AUSTIN, TX — 19+ YEARS IN PRODUCTION

Todd Black

Front-End & WordPress Developer

STATUS: AVAILABLE
EXPERIENCE: 19+ Years
NOW: React · Next.js · WP
CASE FILES: 7 Logged

01About

OPERATOR PROFILE

Front-end and WordPress developer with 19+ years building accessible, performance-focused sites, applications, and interactive campaigns for nationally recognized brands.

Sixteen of those years were at GSD&M in Austin as a senior digital developer, shipping custom WordPress themes, Gutenberg and ACF modules, REST integrations, and high-volume rich media for the U.S. Air Force, Southwest Airlines, Ross, Whole Foods, and John Deere. I ran Docker locally, released through Bitbucket CI/CD, worked alongside a dedicated technical QA specialist, and managed up to three developers while carrying three to four concurrent campaigns.

Since then I've been building my own products: a full-stack Next.js and Supabase platform running a real detailing business end to end, and a 3D earthquake visualization desktop app in Electron and CesiumJS. Both directed with Claude Code as part of the workflow.

02Case Files

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Now That’s a Clean Car

Full-stack Next.js platform running a real detailing business: inquiry, booking, admin, and financials.

ROLE: Design + Full-Stack
CLIENT: Self
STACK: Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS
SECTOR: Auto Detailing

Live

Terra Pulse

A local-first desktop app that puts 126 years of earthquakes, space weather, and tidal data on one interactive 3D globe.

ROLE: Solo build — Architecture + Development
CLIENT: Self
STACK: Electron · React · TypeScript
SECTOR: Data Visualization

AFROTC

Air Force ROTC recruitment site, built and maintained at GSD&M.

ROLE: Sr. Digital Developer
CLIENT: U.S. Air Force / GSD&M
STACK: WordPress · PHP · Twig
SECTOR: Recruitment

Live

Academy Admissions

U.S. Air Force Academy admissions site, built and maintained at GSD&M.

ROLE: Sr. Digital Developer
CLIENT: U.S. Air Force Academy / GSD&M
STACK: WordPress · PHP · Twig
SECTOR: Education

Ross Stores

Corporate site for Ross Dress for Less, built and maintained at GSD&M.

ROLE: Sr. Digital Developer
CLIENT: Ross Dress for Less / GSD&M
STACK: WordPress · PHP · Twig
SECTOR: Retail

Live

dd’s DISCOUNTS

Brand site for dd's DISCOUNTS, built as a child theme off the Ross Stores parent.

ROLE: Sr. Digital Developer
CLIENT: dd's DISCOUNTS / GSD&M
STACK: WordPress · PHP · Twig
SECTOR: Retail

Live

GSD&M

The agency's own site, including REST-driven job listings and Instagram feeds.

ROLE: Sr. Digital Developer
CLIENT: GSD&M
STACK: WordPress · PHP · Twig
SECTOR: Advertising

Live

03Banners

HTML5 / GSAP / LIVE FRAMES

Every frame runs the real unit at its real dimensions; press play to watch it. Built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GSAP, and a Gulp process that compiles each unit into a single lightweight file and packages release-ready ZIPs.