Available for freelance, contract & full-time Los Angeles · PT

Gregory Akerman

WordPress, Shopify & React developer. Full‑stack, front to back.

I build custom WordPress themes, Shopify storefronts and React apps, plus the PHP, Node and API work behind them. Sites that load fast, pass accessibility audits, and stay easy for the people who edit them.

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Ten years building WordPress sites, Shopify stores and React apps that are fast, accessible and easy to edit, for county government, fintech, hardware startups and growing brands.

+20%

Online sales after rebuilding Phyn's Shopify storefront

+30%

Lead-conversion tracking at Epoch IT via HubSpot

−35%

Bug rate on the React Native team I led at Wick

40+

People at Phyn when I moved on, up from 4 when I started

I work mostly in WordPress: custom themes written from scratch, Gutenberg blocks, ACF, and plugins bent into shape with PHP hooks. On the commerce side I build Shopify themes in Liquid, checkout UI extensions, and POS setups.

On the React side I build Next.js front ends and React Native apps, including phyn.com and the Phyn app, along with the GraphQL, Node and database work behind them. I care about clean markup, WCAG compliance, Core Web Vitals, and handing clients a CMS they can run without me.

Focus
WordPress · Shopify · React · Full-stack
Shipping since
2016
Current
LA County Public Works
Based in
Los Angeles, remote-friendly
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Five builds, and the problem each one solved

Case 01 / 05 Ecommerce · 2026–now

UltraLife Peptides

ultralifepeptides.com

ProblemThe store wanted a partner program with commissions that are fair and traceable to each sale.

  • TiersTiered commissions and payout rules via PHP hooks
  • PortalPartner registration, dashboards and referral links
  • Attr.Referral tracking tied directly to storefront orders
WordPressPHP hooksAffiliate pluginsMySQL
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Case 02 / 05 Public sector · 2024–now

LA County Public Works

pw.lacounty.gov

ProblemCounty pages had to meet ADA law in several languages, and every edit needed a developer.

  • ADAFull WCAG compliance across public-facing sites
  • i18nMultilingual content managed by county staff
  • BlocksCustom Gutenberg blocks and dynamic templates
WordPressGutenbergPHPWebpackWCAG 2.1
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Case 03 / 05 B2B IT services · 2025–now

Epoch IT

epochit.com

ProblemLeads were coming in untracked and the site was slipping in search.

  • +30%Conversion tracking after the HubSpot CRM integration
  • +25%Site-health score from technical SEO audits
  • +20%Domain authority from link building and schema
WordPressHubSpotSchema.orgSEMrushWincher
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Case 04 / 05 Retail · 2024–2026

DC Mouthguards

dcmouthguards.com

ProblemOne brand selling online and in-store needed a storefront, checkout and POS that agree with each other.

  • ThemeCustom Shopify theme written in Liquid
  • UI ExtCheckout and storefront UI extensions
  • FlowsKlaviyo email automation plus in-store POS setup
ShopifyLiquidUI ExtensionsShopify POSKlaviyo
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Case 05 / 05 Hardware + ecommerce · 2016–2023

Phyn

phyn.com

ProblemA smart-water startup needed one site to explain the product, sell it, and keep up with a team that grew tenfold.

  • +20%Online sales after the Shopify API storefront
  • +15%Traffic from the multilingual custom admin
  • +10%Engagement across the rebuilt site
ReactNext.jsGraphQLShopify APIReact Native
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product.phpMy own product · Live

Applyfold

An AI job-application assistant I designed, built and launched on my own.

ProblemNurses, teachers, electricians and sales reps retype the same 40 form fields and "tell us about a time" essays for every job. Auto-apply bots fix the typing but send generic answers that get ignored.

  • ProfileA resume is parsed once into an editable profile, and missing details are asked once and remembered
  • FitMatches from real job boards, each with a fit score and one line on why it suits the person
  • DraftsCover letters and screening answers built only from the user's real facts, approved before anything is sent
Next.jsReactTailwind CSSVercelLLM drafting
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What I reach for, grouped by job

CMS

WordPress

Themes from a blank functions.php, block editor tooling, custom post types.

  • Custom themes
  • Gutenberg blocks
  • ACF
  • Custom plugins
  • PHP hooks
Commerce

Shopify

Storefronts, checkout customization, and in-store retail.

  • Liquid
  • UI Extensions
  • Shopify API
  • Shopify POS
  • Klaviyo
Front end

React & apps

Typed component systems and cross-platform mobile.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • Redux Toolkit
  • TypeScript
Languages

Core stack

What's underneath the frameworks.

  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • HTML5 / CSS3
  • SQL
  • GraphQL
  • Node.js
Quality

Fast & accessible

Audits that end in fixes, not reports.

  • WCAG / ADA
  • Core Web Vitals
  • Technical SEO
  • SEMrush
  • Schema
Ops

Build & cloud

Pipelines, hosting, and CRM wiring.

  • Webpack
  • NPM / Yarn
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • HubSpot CRM
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Where I've worked

2024 — PresentCurrent

Senior WordPress Developer · LA County Public Works

Custom themes from the ground up, Gutenberg blocks, and ADA-compliant multilingual public sites on optimized build pipelines.

2026 — PresentClient

WordPress Developer · UltraLife Peptides

Affiliate program with referral tracking, tiered commissions, partner dashboards and sales attribution.

2025 — PresentClient

WordPress & SEO Developer · Epoch IT

HubSpot CRM integration, technical SEO audits, and on-page and link-building work that lifted authority and lead tracking.

2024 — 2026

Shopify Developer · Damage Control Mouthguards

Custom Liquid themes, UI Extensions, POS setup and Klaviyo automation.

2024

Lead React Native Developer · Wick

Led a team of three and architected Redux Toolkit state. Cut the bug rate 35% and raised delivery velocity 25%.

2016 — 2023

Web & Mobile App Developer · Akerman Media / Phyn

Architected phyn.com on React, Next.js, GraphQL and Shopify, and built WordPress CMS solutions for agency clients.

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Let's build
the next one.

Open to remote WordPress, Shopify, React and full-stack roles, contract builds, and ongoing maintenance retainers. I usually reply within a day.

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