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Gabriel Gonzalez
Senior web developer
I build Next.js, Sanity and WordPress sites for agencies and their clients, from architecture to launch. Based in Sydney.
Lead Developer at Wonderful
Building Next.js, Sanity and WordPress websites at Wonderful, a Sydney digital agency.
millbray.com
Digital launch of a new over-50s lifestyle brand, from first concept to market.
Modelled as a small set of composable Sanity page sections rather than fixed templates, so marketing can assemble new pages and campaigns without a developer while the Next.js frontend keeps the visual system intact.
gold · Best User Interface- silver · Best Visual Appeal
- silver · Best Property Website
Aruma website redesign
Platform redesign for a national disability service provider, including Vacancies: a real estate style search that helps people on the NDIS find a home, with search by location.
WordPress on Bedrock with a fully custom coded theme and component library instead of a third party page builder, so WCAG compliance, performance and the Vacancies search, Service Finder and enquiry flow could be engineered rather than configured.
- gold · Best Non-Profit Website
- gold · Best User Experience
- gold · Best Features and Navigation
- Full technical reviews of the James Cook University website, consulting on optimisation, accessibility and performance, plus an end-to-end analytics review and refactoring.
- Use Claude and AI-assisted tooling as part of the day-to-day development workflow, from scaffolding Sanity schemas and components to code review.
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Senior Developer at Messy Collective
Working as the sole developer in the company, along with a team of designers and project managers.
End the Gender Pay Gap
A web quiz game addressing gender pay gap inequality for WGEA, the federal Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Built without a game engine or canvas, as a static Next.js export under 2 MB: the character is layered SVG sprite sheets animated with CSS, and typed React reducers hold the game state and drive all movement through keyframes and transforms.
wecreatedifference.com
A motion-led brand site built in Next.js.
Eight playful web experiments that shuffle on a timer: a playable crossword, a 2D canvas where the cursor leaves persistent text trails, a DVD screensaver, draggable fridge magnets and more.
suntoryoceania.com
Launch site for a new multi-beverage conglomerate whose brands include Pepsi, Boss Coffee and V Energy.
A system of custom Gutenberg blocks so the client's team manages a complex, modern frontend from the native WordPress editor, with no page builder and no loss of design control.
- Managed servers, proposed and executed a migration to host the internal staging websites in AWS instances and proposed and implemented company-wide process improvements. Implemented CI/CD for staging and production environment workflows, both in GitHub and Bitbucket. Provided clients with technical guidance and liaised with their IT teams as needed.
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CX Developer at Transformd
- Developed custom dashboards for final clients using React, leveraging the platform’s internal APIs. Final clients include Tennis Australia, Cabcharge, Australian Ethical, Cuscal.
- Worked closely with the product team to gather requirements for product development, and with clients for feedback and training. Documented solutions.
- Developed and released a Stripe integration for digital payments within platform workflow.
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Digital Developer at Police Bank
Custom CMS for Police Bank
A completely custom content and knowledge system for the bank's staff: 12,000 entries, 160 users, 80,000 notes and 20 releases in its first three months.
WordPress as a headless store behind a React frontend and MySQL, keeping editors in a familiar tool while the interface was built for speed and bulk work.
- Developed online Personal Loans application portal. Frontend integrated via React with Transformd form engine. API connection with 3rd party decisioning platform.
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Web app developer for Counterpart Solutions
- Developed two web apps for Counterpart Solutions, for Council management and wedding planning.
- Used WordPress as headless CMS, custom theme and plugins, JavaScript.
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Freelance web developer
Under the brand name CDPX - Casa del Píxel.
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Masters Degree
Interactive Digital Technologies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
University Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Universidad Complutense de Madrid