Torleif West
Web System Developer at Otago Polytechnic
New Zealand
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolTorleif West is a seasoned Web System Developer based in New Zealand with 15 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining LAMP-based web platforms, e-commerce integrations, and large CMS implementations. He specializes in SilverStripe/CWP, PHP, jQuery and Git, and has contributed bug fixes and enhancements to the widely used silverstripe-framework, including PostgreSQL filtering and WYSIWYG validation improvements. At Otago Polytechnic he manages full-stack development, intranet systems and accessibility/usability testing while ensuring consistent branding across digital channels. His background includes creating bespoke CMS and film management tools, plus rich media and payment gateway integrations for high-profile clients. Practical, detail-oriented and comfortable across server administration and front/back-end work, he brings both steady maintenance discipline and incremental open-source contributions to long-lived projects.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of OtagoCatlins Area School
Github Skills (7)
php10
silverstripe10
postgresql10
sql10
html9
testing8
fest7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
Jul 2013 - Jan 2016
Silverstripe Framework, the MVC framework that powers Silverstripe CMS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 11 PRs, 21 comments in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Torleif contributed to bug fixes and enhancements within the Silverstripe Framework. They addressed issues related to PostgreSQL filtering on non-text fields, updated documentation for the `find_or_make()` method, and fixed HTML validation issues in the WYSIWYG editor related to table elements. The user also added and tested comparison clauses within the DataQuery framework and made adjustments to the OptionsetField to ensure valid HTML.
cmsmvc-frameworksilverstripe
otago/opcolor
Oct 2014 - Mar 2019
Colour palette field for SilverStripe
Contributions:7 releases, 22 commits, 2 PRs in 4 years 5 months
palettesilverstripefieldcolour-palettecolour
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