William Tam
Web Engineer at WNET New York Public Media
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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SeniorWilliam Tam is a Web Engineer with over a decade building and operating high-profile public-interest websites, currently shaping digital experiences at WNET New York Public Media. He blends hands-on development (PHP, JavaScript, SQL, HTML5/CSS) with systems architecture and cloud ops, administering Linux/Windows stacks and AWS-backed databases like Aurora. Experienced across CMS platforms including WordPress and Drupal, he focuses on enterprise standards and measurable user experience improvements using analytics and CRM integrations. His career includes senior roles at PBS, NRDC, and political tech groups, giving him deep expertise in mission-driven organizations. William shares knowledge through talks (PBS TechCon, WordCampNYC) and how-to articles, and maintains collaborative projects on GitHub that reflect a long-running commitment to practical open-source tooling. Notably, he combines legacy web platform fluency with modern cloud practices, enabling reliable transitions from on-premise systems to scalable cloud deployments.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (20)
php-class10
member10
authentication8
wordpress-plugin8
wordpress8
pbs8
php6
station6
mysql4
azure-active-directory3
azure-webapp2
entra2
single-sign-on2
oauth2
jquery1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
wnet-ieg-2/WNET-EveryAction-WP-CSS-and-JS
Mar 2023 - Apr 2026
Contributions:2 PRs, 67 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 1 month
wnet-ieg-2/cove-asset-manager
Mar 2018 - Feb 2024
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 11 months
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