Nikole Garcia

Eugene, OR 97405 · (510) 773-3818 · she/her

Hey there! I'm a WordPress Engineer & full-stack LAMP developer who currently focuses on user-centered, mobile-first solutions for WordPress and other sites. I also specialize in performance, security, hosting, and optimization.

Career Highlights

20+ Years of professional industry experience in a variety of environments

Biotech, Telecomm, B2B, B2C, and Agency experience

Direct client interface, Agile dev teams, or mixed-role team collaboration

Private, Public, Non-profit, and Education Sectors

Designed and implemented technical educational programs

Strong background in science, math, technology and marketing

A lifelong learner who can adapt to new technology in a wide variety of situations

Excellent at troubleshooting and problem solving

Professional Experience

Contract WordPress Web Developer

California Closets

Web Manager

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

Senior Web Developer, Marketing

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

Senior Web Developer

3 Media Web

Senior WordPress Developer

New Directions in Computing

Lead Developer

Member Splash

Senior Software Developer Contractor

Inseego Corp

WordPress Engineer

X-Team

Education & Training

Cornell University

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

BS, Animal Science

August 1996 - June 2000

Relevant Coursework & Continuing Education

Unix Tools

Creating Web Documents

Oral and Social Communication

Managerial Leadership

Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus

Entrepreneurship for Engineers

Software Infrastructure for E-Commerce

The Complete React Developer Course

The Ultimate Vue Crash Course

The Complete React Native + Hooks Course

Learning GatsbyJS in 2 Hours

Gatsby JS: Build Gatsby static sites with React & WordPress

Advanced CSS & Sass

CSS Bootcamp - Master CSS (CSS Grid / CSS Flexbox)

The complete VUE JS course

Vue JS Essentials with Vuex and Vue Router

Nuxt.js

React - The Complete Guide (incl Hooks, React Router, Redux)

Vue - The Complete Guide (w/ Router, Vuex, Composition API)

Learn Python 2

Learn R

Skills & Tools

Programming Languages & Tools

Technical Specialties

LAMP Stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP

JAM Stack: Gatsby, React, Vue, APIs, microservice architecture, and Markup

Back End: PHP, database administration, security, server administration

Front End: HTML, CSS, JS, Sass, user flow

Software Packages: WordPress, Shopify (liquid), Squarespace, Laravel

Process: GitHub / GitLab, Webpack, Gulp, Claude Code AI, VS Code/PhpStorm, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum, npm, Composer.

Infrastructure & Performance

Hosting: Apache/NGINX, cPanel, AWS (Lightsail/EC2/S3), most commercial WP hosting (like LiquidWeb, WP Engine, Pantheon, Digital Ocean, Flywheel, Pagely, Siteground)

Security: Security analysis, threat detection, code and software audits, hack investigations and removals, digital forensics, hosting reviews, best practices consulting

Performance: Core Web Vitals, Pagespeed Insights, Lighthouse, waterfall analysis, search engine placement

Optimization: CDN, caching, image offloading, lazy loading, code cleanup

Integrations: DNS, SSL, domains, mailing lists, marketing tools, e-commerce, membership

Publications

My Experience with Bluehost

Community Engagements

Animals

Senior Foster and Medical Officer for Wiggly Tails Dog Rescue

Speaker

WordPress Accessibility Day, BIPOC Girls Career Exploration Day, Eugene Web Devs, TAO Ignite, Open Eugene Festival

Mentor

Bitforest Game Development Academy, Project-Based Mentorship Programming, codeORcreate, Hack For A Cause, Eugene Women in Tech

Board Member

Bitforest Game Development Community, Lane Computer Science Regional Advisory Committee, Hack For A Cause Steering Committee, Churchill High School Engineering Academy

Instructor

Eugene Coding Initiative, Connected Lane Coder-in-Residence Program, Mozilla Foundation, Eugene Science Center

Grant Winner

US Ignite for teaching robotic and coding technology to kids