Manuel Arias

With 9 years of experience in web development, I specialize in creating efficient, scalable, and optimized digital solutions. I’ve worked on projects from enterprise websites to e-commerce platforms, collaborating across brands and markets (including healthcare, chemicals, and car spare parts) in the United States and Costa Rica.

I started as an intern, moved to a Full Stack Developer, and now, as Lead Developer, I direct a technical team, optimize task allocation, and drive process automation. I deliver solutions across WordPress, Laravel, Vue.js, React, Magento, and WooCommerce, and I’m especially strong at resolving complex technical challenges while improving development efficiency. In my Magento 2 Frontend Developer role, I developed and maintained e-commerce experiences through custom theme development, module customization, widget creation, checkout optimization, migrations, and Vue.js integration—supporting both development and ongoing maintenance for Magento 2 platforms.

I have worked on e-commerce projects involving over 100,000 products and have audited and improved websites—raising Google Lighthouse scores from the 40–50 range to above 80 through code optimization, structural improvements, the removal of third-party library dependencies, and more.

I have helped modernize internal business processes by creating tools that automate tasks previously performed manually.