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With expertise honed at industry giants AECOM and Stantec, I now bring world-class engineering solutions as an independent freelancer. Before I introduce myself... Please request and verify the license number of anyone you meet here on Upwork at the state website. Cross check that information with google searches, business listings, etc. I estimate 90% or more of the proposals you receive here on Upwork are deceptive or outright scams. Upwork is inundated with people claiming to be licensed engineers (PE) or outright stealing identities, and this site does very little to limit your exposure to it. Many times, your job will reappear here weeks/months later as an illegal "review and stamp" request after the unlicensed person "finishes" their part. About me: As an experienced licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Maine with a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Miami, I specialize in structural, drainage and civil engineering (Driveway, Grading plan, Stormwater etc.). I have 6.5 years' experience with a strong background in 3D modeling, particularly in AutoCAD, OpenSite Designer, MicroStation and Openroads. I use TEKLA TEDDS, SAP2000 and ETABS for structural analysis and design. I bring extensive experience to any client looking to build commercial and residential projects and can help with any permitting process. My expertise has been gained by working for the top 1 engineering firm worldwide, where I learned valuable technical and management skills.

I'm a full-time freelancer with skills in Virtual Assistance, Customer Service, QA testing, Real Estate A summary of my experiences: 1 year in QA testing (mobile and WEB) 4 years in Personal Assistance 2 years in Real Estate 3 years as a Customer Service Representative VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE SKILLS ApplePay/GooglePay Integration with Cryptoplatforms; Email Management, Transcription, Data Entry, Convert PDF to Word/Excel, Web Research, Admin Support, File Organization, Email Marketing, Scheduling, Social Media Management (Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn/Pinterest), Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Google Drive GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS Canva -- Let me know if you need help in any of the following: Branding, Poster/Flyers/Banners, Newsletters, Brochures, Book Covers, Business Cards, Shirt Design, and Resume and Presentation Templates. DATA ENTRY SKILLS (2 years experience) Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Search Engine Optimization, Web/Online Research CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS (3 year experience) Clear communication skills, Ability to use Positive Language, Empathy, Adaptability, Good Command of the English Language #VIRTUALASSISTANT #ProjectManagement #PersonalAssistant #SOCIALMEDIAMARKETING #Facebook #Instagram #LinkedIn #Canva #LEADGENERATION #INTERNETRESEARCH #GoogleSuite #MicrosoftOffice #DataEntry #EmailMarketing

Hello and welcome to my workspace! Without leaping too much further into my introduction, my name is Traci., or Traci R. For you Severance fans! If you are reading this the hard part is over. You’ve realized you have a goal or possibility multiple goals that are not in your wheelhouse yet or maybe you just don’t use the time. That realization is music to my ears! My work experience has been heavily centered around the Construction Industry, primarily focusing on project and safety management while completing government owned projects, on federally regulated property. My experience is not limited to the government sector, but extends to residential, industrial, commercial & civil construction, as well. For 20 years, I have trained and learned how to run a profitable construction company capable of delivering high quality and performance construction projects from $200k home restorations to $25M, highly complex Industrial Parks to $100M Hurricane Damage and Repairs contract with KBR at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL. I have been actively serving in the following roles, holding senior and C-level positions: 1. Certified Contracts Specialist 2. Certified Professional Estimator 3. Construction Project Manager (lead) 4.. Certified Safety Management Specialist, HSE Safety Management Lead, OSHA CERTIFIED SAFETY COMPLIANCE OFFER, EM-385-1-1 Safety Management Expert 5. Director of Operations I have offered a range of services that are highly sought after pertaining to document drafting, especially during the performance of a government contracts. My exceptional performance as a Technical Writer has been my favorite part of freelancing. I have 8 years of experience working directly for or with several prominent companies and organizations around the country. I have built working relationships with well respected, and highly sought after businesses such as KBR, Haskell, SOCOM, Enfield Enterprises (EEI), Lord and Sons, General Dynamics, Flour Corporation, AECOM, Yerkes South and Veren Industries. Hire me as your next Consultant! I am available to all contractors interested in bidding on government contract opportunities and bid solicitations. I am here to help you through the entire process. I am well- versed in all types of government contracts, including FFP, T & M, ID/IQ, and GSA schedule contracts. I am experienced with government contract administration, and all government contract documentation management processes, experienced with responding to government solicitations, including RFP's and RFQ's, managing the required documentation for solicitations such as safety and material submittals, and extensive experience producing and managing documents such as daily reports and sign-in sheets, toolbox talks and AHA reports for safety and certified payroll management . Designed and written exceptional Capability Statements, formatted to capture the attention of Prime Contractors for industry day. I am Certified by the OSHA Institute for Higher Learning as a Safety Management Professional, and by the Army Corps of Engineering in Quality Control Construction Management and EM-385-1-1 (Safety Management on a Military Base). Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM).

✅ 10+ Years of Full-Time Experience ✅ 100+ 5-Star Reviews | 100% Job Success | Top-Rated Plus ✅ Fast, Reliable, U.S.-Based (EST) I’m Gerald Thornton — a full-time WordPress, WooCommerce, and full-stack developer with over a decade of experience building, securing, and optimizing complex websites. If your site is slow, buggy, vulnerable, or broken, I’ll fix it efficiently and make it fast, stable, and secure. My focus is long-term durability, performance, and clean engineering — not band-aid fixes. 🧭 What I Do Best 🔹 WordPress Development & Full-Stack Support Theme and plugin development, debugging, API integrations, database tuning, and server-side logic. I cover both front-end and back-end work so your entire stack runs smoothly. 🔹 WooCommerce Customization Payment gateways, shipping logic, memberships, bundles, checkout flows, dynamic pricing, and custom product functionality — fully tailored to your store. 🔹 Website Security & Hardening Security audits, malware cleanup, theme/plugin code review, hardening (firewalls, file permissions, salts, headers), and autoload/DB optimization. I specialize in cleaning compromised sites and preventing repeat incidents. 🔹 Speed Optimization (GTmetrix / PageSpeed Insights) Sub-1-second load times where possible using WP Rocket, caching layers, asset optimization, and server-level tuning. 🔹 Troubleshooting & Emergency Fixes If something breaks, I identify the root cause and resolve it quickly. I’ve recovered 40+ sites this year alone from outages, plugin conflicts, and performance failures. 🔹 Email & DNS Configuration Outlook 365, WP Mail SMTP, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and dynamic DNS — ensuring reliable email delivery and better domain reputation. 🔹 Hosting & Migration WP Engine, Kinsta, cPanel/WHM, SiteGround, GoDaddy, DigitalOcean, and more. Secure moves with zero downtime. 🔹 Custom Plugin & Theme Development Lightweight, secure, and maintainable code — built to fit your exact needs without unnecessary bloat. 🧰 Tools & Stack Languages: PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Bash Frameworks: WordPress, WooCommerce, ACF, Elementor Security: Malware cleanup, file audits, autoload cleanup, WP hardening, CSP, headers Optimization: WP Rocket, Cloudflare, Redis/Object Cache Hosting: WP Engine, Kinsta, cPanel/WHM, InMotion, DigitalOcean OS & IDE: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, PhpStorm AI Tools: GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT ⚡ Why Clients Hire Me Fast turnaround and efficient communication Clear explanations without technical overwhelm Careful documentation and backups before every change A focus on stability, speed, and long-term maintainability A reliable partner who protects your site and strengthens your business A developer should move your project forward — not stand in its way. 💬 Ready to get started? Message me here on Upwork for: • Ongoing maintenance • Full-stack WordPress or WooCommerce development • Security auditing or malware cleanup • Speed improvement and debugging • Custom features or plugin development • Performance and architecture consulting Payments are handled securely through Upwork, and I’m available via Upwork messages, Zoom, or Slack — whatever works best for you.

Unavailable, busy working on the ongoing project, unable to take on new work, but open to discuss something. --- Only if you prefer quality and value proactivity. Willing to take long term projects (3+ months) at lower rate (although this may depend on the project). Looking for long-term part time job during the number of hours per week your business can afford (e.g. 10, 20 or 30 hours/week). Willing to solve urgent tasks submitted in Monday, Asana, Slack (or another PM software) parallelly working on continuous improvements (e.g. security or usability improvements) or new developments for your primary project during remaining number weekly allocated hours. ----------- I am your guarantee of 100%+ completed tasks. I’m expert in Web programming with 30+ years of experience. I always focused on implementing the best engineering practices to optimize and automate processes and increase efficiency. My goal as a programmer — to automate everything as much as possible, implementing intuitive and friendly interfaces and ways of communication between humans and machines. I believe that humans should do only creative work, the routine can be done by programs and robots. I strive to complete everything ever started, not dropping on half way. Autonomous and communicative, always very proactive. Skills: Web application development (both front and back-ends) and System application development for Windows, MacOS, Linux and mobile devices (iOS and Android). Secondary skills: I can do DevOps job, set up CI/CD workflows and automation scripts, create browser extensions, Telegram bots, have some design skills with Adobe Illustrator and AfterEffects. Programming Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript (React/Redux, Node.js+Express.js), GoLang, PHP, Perl. Native system app programming in Delphi and C++ Builder. Some experience with Java, C/C++, C#, Vue.js. And of course, HTML/XML, CSS (Sass, Scss, fav CSS framework is Bootstrap, fav components library is MUI). Databases: MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Interbase HTTP servers: Nginx, Apache, ISS. Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP (certified in 2018), Azure, Digital Ocean. CMS, CRM, APIs and integrations: WordPress/WooCommerce, ShopSite, SnipCart, SimpleTix (tickets), GIS / mapping (MapBox, Leaflet.js, OpenLayers), marketing CRMs (HubSpot, Zoho, Klaviyo), Twilio, BigMailer, Meta/Facebook, Bing, full set of Google APIs (incl. Google Analytics), Mixpanel, DocuSign, UPS API, Stripe, PayFlow etc. Security: PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR compliance. Git & workflows: GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Beanstalk. I prefer working with Cloud services (the most experience with AWS and GCP, some with Azure). For CI/CD workflows I prefer Azure DevOps, although I also have experience with GitLab and GitHub+Netlify. Also, although I’m focusing on software development, I have good design skills, can create user interfaces from scratch and draw vector graphic in Adobe Illustrator, etc. And if you need an old school developer, I do low-level Windows/DOS programming in Assembly language too. And can support and update legacy web-applications written in Perl. I am the author of AppControls and DiskControls packs, 2 popular sets of the VCL components for Delphi and C++ Builder (google for AppControls). Significant periods in my career: 2019 — 2024: freelancer + support, maintenance & couching for past projects (after moving to the USA in 2019) 2007 — 2018: Full Stack Web Architect + Team Leader. Founder and CEO in a small B2B-opriented business operating at the intersection of IT and brand marketing. Public opinion research with gamification. 500+ clients including Microsoft, Samsung, Asus, Mazda, P&G, J&J, Amway, Bayer etc. 1999 — 2007: Windows and Web programmer (Delphi, C++ Builder + various SQL databases + some backend web development in Perl and PHP). Remote work on US companies TeknoSurf. Advertising.com (acquired by AOL) and others. 1995 — 1999: Windows programmer for INET LLC (Kyiv, Ukraine). Energy saving and energy metering systems, development of automated workstation for energy dispatcher. 1992 — 1995: DOS programmer (Turbo Pascal and Assembly language), student’s part-time job.

Brands like Google, Visa, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi don't settle for "good enough" — and neither do I. With 15+ years as Art Director at BBDO Moscow, Proximity, and Action Agency, I deliver agency-level creative thinking with the speed and flexibility of a top-tier freelancer. Now based in South Florida, I work with US and international brands on: Brand identity & visual systems Digital ad campaigns (HTML5 banners, display, social) Email marketing design (Klaviyo, Mailchimp) AI-assisted food & product photography direction Packaging design What sets me apart: I integrate AI tools into my workflow — delivering faster turnarounds without sacrificing craft. My campaigns have won at Pentawards, Effie, and Silver Mercury. If you need a creative partner who thinks strategically and executes at the highest level — let's talk.