👋 Hi, I'm Scott Carr,
Freelance front-end developer specializing in Craft CMS and SEO
Are you looking for a skilled front-end developer with extensive Craft CMS experience? My knowledge and experience includes complex content modeling with Craft CMS, front-end design and development, UI/UX patterns, SEO and project management.
Curriculum Vitae
Work Experience
Principal
Scott Carr Web Design
Oct 2021 - Present
Digital & Development
Acorn Media
Nov 2018 - Present
Owner
Naples Electric Bikes
Nov 2020 - Present
Sales Manager
Cayman Compass (formerly Pinnacle Media)
July 2016 - Jan 2017
Advertising Account Executive
Acorn Media
Feb 2012 - Apr 2016
Radio Marketing Consultant
dms Broadcasting
Apr 2011 - Oct 2011
Proficiency
Knowledge & Technology Stack
Backend
- Craft CMS (content management system)
- Twig (PHP templating engine)
- Content Modeling
- Craft CMS Plugins (SEOmatic, Calendar, Retour, Formie, Vizy, Blitz)
Front-end
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Tailwind CSS (CSS framework)
- Git (version control)
JS Frameworks
- AlpineJS
- VueJS (progressive enhancement)
- jQuery (legacy)
SEO
- Content Strategy & User Experience
- Semantic Markup (HTML) & JSON-LD
- Local Search
- Performance
Analytics
- Google Analytics 4
- Google Tag Manager
- Conversion tracking
- URL params (tracking advertising URLs)
Ads (PPC)
- Google Ads (Search)
- Google Ads (Display)
- Google Ads (Remarketing)
- Google Ad Manager (Ad Serving)
Banner Ads
- HTML5 Banners
- Top Performing Sizes
- Best Practices & Guidelines
- Bannersnack/Creatopy
Speed/Perf
- Metrics (FCP, LCP, CLS)
- Methods (caching, lazy load, image optimization, minify CSS + JS)
- Lighthouse & WebPageTest
- Imgix (images)
DevOps
- GitHub (repo)
- Ploi.io (deploy)
- DigitalOcean (server)
- AWS S3 (backup)
Showcase
Portfolio
Cayman Islands HSA
- Built with Craft CMS
- Events Calendar Implementation with External API Data
- High Quality Image Loading with imgix
- Google Ad Manager Implementation
Explore Cayman
- Built with Craft CMS
- Events Calendar Implementation with External API Data
- High Quality Image Loading with imgix
- Google Ad Manager Implementation
Hampson and Company
- Built with Craft CMS
- Events Calendar Implementation with External API Data
- High Quality Image Loading with imgix
- Google Ad Manager Implementation
Cayman Parent
- Built with Craft CMS
- Events Calendar Implementation with External API Data
- High Quality Image Loading with imgix
- Google Ad Manager Implementation
Bacaro
- Built with Craft CMS
- Immersive Homepage Hero
- Performant, High-Quality Image Loading with imgix
- Beautiful Image & Video Gallery
Cayman Resident
- Top SEO Rankings
- Custom AMP articles
- Algolia Search
- Custom Article Builder
- Google Ad Manager Implementation
- User Registration & Dashboard
Mise en Place
- Built with Craft CMS
- Performant, High-Quality Image Loading with imgix
- Instagram feed integration
- Custom Contact Forms
What's On Cayman
- Static Site Built with Gridsome
- 90+ Lighthouse Scores
- Animated Logo with Lottie
- Mailchimp Newsletter Sign-Up
Island Jewellers Gift Guide
- 90+ Lighthouse Scores
- Custom Craft CMS Build
- Imgix Image Hosting
- Dynamic Product Filtering
Life Ltd.
- Custom Build with Craft CMS
- 90+ Lighthouse Score
- Dynamic List Filtering with VueJS
- Custom Contact Form with Conditional Logic
Acorn Media
- Custom Build with Craft CMS
- Robust Product Detail Page with Complex Pricing
- Dynamic Brand Pages
Caribbean Club Staycation
- Static Landing Page
- 90+ Lighthouse Score
- Date Picker with Room Rate Calculations
- Custom Contact Form
University
Education
Purdue Unversity
West Lafayette, IN
Bachelor of Science in Selling and Sales Management