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Shadi Manna

Founder

Technical Skills

  • WooCommerce Solution Architecture
  • Carrier & Payment Integrations
  • Technical Scoping & Estimates
  • Plugin Product Strategy
  • A/B Testing & Web Analytics
  • Client & Partner Relationships

About Shadi Manna

Shadi founded Progressus in 2013, two years after he was first introduced to WooCommerce. He no longer writes production code, but he stays deeply technical: he scopes every project, shapes the architecture and remains the client’s technical counterpart from the first call to launch. On WordPress.org he is listed as an author of eight plugins, including the DHL and PostNL integrations for WooCommerce.

Shadi started out as a software developer at HP’s Indigo division, building the user interface and print-queue server for HP Indigo digital presses. At Vistaprint he analyzed A/B split tests and automated the process of stopping losing tests early, saving the company over $1M. He went on to co-found the online print company Oasisprint as CTO, raising €600K in funding, and later taught Web Analytics at Toulouse Business School in Barcelona.

Clients tend to mention him by name. PostNL’s testimonial singles him out, and his easygoing manner is a big part of why projects run smoothly. Shadi lives in Barcelona with his family, including two young daughters. Off the clock he plays basketball, where his competitive streak won’t let younger players run circles around him, even when it costs him the occasional minor injury.

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