I’ve been building websites since 2003 and developing WordPress plugins and themes since 2005. In my work with the journalism non-profit Global Voices since 2006, I’ve developed, designed, and maintained dozens of plugin features, sites, and themes, as well as managing Linux VPS servers and related complexities. I’ve also been a speaker and organizer at WordCamp events across North America, and have experience teaching web development both professionally and on a volunteer basis. Skills you could hire me for: • The acronyms: PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL, JS • WordPress automated acceptance and/or unit testing with WP-Browser • WordPress plugin development • WordPress theme development • WordPress implementation using third-party plugins and themes • WordPress consultation on bugs, performance issues, or fixing vibe-coded slop. • Training or mentoring on any of the above My values as a coder: • I believe in simplicity and efficiency. The less code, the better, and the easier it is to read, the better. I prize clarity over cleverness, and maintainability over the latest hotness. • I cherish automated testing (e.g. WP-Browser) and when writing PHP and plugins, I pursue a fully TDD workflow where code is written alongside tests to ensure high quality in the short term, and easy maintenance in the long term. • I believe in web accessibility and am always trying to improve outcomes for all visitors to the sites I work on.

Jer Clarke

I’ve been building websites since 2003 and developing WordPress plugins and themes since 2005. In my work with the journalism non-profit Global Voices since 2006, I’ve developed, designed, and maintained dozens of plugin features, sites, and themes, as well as managing Linux VPS servers and related complexities. I’ve also been a speaker and organizer at WordCamp events across North America, and have experience teaching web development both professionally and on a volunteer basis. Skills you could hire me for: • The acronyms: PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL, JS • WordPress automated acceptance and/or unit testing with WP-Browser • WordPress plugin development • WordPress theme development • WordPress implementation using third-party plugins and themes • WordPress consultation on bugs, performance issues, or fixing vibe-coded slop. • Training or mentoring on any of the above My values as a coder: • I believe in simplicity and efficiency. The less code, the better, and the easier it is to read, the better. I prize clarity over cleverness, and maintainability over the latest hotness. • I cherish automated testing (e.g. WP-Browser) and when writing PHP and plugins, I pursue a fully TDD workflow where code is written alongside tests to ensure high quality in the short term, and easy maintenance in the long term. • I believe in web accessibility and am always trying to improve outcomes for all visitors to the sites I work on.

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I’ve been building websites since 2003 and developing WordPress plugins and themes since 2005. In my work with the journalism non-profit Global Voices since 2006, I’ve developed, designed, and maintained dozens of plugin features, sites, and themes, as well as managing Linux VPS servers and related complexities.

I’ve also been a speaker and organizer at WordCamp events across North America, and have experience teaching web development both professionally and on a volunteer basis.

Skills you could hire me for:

• The acronyms: PHP, HTML, CSS, SQL, JS
• WordPress automated acceptance and/or unit testing with WP-Browser
• WordPress plugin development
• WordPress theme development
• WordPress implementation using third-party plugins and themes
• WordPress consultation on bugs, performance issues, or fixing vibe-coded slop.
• Training or mentoring on any of the above

My values as a coder:

• I believe in simplicity and efficiency. The less code, the better, and the easier it is to read, the better. I prize clarity over cleverness, and maintainability over the latest hotness.
• I cherish automated testing (e.g. WP-Browser) and when writing PHP and plugins, I pursue a fully TDD workflow where code is written alongside tests to ensure high quality in the short term, and easy maintenance in the long term.
• I believe in web accessibility and am always trying to improve outcomes for all visitors to the sites I work on.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Contract Web Developer at Self-Employed
August 1, 2006 - November 19, 2025
Contract web development work; intermittently collaborated with Global Voices and other organizations on paid and volunteer projects.
Tech Lead at Global Voices
March 1, 2008 - November 19, 2025
Lead designer, developer, and sysadmin for Global Voices, a network of journalism websites built with WordPress. Coordinated an international community of contractors and volunteers to build an accessible, localized platform. Coded new features, plugins, and themes for dozens of sites; managed adjacent systems such as email infrastructure, file sharing, and chat applications.
Assistant Code and Design at Global Voices
February 1, 2008 - February 1, 2008
Assistant to a senior developer; supported design and code tasks for Global Voices.
Teachers' Assistant at Concordia University
May 1, 2006 - May 1, 2006
Labs and assignment marking for Introduction to Digital Communication Media (coms256); assisted new students with digital media (Photoshop, XHTML+CSS), prepared assignments and tutorials, helped maintain class website (wiki).

Education

Bachelors in Communications Studies (Digital Media Specialization) at Concordia University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
DEC in Creative Arts, Literature and Languages at CEGEP John Abbott College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2003
High School Diploma at Philemon Wright High School
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2001

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services