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About


Hi, I'm Hubert.

My greatest professional passion is using the latest and proven technology to solve complex problems. I've been launching, enhancing and fixing websites for over a decade within varying disciplines and platforms. I have nearly a decade of working agency-side where I worked with clients and internal teams to launch solutions ranging from enterprise-level to small businesses.

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Experience


Wpromote

Roles & Responsibilities

Senior Developer (Digital Experience)

5/2020 - Current

Serve as a senior developer for digital experience initiatives spanning headless commerce, WordPress, Shopify, and custom integrations. Lead the build and delivery of scalable, accessible, and conversion-focused solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate strategy and design into production-ready experiences.

  • Led project to complete unfinished Vue.js/Nuxt site migration and successfully launched new site within client's timeline.
  • Researched and implemented web accessibility updates to website components using Perfecto and WebAIM tools to ensure adherence to WCAG guidelines to improve interactions for all users.
  • Built complex integrated applications which required scheduled requests to store and update data of varying data formats from third-parties.
  • Deployed marketing tag module for headless ecommerce stores using Typescript and React to push ecommerce events into Google Analytics 4/Google Ads, Meta (CAPI/Pixel) and Bing/UET to optimize paid media bids and analyze store performance for multiple channels. Validated tool by reviewing Meta and Google Ads admin dashboards and ecommerce platform sales for consistency.
  • Engineered API for Drupal module in PHP for e-Commerce site to capture fraudulent transactions using ClearSale API and Authorize.net and push approved orders to ERP system.
  • Led analytics reporting efforts for Digital Experience team. Created process for migrating Google Analytics Universal clients to Google Analytics 4 by creating Google Tag Manager template in Google Tag Manager to convert Enhanced Ecommerce and custom events to populate Google Analytics reports. Built API in Vercel using JavaScript (ES6) to push server-side conversion data to Meta using Meta’s Conversion API to improve the accuracy of Meta Ad campaigns increasing conversions and reducing costs.
  • Led architecture and migration for e-commerce store from Drupal Commerce to Shopify importing historical data and building API to push order details to custom ERP.
Lead Developer (SEO)

1/2018 - 5/2020

Supported enterprise and mid-market clients through a blend of technical SEO expertise and full-stack development execution. Built tools, dashboards, and implementation frameworks that improved site performance, search readiness, tracking accuracy, and internal team capability.

  • Co-chaired Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) program under the SEO department and led test design and development efforts. Oversaw test designs and development using Visual Web Optimizer, Optimizely and Google Optimize. Documented best practices for full optimization process from ideation, launch, validation and implementation. Created Google Sheet to calculate potential ROI of tests based on conversion rates.
  • Created technical SEO learning resources for the team to explore and practice technical skills, and improve development skills.
  • Supported account managers by providing business and development teams with technical SEO consultation for 70+ small to enterprise-sized clients from varying industries.
  • Refactored a client’s popular search feature using Javascript (ES6) to remove legacy Angular dependency and ensure search engine crawlers could index the page’s content.
  • Crafted detailed technical proposals for “Request for Proposals” and communicated the implementation strategy with prospective client leadership.
  • Drove internal tool development efforts as part of the SEO department’s executive team launching 6 tools in one year to improve the team’s quality of life and reduce time inefficiencies through technology.
  • Led SEO Development program with annually increasing profits of up to $200,000+ managed annual revenue.

Freelance

Roles & Responsibilities

American Addiction Centers, Inc.

Roles & Responsibilities

Head of User Experience Optimization

8/2016 - 5/2017

Established and led the UX optimization program, aligning analytics, experimentation, design, and development to improve conversion performance. Directed testing strategy and execution using a data-informed roadmap that generated measurable business impact and supported continuous improvement across the organization.

  • Collaborated with the Analytics Manager to engineer website Salesforce integration. Developed and deployed the integration to 15+ websites ensuring compatibility and established a pipeline for updates.
  • Ideated and developed proprietary Optimizely WordPress plugin using the Optimizely V2 API to facilitate server-side A/B testing decreasing development time by 50%.
  • As Head of User Experience Optimization (UXO), established the UXO department and managed a team of designers and developers using Agile methodologies.
Senior Front-End Developer

10/2014 - 8/2016

Led front-end development for marketing and acquisition experiences, with a strong focus on WordPress architecture, reusable build systems, and SEO-conscious implementation. Delivered scalable site features and integrations that improved publishing efficiency, campaign speed, and overall user experience.

  • Created templatized landing page and microsite build process using DocPad to reduce overall development time allowing paid media campaigns to launch quicker. Worked with Paid Media Manager to build analytics and event tracking into the process.
  • Boosted client success by delivering customized WordPress admin interfaces using Metabox.io, and generating detailed documentation using DocPad.
  • Overhauled main site theme targeting SEO, UX, and performance improvements. Collaborated with SEO and Content Leads to develop WordPress admin features to help team members efficiently publish optimized content. Conducted cross-browser and device testing for internal WordPress plugin and theme builds to ensure compatibility.
  • Created custom reports by merging data and insights from Salesforce, Google Analytics, CallRail, and HotJar to inform A/B testing roadmap resulting in significant conversion gains.

International Technological University

Roles & Responsibilities

Website Manager

9/2010 - 7/2014

Oversaw the university’s website ecosystem, leading redesigns, new site launches, and ongoing digital improvements across departments. Managed development and creative workflows while improving usability, content governance, and web operations to better support institutional goals.

  • Leveraged internship program and improved development operations and documentation practices to save the department approximately $48,000 from previous staffing expenses.
  • Reduced informational call volume for call center, finance, and admissions departments by improving the website’s information architecture, and effective contact form placement.
  • Increased Google ranking by establishing a content publishing schedule, optimizing pages according to SEO best practices, and creating business listings on Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Yelp platforms.
  • Ensured content accuracy by planning and implementing a cross-departmental error reporting system, and establishing a department turnaround policy to ensure proper prioritization and timely response.
  • Managed a creative team of two designers and five developers to create digital marketing materials, launch main and departmental websites, and landing pages/microsites using WordPress, HTML, PHP, Javascript, and jQuery, and produced print marketing collateral.

Skills


AI & Automation
Concept
  • Internal AI Tooling

    Creating custom internal AI agents within platforms.

    Proficiency
  • Agentic Workflow

    Proficiency
CMS & Platforms
Tool
  • WordPress.org

    WordPress

    Proficiency
  • Shopify

    Proficiency
MarTech
Tool
  • Google Analytics

    Proficiency
  • HubSpot

    Proficiency
Concept
  • Marketing Pixels and Tracking

    Implementation and validation of marketing tools like Meta, Google Ads

    Proficiency
UX
Tool
  • Dynamic Yield

    Proficiency
  • Optimizely

    A/B testing and feature experimentation platform.

    Proficiency
  • HotJar

    Heatmaps, session recordings, and funnel analysis.

    Proficiency
  • VWO-Logo-White Created with Sketch.

    Visual Web Optimizer

    Proficiency
  • Figma

    Proficiency
Concept
  • Conversion Rate Optimization

    Proficiency
  • Landing Page

    Landing Page or one off development project for client.

  • Design

    Proficiency
  • Wireframing

    Proficiency
Web
Concept
  • Site Migrations

    Re-platforms and full site migrations ensuring transport of critical data and content.

    Proficiency
  • Core Web Vitals

    Proficiency
  • Search Engine Optimization

    8 years of Technical SEO analysis and strategic implementation.

    Proficiency
Tool
  • Google Search Console

    Proficiency
  • Google Tag Manager

    Proficiency
Language
  • TypeScript

    Proficiency
  • PHP

    Proficiency
Other
Language
  • Javascript

    Proficiency
  • CSS

    Proficiency
  • SASS

    Proficiency
  • GraphQL

Tool
  • Accelerated Mobile Pages

    Proficiency
  • React

  • Node.js

  • API Integration

    Proficiency
Concept
  • Full Site Build

    Projects where I developed the site or theme from scratch.