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
13 years of employment as a software developer
Licentiate degree, Multimedia Systems, Licentiate degree, Multimedia Systems at ISLA - Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia
Colégio São Gonçalo
English