Hunter Cox

Senior Full Stack Developer

Summary

Senior Full Stack Developer with 10+ years of experience engineering complex web applications. Specializes in modernizing legacy PHP environments by migrating them to Headless Vue.js/Nuxt solutions and Laravel-based microservices. Expert in bridging the gap between traditional CMS data structures and modern JavaScript front-ends using GraphQL and REST APIs. Leverages deep knowledge of WordPress internals and CLI tooling to build scalable, high-performance architectures.

Skills

Modern Frameworks

  • Vue.js
  • Nuxt.js
  • Laravel (Architecture & API Design)
  • Tailwind CSS
  • jQuery

WordPress Architecture

  • Headless Configuration
  • Custom Plugin Development
  • WP-CLI Automation
  • Advanced Custom Fields (Data Modeling)
  • Database Optimization

Languages

  • PHP (Modern/OOP)
  • Python
  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • SQL
  • Bash/Shell
  • HTML5/CSS3

Environment & DevOps

  • Git
  • GitHub Actions
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • Command Line/Terminal
  • SSH Debugging
  • Docker Basics
  • NPM/Composer

Work Experience

TorchLight Hire - Contract Full Stack Web Developer

2023-02 - Present

  • Headless Migration (Vue/Nuxt): Proposed and currently lead a strategic initiative to decouple a legacy WordPress site into a Headless architecture using GraphQL, Vue.js, and Nuxt.js. Project approved through 2026.
  • DevOps Implementation: Engineered GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments to WP Engine, standardizing the release process and eliminating manual FTP transfers.
  • System Diagnosis: Regularly troubleshoot environment mismatches and server configuration issues (Nginx/PHP-FPM) via SSH to ensure high availability for a medical client.
  • Development: Engineer complex page layouts using a custom framework around ACF flexible content.

FineView Marketing - Lead WordPress Developer

2021-08 - 2023-02

  • Workflow Architecture: Established the agency's first complete DevOps infrastructure, implementing Version Control, Bitbucket Pipelines for CI/CD, and comprehensive internal documentation.
  • Tooling Standardization: Modernized the development stack by introducing NPM scripts and Gulp task runners to ensure code consistency across the team.
  • Technical Direction: Advised leadership on technical decisions and led the build of custom WordPress sites from Adobe XD mock-ups.

Data Crunch Corp - Full Stack Developer

2021-04 - 2021-07

  • Executed feature additions for existing sites via custom plugin development and child theme modifications.
  • Managed and resolved client requests regarding site features and performance optimization.

Willow Marketing - WordPress Developer

2018-10 - 2019-06

  • Collaborated with the digital team to build custom themes matching strict design and functionality specifications.

Collective Alternative - WordPress Developer

2017-11 - 2018-04

  • Project Leadership: Led development on multiple concurrent projects while maintaining legacy codebases.
  • Strategy: Advised the team on strategies and technical direction for both new builds and legacy maintenance.

IronGate Creative - WordPress Developer

2015-12 - 2017-06

  • Managed development for multiple client projects simultaneously.
  • Transformed custom Photoshop designs into functional WordPress themes.

Snap Creative - Web Designer/Developer

2013-12 - 2015-12

  • Designed web mockups using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
  • Translated PSDs into production code utilizing the Zurb Foundation framework.

Projects

Neuro-Symbolic Logic Router - Private Project

Stack: Python, SQLite, Gemini API, Microservices, ETL Pipelines

  • Architecture: Engineered a CLI-based reasoning engine that decouples cloud-based LLM inference from deterministic local verification. Orchestrated a local microservices architecture where specialized "Oracle" scripts verify natural language claims against massive local datasets.
  • Goal: To prototype a constraint-based verification system that moves beyond standard RAG, successfully reducing LLM hallucination by enforcing strict logic layers over probabilistic outputs.

Headless WP & Laravel Integration - Private Project

Stack: WordPress, GraphQL, Laravel, Vue.js

  • Architecture: Engineered a proof-of-concept app fetching data from WordPress via GraphQL and rendering it through a Laravel/Vue hybrid front-end.
  • Goal: To experiment with modern authentication flows (JWT) between a decoupled CMS backend and a Laravel application layer.

Education

Knightstown High School - Diploma

2007 - 2011