Antti Koskenrouta

I’m a WordPress developer and consultant based in Washington, DC. I’ve been building websites since 1997, created my first WordPress site in 2008, and have focused on it full time since 2011.

Organizations typically bring me in when a WordPress project becomes complex, stalled, or harder to manage than expected. Sometimes that means guiding architecture for a new site; other times it involves untangling an existing system and helping a team move forward with clear technical direction. My work sits between development and advisory — hands-on when needed, but always centered on decisions that will still make sense years down the road.

Over the last 15 years, I’ve worked on WordPress platforms for organizations including the District of Columbia Public Schools, Comcast, Cisco, Virginia Tech, AAAS, and Metropolitan Shuttle. Much of this work has involved large content ecosystems and long-lived websites where reliability, maintainability, and clarity matter more than novelty.

Although WordPress is central to my work, I don’t approach it dogmatically. It’s simply a tool — often the right one — and my deep familiarity with the platform allows me to apply it carefully, designing solutions around the problem rather than around the tools themselves.

Before consulting independently, I worked in e-commerce and as a government contractor, and later built and sold an internet business. That experience fundamentally shaped how I approach technology decisions. I think about cost, operational impact, and long-term sustainability as much as implementation details, balancing technical possibilities with real-world constraints.

I’m also the founder of Mukava, a web consultancy through which many of these projects have been delivered. I remain active in the WordPress community locally and internationally and have spoken at multiple WordCamp developer conferences over the years.

Outside of work, I spend time at CrossFit, both training and coaching, enjoying time with my wife and son, and planning our next trip together.