I’m a web developer and designer creating sites using WordPress.

WordPress Projects

Drupal Projects

Technical Skills

Cal Poly Pomona
IT Communications Specialist

  • Cascade CMS content editing
  • ServiceNow content editing
  • General communications and documentation

February 2023 – Current

Freelance
WordPress Development

  • Theme Customization
  • Plugin Management
  • Hosting Management
  • Customization

September 2022 – Current

Pomona College
Web Developer (Drupal)

  • Responsibilities and accomplishments:
  • Maintained and enhance Drupal website, modules, themes using PHP and Twig
  • Maintained web host using cloud provider’s Develop, Test, Live workflow.
  • Client support, documentation and maintenance.
  • Improved functionality of a vendor created module.
  • Upgraded Theme and Modules for Drupal 8, 9 and began preparations for 10.

October 2021 – September 2022

Pitzer College
Web Developer (WordPress)

  • Built and maintained a large WordPress multisite network.
  • Managed three redesigns of the college’s website.
  • Created custom responsive themes using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and the frameworks as Foundation, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS and CSS Grid.
  • Created custom WordPress Plugins using Custom Post Types, Custom Fields, WP_Query and other core WordPress features.
  • Integrated third-party APIs and plugins for calendars, Google Analytics and Custom Search, and web governance software.
  • Maintained and improved search engine optimization (SEO) using web developer tools provided by Google, Bing, Yandex and plugins.
  • Maintained compliance with Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards.
  • Built custom child themes to inherit parent theme branding for campus initiatives.
  • Provided client training and documentation of WordPress workflows for content producers.

March 2009 – October 2021

Online Editor (In-house CMS) at Long Beach Press Telegram

2005 – 2009

Online Content Producer (In-house CMS) at Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

2002 – 2005

Education

Digital Badges

Faculty and Staff Summer Conference 2024

Awarded: Jun 5, 2024

VERIFY

2024 Artificial Intelligence Fair

Awarded: May 15, 2024

Awarded To: Joseph Dickson

VERIFY

Digital Badging: Cal Poly Pomona Faculty and Staff Summer Conference 2023

Awarded: Jun 1, 2023

VERIFY

WordPress Community

In 2021 and 2019 I spoke at WordCamp Santa Clarita on creating a portfolio website as well as preparing old themes for WordPress’ block editor.

I have also spoken at WordCamp Los Angeles and a member of WordCamp Riverside‘s team of organizers. I’m also a member of my local Inland Empire WordPress meetup community.

Additional information can be found on my WordPress.org profile.

Volunteer Projects

Additional Profiles