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I’m Zachary Turner, a full-stack web developer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade platforms. I specialize in PHP, React, and TypeScript, with deep expertise in WordPress VIP multisite, custom Gutenberg blocks, and CMS migrations (Drupal to WordPress).
I excel at leading feature development, mentoring engineers, and collaborating cross-functionally to ship performant user experiences at scale. I leverage AI tools to accelerate development and deliver maintainable systems for both consumer and B2B audiences.
Skills
Work Experience
Software Engineer at Versant
August 1, 2025 - PresentEngineer on a WordPress VIP multisite platform serving SportsEngine and GolfNow, spanning 2,500+ subsites and millions of monthly users across consumer and B2B audiences. Designed and built 30–40 custom Gutenberg blocks and 8 custom WordPress themes, establishing reusable SCSS design systems to reduce duplication and accelerate onboarding across properties. Implemented secure REST API integrations with nonce validation and Transients API caching, and delivered real-time location-based search endpoints at scale. Owned full deployment lifecycles including Composer-based workflows, VIP code scanning remediation, CI pipeline configuration, and cross-environment debugging. Mentored engineers, led code reviews, and partnered with product, design, and QA to translate content strategies into scalable technical systems, consistently meeting tight launch timelines. Leveraged AI tooling to accelerate plugin development and streamline code reviews without sacrificing quality.
Software Engineer at NBC Sports Next
August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2025Led the Drupal-to-WordPress VIP migration via a custom content-model-mapping plugin, taxonomy restructuring, media imports, and automated HTML-to-block transformations of thousands of posts. Developed and maintained custom WordPress themes and plugins using PHP, JavaScript, and Bootstrap, delivering responsive, cross-browser experiences. Collaborated on transitioning a headless Drupal app to an Angular front end, integrating GraphQL for data fetching. Built responsive landing pages and email templates for GolfNow B2B marketing; authored unit tests and performed QA within an Angular application.
Front-End Developer at SportsEngine
December 1, 2018 - August 1, 2021Built and maintained custom Drupal content types, fields, views, and Twig-templated components, laying the content architecture foundation that informed later Drupal-to-WordPress VIP migration. Developed responsive landing pages and email templates for consumer and B2B properties using PHP, Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Extended and built custom Drupal CMS components and themes; contributed to a headless Drupal-to-Angular migration using GraphQL.
Front-End Developer at Martin Williams
May 1, 2016 - November 1, 2018Built custom WordPress themes from scratch using PHP, JavaScript, and Bootstrap, delivering responsive, cross-browser experiences for advertising and marketing clients across multiple industries. Developed reusable custom post types, ACF field groups, and template hierarchies to support editor-friendly content management for client sites. Produced responsive email campaigns using Litmus, Pardot, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud; built interactive HTML5 banner ads using CSS animations and Google Web Designer.
Software Engineer Intern at ICF Next
January 1, 2016 - March 1, 2016Built AngularJS and Node.js features for internal enterprise applications, contributing to UI redesigns in a Scrum team alongside UX designers.
Education
Full-Stack Software Engineering Certificate at Prime Digital Academy
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015BS Psychology, Minor in Film at University of Kansas
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015Qualifications
Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
Skills
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