Afif Jawhary
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Boqaata, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
Toptal member since October 21, 2022
Afif is a senior web developer with about ten years of experience in building eCommerce, portfolio, blog, corporate, and many other websites for clients like Axa Insurance and PillowtalkDerm. He specializes mainly in PHP MySQL with various platforms and content management systems like WordPress, Drupal, Symfony, and Laravel. Afif has also built some websites using Shopify and PrestaShop.
Portfolio
Experience
- HTML - 12 years
- CSS - 12 years
- WordPress - 10 years
- PHP - 10 years
- MySQL - 10 years
- jQuery - 9 years
- WordPress API - 5 years
- Figma to HTML - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Sublime Text 3, XAMPP, Slack, Jira, IntelliJ IDEA, Windows
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is an eCommerce website that reached a surprising number of orders in less than 20 minutes thanks to hard work and focusing on every detail.
Work Experience
Senior Web Developer
Co.gent
- Developed an eCommerce website for a skincare company that attracts many users. About 1,000 orders were received in less than 20 minutes.
- Worked on a WordPress API to create products from an external API with all their details like categories, subcategories, variations, attributes, and more.
- Connected a Shopify website to an external API to retrieve specific information about products.
- Developed an international multisite clothing website with online shopping, pearlbrandsonline.com.
Shopify Developer via Toptal
Katamu Co Inc
- Developed a new website from scratch using Shopify and themes' draggable sections.
- Built website responsiveness for mobile and tablet devices.
- Implemented best practice techniques in building the sections to be fully dynamic and editable by the client.
Shopify Developer
Katamu Co Inc
- Implemented a new feature to include custom variants on the product page.
- Changed the product price to take new custom variant prices.
- Fixed design issues on the catalog page and shop pages.
WordPress Developer
Micheal Shakaid
- Connected the website to FileMaker Pro Data API.
- Created requests to check for student IDs in the API.
- Handled Gravity Forms on the website and connected it to FileMaker.
Senior Shopify Developer
Dounia Samango-Turner
- Developed the mega menu for mobile devices to show a collapsing sliding menu of items.
- Tracked tasks and fixed bugs using the Milanote platform.
- Customized the theme to fit with the design perfectly.
WordPress Developer
ELLO Cafe SARL
- Migrated the website to a new hosting provider, GoDaddy.
- Prepared the environment and configuration in anticipation of using migration tools.
- Tracked and logged database queries to detect most of the plugins that were consuming resources.
WordPress Developer
Elena Christodoulou
- Developed a website for a goods exchange platform with a new idea to exchange items instead of selling/buying them. By the use of a simple WhatsApp chat application, users can exchange items very easily.
- Tracked bugs and logged them in a log file to monitor and detect any warnings or errors.
- Implemented a front-end WooCommerce products dashboard where users can add a product with all its info without using the back end.
Senior Web Developer
Freelance
- Built a real estate website for a client in Australia.
- Developed portfolio and blog websites using WordPress.
- Created the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) website for donation using WordPress.
Senior Web Developer
Eurisko Mobility
- Developed several apps using Node.js and MongoDB as back-end APIs.
- Tracked and fixed bugs using Jira as a reporting and task management tool.
- Built WordPress APIs to manage eCommerce operations like adding products to a cart, applying coupons for discounts, placing orders, and more.
Senior Web Developer
Paravision
- Developed a tourist tube system to book flights and hotels. It is very similar to Expedia.
- Customized Drupal websites following client requests.
- Built a kiosk application in the UAE airport to show all tourist attractions in the city.
PHP Web Developer
Eastline Marketing
- Developed several Facebook apps for famous clients like City Center Beirut, Carrefour, Al Wadi Al Akhdar, and Decathlon.
- Built robust, responsive websites that are compatible with all kinds of browsers and platforms.
- Developed an eCommerce website for Sportstown, which sells the most famous brands like Nike and Adidas.
Junior PHP Developer
Layout International
- Worked on a job tracking system to manage projects and resource tasks.
- Developed an HR management system to manage a recruitment process completely.
- Built a NewsPress system to manage the printing of newspapers and magazines.
Experience
eCommerce Website for PillowtalkDerm
https://pillowtalkderm.comeCommerce Website for Lensbooking
https://lensbooking.comWordPress Plugin for Importing Products Using an API
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
Lebanese International University (LIU) - Beirut, Lebanon
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
ISSAE-CNAM - Baakline, Lebanon
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, WordPress API, Node.js, Liquid, WooCommerce API, REST APIs
Tools
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Figma to HTML, Sublime Text 3, Git, Slack, Jira, IntelliJ IDEA, MATLAB, PrestaShop, Figma, Sketch, FileMaker, ACF PRO, FileMaker Pro
Languages
PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Laravel 5, Symfony, Yii, Yii 2, CodeIgniter
Paradigms
Responsive, Hosting, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Penetration Testing, UI Design
Platforms
Windows, XAMPP, WordPress, Shopify, WordPress Theme Design, Joomla, Drupal, WooCommerce, Webflow, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Storage
MySQL, MongoDB, MySQLi, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
PSD to HTML, Responsive Web Apps, Custom Post Types, Taxonomy, Custom Themes, WordPress Design, WordPress Themes, Site Speed Optimization, Page Speed Optimization, WordPress Plugins, Wamp, Plugins, Responsive UI, PSD to WordPress, Excel to MySQL, Web Scraping, Elementor, User Interface (UI), RTL, Responsive Design, User Experience (UX), eCommerce, Payment APIs, Migration, Web UI, SEO Tools, Landing Pages, Web Development, Shopify Design, Gravity Forms, Mobile eCommerce, eCommerce Development
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