Michael Etokakpan

 I am a web developer and a certified cloud engineer. I have several years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and implementing applications and solutions using a range of technologies, platforms, and programming languages with the ability to design, build, test, and maintain cloud-native applications and services on cloud platforms.

𝙈𝙔 𝙀𝙓𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀: I have worked with several businesses and enterprises to build a wide array of custom solutions like TELEMATIC DASHBOARDS, SOCIAL FORUMS, E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS, BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SITES, CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, etc,

𝙒𝙃𝙔 𝙄𝙏 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆𝙎: Based on my experience in working on several applications in several domains I am able to interpret the vaguest description into a satisfactory solution with a consistent commitment to outdo the client's expectations

𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙎 𝙈𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝙁𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙏: I am AGILE with my job delivery, I accomplish my jobs with a professional edge and accomplish desired milestones with a firm commitment to timely delivery.

𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙄𝙏 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆𝙎: Send me a note with a brief about your company and the role you want me to fit in or the project you want to work on. If it seems like a good fit, we’ll schedule a call to talk.

🔑 Core Competencies

Expertise What I Deliver

WordPress / Elementor Pro / Kadence / Astra Pro / Spectra

Custom themes, responsive design, multilingual & multisite setups, pixel‑perfect Elementor pages, Kadence child‑theme tweaks

WooCommerce & Payment Gateways

Escrow workflows, Stripe, PayPal, iyzico, commission models, 3‑D Secure, custom checkout, webhooks, IPN

Custom PHP / Laravel 11 / REST APIs

Plugin development, API endpoints, WebSockets / Server‑Sent Events for real‑time bidding & auction systems

Performance & Security

Query profiling, Redis object caching, CI/CD on Ubuntu + Nginx, 2FA, rate‑limiting, OWASP hardening

DevOps & Cloud

Docker, GitHub Actions CI/CD, AWS / Azure deployments, automated backups & monitoring

Code Review & Mentorship

Architecture audits, junior‑dev mentoring, exhaustive documentation & knowledge transfer

🚀 Recent Wins

Worked as an independent WooCommerce developer providing technical support for a WooCommerce-based plugin

Built an open-source productivity plugin for the WP dashboard, which is presently available on the WordPress directory

Built an API-based backend system that has custom data ingestion features for a data privacy firm

Built a Laravel-based platform for use in a Lead generation company.

Fixed sleeping‑query bottlenecks in a WordPress site cutting server CPU usage by 73 %.

Converted a React product‑based application into a WordPress plugin, maintaining Tailwind UI parity and seamless cart integration.

Implemented custom Stripe and WooCommerce payment order notice.