Michael Ogunsakin
WordPress & Shopify Developer • eCommerce Specialist
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Full-stack WordPress and Shopify developer with 6+ years delivering eCommerce solutions that convert browsers into buyers. Proven track record building and optimizing Shopify stores and WordPress sites from the ground up, including custom theme development, WooCommerce integration, third-party API connections, and performance tuning.
Comfortable owning the full project lifecycle: discovery, build, launch, and ongoing optimization. Available for remote contracts and long-term engagements.
Experience
Senior WordPress & Shopify Developer at Legal Afrik Consult (2023-01 – Present)
- Architected and launched 12+ WordPress and Shopify stores end-to-end, applying custom Liquid theme overrides and Advanced Custom Fields to meet precise client briefs.
- Achieved a consistent 30–40% uplift in store conversion rates through systematic A/B testing of landing pages, checkout flows, and CTAs.
- Cut average page-load time from 7 s to under 2 s using lazy loading, image compression (WebP), server-side caching, and CDN configuration, improving Google PageSpeed scores from ~45 to 90+.
- Integrated third-party APIs (Stripe, Klaviyo, ShipStation) to automate fulfilment and email workflows, reducing manual ops by ~8 hrs/week.
- Directed SEO strategy that moved 15 target keywords from page 3+ into the top 5 Google results within 6 months, lifting organic sessions by 70%.
- Led paid-search campaigns (Google Ads) generating 200+ qualified leads per month at a CPL 25% below the client's target.
- Delivered a 60% year-on-year revenue increase for the agency's flagship eCommerce client through combined CRO and performance-SEO work.
Team Lead – Front-End Engineering at Mbrand Technologies (2019-01 – 2023-03)
- Led a 4-person front-end squad building responsive, WCAG-compliant web applications used by 10,000+ monthly active users.
- Established a reusable WordPress block library (Gutenberg) that cut average site build time from 3 weeks to 10 days.
- Mentored 3 junior developers, two of whom were promoted within 18 months.
- Delivered client projects 100% on-time across a 4-year tenure with zero critical post-launch outages.
- Implemented Google Analytics event tracking and custom dashboards, enabling data-driven UX decisions that reduced bounce rate by 18%.
Education
B.Tech in Computer Science – Federal University of Technology, Akure (2015 – 2020)
