John Peden

Employment

• Wordpress DeveloperSeptember 2012 - Present

  The British Council

  Brought in as a Wordpress Developer to build the Solas Lite platform to rapidly deploy Wordpress sites for British Council countries and small operations.

• Wordpress DeveloperApril 2012 - July 2012

  The University of Salford

  Setup the LAMP stack for four Wordpress platforms. Proceeded to develop, skin and train users on four Wordress installations, including two Wordpress multisite installations.

• ICT/Web ManagerMay 2010 - August 2011

  Samui Centre of Learning, Thailand

  Migrated site from Joomla to Wordpress, before I designed and coded bespoke Thesis theme. I then setup Google Analytics, ran keyword research, initiated search and social media marketing campaign using blog posts on site/off site and video. I liaised with local business to generate relevant backlinks. I successfully boosted SERP performance enormously as SEO profile had been badly damaged by former web manager. Additionally, I setup of Linux (Ubuntu) file and print server, running on the local intranet.

• Wordpress Developer/Web MarketerJune 2009 - Present

  John Peden Ltd

  Began taking Wordpress development clients during my final year at University. Continued to work on client sites after graduation and registered as a limited company in early 2012.

• ICT/Web ManagerDecember 2008 - June 2009

  The University of Sheffield

  Secured part-time work managing the website and hardware for a department at the University of Sheffield. Migrated their old site from Joomla to Wordpress before setting up a custom theme for the department. Then taught the staff about blogging and administering a Wordpress site.

Education

• University2005-2009

  The University of Sheffield

  Mechanical Engineering (MEng) 2:1 Honours

• A-Levels2003-2005

  St. Bede's College, Manchester

  2A, 1B, 1C

• GCSEs1998-2003

  St. Bede's College, Manchester

  3A*, 6A