Brett Stinson

Bachelor of Computer Science

2013 - 2015

San Diego State University, (San Diego CA)

Senior Shopify Developer

2022.09 - 2024.06

Novatize Inc. (QUEBEC, Canada)

• Developed and customized some Shopify stores for small to mid-sized businesses, boosting sales by up to 30% through optimized designs and strategic marketing.
• Designed and executed Shopify Plus migrations, resulting in a 20% increase in conversion rates due to improved checkout processes and enhanced user experience.
• Developed and integrated custom API solutions, enhancing the functionality and user experience of Shopify stores, leading to an average customer satisfaction score of 10/10.

Junior Shopify Developer

2020.05 - 2022.07

Thought and Mortar Ltd (Bristol, United Kingdom)

• Completed redevelopment of the Eve Sleep website using the Shopify Dawn theme and utilizing the latest Shopify 2.0 features, enhancing its performance and enabling 2,000+ additional bookings per month.
• Contributed to the design optimization, performance optimization and technical SEO enhancements, reducing load times by 50% and resulting in a 15% increase in organic traffic for multiple clients.
• Boosted store speed using GTMetrix and Google Pagespeed Insights.

Junior Shopify Theme Developer

2018.10 - 2020.02

UsableNet (New York, United States)

• Conducted an accessibility audit on the newly minted Shopify website of a company.
• Collaborated with UX designers, made adjustments to the theme layer in some areas and enhanced a Shopify website's accessibility features, leading to a 30% increase in monthly active users among those with disabilities.
• Designed and implemented a custom e-commerce platform for Shopify Plus using Ruby on Rails, which drove a 25% increase in conversion rates for mid-size retailers.

Freelance Developer and Consultant

2016.08 - 2018.07

Freelancer.com

• Programmed the front and backends of web applications, using Express.js, CodeIgniter, Laravel for backend, and HTML5, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap for frontend.
• Learned JavaScript ES6+ and started to using it in my projects.
• Developed mobile-first single page application(SPA)s, using React and Vue.
• Redesigned a B2B portal for a logistics company with a focus on mobile responsiveness, which heightened mobile traffic by 35%.
• Started switching my career goal to eCommerce development with Shopify.