John Oliver du Plessis

Eduvelopment is an online career and life skills program equipping and developing high school learners to leave school as purpose-driven, well-rounded, skills-equipped, life-ready, and value-adding citizens of the world. I worked as remotely as a Platform Developer (backend) in PHP on the MOODLE framework developing EDUvelopmnent's Platform, developing an array of plugins that would enhance and improve the personalized learning environments functionality, improving the experience as well as other plugins to improve the subscriptions module and back-office plugins according to business requirements. Technologies used: PHP, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Moodle PHP Framework, JQuery, MySQL, Git, Bitbucket, JSON, PayFast. Web Services.

I’ve been freelancing mostly in the WordPress space for fast turnaround times and rapid development which optimizes profitability in projects.

This position was a fixed term contract which entailed maintaining, updating and developing features for existing and new clients websites which includes front-end changes as well as maintaining bespoke plugins that produces casino games on the client-side, player tracking data using APIs and webs services from Java Gaming Platform. Technologies utilized were PHP / WordPress, Node Package Manager, TypeScript,, compiled CSS

I primarily maintained legacy code and developed new features for their client-side website which uses the Laravel PHP framework for the back-end and Vue.js for the front-end and Bootstrap as the CSS framework. As the FOMO Travel business model was based on Lay-Buy Holiday Packages I was responsible to ensure that the system executed debits orders on the back-end which has I-Pay integration. On a weekly & monthly basis I created SQL reports for new purchases, remaining months of debit orders on existing customers, forecasting, outstanding balances, earnings, etc.

* Strategic Consulting, including business back-office planning & strategy development. * Lead Developer on primary brand & portal sites as well as back office tools * Guest House, Holiday Accommodation, Real Estate Ecommerce and Web Development

Chief web developer and programmer for a fast-paced firm involved with digital media and new media solutions. Responsible for general management of the development and production web servers, as well as the conception, design, development, documentation and implementation of Internet-based applications to support business as well as client-business operations. Website design, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, database development, relational database design, and database protocols. Addressing HTML and scripting compatibility issues between different browsers and computing platforms. Experience in the creation of web-based applications using various tools & technologies: LAMP, Ubuntu, Windows, PHP, MySQL, MSSQL, IIS, ASP, MTS, Index Server, JavaScript/VBScript, Visual Interdev, NetBeans. Photoshop. Knowledge and experience with installing, configuring, maintaining, tuning, analyzing and optimizing websites in the LAMP environment. Understand and contribute of functional requirements and translate them into technical design and development projects. Clearly document features, technical specifications, and infrastructure requirements for self-produced technical work and job processes. Continuously monitor industry trends, technologies, and standards and be able to research, recommend, and apply new technologies as they emerge. Excellent English oral and written communications skills. Copy writing skills. Continuous monitoring of client production websites and apps using Google Analytics, setting goals , measuring campaigns, etc Setting up and measuring various online marketing campaigns and measuring ROI providing feedback reports to clients Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems. Strategic Consulting, including business plan & strategy development.

NaspersLABS is a small unit formally known as Wiki Unit within the Naspers Limited Group, almost a special projects department. One of the department's KPAs was to adopt an internet start ups, develop the products while enforcing the brand, bringing the project into profit, from here the product / project start up's fate is then determined how it will fit into the larger picture of the Naspers Group. We embrace open source technology and work in an Linux background on the WordPress, Drupal and Wiki frameworks. Up to date we have Ancestry24, Who's Who Southern Africa, New History / Nuwe Geskiedenis, MyFundi and Skoolnuus. I was personally lead developer on Ancestry24 and responsible for the overall brand from a technical point. My KPA consisted of: * Maintenance I was responsible for general and the upkeep the brand, ensuring that it was never downtime, especially on the brand's key features such as the Family Tree and ecommerce system, being that Ancestry24 was our unit's only products that actively turned a profit by monetizing our content, we could not afford any downtime whatsoever. * Optimization Ancestry24 was a very busy site, at any given time we have a project on the go, sometimes simultaneity. With the addition of new features constantly being added and having many hands on deck, a code sanitation / optimization sprint was required from time to time, I was responsible for all key areas, such creating objects from structural or outdated code, streamlining processes, optimizing SQL code, creating SQL stored procedures. * New Features / Developments I was responsible for all new features except on Solr search. I redeveloped the gallery system, member management modules, ecommerce system, payment gateway layers, APIs for our mobile applications, data migration on system rebuild, front end search (non Solr - side), Family Tree development, rebuilt Ancestry24 from ground up

DUTIES * Development of the new company CRM * Development of new business process systems * Automating business tasks * Maintaining existing dialers * Data Reporting * Integration of multiple systems * Creating user manuals for new systems CORE TECHNOLOGY USED * PHP 5 (OOP) * MySQL 5 * HTML / DHTML * JavaScript * CSS * Adobe CS4 (Primary Photoshop)

TWOPLUSTHREE New Media Web Application Development is a small new media company which is the banner that I freelance under. I initially put TWOPLUSTHREE into operation in July 2007 and my portfolio has grown dramatically with the size of our client base ever increasing. I provide services to large corporates as well as small companies expanding their brand into the digital market.

- Implementing enhancements to our property management portals - Creating and / or modifying Joomla components on client websites - OOP PHP development within our own framework - Manage and create new MySQL databases - Documentation - Assisting graphic designer by implementing concepts - Developing and modifying in-house interdepartmental applications

- Materializing the concept from the brief to the actual product. - Responsible for all aspects of development (HTML to server side programming, database architecture and implementation / integration) - Liaising with clients in regards with the project goals - Implementing all projects into their server environments (live-state), supplying support and training when required

- PHP & MySQL development. - Maintaining existing intranets and extranets for SADC regions - Create new and optimize existing database environments - Implement and integrate web based business functions and solutions - Responsible for documentation - design documents and specification. - Content Management System (CMS) modifications and new developments - Designing of online media for use by the marketing department to be used in the online in-house media campaigns

- Developing & designing search engine optimized sites, marketing mini-sites, driving wedsite traffic to primary casino brands. - Develop new SEO & SEM strategies for online casino / gaming brands. - Maintaining existing client websites. - Tracking / analysing / reporting casino software downloads via guerilla marketing mini / marketing oriented websites - Improving website search engine rankings via whitehat and black- hat search engine marketing methods. - Writing customised reporting systems to monitor success of black-hat marketing practices . - Creating new online Internet based business applications to existing brands. - Creating successful newsletter campaigns (concept, design & deliver-ability) - Created installers for Texas Hold'em Poker eBooks (self executing files) - Developed eBooks for online gamers (primary poker eBooks) - Languages and technologies mainly used - HTML, DHTML, ASP, ColdFusion, MS-SQL, Perl, Lua, PHP, mySQL

Developed online applications in ColdFusion, main application that needed to be delivered was an employee performance tool that measured the employees KPA’s and KPI’s using peer to peer, manager to employee and employee to manager. Basically this tool was a 360 degree application on measuring performance. Technologies used were ColdFusion, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, DHTML

- General web development for the gaming portal - New site enhancements using ColdFusion as the server-side language - Maintaining and improving existing system - Microsoft SQL Server Administion - SQL Reports - Back-end / Server-side scripting - Graphic manipulation for use on the web - Bulk Email Management - Mailing List Management - Advertiser click tracking & enhancing admin reporting tools & client reporting tools, advertisor dashboards - Monitoring of web & database servers

- Web development of new sites - Compiling HTML Templates - Slicing PSD Designs - Website upgrades and maintenance of existing clients - Website database integration - Back-end / Server side SCRIPTING (ASP, ColdFusion - Graphic manipulation for use on the web - Liaising with clients regarding their project goals - Flash development (adhoc) - Database development (mainly MS SQL & MS Access)

- Web development team supervisor - Developing new strategies for projects - Development of online promotions & competitions - Upkeep & maintenance of client casino websites - Graphic design for websites & banners - Webmaster to multiple client casino websites - SEO