Résumé
Introduction
I have over seventeen years of web development experience working for both small design agencies and large development-focused companies. I am currently working at MyPubGroup and freelancing at Surface. I also work with agencies helping them offer web development to their clients.
I have a passion for everything web. I am fluent in both front- and back-end coding, as well as deployment and tooling.
I develop usable and accessible front-end interfaces using web standards, including semantic HTML, CSS for layout and visual design, and JavaScript for progressive user interface enhancements.
On the server side, I use PHP and MySQL, as well as theory in database design and security. I have used multiple frameworks including FuelPHP and CodeIgniter. All large projects are now built using Laravel, which I have been using for almost 10 years, since version 4.
I have built WordPress projects using modern architecture, including the Roots development tools, that allows for composer-managed dependencies build processes and continuous atomic deployments.
I have delved into the world of modern JavaScript, including NodeJS, ES2016, WebPack and VueJS. I have investigated JavaScript-based static site generators, deploying a custom Eleventy blog on Netlify. I have built component libraries using Fractal and making use of Tailwind CSS, deploying them using GitHub Actions.
I have also delved into the world of development operations (DevOps) including Docker, Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine Application Platform and Terraform. I have also used GitHub Actions and BitBucket Pipelines for continuous integration pipelines.
To view some of my development work, check out my GitHub profile or visit my LinkedIn profile to make a connection.

- Name
- Trevor Morris
- Role
- Full-stack PHP Developer
- Age
- 41
- contact@trovster.com
- Telephone
- 07884 182178
- Address
- Surface 21 Little Tixall Lane Great Haywood Staffordshire ST180SE
Experience
Testimonials

Trevor has supported me exclusively on development projects for over 14 years. I’d say there’s nothing he can’t handle.
The Design Frontier

When it came to hiring contractors in Staffordshire, contacting Trevor was a no brainier! He completed large agile stories with a high technical standard & meeting the stakeholder expectation.

A professional web developer that considers how to make content management easy for the end user. He delivers excellent websites on time, always meets expectations & will talk through solutions to overcome any website challenges to deliver the best result possible.
Plinkfizz

Trevor is able to handle projects of all sizes & complexity. He is equally comfortable working on both SaaS products & traditional websites, making him a great asset to any project team.
Combiine
Case Studies
iSite
SGS
Built in
A Laravel-based content management system, with multiple offline web apps.
Originally conceived in 2013 to replace their Access database and ageing handheld devices, a solution was developed to manage clients and projects using a modern web-based interface combined with an offline web app designed to run on mobile devices and tablets.
Laravel (version 4) looked like the ideal base for the content management system and the AngularJS framework was decided upon for the base of the web app. A REST API was built for these two systems to communicate.
The project was hosted on conventionally managed hosting and grew in size as the business moved to the application full-time. Additional mobile applications were developed for specialised areas of the business.
Modernising
Due to growth, the project went through some rearchitecting with the main development focused on moving from a monolith repository to separate CMS and application codebases. The Laravel application was upgraded to version 8 and the system updated to PHP 7.4. The database and file management was split out and hosting was moved to Amazon Web Services. The hosting was all managed with IaC (infrastructure as code) using Terraform.
An ecommerce WordPress website built using modern development techniques.
I was originally recommended to provide a Laravel-based solution that also included a WordPress blog, but after a discussion of their requirements, it was decided the entire project could be built successfully using WordPress.
I wanted to apply the modern development best practices I was using with Laravel-based projects. This included managing dependencies via Composer – including WordPress and plugins – rendering via templating including using components and deployment using a CI/CD pipeline.
Bedrock was used as the base of the project and Acorn was used as the theme. I used a Laravel-focused dependency to model the WordPress datasets, including additional fields provided by the WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin.
Site-specific content was driven by numerous custom post types. Components were built – and made available via shortcodes – to allow for a consistent look and feel. WooCommerce was used to drive the services and the checkout process. The Gravity Forms plugin was installed for form management and emails.
Tailwind was used for the styling and basic JavaScript was custom written. Animate On Scroll Library was used to add some animation to the content. Custom SVG elements were optimised for the project, with colours designated from the style guide.
The project was hosted with Cloudways using DigitalOcean and deployments to multiple environments were handled with GitHub Actions. Deployments were atomic, with assets and dependencies compiled within the pipeline.
Education
Publications
Builidng a Community
Transparent CSS Sprites
Read: smashingmagazine.com/2010/10/31/transparent-css-sprites
Front-End Code Reusability
Read: 24ways.org/2009/front-end-code-reusability-with-css-and-javascript
Styling for Submission
Web Standards: User Interface Makeovers
More Information
I have been a web developer since my first role in 2005. My experience has been focused on full-stack development - starting from small custom systems, WordPress development and bespoke large scale framework-based projects.
During the past ten years of freelancing, I have also contracted. This has helped me learn how to integrate with teams and existing codebases quickly. It also allowed me to experience different flavours of agile methodologies. I have been able to transfer knowledge allowing the teams to improve their best practices, from linting and testing to continuous deployment.
Freelancing has allowed me to bring a range of complete solutions for clients. I use WordPress for smaller projects, allowing for a content management system for clients with tight budgets.
For the last five years I have specialised in building bespoke web-based solutions using the Laravel framework. This helps me provide solutions that are robust and scalable which in turn provides value for the client.
I transformed a paper-based compliance company to a modern app-based workflow. This was a multi-year project with a centralised CMS and four bespoke web-based apps built in Angular. I recently upgraded the project from Laravel 4 to Laravel 6 (and 7), refactoring for security and speed, improving unit tests, as well as moving to Amazon Web Services platform.
I have helped design RESTful platforms using micro-services. A specific API was rapidly improved from a minimum viable product as more requirements were outlined and feedback from the UI admin integration. A PHP SDK was built for the API that feature high test code coverage, allowing confident integration with multiple projects.
Outside of official roles, I have learned about JavaScript-based static site generators by building a new personal development-focused blog and other personal projects. I was able to research multiple solutions for deployment, including GitHub Actions, Netlify and Vercel. I also implemented a component library and improved my understanding of SVG.