Michael Gilbert
Owner Lead Developer at CraftPress LLC
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
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Top SchoolMichael Gilbert is the Owner and Lead Developer at CraftPress LLC with 12 years of experience designing and building handcrafted websites and online stores for small and mid-sized businesses across the United States. He blends front-end engineering, UX design, e-commerce, and accessibility expertise—having audited sites for ADA/Section 508/WCAG compliance and advised clients from startups to enterprises like Capital One and Hilton. Comfortable across WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, Squarespace, and Webflow, he also prototypes emerging tech and produces multimedia assets, from product photography to motion graphics and video training. His background in graphic design and instructional technology gives him a rare mix of visual craft and pedagogical clarity when delivering maintainable sites and client-facing documentation. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, he runs a boutique studio that prioritizes hand-built, easy-to-maintain solutions and measurable accessibility improvements. Colleagues often rely on him for practical, production-ready fixes that bridge design intent and engineering constraints.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design / Photography, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design / Photography at The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Science, Instructional Technology, Master of Science, Instructional Technology at University of North Texas
Github Skills (14)
minify9
user-friendly7
introjs7
cdn7
html6
javascript6
react6
js5
wordpress-plugin2
php2
ninja-forms2
ninja2
wordpress2
gitlab1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mpgilbertusa/Responsive-Starter-Kit-Pro
Feb 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:129 commits in 2 months
mpgilbertusa/mpgilbertusa.github.io
May 2023 - May 2023
Contributions:28 pushes in 1 day
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