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Stephen Mason

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Summary

Skilled Web Developer with extensive experience in PHP, WordPress, and API integration, specializing in building scalable, secure, and user-friendly websites. Proficient in both front-end and back-end technologies, tools, and frameworks, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience. A confident team player with a proven ability to lead teams, drive projects to completion, and maximize team potential.


Innovative technology professional with several years of diverse experience. Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Profero HTC & Beats
  • Develop to client spec FB app '25 things to do before you go deaf.'

The AppBusiness Dove, BA
  • JS updates
  • CSS Optimization

Stonewashddag
  • Develop biterate web site including admin area

Postoffice PAF
  • Develop licensing software for post office to include administration area for maintenance of questionnaires and online documents
  • Build MySQL DB to accompany software

Audi
  • Develop a Fan page completion for Audi adhering to https security standards and 128 bit encryption
  • Build DB to maintain collected data from user
  • Add facebook functionality using FBJS to enable posting to users wall

Senior Engineer

NewsUK
09.2014 - 09.2024
  • Modify, optimize and extend themes, plugins and API features across the company estate
  • Deliver adequate testing on front & back end development
  • Build TheTimes subscription service
  • Create custom API integrations to connect to headless WordPress solutions
  • Migrate WP Sites from AWS to VIP later upgrading thetimes.co.uk sites in VIP to .com which included in both cases code optimization
  • Provide technical guidance and support to clients and team members on WordPress VIP dashboard related projects

WP engineer

VCCP
06.2014 - 08.2014
  • Web site optimization including development of custom post types and carousel, Navigation tabs and a grid gallery
  • Integrate custom search and filtering
  • API updates to reflect content changes

Interactive development director

Golley Slater
11.2011 - 05.2014
  • Manage and lead, all ongoing WEB projects Including outsourcing and budget management
  • Management of existing and new clients solutions providing support where required in scope and in budget
  • Build, modify, optimize applications in Drupal frameworks

Education

BA - Politics & Economics

Kingston University
01.2003

C -

Richmond College FE
01.2000

HNC, HND - Computer Science

Oxford College of FE
01.1992

O Levels - 5

Icknield hall
01.1986

Skills

  • WP ( Classic & Guttenberg )
  • Drupal
  • WP VIP
  • MVC
  • SASS
  • JavaScript (ES6)
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • React
  • Node
  • CSS
  • Maria DB
  • Cypress
  • PHPUnit
  • Rest API
  • WP Scripts
  • AWS stack management
  • Docker
  • CircleCI
  • Co-pilot
  • ChatGBT-40
  • Website maintenance
  • Website optimization
  • Plugin development
  • WordPress security
  • Responsive design
  • Front-end frameworks
  • MySQL database management
  • Website migration
  • Project planning
  • PHP programming
  • WordPress REST API

Timeline

Senior Engineer

NewsUK
09.2014 - 09.2024

WP engineer

VCCP
06.2014 - 08.2014

Interactive development director

Golley Slater
11.2011 - 05.2014

C -

Richmond College FE

HNC, HND - Computer Science

Oxford College of FE

O Levels - 5

Icknield hall

Profero HTC & Beats

The AppBusiness Dove, BA

Stonewashddag

Postoffice PAF

Audi

BA - Politics & Economics

Kingston University

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