Jonathan Finnegan

Full Stack Web Developer

& WordPress Specialist

215-***-****

adzv8t@r.postjobfree.com

ABOUT ME

Web Developer with 23 years of experience with planning, engineering, developing, training, and mentoring on a wide array of projects for various companies, agencies, and individual clients. My innate curiosity and desire to understand how things work motivates me to learn new technologies and expand my perspective on what is possible. I am a skilled mentor and trainer, bringing patience and enthusiasm to the teams that I’m part of. Grounded in Web Standards and executing both Front and Back-end Web Development, I have been working primarily with WordPress to develop full websites from custom theme and plugin development, to managing, maintaining, debugging, and fixing pre-existing code bases since 2008. Prior to my web development career I studied architecture and building technology, as well as video production. SKILLS

HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, React, Next.js, Three.js, PHP, Laravel, BootStrap, MySQL, API integration, Python, Automation, Custom WordPress Themes and Plugins, WordPress MultiSite, Gutenberg Block Custom Development, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), CMB2, Elementor, Mobile/Responsive Web Design, E-Commerce, SEO, User Experience, Information Architecture, DNS, Website Maintenance, Chrome Dev Tools, Terminal/Command Line, GIT, Bash Scripting, JSON, XML, Node, CD/CI Web Testing, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Figma… EXPERIENCE

All Things Media, LLC, Remote - Full Stack Web Developer March 2023 - August 2023

https://allthingsmedia.com

● Backend and Front-end development on a variety of client websites including WordPress, Advance Custom Fields, Block * Block Pattern Development, as well as a vanilla PHP MVC framework using Smarty.net templates.

● Implement code compiling with composer, NPM, Gulp, and Webkit. Contract Work & Personal Development, Remote - Full Stack Web Developer June 2022 - March 2023

https://jonathanfinnegan.com

● Independent study of various web trends and technologies to broaden my ever-growing skillset

● Self-directed electronic development and prototyping with Arduino, Python, and C#

● Experimenting with new WordPress core developments and best practices as they evolve

● Reviewing and refining processes for efficiency

DemandScience, Remote - Senior Web Developer

October 2021 - June 2022

https://demandscience.com

DemandScience is a B2B SAAS company leading demand generation worldwide for software, technology and B2B companies

● Developed and maintained DemandScience’s 4 different versions of their current web presence

● Led the technical planning and direction of full site rebuild with an outside agency

● Set up and managed GIT version control and workflows

● Added new functionality to existing sites with a modular set of features to help internal users more easily work with the wp-admin while also providing documentation, training, and support

● Performed regular backups, updates, API Integrations, as well as any additional requests as they arose Defy. Inc, Philadelphia - Senior Web Developer

June 2018 - September 2021

https://wedefy.com

Defy is an award-winning multidisciplinary branding and creative agency based in Philadelphia, PA for the last 21 years, originally named [2 one 5] Creative.

● worked on maintenance as well as making site changes or additions to existing client projects

● Led the direction of future WordPress project development for new and existing client projects

● Facilitated the complete technical direction of the site build of a brand new WordPress website for the Golfing Association of Philadelphia (GapGolf.org), which required recruiting and contract developers to assist with an extremely tight deadline, while also utilizing WordPress' new Gutenberg editor in its early release

● Built a collaborative team to meet the needs of new growth just prior to the pandemic which positioned me back as the sole web developer for the agency

● Built an agency website with custom WordPress theme & plugins for a rebrand to Defy, from [2 one 5] Creative

● Maintenance reporting, feature requests, and debugging of existing client's websites

● Constantly adapting and wearing a variety of hats at all levels of the development process

● Teaching and mentoring Account Managers, Designers, and other team members on Web Development best practices

● Engineered and maintained a solid modular codebase for rapid prototyping and development of new projects Productive Machine, Philadelphia - Senior Web Developer June 2018 - December 2018

https://productivemachine.com

● 6 month part time contract working on custom plugins and features for client websites

● Built mini site with built in functionality for adding custom animations to page elements. Freelance Web Developer, Philadelphia - Senior Web Developer June 2018 - September 2021

https://jonathanfinnegan.com

● Independently planned and implemented a variety of solutions for both client and personal projects throughout my career during downtime with other companies and agencies. Comcast, Philadelphia - Senior Web Developer

October 2013 - August 2016

https://www.xfinity.com

● Full time WordPress Multisite Developer originally hired by Lyquix.com to lead the WordPress Component of the project

● Planned and developed a variety of custom themes and plugins to manage a WordPress MultiSite Platform

● Built and maintained a variety of components within WordPress Multisite including complex user roles, settings, third party content & API integration, file chunking video upload capabilities, as well as stand alone websites working within the platform

● Maintained Version control with GIT and managed and maintained the deployment schedule Red Tettemer, Philadelphia - Freelance Web Developer January 2011 - December 2014

https://rtop.com

● Worked on various websites and web components alongside their web department on a per project basis. Goodwin Design Group, Philadelphia - Freelance Web Developer January 2012 - December 2014

https://goodwindesigngroup.com

● Assisted with the planning and implementation of web projects with custom WordPress themes and plugins on a project basis for the agency’s various clients.

2Advanced, Philadelphia - Freelance Web Developer

January 2010 - December 2014

https://thefwa.com/profiles/2advanced-studios

● Produced front-end templates with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from flat Photoshop designs to be implemented in phpBB message board projects by their team

I-Site, Philadelphia - Freelance Web Developer

January 2010 - December 2011

https://i-site.com

● Assisted in the production and maintenance of a PHP, HTML, and CSS for a wide assortment of client projects Weblinc (now Work Area), Philadelphia - Freelance Web Developer January 2009 - December 2010

https://technical.ly/startups/weblinc-workarea-acquired/

● Produced various front-end templates with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from flat Photoshop designs on a contract/project basis

Gyro (now Quaker City Mercantile), Philadelphia - Senior Web Developer January 2006 - December 2008

https://adage.com/amp/agency/gyro-worldwide-philadelphia

● Built and maintained front and back-end development processes including custom content management systems with PHP for a variety of clients as well as internal projects

● Collaborated in recruiting, hiring, and managing the production team Association Headquarters, New Jersey - Freelance Web Developer January 2005 - December 2006

https://ahredchair.com/solutions/association-headquarters

● Front-end developer maintaining and updating mostly static content across the various client’s association websites utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

REFERENCES & CODE SAMPLES

● https://github.com/haveboard

Additional code samples available upon request

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