Aaron Duke
Senior Web Developer
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Senior full stack web developer and designer with 14 years of experience.
Experience
Lead Web Developer at R Creative (2025-01 – Present)
Lead Web Developer and Designer in a contractor position within R Creative and sister brands.
- Responsible for maintaining existing WordPress and React client websites
- Designed, architected, and built new client websites
- Managed and resolved server issues
- Developed proposals and assisted with business strategy
- Light video editing work
- Performed compliance updates for sites within the tightly regulated finance industry
Senior Web Developer at Caledon Virtual (2020-01 – 2024-01)
Senior Web Developer and former UI/UX Developer on the fully remote design and development teams within Caledon Virtual.
- Responsible for a wide range of tasks, primarily developing WordPress sites using Sage-based Laravel Blade templates
- Created SOPs to streamline dev, QA-ing and launching sites
- Fixed issues across approximately 750 client sites
- Began work in a UI/UX Developer hybrid role, designing and modifying wireframes and layout prototypes in Adobe XD
- Gathered feedback and made changes to send to external development team in India
- Advanced skillset in management of the external team to help streamline their process and clarify objectives
- Successfully worked to improve communication across language barriers through clear guidance and expectations
- Promoted to Senior Developer
- Oversaw development of updated WordPress templates to improve page speed to boost SEO
- Assisted with bringing development up to spec on WCAG AA
- Worked with Rackspace to upgrade infrastructure and improve resiliency
- Increased knowledge of server management and troubleshooting
- Successfully launched approximately 450 websites
Front End Web Developer at Delta Systems (2020-01 – 2020-12)
Front End Web Developer and web designer on the fully remote development team within Delta Systems.
- Responsible for fixing up new client site issues
- Designing and developing new features
- Working with others on developing new sites
- Developed skills in putting together estimates for projects
- Worked with project managers to track progress
- Met with clients to make sure that everyone is on the same page and address any concerns
- Gained experience working on a wide range of sites for large clients
Web Designer & Administrator at University of Missouri (2018-01 – 2020-12)
Full stack designer and developer in the Office of External Relations for the School of Law.
- Responsible for creating design mockups for web redesign
- Developed many new websites adhering to Mizzou design system and accessibility specifications
- Updated and organized existing content across thousands of pages
- Won a MarCom Gold award for website redesign
- Provided photography and videography support for internal content team
Web & App UI/UX Designer at University of Missouri CAFNR (2012-01 – 2018-12)
Full stack designer and developer on the Marketing & Communications team for the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources.
- Responsible for designing and developing new websites and updating existing content
- Implemented WordPress CMS for new sites and migrated data
- Conducted testing of different design patterns with college students
- Updated legacy code
- Designed and developed custom tools and features for WordPress to aid content creation
- Optimized website performance and security
- Designed print materials for internal projects, events, and branding
- Project managed external iOS dev team
- Designed and tested comps for app with stakeholders
- Developed a custom API to deliver content to the app and fixed small issues in Xcode
- Developed help documentation for the app
- Managed MySQL database including backups, merging data, and fixing URL records
- Conducted professional portrait sessions for faculty and staff, with occasional photography for stories and events
- Designed email newsletters and developed custom email creation tool to speed creation
- Won awards for several email newsletters and the CAFNR website redesign
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design – Missouri State University
