dave kellam

(he/him)

Developer, designer, teacher

Montreal, Quebec, Canada🇨🇦

Open to:Full-time rolesContract rolesPart-time roles

Preferred workplace:HybridRemote (worldwide)Remote (same region)Remote (same country)On-site

I've spent most of my lifetime creating on the web. WordPress has been my primary tool to do so for the last twenty years or so. Beyond that I'm a generalist and can typically get anything working.

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Career: 8

Web Developer

Freelance · Remote

Jan 2026 - Present

WordPress Team Lead

Plank

Full-time · Hybrid

Oct 2021 - Oct 2025

Senior Developer

Plank

Full-time · Hybrid

Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

Back End Developer

Plank

Full-time · On-site

Jul 2018 - Jan 2021

Web Developer

Self-employed · Remote

Jan 2011 - Jun 2018

Highlights: Katie Couric Show, Viacom Blog, Claremont Graduate University, WorldStrides

WordPress

Web Engineer

10up

Full-time · Remote

Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

Hired to work on Maine Today Media project

WordPressPHPJavaScript

Teacher

The Sele School

Full-time · On-site

Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

Mathematics Year 7-Year 11 + supply teaching

Web Developer

Freelance

Sep 1999 - Dec 2009

Skills: 16

Technical

CI/CDCSSGitHTMLJavaScriptjQueryPHPReact

REST APIsSystem IntegrationWeb DevelopmentWebpackWordPress

Business

Blogging

Interpersonal

TeachingTechnical Leadership

Projects: 18

Ontario SPCA

ontariospca.com

Sep 2024 - Oct 2025

Highlight: Implemented custom rest api endpoints powered by two separate JSON and SOAP APIs for adoption listings.

Ford's Theatre

fords.org

Apr 2022 - Oct 2025

Redevelopment of Ford's Website. Highlights: block/component driven layouts, Tessitura cart integration.

The Canadian National Exhibition

theex.com

Feb 2022 - Oct 2025

Blabbermouth

blabbermouth.net

Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

Hybrid Laravel/WordPress site deployed on serverless infrastructure to scale based on traffic

Cineflix

cineflix.com

Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

Claremont Colleges Library

library.claremont.edu/

2017 - 2018

Claremont Graduate University

cgu.edu/

Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

Rearchitected CGU web presence, combining all schools under one umbrella. Custom API endpoints that could serve Angular apps and campus kiosks. Created modular layout system that allowed client customization via shortcodes.

Meredith Vieria Show website

meredithvieria.com

Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

Second season, hosted on WordPress VIP. Design by Objective Subject, original season 1 code by 10up based on my work previously for KC Show.

WorldStrides website

worldstrides.com/

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

Created WordPress website for the educational travel company. Included custom api endpoints powering mini Angular apps.

Katie Couric Show website

katiecouric.com

Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

WordPress theme, html, css, javascript and devops (1st season Rackspace Managed, 2nd season WordPress VIP). Design by Objective Subject.

Portland Press Herald

pressherald.com/

Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

Worked with a team at 10up to migrate the Portland Press Herald and additional properties to WordPress. Was one of the first WP projects hosted on Pantheon.