I was building CMS websites before WordPress existed.

My first website went live in 1998 — the same year Google launched. I've been building for the web ever since, through every platform, every framework, every major shift the industry has gone through. By 2002 I was running a CMS-driven web business in Montreal, a full year before WordPress even existed. That history is not a footnote. It's the reason I can solve problems other developers can't.

A timeline most WordPress devs can't claim

1998
First website — same year Google launched Hand-coded HTML on axess.com. No frameworks, no CMS, no Stack Overflow. Just raw web.
2002
CMS-driven web business Running montrealweb.biz — a CMS-built site a full year before WordPress even launched
2003+
Drupal, Joomla, early WordPress Worked across every major CMS platform — knows why WordPress won
2000s
Full-time Linux & PHP/MySQL Server administration, custom scripting, deep infrastructure work
Now
dozens of active client sites Hosting, managing, and developing WordPress sites for clients across industries
27+ Years building
for the web
Dozens Active sites hosted
& managed
100s WordPress & CMS sites
built over career
3 CMS platforms
before WordPress
0 Unplanned downtime
on managed sites

Most WordPress developers know WordPress.
I know everything underneath it too.

WordPress is a delivery vehicle. What it runs on — the server, the database, the PHP, the DNS, the security layer — is where most WordPress developers stop knowing things. I don't.

  • Full-time Linux user and server administrator since 2000 — I configure the servers your WordPress runs on
  • PHP/MySQL expert — I can find your bug or bottleneck faster than a plugin can, because I read the code
  • I've built custom WordPress plugins and themes from scratch for clients at every scale, including enterprise
  • Security hardening, malware removal, and forensics — I've seen every attack vector and know how to close them
  • Bilingual English/French WordPress — WPML, Polylang, hreflang, multilingual SEO done correctly
  • WooCommerce expert — custom payment gateways, complex product configurations, Shopify migrations
  • Performance optimization — Core Web Vitals, caching, image pipelines, database tuning
  • Multisite networks — setup, migration, subdomain/subdirectory configurations
  • Headless WordPress — REST API, custom endpoints, Next.js frontend integration
  • English Literature grad — I can write, edit, or proof your web copy too. Most developers can't say that.

Enterprise-level WordPress work

Not every WordPress developer has built systems at scale. Here's where mine has been tested:

MTY Group

Custom gift card system built by hand for one of Canada's largest restaurant companies. 179 commits, launched 2019, still in production today across all their brands.

Macros Inc

Primary technical person for 6 years. Full WordPress infrastructure — web properties, WooCommerce, marketing tech. Zero unplanned downtime across the entire relationship.

hemophilia.ca

Canada's national hemophilia organization. Primary tech person, currently leading a full rebrand and web migration to a new name and identity.

Dozens of retainer clients

Non-profits, fitness businesses, ecommerce stores, professional services — all hosted, maintained, and developed on WordPress infrastructure I manage directly.

What I build and manage

From a simple business site to a complex multi-language ecommerce platform — if it runs on WordPress, I can build it, fix it, or improve it.

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Custom Theme Development

Built from scratch, no bloated page builders. Clean, fast, accessible, and maintainable. I build themes the way WordPress was meant to work — with the template hierarchy, proper hooks, and code you can actually read.

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Custom Plugin Development

When there's no plugin that does exactly what you need, I build one. Custom post types, meta boxes, REST API endpoints, admin interfaces, integrations with third-party services.

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WooCommerce

Full WooCommerce builds, custom payment gateway integration, product configurators, subscription systems, and Shopify migrations. Ecommerce that actually converts.

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Multilingual & Bilingual

English/French WordPress sites built correctly — WPML, Polylang, hreflang tags, bilingual SEO, language switchers. The technical side of multilingual is where most developers make expensive mistakes.

Performance & Optimization

Slow WordPress is almost always fixable. Database optimization, caching configuration, image pipelines, Core Web Vitals, server-level tuning. I find the bottleneck and eliminate it.

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Security & Hardening

Security audits, malware removal, brute-force protection, file integrity monitoring, and post-attack forensics. I've seen every common WordPress attack vector and know how to close them permanently.

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Migrations & Rebuilds

Moving from another platform, rebuilding an outdated site, or migrating to a new host. Clean migrations with zero data loss and minimal downtime. I've done hundreds.

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Multisite Networks

WordPress Multisite setup, configuration, and management. Subdomain and subdirectory networks, shared plugin/theme management, per-site customization.

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API & Third-Party Integration

ActiveCampaign, Stripe, Shopify, custom REST APIs, mobile app backends. If your WordPress needs to talk to something else, I can make it happen cleanly.

I don't resell someone else's hosting. I run my own servers.

I manage a multi-server Linux hosting infrastructure with 30+ active client accounts — DirectAdmin, CSF firewall, PHP-FPM pool tuning per client, Apache hardening, bot mitigation, offsite redundant backups, and SSL. All of it managed personally. When something breaks at 2am, I'm the one with root who fixes it — not a support ticket queue. My hosting brand is securitywebhost.com — security isn't an add-on here, it's the foundation.

Got a WordPress problem? Let's solve it.

Whether you need a new site built, an existing one rescued, or someone reliable to just keep things running — I've seen it all and fixed most of it.