Thomas Burnside
WordPress Full-Stack Developer
Melbourne, Australia
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About Me
I am a web developer and solutions specialist with 10 years of experience in IT and digital marketing. I have built literally hundreds of web businesses for passion projects and clients – it’s the process I love, and that’s how I mastered it and learned to make it my career.
My greatest strengths are creativity, strategic thinking and planning and I have a talent for building ideas into businesses that could change everything for people – that’s what I love most about what I do. I am passionate about thinking big and I value education, respect and balance.
Key Skills
PHP Development
WordPress Customisation
AWS Cloud Deployment
Salesforce Integration
React Development
JavaScript
CSS / Sass Styling
MySQL Database Management
Node.js Build Tools
Git Version Control
API Development & Integration
Security & Performance Optimisation
Services
Web-Development
Generally, I use WordPress with themes and plugins. If necessary, these can be customised with PHP/MySQL or styled with HTML/CSS/JS.
Cloud Solutions Architecture
For basic websites, LightSail is the best solution. However, for running more complex use-cases I prefer platforms-as-a-service rather than managing infrastructure.
CRM Architecture
Salesforce offers a comprehensive, fully customisable, best-in-class software suite for managing the full customer lifecycle (The “Customer-360 platform”).
Marketing Automation
HubSpot MarketingHub is most marketer’s favourite MarTech. It can be used to generate and nurture leads which converted into Sales opportunities in Salesforce.
Digital Marketing Co-Ordination
A lot of marketing involves strategising, coming up with ideas, planning, and staying organised. This is the part I am good at and enjoy the most.
E-Commerce Consulting
To me, e-commerce consulting means developing an online business strategy, “tying it all together” and automating as much as possible.
Portfolio
Education
Bachelor of Business (Finance)
Swinburne University of Technology (2010-2014).
Master of Business Adminstration
Australian Institute of Business (2025-2026).
Credentials
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Beginner WordPress Development
In progress
60 HTML, CSS & JS Projects
In progress