Peter Sharp

GL Solutions

09/2022 - Current

Promoted from QA Specialist on November 23, 2022

Transitioned from a small-company fullstack PHP developer role to a Configuration Specialist in a large-company environment, focusing on XPATH/XML, MSSQL, and .NET VB. This role required enhanced teamwork and collaboration, working closely with colleagues in roles I previously handled independently.

Key Achievements:

• Optimized Efficiency: Reduced link creation time for temporary files by approximately 90%.
• Improved Team Performance: Eliminated issues related to cached CSS/JS files, enhancing overall team efficiency.
• Developed Tools: Created a file validation utility that decreased team implementation time by roughly 40%.

Like Minded

08/2022 - 09/2022

Accepted part-time remote contract with Like Minded, a learning solutions provider based in New Zealand.

BitPrime

08/2021 - 06/2022

Accepted a full-time remote contract with BitPrime, a Cryptocurrency retail and OTC exchange based in New Zealand.

Achievements:

• Reduced trading bot downtime from a couple of times per week to occasionally every few months.
• Redesigned and developed About page cutting design costs.

Sadly BitPrime was shut down in June 2022 due to a drastic drop in the crypto market. I held out hope BitPrime would land a contract to buy the business as a whole, but unfortunately could only secure a sale of its assets in July.

Freelancing

03/2021 - 08/2021

Started a Web development side hustle while working full-time for Barkers then Fairlie Bakehouse. From June 2021 I started developing my freelance business full-time.

While I had a few prospective clients, this was mostly a time of developing my business and technical skills.

Achievements:

• Learnt how to run Node.js and Python functions on AWS and Azure using the Serverless Framework
• Created a process to convert my resume page into a PDF using Playwright
• Gained client interest on a estimate converting a spreadsheet into a web app. (Which I had to turn down as it came after I had started a full-time contract for BitPrime)

Webmad

01/2016 - 03/2021

Worked as fullstack web developer. Majority of time spent working on larger e-commerce sites and wordpress-based web applications.

Learnt important lessons in pragmatism and objectivity when it comes to evaluating tools or methodologies.

Achievements:

• The design, build and maintenance of a wide variety of mostly PHP/WordPress-based websites and web applications
• Ran developer team workshops on Git and Wordpress Hooks

Yoobee - Diploma Web Development

02/2015 - 11/2015

Completed a Diploma in Web Development at Yoobee.

Gained knowledge in:

• a solid foundation of core technologies that make up the web: HTTP, DNS, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• web project planning skills like: competitor analysis, basics of SEO, site maps.
• server-side development technologies and principles: PHP, MySQL, OOP, MVC, database normalization.
• client side libraries and frameworks: jQuery, Angularjs and Bootstrap.
• WordPress plugin and theme development.

CPIT - CELTA

02/2014 - 11/2014

Completed CELTA, a certificate in English language teaching to adults, at CPIT (now Ara).

CPIT - Bachelor of Design

02/2008 - 12/2010

Bachelor of Design majoring in animation at CPIT (now Ara).

Learnt the foundations of graphic design and composition as well as the principles of animation and illustration. Also gained technical skills in digital 3D modelling and animation.

Skills I've used during my web development career:

• image manipulation
• gestalt principles
• 3D modelling
• typography
• the principles of animation