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A Mumbai film, photography and social-impact content studio. Portfolio projects, stories of change, awards and a newsletter in one editorial site.
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Web · SaaS · AIOne developer.
One developer.
Three disciplines.
Endless possibilities.
Web engineering, SaaS development, and AI innovation.
01The
The
numbers
In 5 years, Nikhil has shipped 50+ client sites across 3 platforms, for 4 companies, from a desk in Pune.
5+years building for the web, since 2021
50+client websites and stores in the portfolio
4companies, from Pune to Greater St. Louis
3platforms: WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify
Results-driven web developer with five years of building fast, SEO-ready websites, eCommerce stores and web apps on WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, React and Next.js.
I build custom themes and plugins, tune Core Web Vitals until pages feel instant, and wire up the technical SEO that helps people actually find a business.
I work closely with marketing, design and product teams, so a website ships as a business tool, not just a set of pages. Lately that includes AI: OpenAI-powered chatbots, content automation and workflow integrations.
Source: résumé, 2026. Live sites linked below.
02
Build
Colleges, manufacturers, creative studios, non-profits, a state archive and online stores. Every screenshot below is the live site, on desktop.
Selected work
WordPress for content-heavy business sites, WooCommerce when the store lives next to the content, Shopify when the brand is the store.
Gyanamrit Pratishthan
A foundation working on education, health, social welfare and the environment, with clear initiative pages and a prominent Donate path.
Donate call to actionInitiative pagesGet involved
Maharashtra State Archives
The Directorate of Archives under Maharashtra's Cultural Affairs Department: a Marathi-first government site with English and accessibility options.
Marathi + EnglishAccessibility toolsNotices & RTI
College of Computer Sciences, Pune
A Savitribai Phule Pune University–affiliated college for BBA, BBA (CA), BBA (IB) and B.Sc. (CS), with an admissions form on the homepage.
Homepage admission formNAAC & IQAC sectionsCourse pages
Ezee Cosmetics
A WooCommerce store selling professional waxes and skincare to estheticians and waxing studios, with coupons, wishlist and email capture.
WooCommerce catalogueCoupon & email captureWishlist + accounts
Thin Red Line
A Shopify store for men's shirts and pure silk ties, with collection pages, size & fit guides and sale campaigns that run from the homepage.
Collections & bestsellersSize & fit guidesSale campaigns
Aquarius Engineers
A manufacturer of concrete pumps, batching plants and boom pumps since 1997, with product ranges, on-site project stories, news and events.
Product range pagesProjects in the fieldNews & events
What I can build for you
Four things I do every week. Pick one, or all four.
01
Business websites
Custom WordPress themes and Elementor builds that load fast, rank well and are easy for your team to edit.
02
eCommerce stores
WooCommerce and Shopify stores with clean product pages, payment gateways and a checkout that doesn't leak sales.
03
Speed & SEO rescue
Core Web Vitals audits and fixes, caching, image pipelines, structured data and technical SEO clean-ups.
04
AI integrations
OpenAI-powered chatbots, content workflows and automations plugged into the site you already have.
- Listen
Goals, audience, what success looks like. One call, one page of notes.
- Plan
Sitemap, content and the tech choice: WordPress, Shopify or custom Next.js.
- Build
Custom theme or components, built mobile-first with real content.
- Tune
Core Web Vitals, SEO, analytics and accessibility checks before launch.
- Launch & care
Hosting, SSL, deployment, backups and a handover your team can use.
03Work
Work
history
Four teams, one thread: make the website faster, findable and easier to run.
CTI
WordPress Developer
An audio-visual company that designs, builds and supports AV systems and event productions.
- Developed and maintained WordPress and WooCommerce websites for business and marketing teams.
- Built custom themes, plugins and site functionality.
- Improved speed and Core Web Vitals through caching, image optimisation and code improvements.
- Implemented technical SEO and structured content; monitored performance in GA4.
- Managed hosting, SSL and deployments, and supported campaign launches with marketing.
WordPressWooCommercePHPGA4Technical SEO
vSplash Techlabs
WordPress & WooCommerce Developer
A digital agency building websites and online presence for small businesses.
- Developed and customised WooCommerce eCommerce stores.
- Built reusable WordPress components for faster, scalable site builds.
- Integrated secure payment gateways and optimised checkout.
- Improved performance and managed hosting, SSL and deployments.
WooCommerceWordPressPaymentsPerformance
ShubhChintak Technology
Web Developer (React / Next.js / Express.js)
A software engineering studio building web products and infrastructure.
- Developed responsive web applications using React.js and Next.js.
- Built backend APIs with Express.js.
- Improved application performance and loading speed.
- Worked with QA and backend teams to ship stable, optimised releases.
ReactNext.jsExpress.jsNode.js
HN Web Marketing
WordPress Developer (Internship)
A Pune web and digital marketing agency, where I started building for real clients.
- Built WordPress websites with custom themes and plugins.
- Created responsive UI with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap.
- Implemented backend functionality in PHP.
- Managed hosting, domains, SSL certificates and backups; used GitHub for version control.
WordPressPHPBootstrapGitHub
Where it startedFirst client sites, first deploys.Six months of custom themes, PHP, hosting and SSL that turned into a career.
04
Learn
Two Pune campuses, five years of computer engineering, and a lot of late-night localhost.
2018 – 2021
BE, Computer Engineering
ISB&M College of Engineering
7.4 / 10 CGPAWhere I went from writing programs to shipping websites for real people.
2016 – 2018
Diploma, Computer Technology
Ekalavya Shikshan Sanstha's Polytechnic
66%The first HTML page, the first database, and the habit of building things to see how they work.
The toolkit
What's open on the screen on a normal day.
Frontend
HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
React.js
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap
Backend
PHP
Express.js
Node.js- REST APIs
MySQL
Platforms
WordPress- ACF
- Custom themes & plugins
WooCommerce
Shopify
Elementor
Performance
- Core Web Vitals
- Caching
CDN- Image optimisation
- Lazy loading
SEO
Technical SEO- Structured data
- Semantic HTML
- Internal linking
GA4
AI
OpenAI API- AI chatbots
- Content automation
- Workflow automation
Infrastructure
cPanel
hPanel- DNS
SSL- Deployments
- Backups
Tools
Git
GitHub
Jira
Trello
Canva
Photoshop
05
Write
Notes from client work: WordPress speed, Shopify setups, SEO fixes and AI experiments.
From the blog
All postsFirst posts are on the way.
Follow along on Instagram at @buildwithnik while the drafts get finished.