**Steve Segal**
Experienced, Object-Oriented WordPress Programmer
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
oopfullstackwp@gmail.com
412-212-8463

### Professional Summary
Full-stack, object-oriented programmer specializing in WordPress backend development. Expertise in:
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) & Custom Post Types (CPT)
- API integration (import/export)
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager (GTM), and SEO
- LAMP/WAMP stack, SQL, and relational databases
- WordPress security hardening

### Work Experience
**Full Stack/WordPress Developer**
*TribLIVE.com (Remote)* | Jun 2021 – Present
- Ongoing support for TribLIVE.com

**WordPress Developer**
*Smile Brands Inc. (Remote)* | Jun 2021 – Feb 2024
- Sole developer handling theme development, API integration, and OOP refactoring

**Full Stack/WordPress Developer**
*535 Media (Tarentum, PA)* | Jan 2017 – Jun 2021
- Primary developer for TribLIVE.com, focusing on AWS, SQL, and WordPress customization

**Pop Culture/Features Writer**
*Pittsburgh Tribune-Review* | Apr 2016 – Jun 2021
- Freelance writer interviewing celebrities (William Shatner, George Takei, Shirley Jones, etc.)

**Senior Web Programmer**
*Trib Total Media* | Jan 2010 – Dec 2016
- Managed web CMS, SQL databases, and Intersystems Cache

**Multimedia Editor/Web Programmer**
*Pittsburgh Tribune-Review* | May 2005 – Dec 2009
- Edited online content and developed PHP/Access applications

**Database Developer**
*Tribune Review (Greensburg, PA)* | Jan 1999 – Apr 2005
- Built databases for obituaries, elections, and investigative projects

### Education
**Bachelor’s in Journalism & English**
*S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University*

### Skills
- **Backend:** PHP, MySQL, SQL, AWS, RESTful APIs
- **Frontend:** HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap
- **WordPress:** Theme/Plugin Dev, ACF, CPT, Security
- **Analytics:** GA4, GTM, SEO, DataLayer
- **Tools:** Git, GitHub, CI, XML/JSON

### Certifications
- AWS Technical Essentials (2019)
- AWS Systems Operations (2019)

### Publications & Projects
- [Smile Brands Careers Site](https://smilebrands.com/careers/) (API/XML automation)
- Celebrity interviews (Shatner, Takei, Swit, Jones, Shawn, Stevens)

### Links
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oop-full-stack-wp)

*Authorized to work in the US for any employer*

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