Full-Stack Web Developer Ōtautahi · Christchurch, NZ

Richard Paterson

I turn ideas into fast, reliable web applications. Eight years deep in the full stack

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Meet me

Kia ora — I'm Richard, a developer at Mint Harvey Cameron who's happiest turning a rough idea into something people genuinely enjoy using.

I've spent years sharpening my craft as a SilverStripe developer, building custom solutions shaped around what each client actually needs. I care about the unglamorous parts too — clean code, careful testing, and shipping work I'd be happy to maintain a year later.

Away from the keyboard you'll find me with my two boys, lost in a good book, or running a tabletop RPG — building worlds is the throughline. I'm ready for the next step somewhere I can keep growing and make a real impact.

  • CurrentlyDeveloper @ Mint Harvey Cameron
  • Based inChristchurch, Aotearoa
  • SpecialtySilverStripe · PHP · modern JS
  • Off the clockTwo boys · TTRPGs · blacksmithing
  • StatusOpen to new roles
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The toolkit

Backend & data
PHPSilverStripeLaravelCraft CMSMySQL
Frontend
JavaScriptVueReactAlpine.jsAstroHTMLCSSTailwind
Platform & tooling
DockerLinux / WSL
03

Selected work

A decade of client sites across tourism, retail, the arts and professional services — most built on SilverStripe. A few have evolved since I worked on them.

04

Experience

Jun 2023 — Present

Developer

Mint Harvey Cameron (formerly Mintdesign) · Christchurch
  • Build and maintain SilverStripe websites for clients across tourism, retail, the arts and professional services.
  • Develop custom modules, e-commerce flows and content tools tailored to each brand.
  • Work alongside designers and strategists in a full-service agency to ship polished, on-brand sites.
  • Provide ongoing support, performance tuning and security updates across a large client portfolio.
2018 — 2023

Full-Stack Web Developer

Devart NZ
  • Led development across multiple SilverStripe sites, delivering on time and to brief.
  • Partnered with project managers, designers and developers to solve technical challenges as a team.
  • Ran thorough testing and QA to catch bugs before they ever reached production.
  • Owned client communication — regular progress updates and clear, professional answers.
  • Provided ongoing support and maintenance: troubleshooting, updates and security patching for steady performance.
2013 — 2018

Technical Support Analyst

MYOB · Christchurch
  • Diagnosed IT infrastructure issues across NAS, printers and workstations.
  • First line of support for clients, triaging and routing requests to the right teams.
  • Tested software across Windows, Mac, Office 365 and third-party tools.
  • Drove internal process improvement, including a smoother onboarding flow for new staff.
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Education

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Bachelor of Information Technology

Southern Institute of Technology
2009 — 2011

Let's build something good.

Got a team that needs a dependable full-stack developer? I'd love to hear about it.

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