Client: National media publisher with high-traffic content platform Role: Lead Developer • Migration Strategist • Performance Optimizer Stack: AWS (legacy), WPEngine (new), CI/CD, CloudFront, PHP, Bitbucket Pipelines

A client on a high-cost AWS setup was struggling with performance, reliability, and deployment chaos. Their infrastructure was overengineered, and support tickets were constant. They were paying too much — and still worried about uptime.

I stepped in to plan and execute a full migration to WPEngine — without downtime, data loss, or service interruption.

Audited the full hosting stack and WordPress setup

Identified critical issues in file handling, plugin configuration, and caching

Created a detailed migration blueprint, including failover and rollback plan

Migrated the platform safely, including multisite components

Rebuilt key parts of the theme and content pipeline for maintainability

Set up a proper staging → production flow for future updates

Cut monthly hosting costs dramatically

Improved performance and reliability across all pages

Reduced support overhead — no more random failures or emergency fixes

Gave the team peace of mind: they could ship again without fear of breaking everything

👉 Overpaying just to stay online? Let’s clean up your stack—and move without breaking a thing.