James Pfleiderer

• Increased operational efficiency by consolidating dozens of different NASA orgs’ websites under nasa.gov. • Integrated search.gov to increase availability of NASA content. • Increased engagement and functionality with new content blocks like image comparisons and forms. • Documented plugin and theme component processes to enhance internal developer resources.

• Automated deployment processes using GitHub Actions to reduce time and errors. • Developed custom Gutenberg blocks to improve end-user’s ability to edit website content. • Worked directly with clients to manage work requests and review project progress. • Added full multi-language features (i18n) for clients to reach multiple markets and increase business. • Planned and managed tasks for myself and other developers. • Improved team performance by providing expertise and guidance for other in-house developers.

• Streamlined project timelines by planning features, architecture, and scope in build specification documents. • Implemented custom WordPress boilerplate to shorten time to start new projects. • Developed WordPress sites from scratch, both independently and collaboratively, based on Sketch and Figma designs. • Integrated APIs (e.g., weather, stock prices) into WordPress themes and plugins to enhance content dynamism. • Developed a custom WordPress API to streamline content delivery for external platforms, reducing technical debt. • Provided expertise and guidance for other in-house developers.

• Improved our cost-efficiency by planning sprint/task lists for the WordPress development team. • Provided expertise and led other developers (both in-house and external) on WordPress projects. • Enhanced scope of work and build specification documents to clarify development deliverables and timelines. • Revamped project start time by implementing custom WordPress boilerplate for all projects. • Constructed WordPress plugins to make CMS more efficient with APIs like HubSpot, Google Maps, and Dribbble.

• Created wireframe documents to plan WordPress site structure and improve overall efficiency. • Communicated directly with clients to provide expertise on site functionality and content management. • Created an extendible module system to build WordPress templates to shorten project timelines. • Optimized websites with high performance pagespeed methods for higher user reach. • Collaborated with SEO team to im

• Planned/created WordPress sites with a team of developers. • Worked directly with clients to identify needs/goals and plan solutions. • Used modular workflow to accelerate development process. • Used WordPress API for custom themes, plugins, and admin areas. • Extensive work with PHP, HTML, SCSS, and Javascript/jQuery. • All sites responsive and cross-browser compatible. • Managed and maintained projects with Git and Grunt/Gulp. • Planned projects alongside UX research, content, and design teams.