Personal details
Christina G.
Based in: 🇺🇸 United States
Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-4)
Summary
Christina is a senior web developer with more than 13 years of professional experience. She is most comfortable with WordPress and Symfony-based applications, and has expertise in full stack development. Her backend focus has been object-oriented PHP with MySQL and Composer, and her frontend focus has been a combination of vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, React, Twig, and SASS/Gulp/NPM
Work Experience
Web Developer
Finarina Development | Jul 2022 - Present
PHP
jQuery
MySQL
Git
WordPress
HTML
AJAX
Visual Studio
Shell
GitHub
Laravel
Elasticsearch
Phpunit
Richfaces
npm
Godaddy
Bootstrap
Composer
Docker
Google
Slick
GSAP
React
Blade
CSS
Sitefinity
Cloudflare
Yoast
JavaScript
Quick
Gulp-Sass
GeneXus
Tailwind css
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Provided freelance consulting services in server administration, encompassing web development for both frontend and backend, along with light design tasks involving templates, websites, and logos.
- Collaborated with clients to define project timelines, objectives, and requirements, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.
- Established comprehensive processes, covering billing, project management, pricing strategies, coding, and project completion.
- Maintained a proactive approach to staying informed about emerging trends and technologies in web and mobile development, offering valuable recommendations to enhance development workflows and project outcomes.
Senior Web Developer
Big Voodoo Interactive | Jan 2012 - Jan 2023
PHP
jQuery
MySQL
Git
WordPress
HTML
AJAX
Visual Studio
Shell
GitHub
Elasticsearch
Richfaces
Twig
npm
Godaddy
Ansible
GitLab
Symfony
Composer
Docker
Google
Slick
Rackspace
React
CSS
Cloudflare
JavaScript
Quick
Chef Solo
Gulp-Sass
Zeplin
GeneXus
Figma
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Led and managed a team of 8 web and mobile developers, QA, and DevOps professionals in the full lifecycle development of three main funnels, including custom WordPress themes and plugins, Symfony applications, and a mobile lead-gen AI application.
- Coordinated with project managers and stakeholders to establish project timelines, goals, and requirements, ensuring that deliverables were completed on time and to a high standard.
- Developed and implemented code review processes, version control, and automated unit testing, integration, and deployment.
- Trained and mentored team members, providing regular feedback and coaching to support their growth and development.
- Collaborated with internal teams and external vendors to integrate third-party systems and services into web and mobile applications, optimizing performance and functionality.
- Maintained awareness of emerging trends and technologies in the web and mobile development space, making recommendations for new tools and processes to improve development workflows and project outcomes.
Education
Central Connecticut State University
Bachelor's degree・Computer Science
Aug 2006 - May 2010
Personal Projects
2023
HTML/CSS
PHP
SQL
JavaScript
Created a block enabled WordPress website using a full site editing capable theme called Variations. The project included an integration with Memberful for a membership program. While they have a WordPress plugin to handle basic authentication, client needed an additional plugin to connect with the Memberful API to handle a points system, an automatic coupon distribution system, earned free merchandise system, as well as the ability to set posts for early access before going public. A custom plugin was created using PSR-4 standards so that any additional features could be added easily without needing to rewrite basic API calls or configure settings pages through WordPress' settings API.
Certifications & Awards
Supplier Diversity Certification
State of CT | Aug 2023