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Ethan Sheppard

Full-Stack Web Developer

Full-Stack Web Developer with 6+ years of experience engineering performant web applications, custom CMS architectures, and robust backend integrations. Proven track record of managing massive multi-site hosting environments and delivering tailored digital solutions that align technical execution with business strategy.

Skills

General Skills

  • Web Development
  • Database Design
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Project Management
  • Hosting Management
  • DNS Management
  • Technical Support
  • Customer Service

Technical Skills

  • PHP
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • AJAX
  • HTMX
  • Pug/Jade
  • Twig
  • SCSS, SASS, LESS
  • WordPress CMS
  • Craft CMS
  • Git

Experience

Web Developer

  • Freelance
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Remote
10/2025 - Present
  • Collaborated with independent clients and digital agencies to design, develop, and deploy high-performance web solutions.

Web Developer

  • IndaGo Digital
  • Edmond, OK
  • On-Site
02/2025 - 10/2025
  • Managed infrastructure, maintenance, and technical support for 60+ client websites, maintaining high service standards and account retention.
  • Coordinated cross-functional vendor consolidation and resource migration strategies, reducing operational complexity and system redundancies.
  • Engineered custom plugins and utilities for both internal operational automation and commercial market release.
  • Executed full-stack updates to existing web assets, optimizing content architecture, front-end design, and core functionality to enhance user engagement.

Lead Web Support Specialist

  • Back40 Design
  • Edmond, OK
  • Hybrid
10/2021 - 09/2024
  • Expanded a single-person triage role into a high-performing, autonomous team capable of proactive issue resolution and independent technical troubleshooting.
  • Overhauled operational frameworks by refining policies, formalizing standard operating procedures (SOPs), and streamlining workflows to ensure scalability.
  • Managed and optimized multi-tenant hosting environments and ancillary cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance for a portfolio of 500+ clients.
  • Rationalized organizational spend by identifying and mitigating unrecognized financial leaks, while overhauling data management practices to deliver a clear, unified view of company operations.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally as a subject matter expert (SME), guiding technical strategy and execution for high-priority initiatives.
  • Conducted rigorous code reviews and technical audits of deliverables from external vendors to ensure architectural integrity, security, and adherence to company standards.

Marketing Manager

  • ABC Medicare Plans
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • On-Site
04/2021 - 10/2021
  • Managed and optimized consumer and agent contact databases, enforcing strict data integrity and segmentation strategies to maximize direct mail targeting and outreach efficiency.
  • Oversaw the end-to-end production pipeline for physical marketing campaigns, executing everything from asset design and layout configuration to high-volume print execution and finishing.
  • Coordinated supply chain logistics and final distribution with the USPS Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU), ensuring absolute compliance with bulk mailing regulations and delivery schedules.
  • Oversaw the deployment and maintenance of the agency's digital assets, driving consumer lead generation while maintaining critical internal resource portals for agents.

Web Developer

  • Olive Media
  • Sacramento, CA
  • Remote
07/2018 - 08/2019
  • Developed and maintained a dedicated portfolio of client web assets, delivering high-quality design implementation and robust functional updates.

Junior Web Developer Intern

  • Back40 Design
  • Edmond, OK
  • On-Site
04/2018 - 06/2018
  • Executed front-end development, content management, and design updates for client websites utilizing a proprietary CMS.

IT Support & Legal Clerk

  • Conner & Winters, LLP
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • On-Site
07/2016 - 03/2017
  • Served as sole on-site IT Support resource, diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and network issues.
  • Collaborated closely with attorneys and legal teams, executing essential support functions to ensure timely completion of day-to-day operations.
  • Executed accurate entry, indexing, filing, and archiving of case files and administrative documentation
  • Managed incoming and outgoing communication channels, systematically routing legal correspondence and documentation.

Certifications & Awards

  • Mail Design Professional
    • United States Postal Service
    • Apr 2021
  • Microsoft Technology Associate: HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals
    • Microsoft
    • May 2018
  • Microsoft Technology Associate: Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS
    • Microsoft
    • Feb 2018
  • National Leadership Conference: 2nd Place SQL Database Fundamentals
    • Business Professionals of America
    • May 2018
  • National Leadership Conference: 8th Place Web Design Fundamentals
    • Business Professionals of America
    • May 2018
  • Oklahoma Leadership Conference: 1st Place Web Design Fundamentals
    • Business Professionals of America
    • Mar 2018
  • Oklahoma Leadership Conference: 7th Place SQL Database Fundamentals
    • Business Professionals of America
    • Mar 2018