Juan Timaná

WordPress Developer & CMS Specialist

Senior WordPress Engineer with over 8 years of dedicated hands-on experience (and 20+ years in overall web engineering) architecting custom WordPress solutions. Combines deep PHP backend engineering with modern frontend standards, whether building custom themes and Gutenberg blocks from scratch or customizing page builders like Elementor, Divi, and WPBakery. Leverages ACF/SCF, custom plugins, performance optimization, and AI-assisted workflows to deliver fast, secure, and accessible (WCAG) enterprise web platforms.

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Senior Full Stack & Systems Engineer
Codexa
Jun 2025 — PresentCurrentLima, Peru
  • Architected custom WordPress themes, block-based layouts, and web applications using modern PHP, ACF/SCF, Gutenberg Editor components, and strict WCAG accessibility standards
  • Led full-lifecycle web development across dozens of client platforms, translating Figma mockups into pixel-perfect WordPress builds using a mix of custom theme development, Gutenberg blocks, ACF/SCF, and page builders (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Avada) depending on project requirements
  • Provisioned and maintained bare-metal and virtualized production servers across Debian, Ubuntu, and RHEL, managing server-level caching, PHP/MySQL performance tuning, and automated deployment pipelines
  • Integrated autonomous AI agent workflows and custom tooling into daily engineering routines to augment productivity, speed up code auditing, and consistently deliver complex features ahead of schedule
  • Executed complete infrastructure security and site reliability practices, including staging-to-production deployment pipelines, CI/CD pipelines, automated backups to Amazon S3, and server hardening
Senior Web Developer
Plan Left
Oct 2014 — Jul 2026Tennessee, USA (Remote)
  • Handled full-lifecycle web development across dozens of client platforms using WordPress and Drupal, translating Figma mockups into pixel-perfect custom themes built from scratch, Gutenberg block layouts, ACF/SCF structures, and page builders like Divi and Avada
  • Developed custom PHP plugins to sync external data feeds directly into WordPress custom post types (CPTs) and taxonomies, including real estate inventory feeds and marketing automation APIs
  • Developed custom WordPress plugins, shortcodes, Drupal modules, Drupal and WordPress themes and Gutenberg blocks to extend core functionality, while leveraging ACF/SCF to create custom backend configuration pages for on-the-fly functionality adjustments and integrating Sucuri across client environments
  • Optimized client WordPress sites for Core Web Vitals by auditing asset loading, configuring object caching (Redis/Memcached), cleaning database queries, and leveraging PageSpeed Insights
  • Managed server infrastructure, staging environments, CI/CD pipelines, DNS records, and SMTP configurations to ensure reliable deliverability, seamless database migrations, and maximum uptime
  • Mentored junior developers and led code reviews to maintain clean codebase standards, optimal security, and WCAG accessibility compliance across all client deliverables
Full Stack Developer
BettyBets
Mar 2021 — May 2025Buenos Aires, Argentina (Remote)
  • Owned the full-lifecycle development, hosting, and ongoing maintenance of all public marketing websites and campaign landing pages, built across WordPress and Drupal platforms
  • Maintained and extended core features within an active production Laravel codebase for an event-based betting platform, writing clean code and resolving backend application bugs
  • Managed server infrastructure and hosting environments for both the Laravel web application and marketing sites, ensuring uptime, executing software patches, and managing database backups
  • Refactored front-end assets, JavaScript files, and stylesheets to reduce page load times and improve cross-device responsiveness
Skills
WordPress Expertise — Custom Theme & Plugin Development, Gutenberg / Block Engineering, ACF/SCF, WP REST API, Multisite, WooCommerce, Hooks/Filters API, Theme Security & HardeningLanguages & Frameworks & Languages — Modern PHP (8+), JavaScript (ES6+), React (for Gutenberg), HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, Tailwind CSS, Laravel, DrupalPerformance & Accessibility — WCAG 2.1 Compliance, Core Web Vitals, GTmetrix, PageSpeed Insights, phpcs / PHPStan, PHPUnitInfrastructure & DevOps — Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL), Nginx, Apache, Docker, DDEV, Git, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, WordPress VIP, WP Engine, PantheonAI Workflows — Claude Code, Gemini, Perplexity, Hermes Agent
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering Technology
Universidad ESAN
2019 — 2024
Associate of Science, Computer Engineering Technology
ISIL
Mar 2007 — Dec 2011
Certifications
Professional Web Designer: Web/Multimedia Management And Webmaster
National University of Engineering
Linux Expert: Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
National University of Engineering
Google Cloud Computing Foundations
Google & ISIL
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Spanish
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EARLY CAREER EXPERIENCE (2006 – 2017)
DRLP.net | Web Dev & SysAdmin (2011-2017)

Developed, maintained and migrated high-traffic gaming platform (100k users/mo) to custom PHP MVC, cutting server costs by 70%

SoftBrilliance | Junior Web Dev (2014-2014)

Developed custom WordPress themes from scratch using HTML5, CSS3, JS, and PHP.

iMailUnlimited | Junior SysAdmin & Dev (2012-2014)

Built custom CodeIgniter server provisioning tools and enterprise SMTP/PowerMTA pipelines.

Digital Networks | Web Dev & SysAdmin (2006-2012)

Built client CMS platforms (Drupal, Joomla) and managed Linux hosting infrastructure.

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