Summary
Ricardo Freitas is a seasoned front-end and WordPress leader with over a decade of experience building responsive, standards-driven sites and e-commerce platforms from concept to production. As Head of Sites & Services (The Hub) Development at WPMU DEV, he blends hands-on HTML/CSS/Sass and JavaScript expertise with technical leadership overseeing the platform that supports one of the web’s largest premium WordPress communities. His background spans agency, in-house, and freelance work—shipping custom themes, multi-site WordPress installations, and email/product landing pages while optimizing for SEO and cross-browser compatibility. Known for translating PSDs into maintainable, scalable code, he also brings practical DevOps tooling experience (Grunt, Git, JSON) to streamline front-end delivery. Based in Celorico de Basto, Portugal, Ricardo pairs a Licentiate in Multimedia Systems with a knack for turning design constraints into accessible, high-performance web experiences. Quietly productive, he’s associated with the wpmudev ecosystem on GitHub, signaling ongoing engagement with the WordPress developer community.
11 years of coding experience