Богдан

Full-Stack PHP Developer, 5+ years
BOGDAN BUTENKO experience (WordPress & Laravel)
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A B O UT
Full-Stack PHP developer with 5+ years of commercial experience in WordPress. Built a corporate
website end-to-end starting from a ready Figma design: coded the markup pixel-perfect
and mobile-first, then converted it into a custom WordPress theme with custom post types:
personally handling every remaining step, from hosting and Cloudflare configuration to technical
SEO and performance tuning, without support from another developer. Solved an accessibility gap
on a site built for children with disabilities, rebuilding it so screen readers announce every element
correctly and the entire site can be navigated by keyboard alone,
without a mouse. Restored a client's website within hours after it went down outside working hours
on a Friday, protecting the client's revenue and the agency's reputation. Optimized 60+ websites,
raising Google PageSpeed scores from failing (30-50) to 90-100,
and personally deployed and configured 100+ WordPress sites end-to-end.

S K I LLS
Core: PHP 7/8, WordPress, MySQL, REST API, OOP, MVC, Composer
Laravel Ecosystem: Laravel 8–11, Eloquent ORM, Blade, Artisan CLI, Migrations & Seeders,
Middleware, Custom JWT Authentication, AdminLTE
WordPress Ecosystem: ACF / ACF Pro, Gutenberg, Elementor, WPBakery, WooCommerce,
Custom Post Types, Custom Fields, Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Contact Form 7,
WP Rocket, Wordfence, WPCode
Front-end: HTML5, CSS3, SASS/SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, Bootstrap, Gulp, Vite
Tools & Infrastructure: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Docker, Docker Compose,
Linux (Ubuntu), Nginx, Apache, Postman, PhpStorm
DevOps & Hosting: Cloudflare (DNS/SSL/Redirects), WP Engine, GoDaddy, CI/CD Pipelines
Other: Technical SEO, Website Performance Optimization, Core Web Vitals,
Accessibility (WCAG), PHPUnit

E X P E RI E NCE
Playduck: Full-Stack Wordpress Developer 03/ 2026 - 06/ 2026, 4 MONT HS

Deployed and configured 100+ WordPress websites end-to-end: server setup,
database import, domain linking.
Configured DNS, SSL, redirects and security settings via Cloudflare across 100+ domains.
Optimized site performance using WP Rocket caching and asset optimization.
Set up Google Analytics, Search Console and reCAPTCHA on 100+ sites as part of every launch.
Reduced new-site setup time by using templated deployments and pre-configured
database dumps.
Technologies: WordPress, Cloudflare, WP Rocket, Google Analytics, Google Search Console

Yelk: Full-Stack Wordpress/Laravel Developer 03/ 2024 - 03/ 2026, 2 YEARS

Converted 20+ Figma designs into custom WordPress themes, handling both front-end build
and back-end integration.
Built ACF Flexible Content structures and Custom Post Types, letting clients edit page
layouts without a developer.
Optimized 20+ websites, raising Google PageSpeed / Core Web Vitals scores to 90-100.
Improved technical SEO and search rankings for 20+ client websites.
Rebuilt a site for accessibility compliance: keyboard-only navigation and screen-reader
support (semantic HTML, ARIA).
Maintained 2 Laravel-based websites alongside WordPress work.
Technologies: WordPress, Laravel, PHP, REST API, ACF, Elementor

GOCOWS: Full-Stack PHP Developer 08/2023 - 03/2024, 8 MONTHS
Developed and maintained a high-load content platform on a custom CMS using PHP,
AJAX, jQuery and MySQL.
Built custom plugins and an advanced filtering system for content-heavy pages.
Optimized 30+ sites to top-tier Google PageSpeed scores through layout and
frontend performance work.
Redesigned and customized default CMS themes to meet project requirements.
Technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, AJAX

SLAN: Full-Stack Wordpress/Laravel Developer 03/2021 - 07/2023, 2.5 YEARS

Built a Laravel platform from scratch (Dota 2 MMR-boosting service) with 4 user roles, custom authentication
(email, Google, Steam) and a multi-currency pricing calculator.
Built a token-based REST API (CRUD) powering a Vue.js frontend.
Optimized 15+ WordPress e-commerce and landing sites, raising PageSpeed scores to 90-100.
Built 5 WordPress sites from scratch, converting Figma designs into production themes.
Improved search rankings for 10+ sites through technical SEO.
Maintained and customized OpenCart stores, resolving bugs.
Technologies: Laravel, WordPress, OpenCart, MySQL, REST API

EPAM: Drupal Developer 01/2020 - 06/2020, 6 MONTHS

Developed custom Drupal modules for enterprise CMS projects following corporate development standards.
Technologies: Drupal, PHP

EDUCATION
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies, 2020–2024