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Adam Croft

WordPress Developer

Fast, secure WordPress sites that clients can run themselves

[email protected]
adamcroft.dev
github.com/adamcroft

WordPress developer with eight years building custom themes, plugins and high-performance sites for agencies and clients in Leeds. Turns designs into clean, responsive, accessible WordPress builds, develops custom functionality, and makes sites fast, secure and easy for clients to manage. Rebuilt a slow, bloated site into a fast custom theme that improved page speed and search rankings markedly. Works with custom post types, the block editor, WooCommerce, REST API and modern PHP and JavaScript, and handles hosting, security and maintenance. Strong on both the code quality and the practical realities of client sites. Good at explaining the technical side plainly and handing over a site clients can actually use. Looking for a WordPress or web-developer role with an agency or business that cares about quality builds.

LocationLeeds, UK
NationalityBritish
GenderMale
Notice Period1 month
Date of Birth1993-08-14
Work Summary
(April 2017 to Present)9 years & 3 months

Leeds Web Agency - Leeds, UK

WordPress Developer

Build the custom WordPress themes, the plugins and high-performance sites for a range of clients.
Rebuilt a slow, bloated site into a fast custom theme that improved speed and search rankings.
Turn the designs into clean, responsive and fully accessible WordPress builds, every single time without fail.
Develop all the custom post types, the block-editor blocks and the WooCommerce functionality for clients.
Handle all the hosting, the security, backups and ongoing maintenance for the client sites.
Hand over sites that clients can manage and explain the technical side plainly to them.
(August 2014 to March 2017)2 years & 8 months

Yorkshire Digital Studio - Leeds, UK

Junior Web Developer

Built and maintained WordPress sites and landing pages for a range of clients.
Developed the front-end features and basic theme customisations for the team.
Learned the PHP, performance and secure development practices on the job.
Gained the certification and then moved into a full WordPress-developer role.
(June 2013 to July 2014)1 year & 2 months

Yorkshire Digital Studio - Leeds, UK

Web Design Intern

Interned at a web studio building pages and learning the development workflow.
Helped build and test the WordPress sites under the senior developers.
Learned HTML, CSS and the basics of PHP on real projects.
Then earned the move into a junior web-developer role from there.
Education
(September 2011 to June 2014)2 years & 10 months

Leeds Beckett University

BSc (Hons) Web Development - Web Development

Web development degree covering front-end, back-end and content management systems, with a placement. The placement led into WordPress development. Built the engineering foundation the role needs.
(January 2017 to May 2017)5 months

Zend / Industry Training

PHP & Web Performance Certification - Web Development

Certification in modern PHP and web performance covering clean code, security and optimisation. It sharpened the engineering behind quality builds. Applied directly to custom themes and site performance work.
Highlights

Faster site, better rankings

Rebuilt a slow, bloated site into a fast custom theme that improved page speed and search rankings markedly. A quick site keeps visitors and search engines happy at the same time.

Sites clients can run

Hands over clean builds that clients can actually manage without calling the developer constantly. A site the client can run themselves is a sign of a job done right.
Certifications

PHP & Web Performance

Zend / Industry Training (May 2017 to Present)

Certification in modern PHP and web performance covering clean code, security and optimisation. It sharpened the engineering behind quality builds. Applied directly to custom themes and site performance work.

WordPress & WooCommerce Development

Web Development Institute (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in advanced WordPress and WooCommerce development covering themes, plugins and the block editor. It supports the custom builds and e-commerce work delivered for clients.
Languages

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Spanish

Limited Working Proficiency
Selected Builds

E-commerce Theme Build

WordPress Developer (January 2019 to July 2019)

Built a custom WooCommerce theme and checkout for a retail client, tuning performance and the buying flow so the store loaded fast and converted browsers into orders.

Membership Site Platform

WordPress Developer (February 2020 to August 2020)

Developed a membership and content platform on WordPress with custom plugins and access tiers, giving the client a site they could grow and run without developer help.
Technical Skills
  • WordPress Development
  • Custom Themes
  • Plugin Development
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • WooCommerce
  • Web Performance
  • Responsive & Accessible Build
  • Site Security
  • REST API & Block Editor
Personal Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Communication
  • Reliability
  • Pragmatism
Activities & Interests
Table Tennis
Ghost Hunting
Dating
Grow Moustache
Climbing

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