Personal details

Paul B. - Remote CMS developer

Paul B.

Partner - Senior Full-stack WordPress Developer
Based in: 🇨🇦 Canada
Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-4)

Summary

I am fueled by a passion for new developments in technology and how the application of these can deliver an awesome user experience while effectively meeting business needs.

I discovered WordPress in 2006 when asked to explore the use of collaborative tools internally for a multi- national corporation, setting up a 200+ multi-blog site using WPMU on IIS7. This included creating my first plugin, Author Avatars (https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-avatars/), which has 9,000+ active installs.

From this point on, the community, the flexibility and the momentum of WordPress has made it the platform of choice for my work.

Although, over the years I have developed a number of complementary skill bases, my focus is now WordPress architecture, concept design, coding for complex projects and integrating external data sources.

I have made core commits in every WordPress release since 3.9 and continue to support a growing list of plugins and the wider WordPress community. (See https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbearne/#content-plugins)

My skill base includes:

  • WordPress Admin interface customization
  • WordPress VIP Theme development
  • Plugin development and customization
  • Rest API (internal and external)
  • Custom Gutenberg blocks and themes
  • Multi-language (WPML)
  • LearnDash
  • WooCommerce and EDD Configuration, including multi-site
  • User training and support

Work Experience

Partner/Developer
Matador Software, LLC | Jan 2018 - Present
WordPress
JSON
OAuth
WordPress Plugin
Following its launch early in 2018, Matador Jobs became a Bullhorn partner in June 2018. Matador is a premium WordPress plugin that connects and integrates a business's recruitment website with the power of their Bullhorn CRM subscription. See https://matadorjobs.com/ and https://www.bullhorn.com/marketplace/matador-jobs/
Senior Full-Stack WordPress Developer; Partner
Paul & Gina Bearne | Jul 2011 - Present
WordPress
JSON
Responsive Design
WordPress Plugin
Elasticsearch
We are a web consultancy based in Southern Ontario, Canada, serving both a local and an international client base. (See https://bearne.ca/) We focus on WordPress, specializing in creating highly performant, scalable, accessible and SEO friendly code (plugins, themes and WordPress based applications) for large WordPress sites that are often multi-site, multi-language, VIP and/or e-commerce. We undertake short, medium and long-term projects. Current and recent work includes: • Custom Gutenberg blocks and themes for international holiday organization • a multi-site scrape and import for sizeable product aggregation site • WordPress API back-end development for React front-end site for international music production company • WordPress API back-end for React front-end hosted on WordPress VIP for a Corporate brand site for a Fortune 100 company • Research Portal overhaul, to monetize content and increase premium client subscriptions for a major financial data company, involving a high level of API integration with both internal and external sales and management systems - www.cbinsights.com/research • Addition of Gutenberg blocks to my original Author Avatars plugin (http://bit.ly/authoravatars) • complex e-learning membership sites (LearnDash, WooCommerce, EDD) • development of LivePress WordPress (VIP) real-time publishing plugin • WordPress VIP support for a Hollywood news organization • multi-site WordPress installs for JIB Inc and the Cystic Fibrosis Society, Canada • multi-language (WPML) WordPress sites including iko.com and bridgehousecanada.com • development of an extreme WordPress template for The Juice Agency e-zine theme and landing page using WordPress for FUEL Advertising (Quebec Lotto) • custom WordPress templates for agency and corporate sites • Consulting Product Lead and interface design (WordPress theme and Angular JS with Bootstrap) for a stealth start-up. team and individual mentoring code architectural consultancy

Personal Projects

Matador JobsIconOpenNewWindows
2018
Premium wordpress plugin
Matador is a premium WordPress plugin for the recruitment indsutry that connects and integrates a businesses’ WordPress marketing website with the power of their Bullhorn CRM subscription. It is the only WordPress/Bullhorn solution that is a validated Marketplace Partner with Bullhorn.
Research PortalIconOpenNewWindows
2017
WordPress
WordPress Custom Themes
Research Portal overhaul, to monetize content and increase premium client subscriptions for a major financial data company, involving a high level of API integration with both internal and external sales and management systems. This was a multi-month project to create a custom admin interface and theme to drive the website. It worked really well as a shared undertaking with an associate freelancer, both for the client and for us as developers. Project Features: Custom post types Rest API External API call Custom Taxonomies Custom meta boxes