Esteban Arias
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AI is analyzing your overall score…
Identifying your key strengths…
Evaluating your skill match against the job requirements…
Assessing your cultural and operational fit
Acquia TAM, BDBlocks Founder, Drupal Developer, Brilliant Directories Customizations Expert
Started learning in Lynda.com for a personal project that involved Frontend and Backend work which resulted in awakening my passion for Software Development. After working in Amazon Call Center in the day and studying in the night over the internet I managed to get a job as PHP Developer in IDSCA which did not last long due to my learning curve..but the next job was different since I started as Junior Developer and managed to become productive in a short amount of time. Over time I have learned several programming languages out of necessity in the companies I have worked at. Working with both Frontend and Backend in different jobs has allowed me to see a problem from multiple perspectives which helps me find the cause without much struggle. My goal is to keep getting better than myself every day and evolve my career along with my knowledge. Software Development is my passion because it gives one the power to create and resolve with our mind, and the technology gets better every day so there's always more ways to achieve one objective and turn a problem into an opportunity.
Cenfotec
Software Developer, Ingeniería de software
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2019
Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Ingeniería de sistemas
January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2013
Acquia
Technical Account Manager
October 1, 2024 – Present
San Jose, Costa Rica · Hybrid
ParallelDevs
Senior Drupal Developer
June 1, 2022 – May 1, 2023
San Jose, Costa Rica
Wizeline
Software Engineer
November 1, 2020 – May 1, 2022
San José, San Jose, Costa Rica
Proximity
Software Developer
September 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
San Jose, Costa Rica
BDBlocks
Founder
May 1, 2019 – Present
Worldwide
Revista Vacío
One Man Army Developer
January 1, 2017 – December 1, 2020
Costa Rica
Stateside Co.
Associate Drupal Lead
February 1, 2016 – March 1, 2019
San José
Sapiens Software
PHP Developer
April 1, 2015 – February 1, 2016
San José, Costa Rica
GrupoSM Internacional
Software Developer
January 1, 2015 – April 1, 2015
Brilliant Directories
Senior PHP Developer
January 1, 2014 – December 1, 2014
Costa Rica
IDSCA (International Data Solutions of Central America)
Software Developer
November 1, 2011 – April 1, 2012
Costa Rica
Digital Blog
June 1, 2017 – Present
First Drupal 8 site developed based on a theme acquired on ThemeForest. I already had taken a course in the past on Drupal 8, so the new functionalities and module structuring didn't represent a major concern...but I finally noticed that this version of the CMS is not as buggy as when I first tried it out. The project is not (yet) managed in a repository since the changes are mostly related to things achievable with a combination of blocks and views rather than pure code, but I do have worked on the twig files for customizing node layouts. This is an ongoing personal project that represents a personal code playground and also a freedom of speech place where I express my emotions on an encrypted impersonal Spanish. Feel free to browse and use as inspiration if possible.
New LegalShield website
April 1, 2017 – September 1, 2017
Combined 3 websites onto one (business.legalshield.com, opportunity.legalshield.com and legalshield.com onto the same codebase/styleguide). The project was challenging in regards to the timeframe and amount of business logic which had to be taken into consideration, but the release went successfully with all the surging bugs resolved withing a matter of 2 days (nothing business-critical). I helped with Frontend/Backend tasks (HTML/CSS/JS/JQuery/PHP/MySQL/SASS/Gulp/AcquiaPipelines/DrupalFeatures) in order to help provide a release which followed standards across the functionality created by several teams. The Stateside team took care of completing over 500 tickets in 2 months, and over 700 until reaching a stable release. There are over 1000 tickets which were taken care of by 4 teams across the world. Currently another phase is being worked which takes advantage of a multisite setup with shared codebase and partially shared databases. The theme and sections were created in order to easily recreate another version with a different skin with no difficulty, big level of effort or impact on the overal performance of the system.
Lanzamientos 2016 - Revista Vacío
January 1, 2017 – Present
The challenge of creating an interactive gallery for the people to discover the music released in Costa Rica was tackled in 2 weeks (creating the website, not considering the investigation which pieced the information together). This project is comprised of a Drupal 7 system which makes use of AJAX and website-scraping functionality to extract the album information and generate the players for different media sources (youtube, bandcamp, spotify). The UX and UI are meant to reduce the navigation required for accessing the content by minimizing the amount of elements available and also by providing different user flows depending on the device used (Desktop vs Mobile). The theme "Huntington" was used as a base (license acquired at themeforest.net) and adjusted to meet the expected UX.
Penny Dreadful tumblr
April 1, 2016 – Present
Integrated and customized a tumblr theme for the new Fan Art Contest held by Showtime's Penny Dreadful. I was the only developer in the team and integrated the new designs using HTML, CSS, and Javascript (with their respective libraries) to achieve this dynamic page. Released the 18th of April and coded in 3 weeks.
Restavek BPM
March 1, 2016 – Present
Create a system to handle child abuse cases in Haiti for the RestavekFreedom foundation. Used technologies: PHP (Laravel) Javascript (JQuery + libraries) CSS (Bootstrap) MySQL Project review: https://vimeo.com/158227207
GoTransit
April 1, 2015 – Present
Provided improved user experience for local transit agencies by building 7 different websites to unify and individualize their brands. Case study: http://webonise.com/gotransit-case-study
Sitio Studio7Salon
February 1, 2015 – March 1, 2015
Freelance developed website for a friend's Salon using a one page layout with contact forms, AJAX, JQuery and Bootstrap.
Getting Started in Graphic Design
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
C# Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Design the Web: Graphics and CSS Pseudo-Elements
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Drupal 7: Creating and Editing Custom Themes
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with ASP.NET
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
JavaScript Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
CSS with LESS and Sass
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
CSS Fundamentals
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
WordPress Plugins: Advanced Custom Fields
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
DELF B2
Alianza Francesa de Costa Rica
June 27, 2026 – Present
Foundations of Programming: Web Services
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with Node.js
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with AngularJS
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with React.js
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
JavaScript and JSON
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Creative Inspirations: Doyald Young, Logotype Designer
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Web Site Strategy and Planning
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Web Design Fundamentals
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Online Marketing Fundamentals
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
EFSET 72 Proficient (CEFR C2)
EF
June 27, 2026 – Present
JavaScript and AJAX
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Acquia Certified Site Builder - Drupal 7
Acquia
June 27, 2026 – Present
Mindfulness
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Introduction to Ethical Hacking
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Creating a Quiz with AngularJS 1
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with Symfony2 for PHP
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with AngularJS 1
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
PostCSS: First Look
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Developing Executive Presence
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Database Fundamentals: Creating and Manipulating Data
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
SEO: Keyword Strategy in Depth
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Learning React.js
June 27, 2026 – Present
ASP.NET Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
CSS: Formatting Visual Data
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
PHP with MySQL Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
CSS for Developers
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Drupal 7: Reporting and Visualizing Data
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Drupal 7 Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
JavaScript for Web Designers
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
HTML Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
ASP.NET MVC 5 Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate has a broad range of experiences across different companies and project types, from freelance to corporate, and personal initiatives. The projects demonstrate a willingness to explore new technologies and frameworks (e.g., Drupal 8, Laravel, CakePHP, AngularJS, React.js). The target role is 'Frontend Developer', and while the candidate has strong backend (PHP, Drupal) experience, their frontend skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SASS, Bootstrap, Gulp, and certifications in React.js/AngularJS) show a clear alignment and interest in frontend development. The diversity of projects and continuous learning through certifications suggest adaptability and a proactive approach to skill development, which generally aligns well with dynamic team environments.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate's project descriptions indicate a proactive and independent work style, often taking on 'one man army' roles or leading development efforts. Experience as a Technical Account Manager suggests customer-facing skills and problem-solving. The diverse project portfolio, including personal projects, indicates initiative and a continuous learning mindset. However, the psychometric test score is not provided, so a full assessment of work attitude, stress handling, and team collaboration cannot be made.