Oleksandr Gurtovy

Web developer with hands-on experience in creating, maintaining, and optimizing websites on various CMS platforms — primarily OpenCart and WordPress — as well as custom-built solutions.

Proficient in the full development cycle — from front-end layout and CMS setup to writing PHP modules, SQL queries, and performing technical SEO and performance optimization.

Worked with numerous clients — including developers, project managers, and business owners — on freelance and remote projects.

Key Skills

Back-end: PHP 7/8, MySQL, database management and query optimization

CMS: OpenCart, WordPress (WooCommerce, plugins, themes, API), Joomla

Front-end: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (NativeJS, jQuery, AJAX), Bootstrap

SEO / Optimization: technical audits, structured data, performance tuning (PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix)

Tools: phpMyAdmin, cPanel, Git, Google Search Console, GA4

Other: API integrations, contact forms, multilingual sites, backups

Experience

Freelance / Remote Work (since 2012)

Development and maintenance of e-commerce, corporate, and landing websites

Migration and optimization of OpenCart / WordPress projects

Writing PHP modules, database queries, and integrating third-party APIs

Performing technical SEO audits, fixing issues, and improving site loading speed

Ongoing site maintenance (updates, backups, security)

Education

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (KPI)