● Available for part-time & contract work
15+ years building, migrating, securing, and optimizing large-scale WordPress platforms for organizations that can’t afford downtime.
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About
Principal WordPress Platform Engineer. 15+ years. Remote, US-based. Available for part-time and contract work.
I’m a Principal WordPress Platform Engineer with 15+ years working at the intersection of publishing, infrastructure, and code quality. My work spans enterprise CMS migrations, VIP-grade platform builds, and the performance and security work that keeps large sites stable under real pressure.
I’ve shipped for newsrooms, media brands, and organizations that can’t afford downtime, which means I’ve learned to move carefully and build things that last. I hold an ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity credential and bring a security-first mindset to every engagement.
Currently available for part-time, contract, and consulting work (remote, US-based).
Specializations
Platform Architecture
Multisite, VIP, headless, and complex publishing systems built to scale without accumulating painful technical debt.
Migrations
CMS moves that protect data integrity, minimize launch risk, and don’t require a war room to survive go-live.
Performance Optimization
Caching strategy, slow queries, Core Web Vitals. Measurable outcomes backed by data, not guesses.
Security & Code Review
Hardening, thorough reviews, reducing attack surface, and making codebases safer to maintain over time.
Representative Work
Described in aggregate to respect NDAs. Specifics under NDA.
Enterprise CMS Migration
Multi-phase migration of a high-traffic media brand to WordPress, preserving content relationships across 200k+ posts.
WordPress VIP Support
Ongoing platform engineering for a VIP-hosted publication, deployments, code reviews, incident response, and architectural guidance.
Performance Cleanup
Resolved query bottlenecks and caching gaps, reducing TTFB by 60% with measurable Core Web Vitals improvement.
Custom Plugin Architecture
Modular plugin system replacing a tangle of third-party dependencies with maintainable, auditable first-party code.
Security Remediation
Post-incident review, cleanup, and hardening for a compromised WordPress multisite plus process changes to prevent recurrence.
API Integration
Custom REST API integration connecting WordPress editorial workflows to a third-party DAM and syndication platform.
All work described in aggregate · Details under NDA
Experience
Platform architecture, migrations, security engagements, and performance consulting for enterprise and media clients. WordPress VIP work. ISC2 CC certified.
Led platform engineering for large-scale WordPress multisite. Owned deployment pipelines, code review standards, and vendor relationships. Migrated legacy CMS to WordPress at scale.
Custom theme and plugin development for publishing clients. Performance optimization. First high-traffic WordPress infrastructure and editorial workflow integrations.
PHP, HTML, CSS, early CMS work. Started building on WordPress (the foundation of a 15-year specialization).
Field Notes
Engineering takes priority, writing follows when something’s worth saying.
Contact
Available for part-time, contract, and consulting work. I take on a small number of engagements and work closely with the teams I support.