Alessandro is available for hire

Alessandro Felici

Verified Expert in Engineering

Full-stack Developer

Yeruham, Israel

Toptal member since November 13, 2017

Expertise

AJAX CSS A/B Testing jQuery JavaScript HTML5 Bootstrap JSON WordPress Development REST API Sass Git PHP

Bio

Alessandro has over a decade of experience working as a web developer. He prides himself on being professional, always looking to excel in his area of expertise and reach the next level in both knowledge and best practices. Alessandro is easy to talk to and is very dedicated to his work.

Portfolio

Optimizely (via Toptal)

JSON API, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), InVision, Figma, Git...

Toptal (via Toptal)

Git, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS, HTML, Ruby, jQuery, JavaScript...

Step Up

User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)...

Experience

CSS - 11 years
jQuery - 11 years
UI Development - 11 years
JavaScript - 11 years
HTML - 11 years
Responsive Web Design (RWD) - 9 years
Sass - 7 years
CSS3 Animation - 7 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS

The most amazing...

...thing I’ve done was to write an algorithm to replace the text nodes within an HTML file; it was for a Google AdWords team to build multilingual email templates.

Work Experience

UI and Front-end Web Developer

2019 - PRESENT

Optimizely (via Toptal)

Developed A/B tests and experiments using various technologies.
Created responsive designs using the fluid grid concept and CSS media queries.
Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly code.
Managed projects and issues using Asana.
Implemented source control and versioning using the Git SCM.
Ensured adherence to standards and best practices.
Translated InVision/PSD mockups to pixel-perfect development.

Technologies: JSON API, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), InVision, Figma, Git, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Web Design (RWD), CSS3 Animation, UI Development, CSS, AngularJS, Optimizely, A/B Testing, Bootstrap, Vue, React, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, HTML, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries, Icon Fonts, FontAwesome, Flexbox, ECMAScript (ES6), Ajax, JSON, GitHub, Bitbucket, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Asana, Jira, Confluence, REST APIs, Angular, XMLHttpRequest

Front and Back-end Web Developer

2018 - 2019

Toptal (via Toptal)

Developed front and back-end code on the Toptal CMS.
Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly code.
Managed projects and issues and tracked bugs.
Implemented source control and versioning using Git.
Championed best practices and endorsed an adherence to standards.

Technologies: Git, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS, HTML, Ruby, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5

WordPress and Front-end Web Developer

2017 - 2018

Step Up

Developed themes and plugins for WordPress sites.
Created responsive designs using the fluid grid concept and CSS media queries.
Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly code.
Aimed for pixel-perfect development.
Adhered to standards and best practices.

Technologies: User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS3 Animation, Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Development, CSS, HTML, WordPress, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries, Icon Fonts, FontAwesome, Flexbox, Ajax, JSON, GitHub, Bitbucket, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, XMLHttpRequest

UI and Front-end Web Developer

2015 - 2016

Fraedom

Developed hands-on web pages using HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, and Bootstrap.
Worked on cross-browser and SEO-friendly programming.
Created responsive designs with a mobile-first approach; used the Bootstrap framework.
Managed projects and issues and tracked bugs; used Jira and Confluence.
Worked on source control and versioning; used Git SCM.
Built component-based architecture and modular programming.
Adhered to standards.

Technologies: User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Git, CSS3 Animation, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Development, CSS, HTML, AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries, Icon Fonts, FontAwesome, Ajax, JSON, GitHub, REST APIs, Angular, XMLHttpRequest

UI and Front-end Web Developer

2014 - 2015

Lebara Mobile

Developed actively web apps using HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, Underscore.js, Bootstrap, JSP, and PHP.
Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly code.
Created responsive designs with a mobile-first approach; used the Bootstrap framework.
Managed projects and issues and tracked bugs using Jira and Confluence.
Implemented source control and versioning using the Git SCM.
Created MVC designs and component-based architecture using the Underscore templating engine and modular programming.
Championed standards and best practices.

Technologies: User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), JSON API, Git, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), CSS3 Animation, CSS, HTML, UI Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), PHP, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP), Bootstrap, Underscore.js, jQuery UI, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries, Icon Fonts, FontAwesome, Compass, Ajax, JSON, REST APIs, XMLHttpRequest

UI and Front-end Web Developer

2014 - 2014

GAN | GameAccount Network

Worked hands-on with web development using HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, XML, and JSP.
Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly code.
Created responsive designs using the fluid grid concept and CSS media queries.
Managed the project and issues and tracked bugs using Jira and Confluence.
Implemented source control and versioning using the Mercurial SCM.
Aimed for pixel-perfect development.
Adhered to standards and best practices.

Technologies: User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), JSON API, Mercurial, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Development, CSS, HTML, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP), XML, jQuery Mobile, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Media Queries, Compass, Ajax

UI and Front-end Web Developer

2013 - 2014

YOOX Group

Worked wholeheartedly on web development using HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, XML, and XSLT.
Developed cross-browser and SEO-friendly programming.
Built responsive designs using the fluid grid concept and CSS media queries.
Implemented source control and versioning using the Mercurial SCM.
Sliced Photoshop files and generated CSS sprites using Compass.
Aspired to pixel-perfect development.
Endorsed best practices and adherence to standards.

Technologies: User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Mercurial, CSS3 Animation, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), UI Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), CSS, HTML, XSLT, XML, jQuery UI, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries, Icon Fonts, Compass, Ajax, JSON, REST APIs

UI and Front-end Web Developer

2011 - 2013

TechFinancials

Actively worked on web development and application skinning using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
Developed landing pages, email templates, and newsletters.
Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly code.
Adapted apps to mobile devices.
Implemented Photoshop slicing and generated CSS sprites.
Aspired for pixel-perfect development.
Championed best practices.

Technologies: Landing Pages, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Responsive Web Design (RWD), UI Development, CSS, HTML, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries

Front and Back-end Web Developer

2009 - 2011

Walla!

Developed and designed a mail app using the jQuery UI and PHP.
Created modules, components, and widgets for the mail app using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
Developed the Walla! big files upload component for the mail app using the HTML5 File API.
Designed the UI/UX for the mail app's interface.
Championed best practices and endorsed an adherence to standards.

Technologies: UI Development, CSS, HTML, PHP, jQuery UI, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, PSD to HTML, Web Standards, Media Queries

Experience

Lebara Mobile

The Lebara Group is a telecommunications company that provides services in many countries worldwide, targeted toward the needs of international communities and migrant workers.

Work done:
• Acted as part of the online marketing team.
• Provided hands-on web development.
• Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly programming.
• Created an MVC design and component-based architecture using the Underscore.js templating engine and modular programming.
• Worked with the Git SCM.
• Created a responsive design with a mobile-first approach while using the Bootstrap framework.
• Worked within an agile development environment.
• Managed projects and issues and tracked bugs using Jira and Confluence.

Technology stack:
HTML5 | CSS3 | SASS | JavaScript | jQuery and jQuery UI | Underscore | Bootstrap | JSP | PHP

Information:
• Main Website: mobile.lebara.com
• Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebara_Group

Projects:
• Lebara UK: Lebara.co.uk
• Lebara Australia: Lebara.com.au
• Lebara Netherlands: Lebara.nl
• Lebara Spain: Lebara.es
• Lebara France: Lebara.com.fr
• Lebara Germany: Lebara.de

YOOX Group

YOOX Group is an Italian internet and mail-orders retailer of multi-brand clothing and accessories for men and women. The YOOX Group is a profitable eCommerce that serves "more than 100 countries worldwide".

Work done:
• Worked as part of the release team.
• Hands-on web development.
• Wrote cross-browser and SEO-friendly programming.
• Aspired for pixel-perfection.
• Worked with the Mercurial SCM.
• Created a responsive design using the fluid grid concept and CSS media queries.
• XSL-based project.
• Developed software in an agile environment.
• Used the Scrum methodology.
• Sliced Photoshop files and generated CSS sprites with Compass.

Technology stack:
HTML5 | CSS3 | Sass | JavaScript | jQuery and jQuery UI | XML | XSLT

Information:
• Main Website: Yoox.com
• Wikipedia: En.wikipedia.org/wiki/YOOX

Projects:
• Kartell: Kartell.com
• Giorgio Armani: Armani.com
• Diesel: Store.diesel.com

TechFinancials

https://techfinancials.com

TechFinancials is a premium technology and service provider of simplified binary options and trading solutions, offering brokers various online solutions and business services.

Work done:
• Hands-on web development.
• Cross-browser and SEO-friendly programming.
• Adapted the app to mobile devices.
• Application skinning.
• Photoshop slicing.
• Generating CSS sprites.
• Developed landing pages, email templates, and newsletters.

Technology stack:
HTML5 | CSS3 | JavaScript | jQuery

Information:
• Main Website: TechFinancials.com

Projects:
• 24Option.com
• OptionFair.com
• ZoneOptions.com

replaX

Replace with ease all the text nodes within an HTML file. It's useful when you've got to make an email template in multiple languages, and saves time and energy concerning copy-paste actions.

Laboratorio-a

A sample of a website built using Ascensor.js and ShuffleLetters.js jQuery plugins.

Content Organizer Task

A JavaScript application that breaks a string into words and creates an alphabetical tabular list, sorting it in ascending order.

User ID Tag Task

A JavaScript application that parses a JSON object and outputs the data in randomly colored squares, with no repeating colors.

WordPress Website Sample Files

This project gathers many theme PHP, JavaScript, and SCSS files for a large WordPress website.

The PHP file is a website component that contains some interesting algorithms, the Sass file is included in a partial SCSS responsible for the styles of that same component, and the JavaScript file is the main script file of the theme.

Education

2010 - 2011

Diploma Degree in .NET and Web Development

John Bryce Institute - Jerusalem, Israel

2008 - 2010

Technical Diploma in Computer Science Specialization

Masorati High School - Jerusalem, Israel

Certifications

DECEMBER 2010 - PRESENT

.NET Developer

John Bryce Institute

Skills

Libraries/APIs

JSON API, REST APIs, jQuery, Flexbox, XMLHttpRequest, jQuery UI, jQuery Mobile, Underscore.js, Vue, React

Tools

Optimizely, Figma, Bitbucket, Adobe Illustrator, GitHub, Git, Confluence, GitHub Pages, Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Asana, Jira, Mercurial

Languages

CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, ECMAScript (ES6), XML, XSLT, Ruby

Frameworks

Bootstrap, Compass, Jakarta Server Pages (JSP), AngularJS, Angular

Paradigms

Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Platforms

WordPress

Storage

JSON, Media Queries

Other

A/B Testing, UI Development, Landing Pages, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), PSD to HTML, Ajax, CSS3 Animation, Web Standards, FontAwesome, Icon Fonts, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins

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