About Me

I build things
for the web.

Web developer and WordPress specialist based in Edinburg, TX. Fifteen-plus years turning design briefs into polished, purposeful digital experiences.

Carlos Rios
15+
Years Experience
100+
Weddings Managed
2
Businesses Founded
3
Leadership Roles
Background

Building with intention

I've been building websites for local businesses since 2010, starting at Imagine It Studios in McAllen. In that time I've shipped work for Lone Star National Bank, Holiday Wine & Liquor, Audi, and a wide range of real estate companies across North America.

Today I run the Web Department at GTMA, a fully-remote multi-family digital marketing agency. I lead a team of developers, manage client servers and migrations, build custom WordPress plugins with live API integrations, and help real estate developers take their digital presence seriously.

Outside GTMA, I co-own Stephanie Rios Photography with my wife Stephanie — a wedding and portrait photography business I've helped grow from a side gig to 100+ weddings and counting. I handle the website, CRM, and business operations so she can focus on what she does best.

"Web-based APIs are the backbone of software development — and the future will prove that true."
  • Started
    2010 — Imagine It Studios, McAllen TX
  • Currently
    Web Department Manager · GTMA (Remote)
  • Location
    Edinburg, TX — Remote
Toolkit

What I work with

Backend
PHP WordPress API API Integration MySQL SSH WP Cron Gutenberg Blocks Custom Plugins
Frontend
HTML5 CSS / SASS JavaScript jQuery Vue.js Tailwind Webpack GSAP Three.js
Tools & Platforms
Git / GitHub Bricks Builder Elementor ClickUp Adobe Photoshop Affinity Designer Server Management DNS / cPanel
Leadership & Ops
Team Leadership Project Management Client Communication SEO Social Media Ads CRM Automation Bookkeeping
Game Dev (Explored)
Godot Engine GDScript Unity C# PR Reviews
Open Source
Sortable Posts WP Color Browser SermonAudio PHP API WordPress.org GitHub
The Person

Beyond the code

I was born in Weslaco, TX in 1991 and grew up in Edinburg — my roots in the Rio Grande Valley run deep.

In 2014, I married my high school sweetheart Stephanie. Together we have four boys: Nathanael, Noah, Augustine, and Joel. We live in North Edinburg in the house Steph grew up in — we're in the process of making it our own.

Hometown
Edinburg, TX
First web job
Imagine It Studios, 2010
Married since
2014 — to Stephanie
Family
4 boys & counting
Currently building
Our forever home
Outside of work
Carpentry, reading
What's Next

Let's work together

Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it.

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