26 years of hands-on engineering — from custom WordPress plugins and Laravel applications to Salesforce and Zoom API integrations. Clean code, solid architecture, and a remote-first work ethic.
With 26 years in programming, I bring deep expertise across the full web stack. I've supported and maintained multi-site WordPress environments under pressure, authored custom plugins, and wired together complex third-party platforms so they speak to each other seamlessly.
I thrive in fully remote environments, managing my own schedule with discipline while staying tightly aligned with teammates. Whether I'm debugging a tricky race condition or architecting a new data pipeline, I write code that's clean, well-documented, and built to last.
A snapshot of the technologies and disciplines I work in every day — refined over more than two decades of real-world projects.
Custom plugin architecture, multi-site maintenance, performance hardening, and complex feature development using modern JS patterns.
End-to-end application development with Laravel, clean MVC structure, MySQL databases, and responsive front-ends styled with Bootstrap and Tailwind.
Salesforce CRM integration, Zoom API implementation, and custom REST/webhook bridges that keep disparate systems in perfect sync.
Thorough testing pipelines, security hardening, Git-based version control workflows, and detailed technical documentation that supports long-term maintainability.
I've spent years deep inside the WordPress ecosystem — building custom plugins from scratch, maintaining and extending existing ones, and keeping multi-site networks performant under real production pressure. My work spans both the classic admin experience and modern headless architectures.
On the JavaScript side I lean on Alpine.js for lightweight reactivity and jQuery where legacy compatibility demands it. Every plugin I ship is documented, version-controlled via Git, and built with hooks and filters that make it easy for future developers to extend without touching core logic.
I build complete web applications end-to-end using Laravel as my primary PHP framework. That means clean MVC architecture, Eloquent ORM with optimized MySQL queries, and expressive Blade templates — all backed by disciplined service-layer design that keeps business logic out of controllers.
On the front-end I'm fluent in both Bootstrap (for rapid layout) and Tailwind CSS (for precision utility-first styling). I care about responsive behavior, accessibility, and load-time performance at every layer of the stack.
Connecting systems is where I genuinely thrive. I've built and maintained integrations with Salesforce CRM — syncing leads, contacts, and custom objects — and implemented the Zoom API for automated meeting provisioning and webinar management within client applications.
Beyond named platforms, I design flexible REST and webhook architectures that let disparate services communicate reliably. I handle authentication flows (OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT), payload mapping, error handling, and retry logic so integrations stay resilient in production.
Shipping is only half the job. I maintain clean Git workflows — descriptive commits, feature branches, pull-request reviews — and write technical documentation that makes onboarding and long-term maintenance genuinely painless.
Security is baked in from the start: proper input validation, prepared statements, CSRF protection, and principle-of-least-privilege on every API credential. On the QA side I invest in thorough testing and systematic debugging so production incidents are rare, and when they do occur, I resolve them fast.
I'm open to new projects, contract work, long-term collaborations, or full-time employment. Whether you need a custom WordPress solution, a Salesforce integration, or a full-stack application from the ground up — reach out and let's talk.
Email me directly at terre.porter@gmail.com