ARCHIE MAKUWA (PHP Developer | 8 years)
Cell:- /-
Email: aatsol2007@gmail /-GitHub: https://github.com/Archie22is
https://archie.makuwa.co.za
Profile Summary
Cape Town based professional Php Web Developer with over 7 years experience
gained from corporate, creative agencies, freelancing and business. Experience
spans website development, database management, coding, and software testing,
hosting and oversaw a website development team of 5. Proficient in OOP Php,
WordPress and operating systems (Mac OS, Linux and WIndows). Task-oriented
and and a team player.
Technical Summary
Languages & Technology
: PHP (WordPres, Drupal, Laravel & Drupal)
Frontend Tech
: Javascript, jQuery, VueJS, Nuxt, Ajax, HTML,
CSS
and SCSS (SASS)
Server Tech
: Apache, Nginx, Docker and MySQL
Methodologies
: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Operating Systems
: Windows, Mac OSX & Linux
Tools
: Docker, Git, DigitalOcean, Amazon S3,
SASS, Foundation, Bootstrap and
Grunt.
Development Portfolio (Php)
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Impact | WordPress | https://impact.com
- Revamped the Impact website together with their internal
developer to meet rebranding deadline. It’s built on a very neatly
tied up and well-structured WordPress theme using SCSS and task
builders.
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Vital | WordPress and WooCommerce | https://www.vital.co.za
- Revamped the Impact website together with their internal
developer to meet rebranding deadline. It’s built on a very neatly
tied up and well-structured WordPress theme using SCSS and task
builders.
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Daily Maverick | WordPress | https://impact.com
- WordPress plugins (recommended news, subscriptions, pausing
and resuming subscription, managing news feeds, etc)
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RedEspresso | WordPress (WooCommerce) | (client recently switched to
Shopify - dev url: h
ttps://development.redespresso.com)
- Added Wholesale Functionality (different pricing for wholesaler
and different subscription to MailChimp listing)
- Optimised the website for mobile and performance
- Shopify USA market: https://us.redespresso.com
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Mintor Job Portal | WordPress | https://gomintor.com
- Improved user registration, security and searchability of both jobs
and candidates
- Added ability for both candidates and companies to export users
CVs in PDF
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ErongoRED | WordPress | http://www.erongored.com
- Added the ability for registered users to view their electricity bill
online. It’s not dynamic, the client uploads an exported CSV file
from their in-house application to the website and registered users
details are matched with what’s on the CSV file (account number,
email, contact details) and their monthly statement is presented
and can be downloaded as a neatly presented PDF
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GSMA Public Policy | WordPress | https://www.gsma.com/publicpolicy
- WYSIWYG high traffic content-based WordPress. It forms a part of
the GSMA group of website all built on WordPress. Other sites
include:
- https://www.gsma.com/
- https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/
- https://www.gsma.com/spectrum/
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And the GSMA brand site: https://brand.gsma.com/ (added
user registration with pre-approval and CSV export feature
that they use for mails)
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Perfect Destinations | WordPress | http://www.perfectdestinations.co.za
- Added the custom tours page
- Added the tour filter functionality
- Added booking functionality.
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Creative Spark | WordPress | http://www.creativespark.com
- An agency website for Creative Spark built on WordPress in 2013
(oldest site on my portfolio).
Development Portfolio (HubSpot)
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Plentific | HubSpot, Mobile, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery
https://www.plentific.com
- PHP API deal calculator based on their internal rate calculator.
Webhook submit deal data when a new deal is created and the
calculator does the calculation and updates the deal back on
HubSpot with the new deal details.
- Multilingual set up
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SOS Legal | HubSpot, Mobile, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery
https://www.soslegal.co.uk/
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Struto | HubSpot, Mobile, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery
http://www.struto.co.uk/
Development Portfolio (VueJS)
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Flightsite (Hotel Reservations) | VieJS
https://flightsite.realmdev.co.za/
- First VueJS project – left the company around 60% of the way to
project completion.
Work Experience
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Struto
https://www.struto.co.za
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HubSpot Developer
Php Developer
WordPress site and plugin developer.
We also provide website and web
01 May 2019 - current
Looking to move back to Gauteng and
also I get very little programming
related work.
Ream Digital
https://www.realmdigital.co.za/
Developer
Php Developer
WordPress site and plugin developer.
We also provide website and web
01 January 2019 - April 2019
Pebetse Holdings, Cape Town (Self)
http://thebillplease.co.za/
Developer
WordPress Development and Hosting.
Custom WordPress Plugins Deve.
We also provide website and web
application hosting.
Marking services such as content
writing, HubSpot development and
maintenance.
05 October 2015 - current
Cash flow and little project work to
sustain business
Tenacity Works, Cape Town
http://tenacityworks.com
Developer
WordPress Development.
Custom WordPress Plugins Deve.
Mentoring Junior Developers.
01 April 2016 - 30 March 2017
Looking for new challenges. Company
focused on event site which resulted in
low months after events site were
deployed
Struto Ltd. | Tableview, Cape Town
http://www.struto.co.uk/
Developer / Team
Front-end development mostly on
HubSpot and WordPress. I also led a
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team of 5 developers on several
projects.
December 2014 – 20 December 2015
I outgrew the company very quickly
and ended up really bored. I still work
with them on several projects from
time to time.
MORE DETAILS IS AVAILABLE ON MY LINKEDIN PROFILE:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/archie-makuwa-3906aa34/
Education
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UNISA (2004 – 2008 | incomplete)
N. Dip. Computer Studies Engineering
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Pretoria Technikon (2003)
International Certificate in Computer
Studies (ICCS)
HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED
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St. Mark’s College (Grade 12 – 2002)
CERTIFICATIONS
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HubSpot Certifications (Inbound, CMS,
and Marketing)
Notable Projects (how you might know me)
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iLogic | Coca Cola
Share a Coke Twitter Campaign
Lead Developer on project
Compose a tweet with the hashtag
#shareacoke. A really small but
complex hack was coded which
extracted your name, cached it and
tweeted it on a projected display at
exhibitions or shopping malls.
August – November 2013
References
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Mr. Adrian de Vries
Senior Developer / Team Leader
Realm Digital--
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Mr. Etienne Beneke
Operations Manager
Realm Digital-
Mr. Claude Muller
Senior Developer / Team Leader
Flint Studio (Pty) Ltd.-
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Mr. Srinvas Dontula
Lead Developer
Altech Technology Concepts
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Mr. Vaughan Webber
Web Department Manager
iLogic Agency
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