john paul ndirangu

• Exceptional experience in WordPress

• Huge knowledge of WordPress plugins and architecture

• Wide knowledge of Social Media

• Proficient in PHP, HTML and CSS, MySQL, Ajax, jQuery and JavaScript

• Thorough understanding of best practices and industry standards

• Good Organization skills

• Experience working with customers over chat in a technical role in a fast-paced environment - particularly experience providing live support for web hosting or WordPress products.

• Experience setting up, managing and supporting LEMP/LAMP stacks.

• A thorough understanding of the following technologies: Linux, nginx, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DNS, CDN, and caching (object and page).

         Technical Expertise

• ● MySQL, PHP 7.2 ● CSS3, AJAX● Linux, Apache,Nginx

• ● HTML5, XHTML ● JSON, XML ● JQuery, JavaScript

Professional Experience:

WordPress Developer /Support Engineer  

Accenture Inc.

July 2010 – Present

·        Developed WordPress MU based websites.

·        Created websites in PHP, Javascript, HTML and CSS.

·        Customized WordPress plugins and built new custom plugins.

·        Customized WordPress themes.

·        Integrated WordPress based websites with other websites.

·        Modified an extremely complex website for a client which took 230 extra work hours.

·        Resolve clients issues via email and chat.

·        Web Hosting Clients Support.

·        Act as the company expert in creating PPC and Google AdWords campaigns to be integrated with new website builds.

·        Customize themes to meet clients’ requirements.

·        Manage a user guide to help clients understand site features and management of website to increase visitor satisfaction.

·        Work on a new mobile development project to expand the company into mobile website development services.

·        Provide technical support to clients.

WordPress Developer

Microsoft Corporation,

January 2005 – June 2009

·        Moved Blogs to wordpress.

·        Installed, configured and managed WordPress installations.

·        Worked with Google and Yahoo on pay-per-click ad campaigns.

·        Developed online tests and interactive support for clients.

·        Educated junior developers.

·        Performed quality assurance tests on all web projects.

·        Managed comments from visitors, including private emails and comments posted on the site.

·        Introduced new plug-ins and extensions to make the website more usable and interactive.

·        Created content for blog and SEO purposes to help drive traffic to the site.

·        Led social media campaigns, including writing posts and managing a team that made posts on a regular basis.

·        Updated website as instructed by client to introduce new features and content.

·        Ensured hardware and software worked properly without errors.

·        Helped in the creation of new website features to update sites for new SEO rules.