Matthew Gaffen
Freelance at Hearse Pileup
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Gaffen is a versatile web developer and technical lead with 12 years of experience building front-end and motion-graphics driven web experiences from London. He has progressed from hands-on post-production and front-end roles to leading technical teams at OMM, and now freelances under his own name, blending design sensibility with pragmatic engineering. Comfortable across HTML, CSS, PHP, jQuery and some Rails, he pairs creative motion-work (After Effects, Final Cut) with robust web delivery for agencies and clients. A tinkerer and longtime frontman of the grunge/punk band Hearse Pileup, he brings a performer's discipline and an unconventional creative perspective to client projects. He also has a background in teaching web design overseas, showing a commitment to sharing skills beyond commercial work.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
A level Philosophy, A level Philosophy at Crossways AcademyBachelor of Arts (BA) Graphic Design, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Graphic Design at University of the Arts London
English, Spanish
Github Skills (130)
wordpress-themes10
3d10
game-development10
godot10
game-engine10
wordpress10
timber10
oop10
translation10
open-source10
watch9
guzzle9
metaboxes9
template-engine9
docker9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
Gaffen/WoodChippr
Nov 2016 - Mar 2020
WoodChippr: WordPress development project scaffold and toolchain
Contributions:33 commits, 10 PRs, 32 pushes in 3 years 4 months
toolchainwordpresscomposerscaffold-templatetimber
Gaffen/HearseStatic
Jun 2020 - Apr 2025
Contributions:12 PRs, 68 pushes, 7 branches in 4 years 10 months
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