Jon Aquarone (he/him) is a Website Developer based in Brooklyn, New York, bringing a solutions-oriented mindset and a wide-ranging technical skill set to the Creative Repute team. For Jon, building a website has never been just about writing code. It’s about understanding the business behind the screen and engineering digital platforms that actually move the needle for clients.
Jon’s technical foundation is rooted in WordPress, where he operates as both an engineer and a solutions architect. He builds custom themes from the ground up, develops ACF Blocks and Elementor custom widgets, and works extensively with Advanced Custom Fields to create flexible, editor-friendly content systems. His fluency in PHP, HTML, SCSS, Vanilla JavaScript, React, and Twig means he can work across the full WordPress stack, from server-side logic and custom queries to polished, responsive front-end interfaces. Whether a project calls for a lightweight business site or a complex, data-driven platform, Jon knows how to scope and deliver the right solution.
What sets Jon apart from a typical developer is the breadth of his expertise beyond code. He has deep experience in technical SEO, ensuring that the sites he builds aren’t just functional but discoverable. He understands how search engines crawl, index, and rank content, and he bakes those considerations into the architecture of every project from the start. This means Creative Repute’s clients get sites that are fast, accessible, and built to compete in search results from day one.
Jon also brings hands-on experience with MarTech, custom reporting dashboards, and lead enrichment, capabilities that are increasingly critical for clients who need their website to do more than just look good. He can connect WordPress to CRMs, analytics platforms, and marketing automation tools through REST API integrations, turning a website from a static brochure into an active part of a client’s sales and marketing engine. For Creative Repute’s clients, this means smarter data, better insights, and digital experiences that are tied directly to business outcomes.
On the infrastructure side, Jon is experienced with major hosting platforms including WP Engine and Hostinger, and has a strong working knowledge of databases and server environments. He understands the operational side of keeping websites fast, secure, and reliable, not just at launch, but over the long haul.
One of the more exciting dimensions of Jon’s skill set is his work with AI and large language models. As agencies and businesses increasingly look to integrate AI into their workflows and client-facing tools, Jon brings practical, grounded experience in this space. He uses AI-assisted dev tools daily to speed up his coding workflow, has gotten deep into prompt engineering for content and automation, and has built LLM-powered features directly into web applications. He knows where these tools actually help and where they fall short, and he’s not the type to use AI just for the sake of it. For Creative Repute and its clients, that means someone who can cut through the hype and find the real opportunities, whether that’s automating the tedious stuff, making a site smarter for users, or tightening up internal workflows.
Jon’s career has spanned projects of every scale. On the enterprise side, he has contributed to platforms for organizations like SAPinsider and Validation Institute, where the stakes around performance, security, and scalability are high. He’s also built custom solutions for startups and small businesses, including PerfectPlanner.io, Bombazar, WowNycPainters, and FuzzyTumz, where resourcefulness and efficiency matter just as much as technical skill. This range has made him adaptable. He doesn’t over-engineer small projects or under-deliver on large ones. He reads the room and builds accordingly.
Jon also speaks French, which adds a layer of versatility when working with international clients or multilingual projects, something that doesn’t come up every day but makes a real difference when it does.
Outside of work, Jon is someone who likes to stay moving. He surfs when he can get to the water, skateboards around Brooklyn, and plays baseball when the season’s right. He’s big on exploring different neighborhoods around the city, finding good food spots, and just getting outside whenever he can. When it’s time to slow down, he’s usually deep into a comic book or working through a video game. These aren’t just hobbies. They reflect the same curiosity and persistence that drive his work as a developer. Whether he’s catching a wave or debugging a stubborn PHP function, the approach is the same: read the situation, stay patient, and commit.
Jon is excited to bring his skills to the Creative Repute team and to help the agency deliver smart, high-performing digital work for its clients. He’s a builder at heart, and he’s ready to get to work.