I'm Sam Jon Smith
Full Stack Web Developer

Technical lead and full stack web and app developer with decades of experience in the creative industry.

20+ Years
coding

...but who's counting?

  • Full Stack Technical Lead
  • Over a decade of Agency Experience
  • Lead Developer on Award Winning Projects
  • First-class BSc Computer Science
Me and my dog

Capabilities

Development

I work on all aspects of app and web development projects. This is my core stack, and I'm always trying out new stuff to keep fresh and learn new skills.

  • PHP (OO, MVC), Laravel
  • JAMstack, NodeJS, ES6 JavaScript
  • Vue.js, Nuxt, React, Next
  • HTML5, Tailwind, CSS3, SCSS, Bootstrap
  • NPM/Yarn, Vite, Webpack
  • API Integrations
  • React Native, Electron

WordPress

I've worked with WordPress for over a decade and it now powers over 43% of the web - from personal blogs to e-commerce sites turning over millions.

  • Custom Theme Development
  • Custom Plugin Development
  • WooCommerce Integration & Extension
  • Headless CMS and Bespoke Setups
  • API Integrations
  • Deployment, Optimisation, Backups
  • Maintenance & Security Updates

WebOps

Throughout my career I've been more involved in WebOps than most developers. Including managing servers with thousands of visitors per second (pizza in hand).

  • Ubuntu, CentOs, CloudLinux, cPanel/WHM
  • LEMP, LAMP, NodeJS, PM2, Redis
  • Deployment, Ansible, CI/CD, Version Control (GIT)
  • Monitoring, Optimisation & Maintenance
  • Digital Ocean, AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, RDS)
  • CloudFlare, Backups, Restores & Audits
  • Consultation

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