Александр

Oleksandr Gryshko
Full-Stack Developer | WordPress | Laravel | CMS | SEO | QA
Kyiv, Ukraine | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | Telegram: @algryshko

SUMMARY
Full-stack developer with WordPress as the primary stack and strong Laravel experience for custom PHP applications and e-
commerce. Experience with major CMS platforms including WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla, plus technical SEO, performance
optimization, and QA testing. Uses AI-assisted development to speed up delivery while keeping code review and quality standards.
Focused on: build, fix, optimize, and keep production sites stable.

SKILLS
WordPress: custom themes, plugins, Bedrock, WooCommerce, ACF, Elementor, MemberPress, GiveWP, WP Rocket, Redis,
Wordfence, migrations
Laravel / PHP: Laravel, Livewire, Eloquent, MySQL, Stripe, Spatie packages, multilingual apps, Docker, PHPUnit
Other CMS: Drupal, Joomla, Shopify, Magento, OpenCart, headless WordPress, WPGraphQL, Next.js
SEO: Yoast SEO, technical SEO, redirects, migrations, sitemaps, Core Web Vitals, PageSpeed, crawl and index audits
QA / Testing: smoke tests, regression testing, PHPUnit, Jest, Vitest, forms, checkout, memberships, payments
Frontend / Tools: HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Vite, Tailwind, REST, GraphQL, Git,
Docker, AI-assisted development
Payments: WooCommerce, Stripe, Cardcom, Tranzila, Whop, third-party payment gateways

WORK EXPERIENCE
Full-Stack Developer
Web Effect | January 2021 - Present | Kyiv, Ukraine
Owned full lifecycle for client sites (VFM, DMC, Geffen Medical, The Media Line): build, launch, SEO, performance, QA,
security, and ongoing support.
Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins, WooCommerce stores, memberships, payment gateways (Cardcom,
Tranzila, Stripe), and API integrations.
Built Laravel e-commerce and PHP applications with catalog, checkout, admin panel, multilingual content, Stripe, MySQL, and
Docker.
Provided CMS support across WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and related platforms: setup, theming, content structure,
troubleshooting, and migrations.
Improved performance (VFM Google PageSpeed Insights score 92) using WP Rocket, Redis, and LiteImage (WordPress.org);
SEO via Yoast, Redirection, sitemaps, and crawl audits.
Ran QA smoke tests for themes, plugins, checkout and membership flows; team lead on Geffen Medical with two front-end
developers.
Applied AI-assisted development (Cursor, ChatGPT and similar tools) for faster implementation, refactoring, and debugging with
human review.

PROJECTS
Laravel Car Parts - multilingual e-commerce (UK/RU/EN), Livewire filters, Stripe, Docker. Stack: Laravel, Livewire, MySQL,
Stripe, Tailwind, Vite, PHPUnit.
WordPress production - VFM (Bedrock), DMC, Geffen Medical, The Media Line, TipsBattle, Easyline, UCredit, Pelho Tickets,
Giovanni, Hamamlitz.
CMS platforms - Drupal and Joomla support and customization; Shopify Liquid theme/app; headless WordPress with Next.js
and WPGraphQL.
Plugins - LiteImage (WordPress.org), Cardcom/Whop gateways, CF7 Advanced Storage, Football Tips Games, URL index
audit.
SipSquad - React/TypeScript frontend with Node.js Fastify API, PostgreSQL via Docker, and Jest/Vitest automated tests.

EDUCATION
Full-Stack JavaScript Developer - IT School GoIT | 2023 - 2024
ES6+, TypeScript, React, Node.js, REST APIs
Master's Degree, Organization and Business Management - Interregional Academy of Personnel Management | 2004 -
2009

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian - Native | Russian - Native | English - Advanced / Upper-Intermediate

SOFT SKILLS
Ownership, attention to detail, clear communication, calm problem-solving, teamwork