Shivaraman Aiyer
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since April 11, 2019
Shivaraman has over five years of experience as a full-stack developer. He has WordPress expertise, creating themes and plugins, and has also worked on Joomla, MEAN stack, and Android. He has experience building complex yet beautiful-looking brochure and eCommerce websites and builds them around the client's philosophy, requirement, and design.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress Plugins - 5 years
- WordPress - 5 years
- Android - 2 years
- React - 1 year
- Joomla - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Git, PhpStorm, Android Studio, Ubuntu, Windows, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...app I have worked on allows users to import 3D models of construction sites and manage everything from issues forms right from the web, Android, and iOS apps.
Work Experience
Android Developer
FunBim
- Created the core Android app.
- Added the functionality to match that of the iOS app.
- Fine-tuned the UI to match that of the iOS app.
Application Support Engineer
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
- Fixed issues on the platform.
- Added new features to the existing system.
- Helped colleagues with their issues on the code.
- Added features to the newly developed React application.
Lead Developer
Start Digital
- Created complex eCommerce client sites based on WP and WooCommerce.
- Created a plugin system to make the gift hamper customization seamless to the user for one of the clients.
- Created a liquid volume-based stock management for another client.
- Created themes to be used as boilerplate for client websites.
- Managed a team of developers to work on different projects.
Web Developer
Buzz Agency
- Built websites for clients.
- Fixed website hacks.
- Improved client website speeds.
- Created custom themes to sell on the market place.
Full Stack Developer
SeekBigger
- Built the core website.
- Built the real-time chat system.
- Built the real-time video call and whiteboard interface based on tokbox.
- Built the payments system.
- Built the tutorial lesson booking system.
Full Stack Developer
Picklance (formerly Towoglo)
- Fixed more than 300 bugs created by previous developers.
- Added new features to the website.
- Cleaned up the front-end and make it much more pleasant for the user to use it.
- Added custom extensions to the base plugin to improve the user experience.
- Improved the freelancer bidding system to work seamlessly in the system.
Research Engineer
Samsung India
- Fixed issues on the feature phones using C++.
- Added features to existing Samsung Android application.
- Created custom applications to be added to Samsung Android phones.
- Worked on a custom business application for clients of Samsung.
Experience
Scottish Hampers
I created this website along with a lot of the WooCommerce extensions that were needed to make it function the way it does.
Vouch For That
https://vouchforthat.co.ukI created the core website along with the different parts of the voucher purchase system as part of WooCommerce extensions and also the voucher PDF creation part and the system that tracks the redemptions of the vouchers by the hotels.
Grunting Growler
I created the complete site along with the WooCommerce aspect that allows the website to track the draft beers in quantity of "ml," as the website also doubles as a POS system used in the stores.
Education
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Information and Communication Technology
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology - Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Certifications
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures
FreeCodeCamp
CYBER503x: Cybersecurity Risk Management
edX
CYBER502X: Computer Forensics
edX
CYBER501x: Cybersecurity Fundamentals
edX
Responsive Web Design
FreeCodeCamp
Skills
Libraries/APIs
JSON API, REST APIs, Node.js, React, WooCommerce API, Stripe API, Passport.js, jQuery
Tools
Chrome Developer Tools, PhpStorm, NPM, Composer, MySQL Workbench, Sublime Text 3, Xdebug, Stripe Checkout, Android Studio, Git, Concrete5, PDFTron, Postman
Languages
PHP 7, PHP 5, HTML, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), PHP, CSS, Sass, Java, TypeScript, C++
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Android, Joomla, Linux, Windows, Ubuntu, Firebase, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Meteor
Frameworks
Yii 1, AngularJS, Express.js, Yii, Qt 5
Paradigms
MEAN Stack, REST, Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test-driven Development (TDD)
Storage
MySQL, MongoDB
Other
WordPress Plugins, HTML to WordPress, PSD to WordPress, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Mobile App Development, Stripe Payments, APIs
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