Adam Esterle
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Adam has over 6 years of mobile and web development experience and a Computer Science degree. He enjoys taking business needs and creating the logic, database, and design needed to complete the goal. He is extremely interested in design patterns and principles and enjoys building applications that are optimized, readable, and according to modern conventions.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Xamarin, Xcode, Coda, SourceTree, GitHub, PhpStorm
The most amazing...
...website I've created from the ground up is Splitum, a website to track roommates' bills, which allows for ACH payment.
Work Experience
Applications Developer
Kent State University
- Created large-scale workflows to be used by thousands of users.
- Streamlined paper processes by creating web apps.
- Used Agile to work with people with a variety of job positions.
- Gained expertise quickly in new environments.
- Architected modules to be used globally by all applications.
Founder, Full-Stack Developer
Splitum
- Innovated the ideas and concepts to make the product unique and desirerable.
- Developed in Laravel 5 with an eye for detail regarding conventions, optimization, and readability.
- Integrated with Dwolla as a payment solution utilizing OAuth and Webhooks.
- Designed the database and the complex queries to optimize the business needs.
- Created the UI using Bootstrap 4 and Material Design.
- Worked in other noteworthy areas such as image manipulation, date recursion and Pusher for real-time updates.
Full-stack Developer
Butchershop Creative (via Toptal)
- Created the ability to geolocate users based on IP address.
- Integrated quickly into an existing team.
- Adapted efficiently to the existing code base and workflow.
- Created custom redirect rules.
- Styled forms to match designer UI.
Mobile Developer
iFit
- Developed cross-platform mobile software in C# using Xamarin.
- Solved bugs in a Scrum environment.
- Localized both Android and iOS applications to support 9 languages.
- Analyzed API calls to speed up processing.
- Worked remotely with other developers and QA testers.
Application Engineer
Micros
- Developed client-side UI/logic in Objective-C.
- Wrote server-side code in Java.
- Solved problems regarding point-of-sale transactions on custom machines.
- Set up a build server via Jenkins.
- Fixed specific customer bugs in customer layout code.
Lead Web Developer
Green Apple Project
- Built a website based on Drupal.
- Created/maintained all database schemas.
- Designed the front-end with the help of Bootstrap and jQuery based off the designer's mockups.
- Created a custom blogging system http://greenappleproject.com/blog.
- Maintained a build server, SVN repo, and all servers.
Experience
Splitum
https://splitum.comGreen Apple Project
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This included learning Laravel, a PHP framework I had never used before. The interface works fully without page reloads utilizing a RESTful API.
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Skills
Languages
HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, PHP, Regex, Sass, Ruby, Objective-C, C#, HTML, CSS, Java
Frameworks
Select2, Bootstrap 3+, Laravel, ZURB Foundation, AFNetworking, Slim, Django, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Bootstrap, Laravel 5, .NET
Libraries/APIs
Dwolla API, Pusher, GeoIP, jQuery, Facebook API, PayPal API, Facebook iOS SDK
Tools
PhpStorm, GitHub, Git, SourceTree, Subversion (SVN), Coda 2, Xcode, Pivotal Tracker, Jenkins, Eclipse IDE, TeamCity, Gradle, Coda, Microsoft Visual Studio
Paradigms
Model View Controller (MVC), Agile Software Development, Scrum, REST
Platforms
Ubuntu, Windows, Linux, Drupal, MacOS, Xamarin, iOS, CentOS, Android
Storage
JSON, MySQL
Other
Google Material Design, RESTful Web Services, Material Design, Interven
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
Kent State University - Kent, OH