I'm Bart - fractional Engineering Manager for WordPress and PHP agencies.
14 years building & leading remote teams, shipping projects others called impossible.
Talk to me when you need results delivered, not excuses.
I've built agencies, led teams, and shipped web projects for 14 years.
I know what breaks: projects stall, teams slip, process cracks, communication fades.
Agencies bring me in when they need control back.
We start with a two-week sprint: audit, team reset, immediate fixes, 30/60/90-day plan.
Then I run delivery, so projects ship and clients stay. I've run marketing, closed sales, and built teams from scratch. I know how agencies actually work.
PwC, BNY Mellon, IBM. WordPress, Laravel, Custom Builds. I've Fixed Problems at Every Scale.
Wordpress agency was drowning with overdue projects due to poor management and dev turnover. Brought in to salvage 4 priority projects. Restructured teams, reallocated resources, delivered 11 projects in the first month through better coordination and focused execution.
Built custom WordPress platform for top creative agency (later acquired by Google). Delivered on time, trained their team, supported enterprise handover.
Led mixed team of junior accountants and contractors on critical compliance project - 100,000+ confidential files needed digitizing under strict EU regulations. Streamlined processes, finished a month early with zero compliance issues.
Created specialized DDOS protection service when it was still a novelty. Built client base and developed proprietary tech built in PHP that caught attention of SoftLayer - one of the top server providers in the world at the time. They acquired us for the client list, technology, and marketing approach.
Grew agency from zero to 85 employees in months by training non-managers to become effective team leads. 6 out of 7 succeeded, eliminating micromanagement and creating a structure that could scale without me. Became market leaders in our niche. Acquired after just 2 years of operations.
Hands-on fixes, not another consulting deck.
Audit your dev process, cut the waste, focus teams on features that actually matter. End the "busy work" that burns cash.
Figure out who's productive vs who's just taking up space. Coach the good ones, remove the dead weight, create a place where real developers want to stay.
Map what's actually broken, fix the stuff that prevents disasters, stop creating new problems faster than you solve old ones.
Fix the bottlenecks that delay launches. Clear dependencies, improve handoffs between team members, and build delivery processes that actually work for your agency's workflow.
End the translation failures between what business wants and what gets built. Clear priorities, realistic timelines, actual progress.
Build a system that runs without constant crisis management. Set up processes that catch problems early, create realistic timelines, and give your team room to work instead of react.
Let's improve your processes
Get StartedStart with 2 weeks. Continue if it works.
Full audit and immediate fixes to get control back fast
Ongoing engineering leadership without the full-time commitment
Usually within a week. I keep my client load manageable so I can respond fast when agencies need help. If you're dealing with a crisis, I can start faster - the process will be customized to your needs.
Yes, most of the times. I've been managing remote teams since 2010 across multiple continents. I've built and led dev teams in Poland, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the US. I know how to make offshore developers actually productive instead of becoming a communication nightmare. Most agencies struggle with managing Indian or Filipino work culture - I've done it for years and know how to make it work.
I sign NDAs as standard practice. I've worked with Fortune 500 companies and banks - I know how to handle sensitive code, client data, and proprietary systems without issues.
Yes. I'm a full-stack developer with 12 years in WordPress and PHP. I can architect solutions, write code, and lead critical development work when needed. But I'm selective - I take on development when it's strategic or when a project needs senior-level execution, not for bug fixes or maintenance work. If you need someone to jump into your existing codebase and patch problems, that's not my focus - I'll metor someone in your team to do that. If you need someone to build something properly or lead complex technical work, I can do that.
You decide if you want to continue. If yes, we set up an ongoing engagement based on your needs (typically 8-20 hours/week). If no, you keep the audit and 90-day plan. No pressure, no long contracts.
WordPress and PHP are my focus because I've been in this stack since 2006. I know the common problems, the ecosystem, and what actually works at scale. I can do other stacks, but WordPress & PHP agencies get the most value because I don't need to learn their world first.
I can occasionally increase hours for urgent situations. It's all flexible and I'm ready to agree on terms, that serve you best.
However works for your team - Slack, email, video calls, whatever you're already using. I don't force new tools. For the 2-week sprint, expect daily check-ins. For ongoing work, weekly syncs plus async updates as needed.
Let's Fix Your Problems
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