Foreword
I'm a full stack web engineer with about 7 years of experience. During this time
I've worked on various projects revolving around the LAMP stack, with varying frameworks
and libraries.
A summary of the tools and languages I have the most experience with would be:
PHP with Laravel for the back-end, Javascript with Vue for front-end functionality
(though I've worked with React and AngularJS as well), CSS and Bootstrap for design
(with SCSS or LESS as preprocessors), MySQL as RDBMS, Linux as an OS and Docker for
orchestration.
My secondary web development stack would be .NET Core with React as a frontend
framework, everything else being similar to the above.
I'm familiar with a lot of other languages or tools (not necessarily related to web
development) as I always tend to hack up random apps in my spare time. I'm passionate
about security, sockets and low level languages although I can't say that I found
the time to study them as much as I'd like.
Experience
Senior Full Stack Engineer @ Massachusetts Technology Innovation (Contract, Remote)
Jun 2020 - Present
MTI is another client of mine which works in the pharmaceutical industry. The project I'm working on is under NDA.
The stack used is:
- PHP with Laravel
- MySQL as RDBMS
- Vue as a front end framework
- HTML5 / Blade / CSS / SCSS for layouts
- Linux (Debian) as OS and Docker for environment orchestration
Senior Full Stack Engineer @ Advisr (Contract, Remote)
January 2020 - May 2020
Yet another client, Advisr is an amazing Australian brokerage with an awesome platform for connecting brokers and brokerages with clients.
Their platform was written in Wordpress at that time and they decided to rewrite it as there was a significant need for custom functionality so it was becoming unfeasible to continue using Wordpress.
The stack we're using is:
- PHP with Laravel
- MySQL as RDBMS
- jQuery as a front end library
- HTML5 / Blade / CSS / SCSS for layouts
- Linux (Debian) as OS and Docker for environment orchestration
Backend Engineer @ The Web Room (Contract, Remote)
April 2019 - December 2019
This is another client of mine, a Romanian startup working on software for one of Romania's biggest accommodation booking companies.
The project was an API which made indexing, managing and booking accommodation from around the world easier. We imported data from other APIs and passed it along for consumption to our clients. The purpose was centralizing data from various sources into one common format so it's easier to consume.
The stack consisted of:
- PHP with Lumen
- MySQL as RDBMS
- jQuery as a front end library
- HTML5 / Blade / CSS / SCSS for layouts
- Linux (Debian) as OS and Docker for environment orchestration
Full Stack Engineer @ AirTreks (Contract, Remote)
February 2018 - December 2018
This was my first client as a contractor, an American air travel company.
They had a set of APIs which handled flight management, a CRM for managing leads and 2 client-facing websites used for booking and contract generation. I mostly worked on the CRM and the client-facing websites.
The stack used was:
- PHP with custom frameworks or Laravel in the back-end
- MySQL as RDBMS
- AngularJS as a front-end framework
- HTML5 / CSS / SCSS / Bootstrap for design
- Linux (Debian) and Vagrant as OS and environment configuration automation
Full Stack TYPO3 Engineer @ Target-E
June 2016 - February 2018
Worked for this company as a full time employee on a wide variety of projects. My work here included everything from creating projects from scratch using the TYPO3 CMS to maintaining or implementing new functionality into existing projects.
The stack was:
- PHP with TYPO3 in the back-end
- MySQL as RDBMS
- A mix between raw JS and jQuery for front-end scripting
- HTML5 / CSS / SCSS / Bootstrap for design
- Linux (Debian) and Vagrant as OS and environment configuration automation
Full Stack Web Engineer @ Freshbyte
June 2014 - October 2015
Following my attendance in their internship program, Freshbyte decided that they liked the way I worked and offered me a full-time job when I was available for it. I mostly worked on maintaining a CRM-type project for a popular real estate company based in Cluj-Napoca. The project itself was quite complex, with functionality ranging from real estate evaluation, employee management, contract generation and pdf creation based on said contracts.
Stack:
- PHP with custom frameworks in the back-end
- MySQL as RDBMS
- Mostly jQuery for front-end scripting, with some occasional pure JS
- HTML5 / CSS for design
- Linux (Debian) as an OS, kept in a manually managed VM
I was also trained in Magento for a very short period of time, but decided to leave the company before any of that basic knowledge could be used.
Intern @ Freshbyte
September 2013 - October 2013
This is where I started my journey into the world of web development.
In my time here, this company proved to be a great learning environment.
In the beginning they taught us the basics of web development by helping each of us
interns create his own blog-type application.
After going through those said basics, they coordinated us into working together
for a more complex theatre booking web application.
Core Competencies
Spoken Languages
Contact Information
Core Competencies
Spoken Languages
Projects I've worked on
PC Configurator .NET Core, React
Own Project
As a PC hardware enthusiast, I've always wanted to work on something related to PC parts. I came up with the idea of building a PC configurator, after noticing that existing solutions could be improved in terms of UI and features. This configurator is aimed at beginners and advanced users alike. Beginners get a guide which walks them through the basics of PC building, while advanced users can make use of powerful features and clean UI to build PCs. The project is currently being worked on, and a demo will be available in the coming months.
API Gateway Lumen
For The Web Room
This is Christian Tour's API for importing, searching and booking
resources that come from other providers other than themselves.
It consists of an API which first imports hotels, travel packages and circuits
from external providers (other APIs basically). Then availability can be
searched based on desired travel dates, and finally bookings can be made
based on said searches.
It also came with an administration panel written in Laravel, Blade and jQuery.
Since this is a limited-access tool, I cannot provide a link for a demo.
For Airtreks
Kite is the CRM linked to many other Airtreks and Bootsnall apps. Agents
handle most of the customers' requests through it and, while certainly
unpolished under the hood, it gets the job done. I had the opportunity to
contribute to this system by bugfixing and implementing both minor and major
features to the best of my abilities.
Due to the private nature of CRMs, I cannot provide a link or publicly
disclose many details about it.
YourTrip Laravel, jQuery
For Airtreks
YourTrip is more or less the client-facing side of the Kite CRM.
It's used to show the customers status updates for customers' requests and
extends the CRM's functionality to end users (very useful for when user
input is needed).
Like in Kite's case, I contributed through bugfixes and feature
implementations of various sizes and complexities.
Once again, I cannot provide a link even if I wanted to since YourTrip URLs
are generated for each individual customer request.
Indie Laravel, AngularJS
For Airtreks
Indie is an entry point through which customers are able to formulate trip
ideas or ask for help planning them.
This app is generally used for trips with a relatively low number of stops,
and everything is largely automated. Trips with a higher number of stops
are handled by a separate app. It has a good number of features, for example
you can pay your trips through it and can even ask for assistance if you
really wish. But once again, emphasis is on effortless, automated booking.
TripPlanner Laravel, AngularJS
For Airtreks
TripPlanner is Indie's bigger brother. It works just like it, but the
emphasis is on custom trips as opposed to automated and effortless booking.
Requests from TripPlanner are manually handled by agents, so this app is
more suited towards complicated and long trips with many legs. Agents always
interact with customers in order to present better ideas or otherwise
do everything in their power to help the customer achieve their plans.
Airtreks Main Website Wordpress
For Airtreks
This is Airtreks' primary website, a Wordpress instance with some custom email handling in the back-end. I worked on small bugfixes here.
Bootsnall Main Website Wordpress
For Airtreks
Bootsnall's primary website. Same idea as with Airtreks' main website, but lacks any complicated backend functionality. Like before, I contributed through bugfixes.
Creditplus Bank TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
This is the first TYPO3 project I worked on, it's a complex CMS
with a relatively niche use case. Creditplus is a regular bank presentation
website / blog with minimal custom functionality.
I contributed through bugfixing and various feature implementations. The
highlight of this website is its publish process, which takes everything
from a TYPO3 instance and 'transcribes' it into static pages on another
server. I helped optimize this process with great success, I managed to
bring down the total publish time from 20+ minutes to 2-3 minutes. This
minimized the content lock period of the app.
Pari Medical TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
A similar project to Creditplus, but far bigger in terms of content and complexity. It required a lot of custom content which I've helped build, on top of regular bug and layout fixes. The website deals with promoting a wide array of medical equipment and services and contains many microsites under its main TYPO3 instance.
HTWG Konstanz TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
This project's design was given to us and me and another colleague were tasked with building it on a TYPO3 instance. It was an average project both in terms of complexity and in terms of custom content.
MVTec Software TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
Another TYPO3 project, this time from a software company known for its machine vision software. A lot of custom content which I've contributed to by building and fixing.
Knauer TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
Another TYPO3 project that I've spent significant time on, this website promotes various complex chemical equipment that we laypeople barely understand what they measure, never mind the way they work. I was primarily tasked with bugfixing as there were some trouble spots here.
Lehvoss TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
A fairly complex TYPO3 instance with a good amount of custom content and a lot of microsites under its belt. I mainly contributed with bugfixes.
Marit AG TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
This was our partner company with which we shared a lot of projects, including their own presentation website. A standard TYPO3 installation with little custom content, I worked on some bugfixes and small design issues.
Gesundheitsmanagement TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
A nice TYPO3 website with a lot of custom content, I was tasked with upgrading it to the most recent TYPO3 version (it used a very old version of the CMS). This took a lot of time since all custom content had to be adapted and most plugins had to be completely replaced, reconfigured and reintegrated.
Azubifit TYPO3, jQuery
For Target-E
This is the sister project for the above Gesundheitsmanagement, I had to apply a similar update to the above. Fortunately, some of the work was directly transferrable into this TYPO3 instance from Gesundheitsmanagement so I had an easier time upgrading.
DarianX Custom PHP MVC Framework, jQuery
For Freshbyte
This is a CRM-type application built for a popular real estate agency based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (the city I'm hailing from). It included a lot of functionality, some of it quite complex, aimed at helping agents manage real estate and also helped managers manage employees. This application had everything from employee management to various real estate contract generation and PDF creation based on said contracts. It was really fun working on it.