Systems engineering · Web platforms · Infrastructure

Chuck Guifarro Lagos

Systems & Web Engineer
Technical Coordinator

I build, deploy, maintain, and improve web platforms—and the infrastructure that keeps them running.

01 / About

An engineer across the full platform lifecycle.

I’m a Systems Engineer with 4+ years of professional experience building and maintaining web platforms, administering Linux-based infrastructure, and troubleshooting production systems.

My work combines hands-on delivery with technical coordination: collaborating with clients and stakeholders, clarifying requirements, defining approaches with the team, reviewing work, and coordinating delivery. I also take on independent web projects and am currently pursuing an online M.S. in Artificial Intelligence.

02 / Expertise

One profile, four connected capabilities.

Practical experience spanning delivery, operations, coordination, and support.

01

Web Development

Complete Drupal and WordPress websites, static sites, API integrations, and production-ready front ends.

  • Drupal
  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • Astro
  • REST APIs
  • SQL

Advanced practical WordPress experience without claiming custom plugin or theme specialization. Growing professional and independent experience with Astro.

02

Systems & Infrastructure

Intermediate, hands-on administration of web servers and the services required to run reliable platforms.

  • Linux
  • Apache
  • Nginx
  • cPanel / WHM
  • VPS
  • Cloudflare
  • DNS
  • SSL / TLS
  • Migrations

Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, SSH, backups, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Contabo, Codero, LogicBoxes, Docker, EasyPanel, CloudPanel, and 1Panel.

03

Technical Coordination

A hands-on coordinator working closely with four to eight technical team members.

  • Assign tasks and review deliverables
  • Participate in technical decisions
  • Clarify client requirements
  • Estimate timelines and coordinate delivery
  • Support the team’s technical approach
04

Production & IT Support

Complementary support experience focused on keeping people, platforms, and infrastructure productive.

  • Production incidents and platform maintenance
  • Linux, DNS, and SSL troubleshooting
  • Website and server migrations
  • Microsoft 365 and Teams
  • Windows, drivers, printers, and hardware
30+Websites developed
4–8Technical team members coordinated
~8Server environments managed
4+Years of professional experience

03 / Experience

Professional experience

— Present

RDS-HN

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Web Development Coordinator

Coordinate four to eight technical team members while remaining hands-on across development, infrastructure, production support, and maintenance.

  • Assign tasks, review deliverables, and participate in technical decisions.
  • Communicate directly with clients and translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Estimate delivery timelines and coordinate development and support work.
  • Oversee multiple web platforms and server environments.
  • Participate early in production-incident diagnosis, recovery, and resolution.
  • Help expand the organization’s capacity to develop and maintain web platforms and technical solutions.
  • Contribute directly to platform development, deployments, troubleshooting, and infrastructure administration.

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Punto HN

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Web Developer / IT Support

Built and supported complete web platforms in Drupal and WordPress, with direct responsibility for their production environment.

  • Developed full websites and supported CMS platforms in production.
  • Configured Linux servers, web services, SSL, DNS, and related infrastructure.
  • Performed website and server migrations, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Resolved platform and user issues to maintain service continuity.
  • Supported client websites across Honduras and handled inquiries from Central America as needed.
  • Configured databases, deployments, and backups alongside hosting and web services.

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Punto HN

IT Support Technician (Junior)

Provided user support, systems troubleshooting, platform support, and assistance with infrastructure tasks.

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Instituto Fuente Divina

Computer Science Instructor / IT Support

Taught Computer Science and delivered technical training while supporting Microsoft 365, Teams, classroom hardware, and software.

Independent work

Independent Web Developer / Technical Support

Freelance · — Present

Develop and maintain WordPress websites and Moodle environments, including hosting, VPS configuration, deployment, web administration, and maintenance. Provide occasional website recovery, email configuration, technical assistance, and troubleshooting.

04 / Selected work

Independent work. Practical solutions.

Client websites and learning platforms, from implementation to the infrastructure that keeps them running.

Independent / Freelance

Educa Digital

Collaborated on the complete educational website, handling hosting configuration, WordPress setup, development, and production configuration.

  • WordPress
  • Hosting
  • Deployment
Independent / Freelance↗

INEC

Implemented the institutional WordPress website from a provided visual design.

  • WordPress
  • Web implementation
Independent / Freelance↗

INEC Campus

Installed and configured Moodle, customized a purchased theme, deployed to a VPS, and configured CloudPanel for server administration.

  • Moodle
  • VPS
  • CloudPanel
Independent / Freelance↗

Digraphics HN

Contract web development for a consulting team: hosting setup, WordPress installation, and implementation of the supplied visual design.

  • WordPress
  • Hosting
Independent / Freelance↗

Colegio de Nutricionistas

Contract WordPress implementation and hosting configuration from a visual design supplied by the consulting team.

  • WordPress
  • Hosting

Professional work · Punto HN / RDS-HN

Platforms I’ve helped build and maintain

Development, operations, and collaboration across public-facing platforms.

Empleos HN ↗

Initial Drupal implementation and production environment; continued maintenance, infrastructure, troubleshooting, and later technical coordination.

Becas HN ↗

Initial Drupal implementation, followed by production support, maintenance, infrastructure, and troubleshooting.

Eventos HN ↗

Developed and implemented the initial Drupal portal for publishing and promoting events.

More professional projects

RedCultura.hn

Built from scratch with Drupal 10, Bootstrap, and HTML/CSS, organizing cultural content across multiple content types.

Portal Educativo RedCultura

Installed and configured Chamilo and MySQL and created a custom theme for artistic and cultural courses.

SAN Radio

Implemented a WordPress, Elementor, and MySQL web platform.

APORTO ↗

Collaborated on WordPress and Elementor installation, pages, and hosting configuration.

AGMA RDS ↗

Contributed to a small Astro project featuring an interactive SVG map of Honduras.

Internet Society Honduras

Participated in the static chapter website development with Astro and Tailwind CSS.

IXP-HN

Participated in development of the static IXP Honduras website with Astro and Tailwind CSS.

Técnicos Empleos ↗

Installed Drupal, made modifications and adjustments, and continued contributing to platform development.

RDS Library ↗

Collaborated on a decoupled document platform with a Drupal backend and Astro frontend.

Personal / AI exploration

Local LLM & API environment

Configured Ollama, OpenWebUI, and Docker for local model experimentation. Developed a FastAPI API layer with authentication, reverse proxy routing, and HTTPS access as part of practical AI infrastructure learning.

Academic & earlier personal projects

Worship Planning · 2021

UNAH academic church management and planning system using HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Bootstrap, MySQL, and Git.

MiniSalesSystem · 2020

Personal sales system using HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL.

Golden Quest · 2018

UNAH academic mini-game developed with Java and JavaFX.

Infrastructure & production

Beyond the website.

Practical administration, troubleshooting, and recovery in production environments.

Linux & hosting

Ubuntu and AlmaLinux environments across Contabo, Codero, and LogicBoxes. Terminal work, VPS configuration, dependencies, and general hosting administration.

cPanel / WHM

Hosting accounts and packages, environment configuration, required libraries, and troubleshooting.

Server platforms & containers

EasyPanel, CloudPanel, and 1Panel installation and configuration. Practical Docker use for service stacks, environments, and deployments.

DNS & web services

Cloudflare DNS, SSL/TLS, SSH, Apache, Nginx, and production web configuration.

Migrations & recovery

Hosting-to-server and server-to-server migrations, restoration from existing backups, website recovery, and diagnosis of production incidents.

Databases

Practical/intermediate MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQL administration: databases, tables, users, permissions, and application configuration.

Microsoft 365

General Administrator responsibilities, investigating and resolving administrative needs as they arise.

05 / Technologies

A practical working toolkit.

Grouped by use—not scored with arbitrary percentages.

Development

PHP · JavaScript · Node.js · Drupal · WordPress · Astro · HTML · CSS · Tailwind CSS · Bootstrap · REST APIs

Infrastructure

Linux · Ubuntu · AlmaLinux · Apache · Nginx · cPanel / WHM · Cloudflare · VPS · DNS · SSL / TLS · SSH · Docker · EasyPanel · CloudPanel · 1Panel

Data

MySQL · MariaDB · PostgreSQL · SQL · Oracle Database Foundations

Tools

Git · GitHub · GitLab · Microsoft 365 · Microsoft Teams · Bash · Python

Learning / Exploring

n8n · Power Automate · Local LLM deployment · AI automation

Automation & AI

Expanding the operational toolkit

I use Bash and Python for practical automation and work with REST APIs. My local AI experiments include Ollama, OpenWebUI, Docker, and a FastAPI API layer with authentication, reverse proxy routing, and HTTPS access, alongside graduate study in Artificial Intelligence.

07 / Education

Education & professional development

Engineering degree · 2015–2023

Systems Engineering

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH)

Cum Laude

Master of Science · 2025–2026

Artificial Intelligence

Blackwell Global University

Graduate study · Online

Technical diploma · 2014

Computing

Instituto Mixto Técnico Industrial Prof. Amado Martínez, Tegucigalpa

Secondary-school diploma in Sciences and Humanities (Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras), 2014.

Certifications & professional development
  • RDS-HN / Cerebrote — Masterclass workshop on Artificial Intelligence Applied to Education, Teaching and Research (15 academic hours, 2026).
  • INFOP — Programming in Python (40 hours, 2021); MySQL Databases (20 hours, 2020); Introduction to Moodle and Introduction to Big Data (20 hours each, 2026).
  • INFOP — Computer Center Administration (20 hours, 2021).
  • VMware Learning — VMware SD-WAN Secure Access Deploy and Manage; SASE Demonstration Training (2023).
  • VMware Learning — VSP - Foundation 2022; VOP - SE (Subscriptions Expert 2022); VSP - VMware SASE 2022; VSP - Secure Access Service Edge (completed in 2023).
  • VMware Learning — VTSP - SASE 2021; VTSP - Secure Access Service Edge (completed in 2023).
  • Huawei Talent Online — Cloud Basics: Development and Basic Concepts; Cloud Advanced: Architecture and Technologies (2024).
  • Oracle Academy — Database Foundations (2021); Java Fundamentals (2020).
  • Acronis Academy — Cloud Tech Fundamentals (obtained in February 2025; certificate valid until February 2026).
  • Google Actívate / Universidad Complutense de Madrid — Mobile App Development (40 hours, 2017).
  • Claseflix — SEO Course and Cybersecurity Course (2025); WordPress Course (2024).
  • ESET Honduras — Information Security: Challenges and Importance, training (2021).
  • Cyber Awareness Challenge 2020 — Course completed in 2022.
  • Internet Society Learning — Assessing Community Network Readiness (certificate undated).
  • HP LIFE (2021) — Information Technology for Business Success; Online Sales; Starting a Small Business; Unique Value Proposition; Effective Business Websites; The Art of Sales: Sales Fundamentals; Your Target Audience.
  • HP LIFE (2021) — Strategic Planning; Sales Forecasting; Social Entrepreneurs; Finding Funding; Business Email; Data Presentation.
  • HP LIFE (2021) — Profit and Loss; Finance Basics; Inventory Management; Cash Flow; Business Communication; Customer Relationship Management.
  • HP LIFE (2021) — Growth Drivers; Pricing; Effective Presentations; Comparing Marketing Benefits and Features; Social Media Marketing; Success Mindset; Effective Leadership.

08 / Contact

Let’s build and operate something dependable.

I’m open to U.S. opportunities, relocation, remote roles, and conversations about systems, web platforms, and technical coordination.