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Senior Web Developer
JavaScript · PHP · WordPress · React · AI-Assisted Development
30+ CMS projects across agency and in-house roles, with consistent improvements in site speeds going down from 5-3 seconds to 2-1 seconds. I've been involved in multiple 1,000 page migrations across my 15-year career seeing 50% increase in organic traffic after massive site overhauls.
Public repos and tools on GitHub
A WordPress starter framework for building custom block themes using Full Site Editing (FSE), modern build tooling, and a Docker-first local development workflow.
Language
PHP
A WordPress plugin for displaying exit intent and timed popups with A/B testing and Google Analytics 4 integration.
Language
PHP
A Teleport front-end coding challenge. The Atlas product landing page built from a Figma spec in Next.js with Sanity, Canvas product animations, zero axe violations, and a 100 Lighthouse mobile run.
Language
TypeScript
Selected case studies
How about 500 lines of hand-written CTA styles became four nested SCSS loops, what the generated test page caught, and the four problems found later in the compiled CSS.
After experimenting with several articles on writing with LLMs, I came up with what I feel is a better way to use LLMs without losing your voice.
Six checks that passed on broken code in a Next.js landing page build, including axe reporting zero violations with three accessibility defects.
“Blake is the kind of developer every team hopes to have. He’s fast to learn, deeply responsible for outcomes, committed to high standards, and consistently focused on delivering business impact.”
“Blake is, without exaggeration, the most capable web developer I’ve worked with. He combines deep technical expertise with calm, focused execution, even under the most intense deadlines.”
“Blake is one of the nicest, most patient, and dependable developers I’ve ever worked with. … You will very rarely hear a simple “no” from him. He’s the kind of guy that looks for solutions and ways to get to yes.”
