Valentine Kalu
Full-Stack PHP Developer
Email: valentinekaluogbu@gmail.com | Website: valentinekalu.squehub.com | GitHub: github.com/valentinekaluogbu
Professional Summary
Full-Stack PHP Developer with strong experience building practical, database-driven web applications, admin dashboards, APIs, authentication systems, WordPress websites, cloud-hosted applications, hosting/DNS setups, digital marketing pages, and custom PHP framework architecture. Strongest skills include PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, AWS/cloud engineering, REST APIs, MVC structure, debugging, SEO basics, analytics setup, and product-focused implementation.
Core Skills
- PHP, Vanilla PHP, MVC architecture, routing, middleware, controllers and models.
- MySQL/MariaDB database design, relational schemas, transaction records, wallet/account structures and reporting data.
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, responsive dashboards, modals, tables and theme systems.
- REST APIs, JSON responses, AJAX flows, frontend-backend integration and secure form handling.
- Authentication, sessions, email verification, role guards and account security patterns.
- WordPress setup, CMS management, plugin troubleshooting and theme customization.
- AWS, cloud hosting, DNS, Cloudflare, cPanel/CyberPanel, SSL and email delivery setup.
- Digital marketing support, SEO-ready pages, analytics setup, campaign pages and conversion-focused landing pages.
- Git, Composer, Linux CLI basics, deployment troubleshooting and hosting issue resolution.
Selected Projects
- SqueHub PHP Framework: Custom PHP framework project involving routing, middleware, models, package loading, view rendering, CLI tooling and reusable application structure.
- WordPress & CMS Websites: Website setup, theme customization, plugin troubleshooting, landing pages, SEO-friendly page structure and content management.
- Cloud & Hosting Setup: AWS/Lightsail, DNS, Cloudflare, cPanel/CyberPanel, SSL, email delivery checks, deployment and server troubleshooting.
- Digital Marketing Pages: Conversion-focused landing pages, campaign pages, analytics setup, SEO-ready sections and lead-generation UI.
- SqueHub Native: Cross-platform app framework concept using PHP for developer-facing logic with engines for Android, iOS, web and desktop.
Experience Focus
Backend development, database-heavy systems, admin dashboards, WordPress/CMS work, AWS/cloud hosting, DNS/email setup, authentication/session flows, API development, responsive frontend implementation, digital marketing support, and debugging real hosting/deployment issues.
Work Style
Practical builder, fast learner, strong troubleshooter, comfortable reading documentation, asking good questions, working independently, and improving systems step by step.