Megan 🐹

Megan 🐹

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5.0
(2 reviews)
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ABOUT ME
PHP & WordPress Developer
PHP & WordPress Developer

I’m a web developer and community builder in the Cleveland area specializing in WordPress. My most recent role was the Head of Community at the premium WordPress freelancing platform, Codeable. I also served as a member of the global WordPress Incident Response Team and was a long-time contributor to the WordPress open source project.

I’ve been developing websites for clients since 2012, specializing in WordPress and PHP. For many years I organized and spoke at WordPress Meetups and conferences – both in the Cleveland area and across the country. For a while, I also co-hosted a WordPress podcast.

The last three years I spent managing a community of 700+ freelance web developers, helping them with client/project management, managing the education and certification programs we provided, and helping them to niche and network. During my time at Codeable, I was also responsible for interviewing and onboarding new freelancers to the platform.

I first learned to code on Neopets. 🙂

My Development Blog:
https://megabyterose.com/

WordPress Stack Exchange Account:
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/84643/

English
Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-05:00)
Joined February 2016
EXPERTISE
9 years experience
Use PHP to integrate with various APIs, connect to databases, loop through data, sanitize and process form input, etc.
Use PHP to integrate with various APIs, connect to databases, loop through data, sanitize and process form input, etc.
10 years experience
I've been working with front-end technologies (including HTML, CSS, jQuery, and vanilla JavaScript) professionally for 8 years. I've b...
I've been working with front-end technologies (including HTML, CSS, jQuery, and vanilla JavaScript) professionally for 8 years. I've been teaching clients HTML/CSS since 2016 and have been an asset for those learning or getting reaquainted with front-end technologies. I am especially skilled in web form styling and CSS media queries.
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10 years experience
I have been developing themes/plugins professionally since 2014. I have worked with WordPress Customizer, the Settings API, Multisite, an...
I have been developing themes/plugins professionally since 2014. I have worked with WordPress Customizer, the Settings API, Multisite, and developed custom plugins as well. I have a PHP and WordPress development blog at: http://megabyterose.com Though I don't find much time for it now, I have answered questions on the WordPress Stack Exchange: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/84643/megan
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12 years experience
I gave my first technical interview as part of a panel in 2012 or so. I've hired 8 team members and hundreds of contractors over the cour...
I gave my first technical interview as part of a panel in 2012 or so. I've hired 8 team members and hundreds of contractors over the course of my career. My recent role was as the Head of Community at the freelancing platform, Codeable. I can help with interviews for platforms like Codeable and Toptal. I have a set of questions that I used to use for my role at Codeable. I can also advise on the technical test requirements (both front-end and back-end pathways).
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12 years experience

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(2 reviews)
Todd Squitieri
Todd Squitieri
May 2016
Megan is the best ever. She is patient, funny, and really down-to-Earth and empathetic. She holds your hand and helps you through huge issues that you're having with your code. Tonight, we worked on cleaning up some of my code that was really causing some div tags to malfunction and she patiently troubleshooted everything with me. I really like her and can't recommend her enough. A+++
Kendal Miller
Kendal Miller
April 2016
Very fast to respond, able to customize and resolve theme issues.
EMPLOYMENTS
Teacher/Mentor
N/A
2016-04-01-Present
I have been teaching HTML, CSS, PHP, and WordPress on Codementor since April 2016. I also teach/tutor at in-person and online sessions as...
I have been teaching HTML, CSS, PHP, and WordPress on Codementor since April 2016. I also teach/tutor at in-person and online sessions as well as speak at WordCamps and Meetups.
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Head of Community
Codeable
2022-09-01-2024-11-01
  • Manage a community of 700+ developers, including representing their interests in meetings, platform moderation, enforcing our Cod...
  • Manage a community of 700+ developers, including representing their interests in meetings, platform moderation, enforcing our Code of Conduct and handling reports, and working with a cross-department team to handle incidents, warnings, and disputes.
  • Oversee all official company communications to platform members. Develop and implement communication guidelines for the company. Provide staff de-escalation training as needed.
  • Organize and facilitate social and educational events for our developers, both virtual and in-person.
  • Manage department budget and tooling, maintain department documentation, and manage direct reports.

Accomplishments

  • Contributed to the company’s Cybersecurity Handbook and spearheaded the development of our official company values.
  • Defined KPIs and dashboards to measure success of the developers and the community team’s initiatives and interventions.
  • Defined selection criteria, implemented systems, and wrote documentation for a variety of scenarios in which favoritism and bias had become systematized.
WordPress
Technical interview
Event planning
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WordPress
Technical interview
Event planning
Developer Relations
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Community Support Lead
Codeable
2021-12-01-2022-09-01
  • Serve as the main point-of-contact for 700+ developers on our platform.
  • Track and manage developer engagement on platform...
  • Serve as the main point-of-contact for 700+ developers on our platform.
  • Track and manage developer engagement on platform, ensuring we have the right range of skills, timezone coverage, and availability.
  • Produce educational and motivational content for platform members including emails, newsletters, in-app posts/chats, Slack posts, online courses, and articles.
  • Develop an inclusive, supportive, and safe community.

Accomplishments

  • Developed and implemented a new 90-day educational onboarding process, along with a messaging series for new developers.
  • Created, implemented, and enforced a Code of Conduct and reporting process for incidents to keep our community safe from harm.
  • Laid groundwork for department by organizing our shared drive, documenting processes, writing and publishing meeting notes, analyzing data that had not previously been reviewed, and introducing standards.
WordPress
Developer Training
Technical interview
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Developer Training
Technical interview
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Developer Relations
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PROJECTS
The Cutting Board Academy Website - For Cleveland GiveCamp 2019View Project
2019
At Cleveland GiveCamp (July 2019), our team developed a new WordPress site and wrote documentation for our client, The Cutting Board Ac...
At Cleveland GiveCamp (July 2019), our team developed a new WordPress site and wrote documentation for our client, The Cutting Board Academy.
WordPress
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Burton, Bell, Carr Development Website - For Cleveland GiveCamp 2018View Project
2018
At Cleveland GiveCamp (July 2018), our team developed a new WordPress site and wrote documentation for our client, Burton, Bell, Carr De...
At Cleveland GiveCamp (July 2018), our team developed a new WordPress site and wrote documentation for our client, Burton, Bell, Carr Development.
HTML/CSS
PHP
WordPress
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HTML/CSS
PHP
WordPress
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