Building the Future of Web
Senior Tech Lead & Full Stack Engineer specializing in performance, architecture, and bespoke digital experiences.
Selected Works
Web Speed Kiwi
- ▹Built a custom website performance auditing tool that automatically analyzes Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores.
- ▹Provides actionable recommendations for developers.
GlobalShakers.com
- ▹Lead developer on the WordPress build
- ▹Custom theme + performance optimisation
- ▹Grew to 5k monthly users within 2 years..
PharmaBoardoom.com
- ▹Lead and sole developer on the WordPress build
- ▹Custom theme + 3rd party integrations
- ▹100k monthly users, 99.99% uptime
Skawa.hu
- ▹PSD to Wordpress theme conversion build
- ▹90+ Lighthouse Score Core Web Vitals
thenational.ae
- ▹Lead Developer on Frontend Overhaul 2019
- ▹Angular.js data visualisation embeds
- ▹Custom solution for lazyloading images for performance
whynow.co.uk
- ▹Former CTO & Tech Lead
- ▹Managed an operating team of 5 developers
- ▹Multiple launches & rebranding of several high traffic sites
Specialized Services
Whatsapp Chatbots & AI Agents
From $1000
Developing interactive customer-facing chatbots and AI Agents to represent your business
Book a ConsultationBespoke Website Development & Design
Starting at $500 (depending on scope)
Design & Development of bespoke web solutions for portfolio websites, landing pages, editorial and e-commerce applications
Book a ConsultationiOS / Android Mobile Applications
$1500+
Development of high-quality cross platform mobile applications for iOS and/or Android
Book a ConsultationWeb Speed & GDPR Compliance Audits
Starting at $349
Turn Your Slow Website into a Fast, High-Converting Machine 🚀 🛡 Guaranteed Improvement: Your site will load at least 30% faster — or you don’t pay. Transform Your Slow Site to 90+/100 Lighthouse Fast ⚡️ 👉 Faster pages = cheaper ads & higher conversions ⚠️ Slow pages waste ad budget and cause visitors to bounce.
Book a ConsultationGlobal Footprint
Technical Expertise
Tools
Frontend
Backend
DevOps
Who Am I?
My name is Connor Stansfield and I like to build things. I began coding at the tender age of 17 in New Zealand in 2012. Since then computer programming and software development has been my passion and it has brought me opportunities from all around the globe. After graduating in 2016 I made my way over to Europe seeking exciting projects in Germany, the UK, Spain and Hungary where I departed for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. I operate as a full stack developer with a background that touches on a myriad of technologies but at the moment is primarily focused on web app development. My goals for software engineering long term are to be involved in projects which relate to the fields of machine learning, AI, graphical simulations, business insight and image processing. I believe that nourishing creativity in development is key to the success of any project. My mantra for development has always been to think differently and as I gain experience and confidence in this approach I hope my skills can be used to enrich peoples lives and the environment.
My Journey
Chief Technology Officer
2019 - 2025Whynow Media Group Ltd
• Led architecture and development of a centralised dashboard (The Brain) for managing content, ad placements and shopify integrations across multiple sites from a single NodeJS-based admin panel • Built high-end and performant custom themes in both traditional and headless WordPress powering multiple high traffic editorial & ecommerce sites including CNN’s Great Big Story • Developed a Next.js media platform scoring 100/100 Lighthouse, led architecture of CI/CD pipelines, zero-downtime Docker deployments, increasing overall uptime to 99.99%
Java / AngularJS Developer
2019 - 2020The National UAE
Redesigned and rebuilt the newspaper frontend, delivering AngularJS interactive visual components for key stories
Senior PHP Developer
2018 - 2019Pharmaboardroom
Delivered a fast, responsive WordPress theme for Spain’s top pharmaceutical publisher, including annual reports consolidating global pharma news
Angular Developer & BI Analyst
2016 - 2017Redmill Solutions
Modernised media ad spend tool ‘Tuktuk’ migrating from Silverlight to Angular with custom interactive Power BI dashboards (R/DAX components)
Client Feedback
Mihai Orodel
Webshop Owner - amsterdamactivityguide.com
"“Connor is one of the rare devs who combines technical ability with real problem-solving. If he says he’ll improve your site, he will.”"
Vahans Yousefian
Founder - sfsbouw.nl
"“Connor is fast, reliable, and actually cares about the performance of the final product. The improvements he made had an immediate impact on speed and user experience.”"
Latest Thoughts
AI Is Taking Tech Jobs — But Good Devs Still Win
How I Took This Site From Elementor Bloat to 100/100 Performance
🚀 Website Performance Audit (Core Web Vitals, Tracking, GDPR)
Ayahuasca: My first experience with the Mystic Brew
The paradox of life on the road as a “Digital Nomad”
About This Site
This site is built with a modern tech stack centered on performance and developer experience. It uses Next.js 14 with the App Router, Tailwind CSS for styling, Framer Motion for animations, and PostgreSQL for the backend database. The entire site is containerized using Docker for seamless deployment.
Next.js 14
App Router & Server Actions
Framer Motion
Smooth Animations
PostgreSQL
Relation Data & CMS
TypeScript
Type Safety & Robustness
Let's Connect
Have a project in mind or just want to say hello? Drop me a line.