Rob Ruiz

Senior Full Stack Developer & Open Source Advocate

Lead Maintainer of WP Rig and community leader with nearly two decades of experience in high-performance WordPress development.

Custom Themes & Plugins

Specializing in building scalable, performant, and accessible WordPress solutions using modern standards and deep API knowledge.

Gutenberg Block Architect

Expert in React-based block development, extending the WordPress editor with custom blocks for bespoke editorial experiences.

Open Source Leadership

Driving the future of modern theme development frameworks as the Lead Maintainer of WP Rig since 2020.

Professional Certifications

Advanced Professional WordPress Developer (Automattic)
Building with the Claude API (Anthropic)
Claude 101 & AI Agent Skills (Anthropic)
Introduction to Model Context Protocol (Anthropic)

Community & Leadership

Lead Organizer for WordCamp Omaha and WP Omaha. Dedicated to fostering local developer communities and mentoring the next generation of tech talent through TeamMates Mentoring.