I’m an experienced Senior Web Developer and CMS Specialist with over two decades of experience building high-performance, accessible web applications for public and private sector teams. I work across modern front-end engineering, component architecture, and enterprise content management—especially Squiz DXP/Matrix, WordPress, and Drupal—bringing strong technical quality and maintainable delivery practices to every project. I enjoy leading calm, hands-on teams through Agile sprints, mentoring teammates, and turning complex content and workflow challenges into scalable systems. From accessibility-first design libraries and semantic UI refactors to SEO-focused migrations and automation using Python and AI APIs, I focus on shipping reliable solutions that are easy to manage, fast for users, and structured for long-term growth.

I’m an experienced Senior Web Developer and CMS Specialist with over two decades of experience building high-performance, accessible web applications for public and private sector teams. I work across modern front-end engineering, component architecture, and enterprise content management—especially Squiz DXP/Matrix, WordPress, and Drupal—bringing strong technical quality and maintainable delivery practices to every project. I enjoy leading calm, hands-on teams through Agile sprints, mentoring teammates, and turning complex content and workflow challenges into scalable systems. From accessibility-first design libraries and semantic UI refactors to SEO-focused migrations and automation using Python and AI APIs, I focus on shipping reliable solutions that are easy to manage, fast for users, and structured for long-term growth.

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I’m an experienced Senior Web Developer and CMS Specialist with over two decades of experience building high-performance, accessible web applications for public and private sector teams. I work across modern front-end engineering, component architecture, and enterprise content management—especially Squiz DXP/Matrix, WordPress, and Drupal—bringing strong technical quality and maintainable delivery practices to every project.

I enjoy leading calm, hands-on teams through Agile sprints, mentoring teammates, and turning complex content and workflow challenges into scalable systems. From accessibility-first design libraries and semantic UI refactors to SEO-focused migrations and automation using Python and AI APIs, I focus on shipping reliable solutions that are easy to manage, fast for users, and structured for long-term growth.

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Language

English
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Polish
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Work Experience

Technical Consultant (Senior Web Developer / Front-End CMS Specialist) at FrontStage Digital
March 1, 2025 - Present
Architected and built UltraCX, an accessibility-first Squiz DXP component library using Tailwind CSS and Flowbite, enabling 78+ content types and 450+ display options. Led major semantic CSS refactoring across the DXP component library and served as primary front-end developer for the PIRSA web redevelopment, improving UI and information architecture while meeting tight deadlines. Engineered custom search collections across multiple data types using Funnelback.
Web Development Consultant (Front-End / Full-Stack) at WEB IS BEAUTIFUL (Freelance)
April 1, 2023 - Present
Led an end-to-end technical rebuild and migration of a major architecture publication, migrating a 31,000+ content archive and tens of thousands of legacy URLs without losing SEO rankings. Engineered a bespoke Cloudflare edge caching model to serve page variations by access tier using custom workers. Built Python automation using the OpenAI API to analyze, categorize, and tag thousands of legacy articles across multiple taxonomies for structured search. Developed custom WordPress plugins, payment integrations (Stripe), and JSON-LD schema plugins for UK clients, while supporting web and brand strategy work.
Lead Web Developer at AQA
September 1, 2013 - September 1, 2024
Led an agile development team delivering web solutions aligned to business goals with a strong focus on usability, accessibility, and efficiency. Served as Product Owner and Lead Developer for the AQA web framework built in Sass, which was adopted across multiple AQA web platforms as a usability/accessibility benchmark. Established working practices using Azure DevOps and build governance, partnered with DevOps to refine workflows, and led hiring and management for key roles including backend developers, UX leads, and front-end developers.
QA'd third-party deliverables / Web Development Contract at AQA
September 1, 2012 - April 1, 2013
QA’d third-party deliverables against acceptance criteria and ensured maintainable, extensible code for handover to in-house teams.
Digital Strategist (Web / Drupal / Information Architecture) at DUNNING (Creating Sparks)
January 1, 2010 - September 1, 2012
Delivered IA-led rebrands and Drupal builds, improving stakeholder engagement and self-service for client platforms.
Senior Web Developer at CARNYX GROUP (The Drum)
February 1, 2009 - December 1, 2009
Modernised hosting setup across 23 sites and improved email campaign performance through better templates and deliverability, doubling open rates.
Senior Developer (CMS / Intranet / Search) at Griffith University
July 1, 2001 - April 1, 2008
Implemented Squiz Matrix CMS customizations and led an intranet build. Served as technical lead for Funnelback search (internal and external).

Education

Bachelor of Internet Computing at Griffith University
January 1, 2001 - April 1, 2008
Bachelor of Information Technology at Griffith University
January 1, 2001 - April 1, 2008

Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
January 1, 2010 - September 3, 2026
ITIL Foundations
January 1, 2010 - September 3, 2026
ISO 27001 Security Training
January 1, 2010 - September 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Education, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services