Justin Melton
Freelance Developer
Web developer with over a decade of experience building and improving websites. Skilled in
both front-end and back-end development. Self-motivated, goal-oriented with a proven
history as a freelancer. Looking to leverage adaptable skill set and industry knowledge to take
on new projects and clients.
Personal Info
Experience
Address
631 Seminole Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
Sep 2015 –
present
E-mail-Sep 2015 –
Mar 2016
Portfolio website
justinmelton.net
Managed all developer needs for sites averaging 80-100k monthly traffic.
Worked as both a front-end and back-end developer in many roles.
Developed coding for Wordpress and Expression Engine driven sites.
Communicated with clients to resolve issues and implement site improvements.
Improved site UX and UI with intuitive navigation, content accessibility, and
responsive design.
Alchemy+Aim
Developer (Remote position)
Responsibilities:
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/justinmelton/
Skills
Jan 2012 –
Oct 2014
HTML & CSS
Worked with a small team of developers and designers on client sites.
Implemented Wordpress-driven sites based on designer and client requests.
Sliced up provided PSD designs and created fully responsive websites from them.
Developed custom functionality using PHP frameworks.
The Gospel Coalition
Lead Developer (Remote position)
Responsibilities:
10+ years
CMS Development (Wordpress)
6 years
Aug 2010 –
Jan 2012
CMS Development (EE / Craft)
8 years
Sep 2008 –
Nov 2009
8 years
Developer (Remote position)
Developed coding for Wordpress and Expression Engine driven sites.
Worked hands on with team designer to create and implement site designs.
Built PHP/MySQL based sites from scratch.
Implemented custom Javascript/JQuery coding.
HighDef Web Solutions LLC
Programmer / Content Specialist (Remote position)
Responsibilities:
Responsive Design
5 years
UI / UX
4 years
Rainsong Media
PHP & MySQL
Javascript / JQuery
Lead development on a suite of sites averaging over 300k hits monthly.
Handled development needs for a suite of a dozen+ Wordpress sites.
Implemented multi-lingual support, responsive design, and improved UI and UX.
Migrated legacy site into a modern redesign using Expression Engine.
Developed custom AJAX coding using Javascript/JQuery.
Responsibilities:
6 years
Available upon request.
Lead Developer (Remote position)
Responsibilities:
Phone
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References
Abiah Design
Mar 2006 –
Jul 2008
Developed Drupal-driven sites for non-profit clients.
Developed custom PHP coding and MySQL interfaces.
Worked in server side scripting for Linux server.
Implemented web content for clients as requested.
News Publishing Company
Web Programmer (Rome, GA)
Responsibilities:
Developing custom PHP/MySQL driven CMS for news content.
Managing the company’s local news and new media web content.
Creating social media tools to help aggregate news content.
Meeting with business partners to discuss web-based projects
