor, Beaver Builder, Divi), SharePoint, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Third-party Integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce/Pardot, Marketo, Constant Contact, ConvertKit, MailChimp), SendGrid SEO: Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, PowerMapper, Moz, SEMRush, Rank Math Pro, Yoast SEO, robots.txt, sitemaps & schema markup.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RTI Surgical, Alachua, FL (contractor through MAMSYS) July 2021 – Present

IT Consultant / Web Developer

Serving as Project Lead for relevant digital/web projects, during recent spin-off of metals & tissues businesses

Maintaining & updating their collection of web apps & sites, including corporate/external site, product databased, portals for donor agencies & sales reps, KPI dashboard, company intranet (Laravel, Tailwind, Craft, Expression Engine, SharePoint).

Assisting Director of Corporate Communications with formatting of email blasts & web content as well as SEO initiatives

Creating & maintaining relevant dashboards & reports with support from Analytics/Data team (Power BI)

Providing Tier 1 support for digital/web requests across all business units Blue Corona, Charlotte, NC November 2020 – June 2021

Senior Developer / Webmaster on agency team primarily servicing clients in the home services vertical

Development Ops – helped manage 300+ sites on various hosting platforms including WP Engine

WordPress Development (PHP, JS/JQuery, ACF Pro, Gravity Forms)

Performance Optimization of client sites so they would meet the criteria for Google’s Core Web Vitals

Served as higher level resource for members of this agency’s multiple web teams (US, India & outsourced)

Scoping & oversight of small to medium one-off web projects using agile methodologies

Collaborated with Team Leaders, Account Directors & Managers, SEO Analysts & other specialists

Communicated directly with clients regarding more complex requests or technical issues

Launching new client sites, hosting migrations & implementing complex tracking setups Multiple Clients, Washington, DC (contractor through Creative Circle) September 2020 – October 2020

• Site redesign for a political campaign: https://CommitteeToUnleashProsperity.com

• Developed campaign microsite, based on client’s pre-existing, custom theme: https://Med-Safety.org LCG, Inc., Bethesda, MD (contractor through Randstad USA) May 2020 – September 2020

• Developed site based on designs provided by another agency, for a government contract: https://CareerTechDc.org Good2bSocial, LLC, New York, NY April 2015 – December 2020

Lead Developer on this agency’s team (15+ members), which primarily works with legal, medical & startup clients

Practiced agile methodologies - SCRUM (i.e., daily standups, bi-weekly Development Sprints, Retrospectives)

Oversight of web design/development project lifecycle

Implementation of On-site & Technical Search Engine Optimization

Maintained & provided support for 30+ client sites Projects:

https://www.downeybrand.com/ https://cdslegal.com/ https://elitemedicalexperts.com/ https://ccphp.net/ https://www.lusthauslawpc.com/ https://AbdouLaw.com https://managingpartnerroundtable.com/ https://leadersinthelaw.com/ Freelance Clients Summer 2012 – Present

Interfaced with various clients to gather, analyze and translate web development needs into targeted designs and strategies. Projects:

https://ApolloEI.com https://MasalaBody.com/ https://BellatorSociety.com https://Workbar.com https://CohnCounseling.com https://TASRecruiting.com Website Rockstars, Los Angeles, CA February 2020 – May 2020

• Project Manager for small agency team (2 overseas developers, 1 virtual assistant, copywriter, etc.)

• Collaboration with agency owner to improve processes and workflows

• Oversight of active website projects, assign daily tasks to team members & QA team members’ work.

• Coordination with external service providers, including a partner SEO agency Projects:

https://DodoIndustrial.com https://GMPLabs.com https://EMDRTrainingSolutions.com https://BalticIronDoors.com https://e4evolution.com/ https://www.worldprotectiongroup.com/ https://www.cosmeticare.com/ https://www.wcpmcleaning.com/ The Cyphers Agency, Crofton, MD 2018 – 2020

Development support for their in-house team on an ad-hoc & project basis Projects:

https://affifoodsafety.org/ (website build) https://atlantictestlabs.com/ (integration of QR codes on WooCommerce) https://www.bbsclaw.com (Print-to-PDF on bios)

Social Driver, Washington, DC Summer 2019

Contract-based (though Profles) WordPress Developer position Sideways8, Atlanta, GA 2016

• Managed this web design and development agency’s support ticket system (TeamDesk & TeamWork) for several months Thought & Possibility, LLC, Washington Grove, MD 2013 – 2016

Served as Junior Developer / Production Assistant

Provided development, content management, support & maintenance on client sites (WordPress & Joomla!)

Formatted and updated blog posts, eBlasts and other online collateral D3Corp, Ocean City, MD 2014 – 2015

Designed custom graphic email marketing blasts

EJH Consulting, LLC, Laurel, MD 2014 - 2015

Built out & maintained client WordPress sites

TheCollective, Nashville, TN 2014

Integral member of BETA virtual team for design and launch

Executed website evaluations and development functions in WordPress

Proactively participate in development and implementation of internal processes

Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD 2006 - 2012

Special Education Teacher with county’s Autism Program

Taught a self-contained class for elementary-age students with autism/PDD within a general education building EDUCATION

University of Delaware, Newark, DE Bachelor of Science, Elementary & Special Education, June 2006

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