James Pfleiderer Senior Web Developer

Education

Bachelor of Digital Media — Interactive Systems, 2009
University of Central Florida

Experience

nclud, Senior Full-stack Developer (2023-2024)

  • Set up deployment processes (CI/CD) with Git Actions for our websites and projects hosted on AWS Lightsail.
  • Develop custom Gutenberg blocks using both React and Advanced Custom Fields.
  • Build fully custom WordPress websites with full multi-language features (i18n).
  • Worked directly with clients to manage work requests and review project progress.
  • Plan and manage tasks for myself and other developers on the team.
  • Provided expertise and guidance for other in-house developers on WordPress projects.
  • Extensive work with PHP, HTML, SCSS, Javascript, Gulp, and Parcel.
  • All sites responsive and cross-browser compatible.

Edelman, Senior WordPress Developer (2021 - 2022)

  • Prepared and mapped out site features and architecture based on client needs.
  • Implemented custom WordPress boilerplate to from which we began all WordPress projects, using Parcel for ease of use by other developers.
  • Built WordPress sites from scratch as a solo developer and as a team, using Sketch and Figma designs from in-house designers.
  • Built WordPress themes and plugins to connect with different APIs from weather and stock prices to custom content APIs provided by the client.
  • Built custom API for WordPress to serve content to third party websites.
  • Provided expertise and guidance for other in-house developers on WordPress projects.
  • Extensive work with PHP, HTML, SCSS, Javascript, Gulp, and Parcel.
  • All sites responsive and cross-browser compatible.

Taoti Creative, Lead WordPress Developer (2018 - 2021)

  • In charge of WordPress operations which involved managing other developers and planning sprint/task lists.
  • Provided expertise and led other developers (both in-house and external) on WordPress projects.
  • Created WordPress sites, as a solo developer and as a team, from in-house Photoshop and XD designs.
  • Planned and managed site functionality and architecture as projects moved from sales, to planning, to the design process.
  • Created "scope of work" and "build specification" documents to help define our projects' development deliverables and timelines.
  • Implemented custom WordPress boilerplate to from which we began all WordPress projects.
  • Built WordPress plugins to connect with APIs like HubSpot, Google Maps, and Dribbble.
  • Extensive work with PHP, HTML, SCSS, Javascript, Twig, and Gulp.
  • All sites responsive and cross-browser compatible.

Knucklepuck, Senior Web Developer (2016 - 2018)

  • Planned/created WordPress sites, as a solo developer and as a team, from wireframes to development.
  • Communicated directly with clients to provide expertise on site functionality and content management.
  • Created an extendible module system to build WordPress templates.
  • Extensive work with PHP, HTML, SCSS, Javascript, Twig, and Gulp.
  • All sites responsive and cross-browser compatible.
  • Worked with clients to plan redesigns of their websites.
  • Used modern pagespeed methods to optimize websites for high performance scores on Google Lighthouse audits.
  • Collaborated with SEO and Paid Media teams to plan websites that are highly visible to search engines.

SPARK Experience, Senior Web Developer (2012 - 2016)

  • Planned/created WordPress sites with a team of developers.
  • Worked directly with clients to identify needs/goals and plan solutions.
  • Used modular workflow to accelerate development process.
  • Used WordPress API for custom themes, plugins, and admin areas.
  • Extensive work with PHP, HTML, SCSS, and Javascript/jQuery.
  • All sites responsive and cross-browser compatible.
  • Managed and maintained projects with Git and Grunt/Gulp.
  • Planned projects alongside UX research, content, and design teams.

pro2go Designs, Co-Founder (2009 - 2012)

Planet Digital, PHP Developer (2010)

UCF SDES Webmaster (2009)

Time and Gems Webmaster (2008 - 2009)

Project Spot Designer (2007 - 2008)

Recent Websites

  • SpendHQ, (2023)

    The website features many custom Gutenberg blocks for an easy admin experience. The loading speed is very fast featuring many lazy-loaded assets and critical/non-critical CSS. It is also fully ready for translation into other languages (i18n).

  • BabyTracker 5000, (2023)

    A newborn feeding tracker web app built in Angular. It uses Firebase Auth and Realtime Database APIs to store data, or if you use the app in offline mode it uses your device's localStorage instead. View the GitHub repo.

  • Be In Illinois, (2022)

    Using a custom method for WP to separately queue critical and non-critical CSS, this website is build to load fast even with the high-res images at the top. Modular page sections and Advanced Custom Fields make it easy to add new pages.

  • Prelude Capital, (2021)

    Page speed was a big emphasis for this project, we achieved a 97 for performance despite the videos and high res images on the home page. This site will also feature multiple languages using the Polylang plugin.

  • Protected Lifetime Income, (2021)

    This site features many custom page sections built with Advanced Custom Fields. Lazy loading is used throughout to improve loading times. The hero and video sliders are built with custom controllers in ES6 Javascript.

  • Jane Goodall - Roots and Shoots, (2019)

    It's BuddyPress with a many custom additions, including how users create their own content and a map of all of their projects grouped by ZIP or city.

  • Taoti Creative, (2018)

    In addition to page speed optimizations, there are some neat front-end features here like the 90° main nav and images that are positioned/sized with linear equations.

Awards

Communicator Awards

W3 Awards