Albi Gjino
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Albi is a software developer and architect who has a passion and a long history of developing custom applications from the ground up. He created his first professional applications in Visual Basic 6, and since then moved on to .NET, Java, and lately to PHP, Angular, and MySQL.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Subversion (SVN), Git, Sublime Text
The most amazing...
...project I've undertaken is a SaaS-based e-learning platform, single-page with super-fast response times.
Work Experience
DevOps
Kudos Doo
- Developed the front-end of the company's ad management system in Angular.
- Performed regular maintenance of various data warehouse and reporting systems.
- Developed improvements and bug fixes on existing systems built in Laravel.
- Built a small, high-performance secure logging system in Node.js/MongoDB.
- Intermediated the communication between development and systems administration teams to fix issues and meet new needs.
Full-stack Developer
Apex Workstation Health
- Set up from scratch a complex multi-organization system in Laravel.
- Managed complex business rules by breaking tasks down into abstract units of work.
- Built single-page interfaces in both jQuery and AngularJS, depending on the complexity.
- Built automated tests in PHPUnit and Behat (Selenium).
- Developed transactions and locks for key points of the system to manage race conditions.
- Organized and reported work in a Scrum environment through Jira, Confluence, and GitFlow.
Software Architect | Team Leader
Edotta
- Developed from the ground-up an e-learning platform as a single-page and SaaS.
- Created schemas and documentation for the various workflows of the platform.
- Trained and led a team of four developers.
- Implemented SCORM 2004 in JavaScript/PHP.
Software Developer
Future Generation
- Developed and maintained the web interface of the operators, supervisors, and campaign managers in PHP/MySQL.
- Maintained a web application for human resources in C#/SQL Server.
- Gave beginning and advanced lectures in Java 7.
- Taught advanced courses in Microsoft Excel.
Software Developer
ProCredit Bank
- Mediated and supported the communication between the internal structures of the bank and the contractors of the IT systems.
- Analyzed and improved company workflows and existing IT systems.
- Built small applications in C# and Excel macros to automate or facilitate the work of the departments.
- Developed and maintained an intranet system with information and document sharing in SharePoint.
Navision Developer
Infosoft Systems
- Analyzed business requirements for a Dynamics NAV integration.
- Developed reports and custom modules in Dynamics NAV.
Database Administrator
Vodafone
- Covered all the maintenance aspects of Oracle and SQL Server databases—including updates/upgrades, performance optimizations, data restructuring, and automated maintenance scripts.
- Configured the incremental backups and business continuity protection systems.
- Aided the various development and reporting teams in creating complex and high-performance queries.
- Managed the permissions and standards compliant activity logging.
- Developed various scripts in C# and Unix Shell Scripting for task automation.
Software Developer
General Directory of Civil State
- Developed the software for the digitalization of the national civil registry.
- Supported the above-mentioned software with updates and bug fixes.
- Provided software training sessions to the users.
- Aided in the transition to an Austrian system for the management of the national registry.
Experience
Juristi
Library Management System
Clibook | Patient Management System
TASKS
• Developed this software (in Visual Studio 2008/C# and SQL Server).
DigiReg | Registry Digitalization
TASKS
• Built this in C#/SQL Server—a flexible system to define tabular registries and input/import the data.
Central Technical Archive of Constructor
Edotta LMS
TASKS:
• Implemented the PayPal API for automated payment processing, extending subscription periods, and enabling additional functionalities.
It's built in PHP/Slim, JavaScript/Angular, CSS/Bootstrap, and MySQL.
StudyFriend
TASKS
• Built it in CodeIgniter 2.2.
• Integrated the PayPal API for automated payment processing and subscription management.
KnowEdge Education
KnowEdge for Teachers
Ergoblitz
Order of Psychologists Membership Portal
TASKS
• Customized the structure layout of Django to organize the dozens of models, complex relations and customizations to the admin interface and flow.
• Implemented permissions not offered by the framework (besides standard permissions) such as preventing staff members from modifying each other's data and restricting the modification of data beyond a certain timeframe.
• Created a member-space module for the psychologists to verify their data, contact the order staff, review, and apply for various benefits offered.
It was served initially under Apache using mod_wsgi and later under Nginx using uWSGI.
IDEA MATH
https://ideamath.educationTASKS
• Completely customized workflow and business logic, merging existing practices established over ten years of the business' existence with modern streamlined practices that enable efficient, central management.
• Managed all aspects of system development and administration, from requirement gathering to QA and deployment.
• Implemented the scripting abilities to provide flexibility to the core business logic engine.
Propera Co
TASKS
• Performed bug fixes and improvements over existing codebase in Angular 5 and Laravel 5.6.
• Implemented intermediate APIs to efficiently communicate with and aggregate data from Facebook Ad Insights API.
• Developed a micro-app in pure ES6 to use Propera's API to retrieve and display Facebook Insights data.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, PHP, Visual Basic 6 (VB6), C#, Java, CSS, Python, XML, UML
Frameworks
Laravel, Angular, Slim, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Bootstrap, AngularJS, PHPUnit, Selenium, Django, Ionic
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, jQuery, Node.js
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile, Scrum, Extreme Programming, Incremental Development
Storage
JSON, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Tools
Jira, Apache, Sublime Text, Git, Subversion (SVN), Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Asterisk, NGINX, Visual Paradigm, Photoshop CS6
Platforms
Linux, Oracle, MacOS, Firebase
Other
VICIdial
Education
Master's Degree in Information Technology
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences - Tirana, Albania
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
University of Tirana, Faculty of Natural Sciences - Tirana, Albania
Certifications
Java 7 Certified Associate
Oracle
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