Robert D Payne

Since January, 2010, I have been steadily engaged as a contract/freelance WordPress Developer.  Typical examples of the work performed include:

• Development using PHP, mySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS/HTML5
• Building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications
• Development of website backends, including WordPress taxonomies, custom fields, customized database configuration, and external APIs
• Working with mySQL and creating custom SQL queries
• Maintenance and development of ETL (extract, transform, load) processes that perform database inserts and/or updates
• Custom post type management
• Some development of responsive website frontends, using HTML and CSS Media Queries and the Bootstrap Framework.
• Development of WordPress Plug-ins
• Troubleshoot and resolve usability and technical issues on existing client sites
• Test and deploy feature and plugin updates to existing client sites
• Utilize debugging tools such as XDebug and Chrome Inspector
• Utilize object-oriented programming principles
• Working with source control tools such as GitHub

• Used MS SQL Server to maintain records of electrical components for a system that allowed suppliers and manufacturers to facilitate sourcing transactions.
• Provided quality control and generated SQL reports to analyze user activity and service issues.
• Responsible for the oversight of imported inventory data from suppliers of electrical components.
• Ran SQL scripts to validate data for production tables and for staging tables.
• Handled system updates, troubleshooting and prepared import specifications.

• Wrote customized development applications for the Yardi property management software.
• Prepared client-side applications in ASP.NET, VB.NET, Visual SourceSafe and Oracle 9i.
• Developed tables, views, stored procedures and functions in both SQL Server and Oracle.
• Produced code for a real estate market report using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).

• Coded complex object-oriented intranet workflow application related to loan creation, underwriting, funding and loan servicing.
• Produced Intranet web application with ASP.NET, VB.NET and MS SQL Server 2000.
• Developed MSMQ and BatchQueue framework to schedule multithreaded batch reporting.
• Created ASP.NET Web User Control to produce dynamic, self-rendering forms.
• Coded behaviors, JavaScript, and web services to dynamically populate browser list controls.
• Developed tables, views, stored procedures and functions in MS SQL Server 2000.

• Managed CRM, recruiting and retailing web applications for Herbalife distributors.
• Coded a complex object-oriented web application using ASP.NET, ADO.NET, VB.NET, and JavaScript for online registrations, contact management, task management, web services and lead purchasing.
• Developed administrative backend to manage authorization and authentication, user information, purchased services and billing.
• Designed applications for e-mail campaigns and automatic daily billing of CRM subscriptions.
• Produced form letters and billing statements in Crystal Reports.
• Developed tables, views, stored procedures and functions in MS SQL Server 2000.

• Advanced CSS3 and HTML5
• Intermediate CSS3 and HTML5
• Introduction to CSS3 and HTML5