About me
Developer first, problem-solver always.
A WordPress specialist based in Talisay City, Cebu, working with agencies and businesses around the world since 2011.
I started out testing software, moved into PHP, and found my home in WordPress. Twelve-plus years later, I still enjoy the moment a static design becomes a site people can click through.
Most of my career has been agency work. At Excite Media, an Australian digital agency, I spent eight years turning designers’ files into production websites. That covered custom themes powered by ACF, Elementor builds from Adobe XD, plugin fixes and a lot of performance work.
I care about the parts clients don’t always see: clean, readable code, sensible plugin choices, fast pages and an admin area that non-technical people can use without fear. That’s what keeps a site useful long after launch day.
Experience
Where I’ve worked.
Fifteen years across agencies, freelance work and software QA.
Jan 2016 – Mar 2024
WordPress Developer
Excite Media
- Built complete client websites on WordPress, from first template to launch.
- Converted PSD designs into custom WordPress themes.
- Turned Adobe XD files into Elementor-built sites.
- Fixed and extended third-party plugins.
- Maintained live client sites and kept them up to date.
- Improved load times by auditing plugins, setting up caching and optimising images, scripts and stylesheets.
- Delivered mobile-responsive builds using responsive design principles and CSS frameworks.
Jun 2013 – Mar 2015
WordPress Developer
WordPress Developer PH (WPDEVPH)
- Built functional client websites on WordPress.
- Fixed and customised plugins.
- Converted PSD files into WordPress themes and templates.
Mar 2011 – Apr 2013
PHP Programmer
Website Designer Australia · Freelance
- Built business websites for clients with the CodeIgniter PHP framework.
- Worked directly with clients over Skype on tasks and feedback.
- Normalised databases and refactored code to improve site performance.
- Fixed front-end and back-end issues, and coded PSD designs into HTML and CSS.
Apr 2010 – Apr 2011
Printer Software Tester
Lexmark Research & Development Corp.
- Installed and configured Linux distributions: Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Red Hat and openSUSE.
- Tested printer software on Linux and macOS.
- Documented and reported test results.
Toolkit
Skills & tools.
The languages, platforms and design tools I use every day.
Code
- PHP
- HTML & CSS
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- AJAX
- MySQL
- CodeIgniter
Platforms
- WordPress
- Advanced Custom Fields
- Elementor
- Beaver Builder
- Divi
- WPBakery (Visual Composer)
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
- Joomla (basic)
- Drupal (basic)
Design handoff
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- Photoshop
- PSD to theme
- Responsive layouts
Education
B.S. Industrial Technology
Major in Computer Technology, Talisay City College, Talisay City, Cebu.
Certification
TESDA NC II
National Certificate II, awarded by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority of the Philippines.