Liz Basson

WEB DEVELOPER
LIZ BASSON

FRONT-END SPECIALIST | ADVOCATE FOR IMPACTFUL UX & DESIGN

Burnaby, BC, CA | Remote | Full Working Rights

Professional
Summary

I’m a highly motivated web developer with over a decade of experience building thoughtful, high-performing, and accessible websites. I care deeply about creating experiences that are fast, easy to use, and genuinely helpful. Improving SEO, site speed, and user engagement along the way. I value strong, collaborative relationships and enjoy translating business goals into clear, measurable results. I’m currently expanding my front-end skill set, driven by curiosity and a love of continuous learning.

Professional
Experience

WEB DEVELOPER / UPSKILLING

Takt

Vancouver, BC, CA
January 2026 - present
Full-time / Hybrid

Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable web applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time, translating designs into efficient code, and communicating technical tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders.

Key Achievements

  • Develop and maintain client-facing and internal web applications, including new user-facing features
  • Collaborate closely with Project Managers, designers, and cross-functional team members to scope, plan, and deliver projects on time and on budget
  • Partner with Designers to ensure UI/UX designs are technically feasible and translated into clean, efficient, and maintainable code
  • Write high-quality, reusable code and libraries while optimizing applications for performance and scalability
  • Review, test, and deploy code to production, ensuring builds meet internal quality standards prior to client delivery
  • Communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and constraints clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including clients
  • Participate in project strategy discussions and provide technical input during planning and sales-related scoping activities

Technologies Used

WordPressReact JS | Next JSSanity ioGutenberg BlocksFSEFigmaVS CodeGit/GitHub

Key Projects

  • • Confidential - Contact to Request

FREELANCE WEB DEVELOPER / UPSKILLING

Freelance / Self-Employed / Liz Basson Studio

BC, CA
July 2025 - December 2025
Full-time

Upskilling in React.js and modern front-end frameworks while providing freelance web development services focused on WordPress and front-end optimization for small business clients.

Key Achievements

  • Providing freelance development support for small business websites and ongoing site maintenance projects.
  • Actively engaging in professional communities, online workshops, and code challenges to refine front-end and accessibility skills.

Technologies Used

WordPressReact JS | Next JSGutenberg BlocksACFFigmaVisual StudioGit/GitHub

Key Projects

  • • Confidential - Contact to Request

LEAD WEB DEVELOPER

Boleyn Media Group

BC, CA
March 2023 - June 2025
Full-time

Delivered 25+ high-performance, SEO-optimized WordPress websites, collaborating with designers and project managers, reducing issues by 60%, and contributing to high-traffic tourism sites for Vancouver Island.

Key Achievements

  • Delivered 25+ WordPress websites with custom features, improving client engagement
  • Improved SEO rankings by up to 40% through targeted keyword optimization, schema markup, and performance tuning
  • Collaborated closely with project managers and designers to ensure alignment of design, UX, and development

Technologies Used

WordPressElementorGutenberg BlocksACFFigmaVisual StudioGit/GitHub

Key Projects

  • • Confidential - Contact to Request

SENIOR WEB DESIGNER & FRONT END DEVELOPER

Partner

Stellenbosch, SA
March 2020 - December 2021
Full-time

Led the redesign and development of 30+ websites and apps across industries, streamlining front-end workflows to reduce development time by 20%, and managing projects with budgets up to $50K.

Key Achievements

  • Led redesigns and website development for 30+ websites and apps across industries
  • Streamlined front-end workflows, reducing dev time by 20%
  • Managed projects with budgets up to $50K, consistently delivering on time and within budget

Technologies Used

ASP.NET MVCBootstrapPHPWordPressAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe XD

Key Projects

  • • Distell
  • • Sanlam
  • • Okasie
  • • Pfizer

JUNIOR WEB DEVELOPER

Pixel Perfect

Somerset West, South Africa
March 2014 - May 2014
Full-time

Built PHP websites, email templates, and visuals for digital campaigns

Key Achievements

  • Developed PHP-based websites and email templates and visual assets for digital campaigns

Technologies Used

JavaScriptPHPHTML5CSS3

Key Projects

  • • Email Templates
  • • Visual Assets

Professional
Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HUMANITIES (SOCIO-INFORMATICS)

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, SA

2010 - 2013

  • Socio-Informatics
  • Python
  • SQL
  • C#
  • HTML/CSS

Professional
Skills

FRONTEND DEVELOPMENT

HTMLCSS/SCSSJavaScriptReact/Next JSTailwind CSSBootstrapResponsive DesignProgressive Web AppsUI/UX DesignAccessibility (WCAG)

BACKEND DEVELOPMENT

PHPWordPress CoreWooCommerceMySQL/SQLREST APIsServer-side Hosting

CLOUD & DEVOPS

cPanelWP EngineCloudflarePerformance OptimizationCaching

TOOLS & METHODOLOGIES

Git/GitHubVS CodeFigmaSlackAgile/ScrumTesting/QADocumentation Standards

Professional
Certifications

GRAPHIC DESIGN

GetSmarter

2014 – Adobe Photoshop

WEB DESIGN

GetSmarter

2014 – HTML5 & CSS

LET'S WORK
TOGETHER

Ready to bring your next project to life? I’d love to chat about how my experience and skills can help make it a success. Let’s connect!

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