Gerardo Morales
@gerardomorales
WordPress developer building custom themes, plugins, and WooCommerce solutions with strong PHP and API integration.
What I'm looking for
I build custom WordPress themes and plugins from Figma and Adobe XD designs, using PHP, ACF, Gutenberg, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. At Mindfire Tech, I delivered 18 responsive websites that matched approved layouts across mobile, tablet, and desktop.
I also create WooCommerce workflows and connect payment and marketing tools like Stripe and PayPal. That work supported 7,500+ monthly orders with accurate payment and customer data across regional storefronts.
Before that, at DartConnect, I converted legacy themes into maintainable WordPress builds with reusable templates, Custom Post Types, taxonomies, and Elementor components. I integrated third-party APIs, CRMs, analytics, email marketing, and booking systems through secure PHP services and webhooks, processing 40,000+ monthly data updates with retry logic and error logging.
At Airbrake, I ran backups, migrations, staging environments, DNS changes, SSL setup, updates, and production deployments for 35+ WordPress sites. I also improved security with least-privilege access, nonce validation, input sanitization, output escaping, firewall rules, malware scans, and scheduled updates.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Mindfire Tech
Aug 2024 - Present (2 years)
Developed custom WordPress themes from Figma and Adobe XD designs using PHP, ACF, Gutenberg, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, delivering 18 responsive websites. Built custom plugins using WordPress hooks, filters, REST APIs, AJAX, and MySQL to support CRM sync, lead capture, payment workflows, and content automation.
Software Engineer
DartConnect
May 2020 - Aug 2024 (4 years 3 months)
Converted legacy themes into maintainable custom WordPress builds with reusable templates, Custom Post Types, taxonomies, and Elementor components. Integrated third-party APIs, CRMs, analytics, email marketing, and booking systems through secure PHP services and webhooks.
Software Engineer
Airbrake
Nov 2017 - Apr 2020 (2 years 5 months)
Managed backups, migrations, staging environments, DNS changes, SSL setup, updates, and production deployments for more than 35 WordPress sites. Strengthened website security through least-privilege access, nonce validation, input sanitization, output escaping, firewall rules, malware scans, and scheduled updates.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The University of Texas Permian Basin from 2013 to 2017.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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