Kiera Howe is an entrepreneur and software developer with over 25 years of experience building technology solutions that empower businesses, their teams, and their customers to work more efficiently. Since 2005, she has owned and operated technology-focused businesses, combining her deep technical expertise with a passion for problem solving. Alongside her professional work, she has taught part-time college courses and actively contributed to the WordPress community as both a speaker and organizer at WordCamps.
For the past 13 years, Kiera has led Wiley Solutions, where she has delivered custom solutions across the full web stack, specializing in WordPress, Node.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks. Her work spans from building ground-up applications to enhancing and optimizing existing platforms. She focuses on making technology work harder for her clients—helping them move faster, deliver better, and operate more cost-effectively.
Kiera’s expertise lies in developing large-scale, web-based software systems with many moving parts. These include customer-facing interfaces, sales and marketing platforms, single-page applications, API endpoints, and integrations with third-party services.
Selected Projects & Expertise
- WordPress Development: Custom themes, plugin development, React-powered blocks, and full-site builds or takeovers.
- Multi-Platform Development: Experience with WordPress, LiquidJS, Handlebars, Zendesk, Freshdesk, and React.
- Custom WordPress Plugins:
- Tables Block (React, Google Sheets integration, custom WP Block)
- Content Security Header (CSP management)
- Feedback System (React, html2canvas, Zapier integration)
- DragonTeach: A custom-built LMS that automates classroom setup and grading for WordPress instructors. Built as a SaaS product from the ground up on AWS, integrated with WordPress and React.
- Hosting Platform: A full hosting and server administration system with white-label support, powering DragonTeach but designed to be software agnostic. (Node.js, React, AWS, REST & GraphQL APIs, Stripe integration)
- Business Operations Software:
- Integrated platform for a major lighting distributor (Node.js, GraphQL, React, Puppeteer, APIs, web scraping).
- Custom line-of-business application for a major call centre (PHP-based).
Beyond Work
Outside of her professional life, Kiera is an avid photographer, renovator, and traveller. She splits her time between her home in Toronto and exploring the world— whether that’s camping in her pop-up trailer, traveling on two wheels by motorcycle, or capturing unique moments through her lens.
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