Aidan Lagats

Selected work

Client names are redacted . The work is real, the logos just aren't mine to share.

• [secure-cicd.md]Architect & Developer

  Secure CI/CD fleet deployment

  An end-to-end pipeline that deploys 100+ plugins and 10 themes across 60 sites and 620 subsites, safely and with easy rollback.

  • React
  • PHP
  • Express.js
  • Webpack
  • CI/CD
  • Testing

  $ open▸

  ClientRedacted

  Challenge

  A large WordPress fleet needed standardised environments, shared dependencies, and a way to ship proprietary code without ever exposing to the public WordPress plugin and theme directories.

  Solution

  Designed and built a end-to-end CI/CD pipeline underpined by a robust middleware service that automates deployments and enforces quality control across the entire fleet.

  Highlights

  • Automated testing & tooling

    Custom Node.js CLI tooling (Gulp, Webpack) to unify builds, plus an automated pipeline for unit tests (wp-env, Vitest, PHPUnit), and regression snapshots (BackstopJS) to catch UI breaks before deploy.

  • Centralised dependencies

    A distribution system for shared modules, including a central React component library and custom SCSS framework allowing every package to build from a single source of truth.

  • Secure delivery

    A custom Express.js middleware service and companion WordPress plugin, wired into a GitHub App, that delivers themes and plugins without touching the public WordPress directory.

  Impact

  The new CI/CD pipeline means deployment is simplified for an enterprise WordPress fleet, with version history for easy rollbacks. CI/CD now covers over 100 plugins, 10 themes, 60 sites, 620 subsites.

• [ecommerce-design-system.md]UI/UX Designer

  Unified eCommerce design system

  300+ Figma layouts and one scalable design system spanning product retail and a complex event-ticketing checkout.

  • Figma
  • Interactive Prototypes
  • Wireframing
  • User Journey Mapping

  $ open▸

  ClientRedacted

  Challenge

  The client needed one design system to unify multiple storefronts, creating a standard point of sale and a complex event-ticketing checkout, balancing a clean customer experience with the admin layer behind both.

  Solution

  Led UI design and digital strategy end to end, turning tangled business logic into a coherent visual system.

  Highlights

  • Scalable design architecture

    An adaptable design system spanning distinct storefronts, unifying the experience across product retail and event-ticketing registration.

  • Layouts & theming

    Over 300 responsive Figma layouts covering the full platform, spanning light and dark variants for an accessible experience on every touchpoint.

  • Prototypes & admin UI

    Interactive prototypes for critical user journeys and the backend admin dashboards. Simulating purchases and how admins manage products, events, and customers.

  Impact

  A unified design system pulled a fragmented eCommerce strategy into one cohesive experience, bridging product retail and event management under a single design language.

• [gov-digital-overhaul.md]Manager & Business Analyst

  Uplift government web services

  Coordinated a major CMS upgrade, a new CRM, and secure portals that sped up a small author team and streamlined public enquiries.

  • Agile
  • Vendor Management
  • Content Strategy
  • Business Analysis

  $ open▸

  ClientRedacted

  Challenge

  A government agency needed a full digital overhaul encompasing a major CMS upgrade, modernised user portals, and CRM integration for public enquiries.

  Solution

  Acted as central Project Manager and Business Analyst, using Agile delivery to align vendor teams and ship an integrated suite of digital products.

  Highlights

  • Migration & author velocity

    Managed a major Drupal version upgrade and scoped new authoring components. Including version history, item duplication and an overhauled component editor.

  • CRM & specialised portals

    Delivered a new CRM for customer and product enquiries, a refreshed merchandise store, and a secure portal for tracking nuclear medicine delivery.

  • Strategy & IA

    Advised on information architecture and content strategy, and led the refresh of the agency's social channels.

  Impact

  The CRM streamlined enquiries & the Drupal upgrade unblocked the authoring team. New features meant authors could now manage content with far less effort than before.