Career

15+ years building
for the web.

From entry-level developer to department manager — across agencies, freelance, entrepreneurship, and even a brief stint in game development.

Since
2010
GTMA
Web Department Manager
Current Nov 2022 — Present Remote

GTMA is a fully-remote multi-family digital marketing agency. As Web Department Manager, I lead a team of developers and coordinate with designers and project managers to deliver custom WordPress solutions for real estate clients across North America.

  • Client communication throughout each phase of projects — from discovery through launch
  • Management of servers, migrations, staging environments, and DNS for clients
  • Project management via ClickUp across developers, PMs, and designers
  • Custom WordPress plugin development syncing live data from external APIs using WP Cron
  • Custom WordPress theme development with JS, SASS, and various JS libraries
  • Custom Gutenberg block development and site builds using Bricks Builder and Elementor
Team Leadership Custom Plugin Dev API Integration Gutenberg Blocks Server Management ClickUp Bricks Builder Elementor
Stephanie Rios Photography
Co-Owner & Operations Manager
Current Feb 2017 — Present Edinburg, TX

A joint venture with my wife Stephanie. What started as part-time support for agency photography needs grew into a full wedding and portrait photography business. I handle all business operations so Stephanie can focus on photography.

  • Managed 100+ weddings including out-of-town logistics
  • Lead-generating website maintenance and optimization
  • CRM management and automation (Sprout Studio)
  • Social media advertising on Instagram and Facebook
  • Proposals, invoicing, taxes, and bookkeeper coordination
100+ Weddings CRM Automation Social Media Ads Lead Generation Business Operations
The Mirror
Software Engineer
Mar – Oct 2022 Remote

The Mirror is an all-in-one game and game development platform designed to empower developers and 3D creators. I worked primarily in the Godot Engine, contributing to a distributed team via PR reviews and agile workflows.

Godot Engine GDScript Git / GitHub Code Review Agile
Texas Website Management
Owner & Web Developer
Apr 2013 – Jan 2017 McAllen, TX

Founded and ran a full-service web design and marketing company for 3.5 years. Served local businesses across South Texas with web development, graphic design, and SEO — while taking on remote freelance work for agencies in San Antonio.

  • Sales, client management, and business development
  • Custom WordPress theme development in PHP, JS, and CSS
  • Graphic design — web, logos, and print materials
  • SEO strategy and implementation
  • Freelance clients: Cobalt Digital Marketing, Roughneck Graphics
Business Owner Custom WordPress Dev SEO Graphic Design Client Management
Imagine It Studios
Technology Director → Web Developer
Jan 2010 – Jul 2013 McAllen, TX

My first professional role in web development. Started as an entry-level developer and was promoted to Technology Director within two and a half years.

  • Converted PSD designs into functional websites for clients
  • Applied SEO strategies to improve client search rankings
  • Updated and maintained client websites (new pages, content, redesigns)
  • As Technology Director: weekly project status meetings, project planning, input on new hires
Promoted to Director PSD to WordPress JavaScript PHP Adobe Photoshop SEO

Released to the community

Sortable Posts
A WordPress sorting plugin with drag-and-drop UI for ordering posts and taxonomy terms. Automatically arranges frontend output to match the backend order.
WP Color Browser
The fastest way to color mobile browsers. Uses the theme-color meta tag to customize the browser chrome in Google Chrome and other supporting browsers.
SermonAudio PHP API
A PHP framework for connecting websites and web applications to the SermonAudio.com JSON API. Includes Angular JS demo and full documentation.

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I'm available for select freelance projects and consulting work.