Raphael Stonehawk
About Me
London SE13 6TS--
Since graduating from Royal Holloway with a Physics degree in 2009 I have held various roles in the software
development and support cycle. This includes working at HSBC as an Development officer and various agencies
in London as a freelance software developer.
Since 2019 I have been working as a freelance WordPress developer under the banner of Stonehawk Digital.
Focusing exclusively on Elementor since 2020. I have been traveling around the UK working remotely and am now
looking for an agency with like-minded peers to establish a long term, successful relationship with.
Personal Details
Eligible to work in the UK: Yes
Highest Level of Education: Bachelor's
Work Experience
WordPress Developer
Stonehawk Digital
September 2019 to Present
Working directly with small to medium businesses I work on a variety of projects, ranging from new builds, optimising
existing sites and designing templates with the Elementor page builder.
• Fast at turning around new sites and landing pages with an understanding of funnels, landing pages and
conversion goals
• Able to efficiently replicate designs from Adobe/Sketch etc in Elementor
• Ownership of portfolio of WordPress websites - plugin updates/site and speed optimisation • Experience
migrating/setting up websites and dealing with server side issues • Support with website troubleshooting and
liaising with clients and third parties to resolve bugs • Good at visual design, UX and layout
• Strong with code, automations and working with large amounts of data
Some recent projects:
Rebrand: Ipsum Capital
https://www.ipsumc.com/
New Site: IHS Reporting
https://www.ihsnigeriareporting.com
Building from Adobe XD Desktop designs, and extrapolating for tablet and mobile. Featuring Scrolling Text, Custom
Post Types and Custom Fields:
https://inmysystem.co.uk/
Converting a large website to Wordpress Elementor templates. Emphasis on speed and optimisation:
https://gulfoil.co.uk/
Education
Bachelor's in Physics
Royal Holloway London
Skills
• WordPress (5 years)
• Elementor (4 years)
• PHP (Less than 1 year)
• JavaScript (Less than 1 year)
• Web Hosting (5 years)
• Photo editing (3 years)
• Technical SEO (4 years)
• CSS3
• MYSQL
Links
https://stonehawkdigital.com/
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/raphael-stonehawk-a-
