Matthew Way

13413 Pontchatrain Ave. · Charlotte, NC 28273 · (417) 230-2637 · matt@mattswork.info

Highly motivated and self-taught tech professional with a passion for learning and developing new skills related to various technologies. My determination and appreciation for problem-solving have moved me to acquire diverse knowledge in tech-related fields through both formal and informal resources. I enjoy creating effective tools that deliver desired results for clients and stakeholders. Committed to continuous professional growth, I value learning and using emerging and trending technologies, enabling me to take on challenging projects that enhance my skill set.

Experience

Web Coordinator

Tenax USA
Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Wrote SOPs to document processes, improving team workflow clarity.
  • Automated verification and updates of distributor website links using Python scraping and PHP CSV scripts, streamlining SEO processes.
  • Built Python scripts with Selenium and Pytesseract to speed up data extraction and OCR.
  • Automated task execution via cPanel cron jobs, running a custom master PHP script every minute to trigger other scripts, enhancing efficiency.
  • Developed WordPress themes and plugins with JavaScript, Bootstrap, and Gulp.
  • Created Tkinter GUIs and GoogleTTS tools (Python) to enhance media production workflows.
  • Designed Inkscape graphics and automated images with Pillow for consistency.
  • Improved SEO to boost blog and website traffic.
January 2016 - June 2024

Web Developer (Freelance)

Charlotte, North Carolina (Started in Branson, MO)
  • Built PHP, Laravel, SQL, WordPress sites/apps.
  • Managed cPanel hosting for performance.
  • Created Buckle, a lightweight CSS/JS framework, AI-assisted, on GitHub (htmlwebfan/buckle).
  • Developed PHusion Core, a PHP MVC framework using AI-assisted programming techniques, on GitHub (htmlwebfan/phusion-core).
January 2006 – Present

Web Application Developer

E-Dreamz
Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Tested eCommerce platforms for quality.
  • Enhanced PHP/SQL/JavaScript web apps.
April 2015 – July 2015

Web Developer

Shepherd of the Hills Ent. Group
Branson, Missouri
  • Built HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP/MySQL and Joomla! sites.
July 2010 - December 2011

Web Designer/Developer

Heritage Web Solutions
United States
  • Designed/coded HTML/CSS sites with Flash/CodeIgniter.
January 2008 – July 2010

Retail Management Roles

Various Companies (Gail Pittman, Farberware, Wilsons Leather, OfficeMax, Corning)
Branson, Missouri
  • Managed retail operations, inventory, payroll.
  • Developed Excel tools to streamline retail operations, saving time.
1994 - 2006

Education

Hollister High School

High School Diploma
General Studies

September 1985 - May 1989

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Specifics
  • HTML, XHTML, HTML5
  • CSS, CSS2, CSS3
  • SASS
  • SCSS
  • SQL, MySQL, SQLite
  • PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
  • WordPress 4, WordPress 5, WordPress 6
  • Python 3.6 - Python 3.12
  • JSON
  • JQuery, JavaScript
  • Photoshop, G.I.M.P
  • Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape

Projects

Buckle Front-end UI Framework (Freelance)

Built lightweight CSS/JS framework (~8.4KB) with Sass components, AI-assisted for faster coding. Hosted on GitHub (htmlwebfan/buckle). Delivered style guide and sample home page.

PHusion Core PHP MVC Framework (Freelance)

Built PHP MVC framework with routing, dashboard, Parsedown views, extensible, AI-aided, GitHub (htmlwebfan/phusion-core).

Volusion Customization (Tenax USA)

Customized Volusion themes with JavaScript, Bootstrap.

WordPress Development (Tenax USA)

Created WordPress themes with Gulp.

Data Automation (Tenax USA)

Built SQLite/Python tools for scraping/OCR.

Twitter Automation (Tenax USA)

Scripted PHP for tweet scheduling and posting tweets automatically at random daily times.