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GlobalShakers.com

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▹Co-founded a global media platform focused on connecting emerging and established thought leaders
▹Designed and built the platform from the ground up, including custom WordPress architecture and performance optimisation
▹Took the product from idea to live platform, handling both technical execution and early growth
▹Achieved early traction and validation before the project was intentionally discontinued

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▹Custom-built performance auditing tool that analyzes Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse-style metrics in a clean, developer-friendly interface
▹Breaks down exactly what’s slowing your site down, with clear visibility into bottlenecks like TTFB, image delivery, and render-blocking resources
▹Translates raw performance data into actionable insights, helping developers quickly identify and fix real-world issues

▹Building a full-stack mobile app for real-time job tracking and invoicing, enabling contractors to go from job start to paid invoice in a single seamless workflow
▹Designed a time-first data model (work periods → costs → invoices) to eliminate manual calculations and ensure consistent, auditable financial outputs
▹Implemented scalable backend using AWS (DynamoDB, S3, Lambda) for job data, media storage, and serverless API execution

▹Built NATE, an autonomous AI agent that plans, executes, and verifies complex workflows end-to-end—turning simple chat into real system actions.
▹Dynamically discovers and composes toolchains across microservices by inspecting live Docker containers and integrating external services via a unified schema.
▹Operates like an MCP-style “digital operator,” orchestrating APIs, executing tasks autonomously, and even auditing its own code.

▹Fully bespoke WordPress theme, designed and developed from the ground up with a focus on modern UX and clean, scalable architecture
▹Lightweight e-commerce implementation using FluentCart, avoiding the overhead of traditional WooCommerce setups
▹Highly performant and efficient build, optimised for speed, responsiveness, and real-world usability across all devices

▹Worked on a production WordPress platform for a global pharmaceutical news and data publisher
▹Built tooling to process and manage structured data from multiple external sources
▹Custom developed a performance-focused frontend implementation with responsive design

▹Delivered a full PSD-to-WordPress theme conversion for a Hungarian software company’s primary customer-facing website
▹Performance-focused build achieving strong Core Web Vitals and fast, responsive user experience
▹Added subtle interactive elements, including a dynamic gradient system that evolves as users scroll

▹Senior Developer on a high-traffic international news platform, contributing to a full frontend redesign alongside the Head of Digital
▹Developed interactive AngularJS visualisations embedded in live editorial content, enhancing data-driven storytelling
▹Delivered projects covering major global topics including Brexit, Pakistan drone strikes, and international political coverage

▹Built an interactive video-to-typography tool that transforms footage into a live “pre-text” animation made entirely from custom text.
▹Developed as a reusable Svelte playback component so the effect can be tuned locally, then dropped into a portfolio or client site without carrying the editor UI with it.
▹Added real-time controls for text density, scrolling, brightness mapping, contrast, gamma, tinting, and playback behavior to art-direct the final look.

▹CTO & Technical Lead overseeing architecture and delivery across a portfolio of high-traffic media platforms
▹Built and led a development team, driving improvements in workflow, code quality, and execution speed
▹Delivered multiple large-scale launches and replatforming projects for editorial and content-driven sites

▹WooCommerce-powered event booking platform tailored for Amsterdam nightlife and alternative entertainment experiences
▹Handle event-based products, bookings, and ticket-style purchasing flows
▹Designed to manage high-volume traffic around peak dates (e.g. festivals, holidays, major events)