Dillon Lara

Colorado Springs, CO 80920 · (573) 256-9991 · [email protected]

I'm a Web Developer currently working as a freelance developer specializing in UX design best practices for ecommerce sites and a technical SEO developer helping clients improve their search engine rankings. Previously I was a Web Development Manager for a Creative Agency. When I'm not helping clients grow their online presence, I can be found building out my own apps or mountain biking with my family.

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Experience

CTO

SEO Succor

Oversee all development and IT related projects under a Performance Marketing Agency. Build websites and web applications using WordPress, PHP, Javascript, and Firebase. Manage all third-party digital integrations including Asana, Twilio, Cloudways Hosting, and Google Workspace.

Februrary 2022 - Present

Project Manager

SpaceTogether

Manage tasks among developers, designers and QA using Trello. We use 2-week sprints to accomplish work regarding new features, bug fixes and improvement of current functionality.

January 2021 - September 2022

Co-Founder and CTO

Food Truck Lineup

Building a dashboard of tools to help Food Trucks grow. Utilizing Vuejs for the front end and a custom built graphql API to manage data

January 2020 - Present

Web Development Manager

Caledon Virtual

Built and managed websites and several web apps. Manage workload across up to 6 other developers at a time and coordinate and lead meetings with the rest of the production and Client Service Team

April 2016 - December 2020

Lead Developer

Venta Marketing

Built and managed multiple websites primarily in Wordpress but also converted a PHP free framework app to a MEAN stack web app. Managed website hosting for clients on a meditemple server

February 2015 - April 2016

Web Designer

MidwayUSA

Follow the core process of web design. Create and implement wireframes and mockups for new projects. Build new features and maintain/improve current functionality using asp.net/Razor syntax, HTML5, SASS, and jQuery.

September 2013 - January 2015

Education

Full Sail University

Web Design and Development
Bachelor's degree
July 2013

Berklee College of Music

Music Production and Technology
Masters Certificate
July 2008

My Work

Some projects I've worked on.

Grace Counseling

Custom WordPress theme built utilizing Divi and monthly SEO. Site was inherited by another agency when the client needed SEO services. We've completely revamped the entire site.

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Grace Counseling home page
sauna space home page

SEO Succor

Custom Built and fully responsive WordPress site utilizing Oxygen and AutomaticCSS.

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Food Truck Lineup

Custom WordPress theme built utilizing Sage, SCSS, Bootstrap blade.php templating.

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Food Truck Lineup home page
sauna space home page

SaunaSpace

Modified Shopify theme with custom checkout snippets. Integration of Gorgias chat, yotpo reviews and Bread for payment plans.

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Space Together

Front end development built with Laravel, blade.php templates, Bootstrap and Vuejs

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space together home page

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Mobile-First Design
  • Ecommerce Consulting
  • Project Management
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Cutting edge JavaScript frameworks
  • Design principles and UX

Packages and Pricing

Strategy Consultation

Need direction and guidance on what else can be done on your site to get the results you want? No problem, let's take a deep dive into your site/application and talk strategy.

$100

User Story Generation

Give me the overview of your project and let me outline your functionality in user stories that you can then hand off to your development team.

$400

Just Hand it Over

Give me the keys and let me get your site up to speed in terms of technical SEO best practices and layout updates to optimize conversions. Better yet, let's clarify your goals and get those addressed.

$3,000 - $8,000

Get In Touch

Let's get the ball rolling. Review my getting started guide and intro questionaire.