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Mary Padon

@marypadon

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Senior WordPress & PHP engineer crafting scalable web platforms with real-time integrations.

Philippines

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What I'm looking for

I want a role where I can lead WordPress/PHP engineering—owning complex API integrations, stabilizing production systems, and improving real-time workflows that reduce support issues and deliver measurable results.

I’m a Senior WordPress & PHP Engineer with 9+ years of web application development using PHP and JavaScript. I spent 4+ years in Japan focusing on backend development and scalable system implementation.

Today, I specialize in WordPress engineering for complex API integrations, real-time rental workflows, and production system stabilization across multiple client sites. At StorSuite, I maintained and enhanced a reusable WordPress theme deployed across 20 independently hosted self-storage websites on WP Engine, integrating third-party APIs for real-time unit availability, online rentals, and reservations.

I’ve focused heavily on workflow reliability and maintainability. I reduced recurring production support tickets by approximately 40–50% through rental workflow stabilization and improved API error handling, and I implemented SiteLink and StorEdge eSign integrations to strengthen the online rental flow.

I also build and improve end-to-end features across full-stack systems. In my recent roles, I enhanced booking and admin workflows, fixed critical issues (including booking charges, email notifications, and dashboard UI inconsistencies), and developed REST APIs and custom database structures—always aligning implementation with business requirements and delivering stable production outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

WordPress Developer

Current

StorSuite

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Maintained and enhanced a reusable Kadence/Elementor WordPress theme deployed across 20 self-storage sites on WP Engine, integrating third-party APIs for real-time unit availability and rentals. Implemented SiteLink and StorEdge eSign integrations and reduced recurring production support tickets by approximately 40–50% through rental workflow stabilization and improved API error handling.

API Integration MySQL Elementor Gravity Forms SiteLink API StorEDGE WP Engine

Full-stack Developer

Crewfare

Sep 2024 - Mar 2025 (6 months)

Enhanced a WordPress-database-backed event travel platform by improving booking workflows, payment processing, and production stability. Implemented guest tagging, room assignment management, and configurable booking age limits; added booking deletion, pricing breakdown updates, automated Excel reports, and resolved critical issues with charges, email notifications, and dashboard UI inconsistencie

JavaScript WordPress jQuery MySQL Excel reporting GitHub

Full-stack Developer

Shiply

Mar 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Worked on an existing shipping web application, delivering feature additions and bug fixes to improve booking and shipment reliability. Enhanced admin dashboards to streamline customer service workflows and contributed backend logic and system integrations to address issues impacting core operations.

JavaScript jQuery Bootstrap MySQL Redis Systems Integrations Booking Support GitHub

Backend Developer

PtEnhance Inc.

Sep 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Rebuilt a legacy health and fitness application using Agile practices, adding new features through backend development and integration work. Designed REST APIs within a WordPress-based system, integrated APIs with React frontend components, created custom database tables, and handled data migration to support application capabilities.

PHP 8+REST APIs Material UI MySQL Data Migration Postman Apache

WordPress Developer

Alkemy

Jan 2021 - Jul 2021 (6 months)

Developed custom WordPress plugins based on client requirements and extended theme/plugin functionality to deliver additional features. Designed custom database tables to support plugin logic and structured data storage.

WordPress JavaScript HTML CSS Plugin Customization MySQL Database Schema Design Apache ClickUp Local Development (LocalWP Flywheel)

Full-stack Developer

Pripress Center Co., Ltd.

Jul 2016 - Sep 2020 (4 years 2 months)

Delivered full-stack development for IT solutions, including backend modules, WordPress development, and production environment support. Built Laravel/MySQL admin features (CRUD, search, CSV export), automated maintenance with Laravel Artisan, performed module testing with PHPUnit, developed WordPress themes/plugins, and integrated external API data via cron jobs for real-time synchronization.

Laravel WordPress Zend Framework MySQL PHPUnit Vue.Js Data Migration

Backend Developer

Cebu Pripress Center Inc.

Apr 2015 - Jul 2016 (1 year 3 months)

Added and enhanced admin functionalities for internal systems through backend development and unit testing. Implemented Zend Framework modules with PostgreSQL (CRUD, CSV export), built jQuery-based frontend components for admin workflows, and validated new modules with PHPUnit unit tests.

Zend Framework PostgreSQL CRUD Development CSV jQuery PHPUnit Apache Data Validation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of San Carlos

Bachelor of Science, Information and Communications Technology

2011 - 2015

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Information and Communications Technology at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines from 2011 to 2015.