Summary
Mark Matanza is a hands-on full-stack web developer based in San Diego, California, with nine years of experience building and maintaining web applications across PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks. He currently leads work at Curious Minds Media and Louder Than Digital, focusing on WordPress development, ACF and Gutenberg, custom theming with Sage, and modern CSS with Tailwind or Bootstrap, alongside Docker-based deployment and Git workflows. A founder and consultant by background, he previously led software projects at Project Immerse LLC and delivered performance- and SEO-focused site improvements at Ignite Visibility, blending development with strategic thinking. His experience spans cloud-ready, secure web apps and full-stack capabilities, from UX/UI front-ends to server-side programming and database design. Mark is driven by curiosity and a passion for building things that haven’t been thought of, routinely staying current with evolving libraries and frameworks. He holds a Web Development focus from Saddleback College and has an economics background from SDSU, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at Saddleback College
Economics with Sociology Minor, Economics, Economics with Sociology Minor, Economics at San Diego State University