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CSS Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers
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Flavio Escobar
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Plugins Developer
Salvador - State of Bahia, Brazil
Toptal member since July 16, 2014
Bio
Flavio is a top developer and an aspiring entrepreneur. He has extensive experience and skills in web and game development and is proficient in mobile applications. He is a master of PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress. In recent years, Flavio has specialized in Elixir and the Phoenix framework.
Portfolio
Brassica Technologies
Phoenix LiveView, Technical Design, PostgreSQL, Tailwind UI, Phoenix, Full-stack
Anguleris Technologies (via Toptal)
Mailchimp, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML
Intentional Media (via Toptal)
Data Migration, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress, API Integration
Experience
- WordPress - 12 years
- WordPress Themes - 12 years
- WordPress Plugins - 12 years
- PostgreSQL - 3 years
- Tailwind UI - 3 years
- Phoenix LiveView - 3 years
- Phoenix - 3 years
- Elixir - 3 years
Work Experience
Senior Back-end Engineer
2021 - PRESENT
Brassica Technologies
- Developed an ACH batching system integrated with a banking partner.
- Implemented several REST endpoints following JSON:API standards.
- Helped write API specifications and Postman collections.
Technologies: Phoenix LiveView, Technical Design, PostgreSQL, Tailwind UI, Phoenix, Full-stack
Freelance Email Marketing Template Creator
2017 - 2023
Anguleris Technologies (via Toptal)
- Built responsive email templates from PSD files sent by designers.
- Made email templates compatible with Mailchimp dynamic variables.
- Tested emails on several operating systems, devices, and email clients.
Technologies: Mailchimp, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML
WordPress Developer
2020 - 2020
Intentional Media (via Toptal)
- Developed a WordPress theme from ground zero based on designs created by a Toptal designer.
- Migrated around 3,000 posts from four different websites into a new one.
- Built a WordPress plugin to parse the migrated posts and map them to the new taxonomy structure based on the categories that they had on the old websites.
- Configured a permanent redirect from the old websites to the new on.
Technologies: Data Migration, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress, API Integration
Top WordPress Developer
2020 - 2020
Peer Collective, Inc. (via Toptal)
- Developed a WordPress theme for a online counseling platform.
- Integrated a WordPress site with an external API written in Ruby.
- Added a video conferencing functionality by integrating the WordPress theme with the Vonage Video API.
- Set up and configured conversion tracking tools (Google Analytics and Mixpanel).
- Implemented a set of administrative pages to help admins manage data in the Rails API.
Technologies: CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Bootstrap, WordPress, API Integration
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - 2020
StartupRunner (via Toptal)
- Created a marketplace available on the US and Brazil using a WordPress multi-site.
- Maintained multiple Shopify stores by adding functionalities and customizing the UI.
- Integrated a WordPress multi-site platform with Stripe and Ebanx, including custom integrations on WooCommerce for order processing.
- Created a custom WordPress plugin to process payouts on Stripe and Ebanx.
- Created an internal messaging and notification system on WordPress.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Shopify, WordPress, API Integration
Freelance WordPress Developer
2017 - 2018
Outrun (via Toptal)
- Created a customized dashboard for a partially developed plugin to be able to see the data in the right format, facilitating the updating, editing, and removal of citations, making it possible to manage citations, domains, and their states.
- Developed data export options in the citations plugin so that the information could be exported to XLS and CSV files, which can be read in Excel or similar software.
- Migrated the data from one host to the other, backing up all files, databases, DNS settings, MX entries, redirects, and importing emails.
- Configured GSuite to allow the domain emails to be imported and work. The IMAP protocol used to import emails also allows the visualization of old emails in the Gmail inbox.
- Created functionalities to extend the citation plugin's operation, allowing the user to view data separated by topics and users, making all data that comes from a purchase performed by WooCommerce viable.
- Developed features that allow elements to be manipulated and updated by users that have data visualization and manipulation permissions.
Technologies: MySQL, React, CSS3, HTML5, WooCommerce, WordPress, jQuery, JavaScript, PHP
Joomla Developer
2017 - 2017
Environmental Pest Service (via Toptal)
- Fixed several bugs in a Joomla! website.
- Ensured that backups were being successfully created.
- Updated and tested Joomla! core and plugins.
Technologies: JavaScript, Bootstrap, MySQL, Joomla
Front-end Developer
2016 - 2016
3d-Viewing (via Toptal)
- Developed a Joomla! template for a marketing website from scratch based on a Sketch layout.
- Made the template responsive using Bootstrap.
- Developed an Ajax contact form into the template.
- Created several template options under a Joomla! administration panel so admin users can easily customize the template.
- Created alternative layouts for some Joomla! modules to easily integrate them with the template.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, Joomla, Bootstrap
Web Developer
2016 - 2016
Sorrento, LLC (via Toptal)
- Created a WordPress site for aggregations and site rating called Course Concierge.
- Developed WordPress plugins to manage site data.
- Created a search page with Ajax filters.
- Developed a tool to auto-generate search result URLs so that admins could be able to share customized search results.
- Created a 'favorite' button so users could save courses into a favorite courses' list.
Technologies: jQuery, Ajax, MySQL, WordPress, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, PHP
WordPress Engineer
2015 - 2016
GTxcel (www.gtxcel.com; via Toptal)
- Created a WordPress plugin that pulls periodically ready-to-publish and high-value articles from Associated Press (AP), deleting old non-published ones and renewing the queue.
- Developed a WordPress plugin that alerts site visitors periodically about severe weather conditions all over the US. The information is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Created a WordPress plugin that integrates the FoxyShop plugin and FoxyCart eCommerce platform in order to automatize and customize product selling, delivery, and recurring billing.
- Implemented a WordPress plugin that is capable of cleaning and organizing tons of recent imported articles by recategorizing and deleting some of them.
- Developed a WordPress plugin that customizes how Yuzo Related Posts displays in the post content.
- Fixed some WordPress plugins and integrations from GTxcel's customers' sites.
Technologies: MySQL, WordPress, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, PHP, API Integration
WordPress Developer
2015 - 2015
SONAR (www.mediathink.com; via Toptal)
- Developed the Red Carpet Diary website using WordPress (http://redcarpetdiary.com). This site provides online coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
- Built a responsive WordPress theme using Bootstrap.
- Developed a dynamic video gallery that pulls videos hourly from YouTube through its API.
- Created a Twitter widget to show the latest tweets of @redcarpetdiary.
- Implemented an easily customizable image gallery using the native WordPress image uploader.
Technologies: MySQL, Bootstrap, WordPress, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, PHP
Web Developer
2015 - 2015
Timothy Crofton Real Estate (via Toptal)
- Cleaned up the site installation for a client whose website was hacked and put it back live.
- Fixed some functionalities that were not working.
- Developed and installed a new Joomla! contact module.
- Fixed some security flaws to reduce the risk of another invasion.
- Made some layout adjustments.
Technologies: Joomla, jQuery, CSS, HTML, MySQL, JavaScript, PHP
Front-end Designer
2015 - 2015
The Next Seed, Inc. (via Toptal)
- Created a WordPress plugin that uses Monolog to handle log messages.
- Developed several new functionalities in a responsive manner using Bootstrap.
- Created a WordPress plugin to manage Mandrill API calls.
- Wrote a WordPress plugin to handle data security (encryption).
- Created a WordPress plugin to handle HubSpot API communication.
Technologies: CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, PHP, Bootstrap, WordPress, API Integration
Systems and Advanced Projects Analyst
2013 - 2015
Companhia de Governança Eletrônica do Salvador
- Built sites using Joomla.
- Developed Joomla components, modules, and templates.
- Developed web applications.
- Designed mobile apps using Apache Cordova.
- Created a reusable server-side module to interact with mobile applications.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, WordPress, MySQL, Cordova, Joomla, JavaScript, PHP
CNPq Scholarship - Level B
2013 - 2013
Federação das Indústrias do Estado da Bahia — FIEB
- Developed a game using ActionScript integrated with Kinect.
- Researched and developed a web application managing innovation for companies.
- Built WordPress sites.
- Developed a platform for diagnosing a company's innovation status.
- Developed a set of Flash objects to help entrepreneurs implement innovations for their companies.
Technologies: MySQL, CSS, HTML, WordPress, Flash ActionScript, JavaScript, PHP
Systems Analyst
2010 - 2012
Virtualize Creative and Digital Solutions
- Developed mobile games using ActionScript and Starling framework.
- Developed web games using Flash and ActionScript.
- Created multiplayer online games using Flash, ActionScript, and SmartFox Server.
- Built sites using the company's private framework.
- Created reusable ActionScript modules to be used on games.
- Created intelligent robots to play online against real users.
Technologies: Starling, Flash ActionScript, JavaScript, PHP
Project History
AnimadosZoo Puzzle
Mobile jigsaw puzzle game for kids. I coded the entire game for this project.
Virtualize's Christmas Message
Facebook social game where users send Christmas messages to their friends, who then need to climb up a Christmas tree to see the message. I coded part of the game.
Ajax Contact Form for Joomla!
https://github.com/flavioescobar/mod_contact_formA Joomla! module that displays a contact form. The messages are sent using Ajax. I coded the entire project and shared it on GitHub.
Compre na 25
eCommerce site built using OpenCart.
ECF Tech
Site of the company ECF Tech. This site was created using Joomla! CMS.
Editora CAX
Site created with WordPress to the company Editora CAX. I created the template and some custom plugins.
PH7 Soluções em Filtração
Built this website from scratch using WordPress and Boostrap and also wrote an administration manual teaching how to edit each part of the website. The client is able to manage the entire website without any code knowledge.
Alô Baterias e Serviços
Built a WordPress site from scratch by creating a theme using Bootstrap and also developed a plugin to allow users to manage products into their website.
Education
2007 - 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Bahia Federal University - Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
Certifications
APRIL 2018 - PRESENT
Optimizing a Website for Search
Coursera
MARCH 2018 - PRESENT
Search Engine Optimization Fundamentals
Coursera
NOVEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
Introduction to Search Engine Optimization
Coursera
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery Validation, jQuery Plugins, jQuery File Upload, REST APIs, Mailchimp API, Mandrill API, jQuery, WooCommerce API, Box API, Node.js, Starling, React
Tools
Mailchimp, Sublime Text 2, GreenSock, MySQL Workbench, Sublime Text 3, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), NPM, FlashDevelop, PhpStorm, WebStorm, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Grunt, Composer, Vim Text Editor, Apache, IntelliJ IDEA
Languages
CSS3, PHP, CSS, HTML, XML, ActionScript 3, JavaScript, SQL-99, SQL, Elixir, Sass, Flash ActionScript, HTML5
Frameworks
Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap, TweenMax, Phoenix, PhoneGap, React Native
Paradigms
REST, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Programming
Platforms
WordPress, Mandrill, Windows, Joomla, Joomla 3, WooCommerce, WordPress Theme Design, Ubuntu, Android, iOS, HubSpot, Shopify, MacOS
Storage
JSON, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Other
PSD to HTML, PSD to Joomla!, PSD to Bootstrap, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, Ajax, Adobe Flash Builder, WordPress Design, API Integration, Phoenix LiveView, Full-stack, Cordova, Frameworks, Tailwind UI, Data Migration, Technical Design
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