**Matt Renfro**
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
mattrenfro4_qeq@indeedemail.com

*Note: "I have been interviewed by over 50 companies since March, and I have NOT been called back from any of them. This is NOT an exaggeration."*

### **Work Experience**

**Senior Web Designer and Developer**
HiTrust Alliance | Frisco, TX | *January 2022 – March 2024*
- Built and supported custom WordPress websites, themes, and plugins using PHP, Elementor, JavaScript, ACF, Gravity Forms, Pardot, and HubSpot.
- Developed scalable web apps with WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Angular, and Vue.js.
- Configured and maintained Ubuntu VM servers (Apache, NginX, Bash Shell) with speed optimization (gzip caching).
- Managed backups, automated processes, disaster recovery, and website performance.
- Designed UX/UI wireframes, prototypes, and responsive layouts.
- Developed REST APIs (OAuth, Facebook, Twitter, Google) and integrated third-party APIs.
- Built Pardot landing pages, form handlers, and UTM tracking.
- Maintained Google Analytics, Tag Manager, and custom dimensions.

**Website Manager**
Avantax Wealth Management | Irving, TX | *March 2018 – December 2021*
- Led a team of 3 to build WordPress sites with custom themes (PHP, Elementor, ACF, Pardot).
- Managed self-hosted LAMP stack VMs (Ubuntu, PHPMyAdmin, vHost config).
- Designed emailers in Pardot for lead generation and CRO.
- Created company style guides and print materials (Adobe Illustrator, InDesign).
- Developed REST APIs for JSON data exchange.

**Website Manager / Developer**
Santanna Energy Services | Austin, TX | *January 2016 – March 2018*
- Led a team of 3 to build and maintain e-commerce WordPress sites on Docker/Azure.
- Designed company branding and style guides.
- Developed A/B testing for CRO and lead optimization.
- Managed SEO, Google Ads, Tag Manager, and Analytics.
- Built PHP/JavaScript UIs for Swagger API data display.

**Website Developer and Manager**
Lee Tilford | Austin, TX | *January 2015 – December 2015*
- Managed WooCommerce WordPress sites (PHP, JSON, REST APIs, MySQL).
- Designed UI/UX layouts and digital graphics (Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Tracked Adobe Analytics for CRO and sales performance.

**Web Developer**
Masergy Communications | Plano, TX | *February 2013 – December 2015*
- Built Drupal sites (PHP, Bootstrap, jQuery, CSS) on AWS-hosted LAMP stacks.
- Configured Ubuntu VMs (Apache, NginX, PHPMyAdmin).
- Developed Marketo landing pages and forms.

**Web Designer**
Viewcast | Plano, TX | *April 2010 – January 2013*
- Built Drupal e-commerce themes for B2C sales.
- Managed self-hosted LAMP stack VMs.

### **Education**
**A.S. in Multimedia Production**
The Art Institutes

**B.A.S. in Graphic Design**
Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA

### **Skills**
React · TypeScript · AWS · Angular · Node.js · SDLC · REST · Front-end Development · XML · Responsive Web Design · Bootstrap

### **Links**
GitHub: [github.com/mrenfro](https://github.com/mrenfro)
Portfolio: [mattrenfro.com](https://mattrenfro.com)

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