Senior Full-Stack Developer | RAG & Vector Search • AI Chatbots • WordPress • PHP • Laravel
Available for work! josepedrodiaz@gmail.comCurrently based in La Plata - Buenos Aires - Argentina
I've spent 15+ years building web apps end to end — WordPress, PHP, Laravel, JavaScript. These days a good part of that work is AI: retrieval-augmented chatbots, vector search over a client's own content, and wiring language models into sites and workflows that already exist. I like the backend problems (data models, APIs, authentication) as much as getting the frontend to feel right, and I care about leaving code that someone else can actually pick up later.
Redesigned the Clinton Foundation's website to better communicate President Clinton's lifetime of public service. Built modular architecture with WCAG AA accessibility, custom mega menu, and thematic content organization. Created flexible design system enabling scalable content expansion across multiple program areas.
WordPress · PHP · JavaScript · WCAG AA · SEO
Full WordPress redesign for La Mañana, a Uruguayan daily newspaper. Rebuilt an editorial home and section templates on a custom JNews child theme with Elementor, and consolidated thousands of legacy articles into a cleaner category structure with 301 redirects. Also set up mega menus, a branded video viewer, a paywall/subscription flow, and hardening against bot attacks.
WordPress · JNews · Elementor · PHP · MySQL
Built a WooCommerce storefront for a promotional products company specializing in branded merchandise. Configured product catalog with custom attributes and variations, integrated quote request flow alongside standard checkout, and shaped a dark, editorial design for the brand.
WooCommerce · WordPress · PHP · JavaScript · E-commerce
Part of Radish Lab team that migrated WRC from Joomla to WordPress. Contributed to rebuilding the resource library with custom post types and advanced taxonomy, implemented thematic navigation architecture, and integrated analytics tracking for decades of advocacy publications.
WordPress · PHP · MySQL · Migration · UX/IA
Contributed to maintaining and enhancing ProZ.com, the world's largest community platform for translation professionals with over 1.6 million users. Worked on legacy codebase refactoring, implemented new features, improved performance, and maintained critical systems serving global translation industry.
PHP · MySQL · JavaScript · Legacy Code · Performance
Developed electronic records management system for the Ministry of Production of Buenos Aires Province. Built secure document workflow platform, implemented digital signatures, and created administrative interfaces for government officials to manage production and business development programs.
Laravel · PHP · MySQL · Digital Signatures · Government