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I'm a reliable team lead and senior web developer with several years of experience designing, building, and maintaining web applications using PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, and frameworks like React and Vue.js. I own projects end-to-end—from local development through staging and production—maintaining high standards of code quality, performance, security, and accessibility. I collaborate with designers, product stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in GitHub-driven CI/CD environments to deliver pixel-perfect results across multiple client platforms.…I'm a reliable team lead and senior web developer with several years of experience designing, building, and maintaining web applications using PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, and frameworks like React and Vue.js. I own projects end-to-end—from local development through staging and production—maintaining high standards of code quality, performance, security, and accessibility. I collaborate with designers, product stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in GitHub-driven CI/CD environments to deliver pixel-perfect results across multiple client platforms.

Michael Sokiveta

Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I'm a reliable team lead and senior web developer with several years of experience designing, building, and maintaining web applications using PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, and frameworks like React and Vue.js. I own projects end-to-end—from local development through staging and production—maintaining high standards of code quality, performance, security, and accessibility. I collaborate with designers, product stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in GitHub-driven CI/CD environments to deliver pixel-perfect results across multiple client platforms.…I'm a reliable team lead and senior web developer with several years of experience designing, building, and maintaining web applications using PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, and frameworks like React and Vue.js. I own projects end-to-end—from local development through staging and production—maintaining high standards of code quality, performance, security, and accessibility. I collaborate with designers, product stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in GitHub-driven CI/CD environments to deliver pixel-perfect results across multiple client platforms.

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I’m a reliable team lead and senior web developer with several years of experience designing, building, and maintaining web applications using PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, and frameworks like React and Vue.js.

I own projects end-to-end—from local development through staging and production—maintaining high standards of code quality, performance, security, and accessibility. I collaborate with designers, product stakeholders, and cross-functional teams in GitHub-driven CI/CD environments to deliver pixel-perfect results across multiple client platforms.

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Senior Web Developer at Provisions Group

January 1, 2025 - Present

Lead developer responsible for multiple client websites across varying industries, owning development tasks from intake through deployment. Design, develop, and maintain custom WordPress solutions; implement pixel-perfect page builds based on Figma and design specifications; customize themes, plugins, blocks, and APIs to support evolving business requirements; optimize site performance, strengthen security, and ensure scalability across production environments. Collaborate with designers, project managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality results on tight timelines; support local, staging, and production environments and troubleshoot deployment issues.

Senior Web Developer at Harvard University

January 1, 2025 - Present

Contributed to an enterprise WordPress platform supporting academic and institutional content and worked closely with Fueled (aka 10up). Developed and maintained custom WordPress themes, plugins, and blocks; supported GitHub-based workflows with CI/CD pipelines, feature branches, pull requests, and environment-specific deployments; participated in QA testing, bug resolution, performance optimization, and ADA / WCAG accessibility compliance; collaborated with designers, editors, and internal, as well as external, technical teams; ensured accessibility compliance and maintained coding standards across shared codebases.

Project Team Lead and WordPress Developer at ADF Legal

January 1, 2024 - Present

Led a large project migrating law firm content from Drupal to WordPress, creating custom blocks in WordPress, and directing a small team of overseas assets. Built a custom theme and reusable Gutenberg blocks using PHP, JavaScript, and React. Recorded client-facing training videos and provided user onboarding for CMS usage. Used Pods (like ACF) for managing dynamic content and developed custom templates and widgets.

Director of Web Development at B2B CF02015

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2024

Directed web development for a growing B2B technology firm. Designed and authored custom WordPress themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks; engineered a SaaS dashboard for business valuation with real-time financial analysis and visualizations; built a CRM system supporting 62,000+ contacts, automation, imports, and notifications. Achieved a strong online presence and contributed to the firm's INC 500/5000 recognition.

Senior Web Developer & Project Manager at Custom Business Marketing, LLC

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2015

Senior Web Developer & Project Manager overseeing 52+ sites for local businesses across real estate, finance, legal, and services sectors. Supervised a team of remote developers, implemented WordPress/WooCommerce and other CMSs, ensured performance and security, and delivered projects on schedule.

Freelance Web Developer and Designer at DeskLAMP Design, LLC

January 1, 2005 - Present

Freelance Web Developer and Designer running my own LLC since 2005. Delivered 50+ production websites using WordPress, a custom PHP MVC framework, and Joomla; built themes, plugins, APIs, and integrations; provided long-term maintenance, performance tuning, and security hardening.