Arthur is available for hire

Arthur de Souza Ervas

Verified Expert in Engineering

WordPress Developer

Ribeirao Preto - State of São Paulo, Brazil

Toptal member since January 10, 2022

Expertise

WordPress Development Front-end CSS Site Speed Optimization Web Development Sass HTML5 Bootstrap Elementor JavaScript jQuery PHP

Bio

Arthur has a degree in graphic design, and he has been creating and developing digital products for over 18 years. He is experienced in working with clients from different industries and business scales, targeting both local and global operations. Arthur's most-used skills today include digital interface design, front- and back-end development with WordPress, websites, and digital product creation and customization.

Portfolio

Freelance Clients

Adobe Photoshop, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Elementor, Beaver Builder...

iDtrust

Vue, WordPress, Adobe Experience Design (XD), HTML, Scrum, CSS, Intercom API...

BLB Business School

Web UI Design, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, Tailwind CSS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript...

Experience

HTML - 20 years
CSS - 15 years
WordPress - 12 years
WordPress Themes - 12 years
PHP - 10 years
jQuery - 10 years
JavaScript - 10 years
Scrum - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Slack, Figma, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Git

The most amazing...

...WordPress project I've developed is for a collaborative Zodiac survey that collected user responses and displayed them in an interactive format.

Work Experience

Senior WordPress Developer and Senior User Interface Designer

2013 - PRESENT

Freelance Clients

Created the UI design of several websites in various industries.
Developed several WordPress sites creating custom themes from scratch.
Maintained several WordPress sites—correcting bugs, optimizing the user experience and loading speed, and performing content updates.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Elementor, Beaver Builder, HubSpot, SendGrid, Figma, WordPress, User Interface (UI), SEO Audits, PageSpeed, Core Web Vitals, GoDaddy, Google SEO, SEO Content

Senior Front-end Developer

2019 - 2021

iDtrust

Developed the front end of a single-page application to perform financial transactions using Vue.js connected to a REST API.
Rebuilt the WordPress theme's front end for one of the company's websites to optimize its performance based on Core Web Vitals metrics.
Performed several integrations with the Intercom tool REST API to optimize data reception and processing from the company's website forms.

Technologies: Vue, WordPress, Adobe Experience Design (XD), HTML, Scrum, CSS, Intercom API, PageSpeed, Core Web Vitals, Site Speed Optimization, Responsive Web Design (RWD), WordPress Themes, HTML5, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), CSS3, CSS3 Animation, Hosting, Front-end, WordPress Optimization, Google SEO, User Experience (UX)

Web Designer and WordPress Developer

2018 - 2021

BLB Business School

Created and developed the interface design of a unique WordPress theme, making the integration of information in the back end easier than in the previous outdated site.
Used the Tailwind CSS framework to build the WordPress theme, optimizing CSS use, performance, and the interface style guide.
Integrated the company's website with a CRM tool via REST API.
Improved the company's website performance based on Core Web Vitals metrics.
Used the Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress to create a building pages solution using content blocks. It gives clients more freedom in terms of content and UX strategy.

Technologies: Web UI Design, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, Tailwind CSS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Design, Information Architecture (IA), User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, HTML5, Yoast SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Elementor, CSS3, CSS3 Animation, WordPress Design, Design, UI Design, Hosting, Front-end

Web Designer and WordPress Developer

2016 - 2021

BLB Group

Developed a unique and customized WordPress theme for the company's website.
Performed periodic front-end and back-end maintenances involving new pages, widgets, and custom fields.
Integrated the company's website forms with a CRM tool via REST API, centralizing customer information in one place.
Used WordPress to create customized forms that enabled potential customers to estimate the costs of a given service, optimizing the pre-customer service.

Technologies: WordPress, HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, HTML5, Yoast SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), WordPress Plugins, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Elementor, User Interface (UI), CSS3, CSS3 Animation, WordPress Design, Design, UI Design, Hosting, Bootstrap, Front-end

Web Designer and WordPress Developer

2018 - 2020

ALS Global

Created, developed, and implemented a blog interface design in WordPress.
Integrated blog newsletter forms with the HubSpot REST API.
Implemented performance and speed improvement techniques based on Core Web Vitals.
Used HubSpot to customize the landing page design and the front end.
Performed several maintenance procedures in the blog site's design, front end, and back end.

Technologies: WordPress, Web UI Design, REST APIs, HubSpot, HTML Email, HTML, CSS, Core Web Vitals, Site Speed Optimization, Responsive Web Design (RWD), WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, HTML5, Yoast SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), WordPress Plugins, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Multilingual Websites, User Interface (UI), CSS3, CSS3 Animation, HubSpot API, Design, WordPress Design, Hosting, SendGrid, SendGrid API, WordPress Optimization, GoDaddy, Google SEO

Web Designer and Front-end Developer

2011 - 2012

Shoppub

Designed several interfaces for websites and email marketing campaigns.
Developed the responsive front end of several websites and HTML emails.
Created the front end of the proprietary eCommerce platform.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Subversion (SVN), WordPress, JavaScript, Adobe Flash, HTML, CSS, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design (RWD), HTML5, CSS3, CSS3 Animation, Design, UI Design, Hosting, Front-end

Project Coordinator, Web Designer, Front-end Developer

2006 - 2010

Triata

Coordinated the execution of several website projects for clients nationwide.
Designed the website interfaces for clients from different industries.
Planned and executed digital marketing campaigns for different clients, including landing pages, HTML emails, and eCommerce.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, HTML, CSS, HTML Email, Web UI Design, WordPress, Web Design, Information Architecture (IA), User Interface (UI), PSD to WordPress, HTML5, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS3, Design, UI Design, Hosting, Front-end, GoDaddy, Google SEO, SEO Content

Experience

Website for a Consulting Company

https://blbauditoreseconsultores.com.br/

I created the user interface and a unique WordPress theme to replace the company's previous website and better reflect the current services offered. The new website improved usability, allowed quicker text and image updates, and had custom integrations using REST APIs with CRM tools that unified the site's customer information in one place.

Peoplestrology

https://www.peoplestrology.com/en/

Developed the front end of a unique WordPress theme for a collaborative Zodiac survey. It involved handling all the animations and interactivity on the front end to display the results to site visitors. It also required planning data collection of visitors' responses to be saved in the back end.

Mega Model Brasil

Developed the front end and back end of a WordPress website for a fashion agency. It involved building the custom integration of an external REST API for a platform that managed talents and models' profiles and photos. It also required me to work on a periodic update routine by collecting new information displayed on the website.

Website for a Marketing Agency

https://islarepublica.com

I worked as a front-end developer and created a WordPress theme from scratch using layouts provided by the design team for a marketing and creative design agency website. The site was optimized for better performance and loading speed to achieve Google's Core Web Vitals.

WordPress Website for a Creative Agency

https://pharusdesign.com/

I worked as front-end developer and created a WordPress theme from scratch using layouts provided by the design team for a creative design agency website. Later, the optimization of speed and load was done to reach Core Web Vitals for Google.

Education

2004 - 2009

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Paulista State University - São Paulo, Brazil

Certifications

OCTOBER 2019 - PRESENT

Scrum Foundations

Scrum Alliance, Inc.

Skills

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Vue, REST APIs, Intercom API, HubSpot API, SendGrid API, JavaScript Charting

Tools

PageSpeed, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Slack, Figma, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Subversion (SVN), Adobe Flash, Gutenberg Editor, SendGrid

Languages

HTML, CSS, Sass, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP

Frameworks

Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), UI Design, Hosting, Scrum, Web UI Design

Platforms

WordPress, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), HubSpot, GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP), WooCommerce

Industry Expertise

Web Design

Other

HTML Email, Core Web Vitals, WordPress Themes, PSD to WordPress, CSS3 Animation, Site Speed Optimization, User Interface (UI), WordPress Design, Design, Front-end, WordPress Optimization, Yoast SEO, Elementor, Multilingual Websites, GoDaddy, Google SEO, SEO Content, WordPress Plugins, Information Architecture (IA), Interactive Charts, Charts, Data Visualization, Beaver Builder, SEO Audits, User Experience (UX)

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