Kishan is available for hire

Kishan Hansjee

Verified Expert in Engineering

WordPress Developer

Location

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Toptal Member Since

January 26, 2021

Kishan is a full-stack PHP developer with seven years of experience crafting WordPress themes and plugins. He prides himself on creating optimized, future-proof solutions that allow for easy maintenance while also providing flexibility for growth. In his builds, Kishan places a strong focus on UX, ensuring a great experience for both end and admin users.

HubSpot PHP CSS WordPress Windows MacOS Project Management Linux Joomla Java Java 6 MySQL Freshdesk

Portfolio

MO Agency

MacOS, API Integration, Project Management, Business Consulting, REST...

Tenaka

MacOS, eCommerce, WooCommerce, Business Catalyst, Joomla, CSS, HTML, WordPress...

Studio 9FX

JavaScript, MySQL, Java 6, CSS, HTML, PHP, WordPress

Experience

JavaScript - 8 years PHP - 8 years WordPress - 7 years REST - 5 years HubSpot COS - 4 years HubSpot - 4 years HubL - 4 years API Integration - 4 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Atom, Linux, Sketch, Figma, MacOS

The most amazing...

...WordPress website I've built was a quiz platform for a prestigious bank, generating over 140,000 quiz entries over eight weeks.

Work Experience

Technical Lead

2017 - 2020

MO Agency

Developed a WordPress quiz platform with a soft login mechanism for a prestigious bank and received 140,000+ quiz entries over eight weeks.
Built a brochureware WordPress website that achieved a 97% page speed score from Google PageSpeed Insights despite having three videos and multiple images on the homepage.
Oversaw the migration from Freshdesk, Freshsales, and Delighted into the HubSpot Enterprise suite, scoping and developing integrations between the existing software stack, custom client software, and HubSpot along the way.
Managed four developers over a three-year period, assisting with training and mentorship and implementing a development team process with the Agile methodology while introducing Trello as an agency-wide project management software.
Held a seat on the executive team of this Diamond HubSpot partner agency, playing a key role in ensuring the smooth operation and profitability of the agency.
Led the development team as a member of the agency management team that included design, strategy, and account management teams, and 10 production staff.

Technologies: MacOS, API Integration, Project Management, Business Consulting, REST, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, HubL, HubSpot COS, HubSpot, WordPress

Senior Web Developer

2015 - 2017

Tenaka

Developed a web application that allowed the marketing staff of a large fast-food outlet to generate their own HTML email signatures and senior management to generate email signatures by uploading a spreadsheet.
Migrated a legacy Adobe Business Catalyst eCommerce store with over 100 products to WooCommerce.
Built and integrated a WordPress website that's highly focused on lead acquisition with Zoho CRM.
Mentored a junior developer and assisted with training on email templates and WordPress and Joomla development.

Technologies: MacOS, eCommerce, WooCommerce, Business Catalyst, Joomla, CSS, HTML, WordPress, JavaScript, PHP

Java and Web Developer

2013 - 2015

Studio 9FX

Migrated the framework of a Java-based eCommerce web application from a custom framework developed by the eCommerce company to Java and Spring 4.0.
Developed a WordPress website focused on lead generation for a renewable energy startup, generating the first seven qualified leads for the company within the first three months.
Developed a WordPress website for a nonprofit organization focused on providing educational opportunities in South Africa.

Technologies: JavaScript, MySQL, Java 6, CSS, HTML, PHP, WordPress

Experience

WordPress Website for ASAR Legal

A WordPress brochureware site to showcase the expertise and prestige of ASAR Legal. I was the website developer, and the client expected a visually rich and interactive experience while also achieving fast load speeds. The homepage achieves a 97% score on Google PageSpeed Insights.

Emperor Asset Management

http://emperor.easyequities.co.za/

A HubSpot CMS website with HubDB functionality to display investments with a precise, easy-to-use filter mechanism. As the developer, I created numerous custom HubSpot modules to allow for full control over all content on the site and, in some cases, even control over the layout.

Skills

Languages

PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HubL, Java, Java 6

Tools

Atom, HubSpot COS, Sketch, Figma

Paradigms

REST

Platforms

WordPress, MacOS, Windows, Linux, Joomla, WooCommerce

Other

HubSpot, Business Consulting, API Integration, Business Catalyst, HubDB, eCommerce

Industry Expertise

Project Management

Storage

MySQL

Certifications

AUGUST 2020 - AUGUST 2021

HubSpot CMS for Developers Certification

HubSpot

DECEMBER 2013 - PRESENT

Oracle Certifed Java Associate - SE6/7

Oracle

DECEMBER 2013 - PRESENT

NQF 5 Java Certifcation

UNISA

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