Ron Chambers Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, Ca, Us

As a freelancer I’ve worked ongoing with many clients for months and years to build, grow, and maintain their websites. Below is a small sample of my clients/work.CalMatters (Online news covering California policy/politics):- Daily web development and support, debugged issues, developed/implemented custom WordPress plugins, provided code reviews, mentored/trained Jr/new developers- Worked with Editorial staff to isolate CMS issues and interfaced with hosting provider Newspack (Automattic) to develop fixes or workarounds- Implemented sitewide technical SEO enhancements (sitemaps, meta tags, json schema, 404 capture/301 redirects)- Helped build an Election Guide plugin with activation hooks for CSVs to custom posts- Setup real-time “screenshotter” for charts/graphs using Chromium/Puppeteer- Managed sub contractor for development of automated regression testing using Playright/ChecklyLA Sentinel (Black News covering Los Angeles and National events):- Managed all aspects of website business from controlling domain names at GoDaddy, DNS/Cache at Cloudflare, cPanel hosting at Leaseweb, to full-stack development (WordPress)- Built recurring Subscription business (WooCommerce, WooSubscriptions, Authorize.Net), a leaky paywall (front-end only cookies/JavaScript), along with custom LA Times delivery network export scripts.- Customized “Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin”, migrated physical classifieds to web-first, developed PHP/Word converter for print exports to InDesign- Used PagerDuty and Dead Man’s Snitch to monitor site outages and cron-job failures- Participated in Google News Initiative as technical leadCapitol Weekly (Newsroom focused on CA State Government and Politics) - Custom built website using WordPress, integrated Google Ad Manager, provided training- Developed robot screener for Google UTM stripping using IPinfo/geo-location with reCaptcha- Provided hosting guidance at WPEngineAnd much more!

Davis, California, Us

- Led instruction for class of 28 students through a 6-month intensive Full Stack Web Development Coding Bootcamp for the UC Davis Extension program. - Led weekend cohort of 50+ students.- 250+ hours of in-class instruction covering NodeJS, React, MongoDB, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Firebase, Sequelize, Mongoose, jQuery, Git, Express, Redux, and more. - 200+ hours outside of class providing support and mentoring.- Guided and mentored students through in-class activities, homework, group projects and one-on-ones.- Consistently received excellent weekly reviews for Instructor Knowledge (4.8 out of 5) and Instructor Engagement (4.7 out of 5) throughout entire course.

San Diego, Ca, Us

- Advised entrepreneurs and existing business owners on how to grow their business using technology.- Provided practical Internet and IT solutions- Reviewed and advised on Financial/Business/Marketing plans.

New York, Ny, Us

Ziff Davis Media is an integrated media company focused on technology news.URLs: ZiffDavis.com, eWeek.com, CIOInsight.com, BaselineMag.com, PCMag.com, - Technologies: ASP, .NET, C#, SQLServer, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, Vignette- Led Internet technology team.- Worked with executive level VP’s to define and roadmap online businesses.- Increased total online ad sales 10% in first month in position. And an additional 40% in second month.- Accountable for technology to support $16 Million per year in banner sales- Continual technology expenditures avoidance: 5% of revenue.- Facilitate and direct communication with business units: Sales, Marketing, Finance, Ad Operations, Editorial, Audience Development and Events.

- Web development with C#, ASP, .NET, SQLServer, CSS, JavaScript, HTML- Led development of tools to manage over 300,000 Pay-Per-Click keyword terms with Google AdWords (using both Google’s API and screen-scraping).- Led development of Search-Engine-Optimized (SEO) sites with over 100,000 indexed pages in Google.

- Web development with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML- Built online scheduling and customer management systems.- Hosted weekly in-person Speed Dating events.- Provided customer acquisition and support via phone and email.- Drafted and published press releases, along with multiple promotional appearances on local morning radio show, television news and newspaper.- Created and published newspaper and radio commercials.

- Web development with PHP, MySQL, CSS, JavaScript, Linux, HTML- Developed web-based systems to process online orders and facilitate business processes.- Helped set up corporate entity, accounting structure, and business systems.

Oroville, Ca, Us

- Instructed an Interactive Web Development class with a strong emphasis on ecommerce. - Weekly lessons on how to use HTML/CSS/JS to build websites.- Projects focused on purchasing a domain name, web hosting and administration using cPanel.- Additional lessons on how to use CSS, how to integrate PayPal into a website, how to use Image Ready to convert Photoshop files to HTML, and others.

- Web development with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML- Managed 3 in-house and 7 overseas developers.- Lead/Senior architect and developer of the core Fantasy Football game engine.- Managed Email and Search Engine Marketing campaigns.- Developed apps to minimize business processes such as automated Affiliate programs, user management, credit card processing and withdrawal systems, referral programs, etc.- Implemented and managed separate Linux development, testing, and production environments.

- Web development with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS- New website development along with hosting setup and maintenance.- Proposal writing, client acquisition and management.

Newark, Nj, Us

- Web development with PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript- Lead designer and developer of an online Dynamic DNS Registration application allowing customers to monitor their business, home, etc from anywhere on the Internet using IP based cameras.- Provided support for multiple languages, dynamic database creation, and communication with remote client software.

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Web development with ASP, SQLServer, HTML, JavaScript- Core member of Intel's Human Resources Intranet Site, “EASE”.- Developed tools to streamline human resource processes.- Implement a Tool Outage Manager that handled site wide database outages.- Designed and developed key components for a web-based application that empowered managers to terminate employees through a series of intelligent steps.

Santa Clara, California, Us

- Web development with ASP, SQLServer, HTML, JavaScript- Core member of Intel's lead Intranet Site, “Circuit”.- Developed solutions to streamline web searches.- Responsible for the administration of mission-critical NT servers running IIS- Met with global business partners and new acquisitions to incorporate their existing web content with Intel’s Intranet.- Designed, implemented and maintained the Verity Search interface for Intel’s Lead Intranet Site.