Marco Vega
Verified Expert in Engineering
Front-end Developer
Cartagena - Bolivar, Colombia
Toptal member since October 29, 2015
Marco is a UI designer and front-end developer from Colombia, South America. He loves beautiful code and pixel-perfect interfaces. He specializes in WordPress development and enjoys creating themes, new functionalities, and plugins for all kind of markets. An amateur runner and life enthusiast, he loves the freedom of a freelance life.
Portfolio
Experience
- CSS - 10 years
- HTML - 10 years
- WordPress - 8 years
- Front-end - 6 years
- JavaScript - 6 years
- SCSS - 6 years
Preferred Environment
PostCSS, Babel, Docker, ITerm, PhpStorm, MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've designed is a curated real-time cryptocurrency newsfeed powered by WordPress and React.
Work Experience
Founder
Business Development Company
- Created a custom CMS using Laravel 5.
- Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins.
- Built applications for iOS and Android using PhoneGap.
- Provided holistic marketing and seamless integration of social APIs in websites using WordPress.
- Conducted extensive user behavior research using Google Analytics for A/B testing in converting websites.
Senior WordPress Developer (Remote)
RealMassive, Inc
- Maintained and added new featured to the main WordPress website.
- Developed plugins for company and public use.
- Integrated to WordPress Core business functionalities and Open API features.
- Worked in an Agile environment.
Co-founder
Fundación Lumen Colombia
- Planned, developed, and executed strategies of impact to help poor communities in the city and neighbors.
- Kept track of the progress of each of the pilot programs in communities.
- Researched the best ways to supply water in our region to communities and families without immediate access to the resource.
- Managed crowdfunding campaigns for pilot programs.
- Documented and replicated pilot programs to other communities.
CTO
Agencia Guidoulloa
- Maintained servers for internal file exchange and remote interactions.
- Made an internal CRM for keeping track of clients, available across devices and in the cloud.
- Successfully developed and maintained 45 websites with a team of two.
- Created multiple iPad HTML5 applications for the use of clients at presentations, conventions, and events.
- Created a local network application for the iPad for room service of a local hotel.
Web Developer
FANK & FRANK Consulting
- Developed multiple WordPress sites using PSD designs provided by designers.
- Created base PSD templates for multiple purpose designs such as web design, email design, and mobile designs for designers.
- Managed and designed email marketing campaigns for the agency.
- Integrated new techniques and apps for communications and workflow acceleration for the team.
- Made a custom reservations system for restaurants using PHP, which was maintained for our restaurant clients.
Founder
PROWeb Network
- Developed a custom basic CMS written in PHP to generate high-conversion landing pages.
- Made plugins for WordPress showcasing stock market changes and currency conversion.
- Made custom email templates for MailChimp for campaign automation.
- Developed WordPress templates for sale in market websites.
- Integrated Moodle in several local educational institutions, ensuring performance in low-processing-power servers.
Experience
Healthy
Evoca Hotels
Boutique Hotels network in Colombia. WordPress Development with integration of the WPML Plugin to display the site in multiple languages. Connection with the API of their booking engine, deep SEO work, and custom post types.
The Big Texan
Home of the 72oz free steak. Design was provided by a designer with specifications provided. WordPress development with responsive functionalities and online store.
TCU Experience
Intensive WordPress development that required deep core functionality modifications to provide a rich HTML5 experience in the use of front-end. It includes a custom design for the player, pushState loading that gets JSon-served WordPress pages and renders them into videos and custom captions, seeking thumbnails and a mobile version.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Sage, jQuery UI, jQuery, Node.js, Vue, React, BuddyPress
Tools
Google Analytics, FullCalendar, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, MAMP, PostCSS, Webpack, Git, Vagrant, PhpStorm, ITerm, Babel, Composer
Languages
SCSS, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, CSS, HTML
Frameworks
ZURB Foundation, Bootstrap, Compass, Bootstrap 3, Redux, Laravel 5, Laravel, Express.js, React Native
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Scrum, Agile, Functional Programming, Promise
Platforms
WooCommerce, WordPress, Sensei, Marketo, Docker, Firebase, Heroku, Amazon, MacOS
Storage
WP Engine, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Industry Expertise
Social Media
Other
Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, User Interface (UI), WordPress Multisite, Front-end, User Experience (UX), Crowdfunding, Communication, Social
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