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Hi, I’m Shawn DeWolfe, a hands-on web developer with a long-standing focus on WordPress and Drupal, plus PHP, MySQL and front-end technologies. I’ve built and extended numerous sites, integrated data sources via APIs, and deployed projects on AWS and LAMP stacks. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality results. Over the years I’ve worked with organizations including Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carmanah Technologies, and others, often as a lead developer or senior engineer. I thrive on bridging design and architecture, optimizing performance, and delivering practical web-based tools to meet client needs. When I’m not coding, I contribute to open source and keep learning about new web technologies.…Hi, I’m Shawn DeWolfe, a hands-on web developer with a long-standing focus on WordPress and Drupal, plus PHP, MySQL and front-end technologies. I’ve built and extended numerous sites, integrated data sources via APIs, and deployed projects on AWS and LAMP stacks. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality results. Over the years I’ve worked with organizations including Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carmanah Technologies, and others, often as a lead developer or senior engineer. I thrive on bridging design and architecture, optimizing performance, and delivering practical web-based tools to meet client needs. When I’m not coding, I contribute to open source and keep learning about new web technologies.

Shawn DeWolfe

Web Developer, Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Shawn DeWolfe, a hands-on web developer with a long-standing focus on WordPress and Drupal, plus PHP, MySQL and front-end technologies. I’ve built and extended numerous sites, integrated data sources via APIs, and deployed projects on AWS and LAMP stacks. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality results. Over the years I’ve worked with organizations including Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carmanah Technologies, and others, often as a lead developer or senior engineer. I thrive on bridging design and architecture, optimizing performance, and delivering practical web-based tools to meet client needs. When I’m not coding, I contribute to open source and keep learning about new web technologies.…Hi, I’m Shawn DeWolfe, a hands-on web developer with a long-standing focus on WordPress and Drupal, plus PHP, MySQL and front-end technologies. I’ve built and extended numerous sites, integrated data sources via APIs, and deployed projects on AWS and LAMP stacks. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality results. Over the years I’ve worked with organizations including Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carmanah Technologies, and others, often as a lead developer or senior engineer. I thrive on bridging design and architecture, optimizing performance, and delivering practical web-based tools to meet client needs. When I’m not coding, I contribute to open source and keep learning about new web technologies.

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Hi, I’m Shawn DeWolfe, a hands-on web developer with a long-standing focus on WordPress and Drupal, plus PHP, MySQL and front-end technologies. I’ve built and extended numerous sites, integrated data sources via APIs, and deployed projects on AWS and LAMP stacks. I enjoy turning complex problems into robust, scalable solutions and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality results.
Over the years I’ve worked with organizations including Royal Roads University, University of Victoria, Carmanah Technologies, and others, often as a lead developer or senior engineer. I thrive on bridging design and architecture, optimizing performance, and delivering practical web-based tools to meet client needs. When I’m not coding, I contribute to open source and keep learning about new web technologies.

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Lead Developer at Web321 Marketing Ltd.

January 1, 2020 - Present

Responsible for application development, site deployment on LAMP stacks; provides support, training and tutoring on WordPress; website optimization and identifying the ideal infrastructure to support business requirements.

Senior Drupal and WordPress Developer at Authentic Business Solutions

February 1, 2017 - Present

Lead development on Drupal and WordPress, both back-end and front-end, delivering robust web apps and maintaining code quality.

WordPress Developer at Shawn DeWolfe Consulting

January 1, 2016 - Present

Responsible for application development and site deployment on LAMP stacks with WordPress, including AWS deployment and performance optimization.

Drupal and WordPress Developer at Carmanah Technologies via Randstad

June 1, 2016 - Present

Drupal and WordPress development, back-end and front-end tasks, site deployments on AWS/Lightsail, and performance optimization.

Web Developer at University of Victoria

December 31, 2017 - October 15, 2025

Web application development for academic projects in Drupal and WordPress; built plugins and modules using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and CSS; posted projects via Git and GitHub; managed server deployments and site optimization.

Head of Technical Development at The Communications Initiative

May 1, 2010 - October 15, 2025

Overseeing technical development, site deployments, and strategic IT solutions; managed PHP/JavaScript applications, optimized database queries, and supervised a small team of developers and contractors; used PHP, Perl, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Drupal; implemented version control and deployment workflows.

Lead Developer and Programmer at Game-Boyz Entertainment

March 1, 2011 - October 15, 2025

Developed applications and maintained Drupal 6 site; concurrently creating a business intelligence app for predictive analytics.

Web Developer at Cheeky Monkey Media

April 30, 2013 - October 15, 2025

Remote position; PHP, MySQL, JavaScript (jQuery) and CSS; posting applications to company workflow via Git.

Head of Technical Development at The Communications Initiative

October 1, 2014 - October 15, 2025

Overseeing ongoing technical development, site deployments, and infrastructure planning; training and tutoring on WordPress, Drupal, podcasting, site deployments, and SEO optimization.

Web Developer at Royal Roads University via Randstad

October 1, 2018 - October 15, 2025

Application development and site deployment with Drupal and WordPress; website optimization and identifying ideal infrastructure to support given business requirements.