Rhondel Wilson

Website Developer | Front-End Developer | WordPress Expert

Professional, Experienced, Dependable

Snug Corner, St. George’s, Grenada

wilrho20@gmail.com

1 (473) 457-2978

https://wilsonswebstudio.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position to utilize my skills and abilities in the field of website development. Ideal position would provide me with exposure to work on many development projects in different market segments and help me to increase my knowledge and expertise in this area.

Profile

I am a website developer with strong command over HTML/CSS and Javascript web programming languages, and expertise in Content Management Systems such as WordPress. I have 11 years of well-rounded experience, most of which has been as a freelancer. This has given me the ability to function independently on projects and meet demanded deadlines. In additional to great communication and analytical skills, my technical skills and learning ability has been highly admired and appreciated by past clients and colleagues and makes me a good fit to work in the exciting field of website development.

Skills & Qualities

  • Excellent knowledge of web designing and development using the WordPress and Joomla CMSs .
  • Strong command over HTML, XHTML, Jquery, JavaScript and CSS.
  • Moderate knowledge of PHP and Ajax and working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
  • Comprehension and skill in dealing with hosting and DNS issues.
  • Adaptable to work independently and as a part of the team, to meet expected deadlines.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, problem solving and coordination skills
  • Hardworking, dedicated and calm with a positive attitude for workplace and colleagues

Education

Degree: Associate’s Degree in Information Technology
Institute: T.A Marryshow Community College
Years of Study: 2005 – 2007
Overall GPA: 3.21

Degree: Bachelor’s Degree (Magna Cum Laude) In information Technology
Institute: St. George’s University
Years of Study: 2008 – 2010
Overall GPA: 3.78

References

References to be provided upon demand.

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Snug Corner, St. George’s, Grenada

wilrho20@gmail.com

1 (473) 457-2978

https://wilsonswebstudio.com

Work Experience

SENIOR WEBSITE DESIGNER

Digital Growth
March 2015 – August 2016

  • Development websites as per clients’ requirements.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving website issues as they arrive on client’s websites.
  • Ensuring all websites are responsive and mobile friendly
  • Performing content updates and adding new pages to existing sites

JUNIOR WEBSITE DEVELOPER

Ameltek Inc
June 2009 – November 2010

  • Primary role of Content Manager within the team, responsible for generating and editing website content making it suitable for publishing on the web.
  • Aiding in the creation of website pages, editing templates.
  • Creating HTML pages from PSD designs.

FREELANCE WEBSITE DEVELOPER

December 2010 – present

  • Worked on different projects including the development of HTML/CSS, Joomla and WordPress websites requiring the use of plugins, modules and components.
  • Converted PSD designs into static and responsive Joomla templates, WordPress themes and HTML pages.
  • Performed maintenance and upgrades for existing websites including content upgrades and troubleshooting.
  • Extended website functionality to include ecommerce capabilities, using platforms such as Woocommerce and Hikashop.
  • Redesigned existing websites, added functionality and responsiveness.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (NOT A COMPLETE LIST)

Houseofestudio

July 2015 – Present

  • Developing anywhere from individual pages to complete websites from provided PSD designs.
  • Troubleshooting website errors and optimizing websites for mobile.
  • Setting up staging environments, doing website migrations and host transfers.
Divi Life

July 2017 – September 2018

  • Developed mobile friendly webpages for Divi based on designs provided, to be packages as child themes for resale.
  • Developed demo pages for illustrating plugins and modules to be sold.
51 Blocks SEO

May 2014 – April 2015

  • Working at the development phase of assigned projects, converting PSD Designs and developing responsive wordpress themes, using the Divi theme framework.
  • Making client’s HTML and WordPress websites responsive.
  • Troubleshooting wordpress issues on client’s websites.
  • Installing and configuring necessary wordpress extensions.
IKONA Communications

March 2013 – present

  • Converting HTML Markup to wordpress themes and custom joomla templates.
  • Troubleshoooting wordpress and joomla issues on client’s websites.
  • Installing and configuring necessary wordpress extensions
Polished Geek LLC

August 2013 – January 2014

  • Upgrading Joomla sites from version 1.5 to 3.0 making sure sites are fully responsive
  • Upgrading all necessary extensions and transferring all content
  • Testing and troubleshooting live websites
AlgaeCal Incorporated

September 2012 – July 2013

  • Maintaining Joomla website including updating content, images and testimonial videos, adding new pages, removing pages and adding new functions such as popups and lead capture pages.
  • Maintaining WordPress blog site. Posting new articles, making edits to existing posts and performing basic SEO tasks such as inter-page linking on specific keywords and setting meta tags and descriptions on each posts.
  • Upgrading Joomla site from version 1.5 to 2.5 and removing infected and malicious files