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Alex Kirs, Software Developer in Huahin, Russia
Alex Kirs

Software Developer in Huahin, Russia

Member since September 27, 2013
Alex has worked in web development since 1999 with a variety of technologies, specializing in PHP, Yii, JavaScript, jQuery, and Sphinx. He is a full-stack developer and experienced problem solver. He has worked with several US companies in the past and is open to potential relocation.
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Portfolio

Experience

Location

Huahin, Russia

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Chrome, Shell, Subversion (SVN), ForkLift, TextWrangler, OS X

The most amazing...

...software I've coded is a complex health system solution that helped users simplify old procedures and facilitated daily tasks.

Employment

  • CTO

    2013 - PRESENT
    Gradus
    • Managed the development team.
    • Architected technology.
    • Created modular, service-based web sites.
    • Reviewed code.
    • Planned development processes.
    Technologies: Yii 2, Sphinx Search Engine

  • Developer

    2012 - 2013
    TruPro, US
    • Worked to match company profiles using Sphinx.
    • Performed ACXIOM data integration.
    • Created a DB structure with 50M+ active records.
    • Developed an interface and API for phones, VoIP, and messaging.
    • Connected an application to the Authorize.Net payment gateway.
    • Worked in back-end development with Yii, Bootstrap, and the wrapbootstrap.com theme.
    Technologies: JavaScript, PHP

  • CTO

    2010 - 2011
    Zdravportal.ru
    • Created a medical system that currently has 5k users daily as well as 1k operators and doctors.
    • Organized and managed a team of 3 developers.
    • Created the entire initial project architecture including back-end, front-end, and API.
    • Developed the medical services front-end (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EURsob3mr3Q).
    • Developed the global pharmacy front-end (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr5AUErQBHE).
    Technologies: JavaScript, PHP

  • CTO

    2008 - 2009
    Hi Tech Startup Team, Russia
    • Organized and managed a team of 10 developers for PartaGroup Russia.
    • Created a browser toolbar for IE/FF.
    • Developed a web site using Python and Django.
    • Implemented a Jabber communication server.
    • Wrote a JavaScript API for Jabber.
    Technologies: Erlang, .NET, C++, JavaScript, PHP

  • Head of Development Department

    2008 - 2009
    Togliatti Academy of Management
    • Created courses in web development.
    • Worked in the IT/Development department using Oracle,PHP, and Delphi.
    • Organized a startup class.
    • Organized a laboratory/incubator for students' projects.
    • Wrote articles for scientific seminars.
    Technologies: Oracle, JavaScript, PHP

  • Web Developer

    2005 - 2008
    ToneSoftware, US
    • Organized and managed a team of 10 developers for ToneSoftware USA.
    • Developed a JavaScript console for ReliaTel using Intranet JavaScript, Java, and C++.
    • Wrote a JavaScript administration interface for ReliaTel.
    • Created a JavaScript interface for PlaceAndTime.com, a JavaScript and Python startup.
    • Developed a JavaScript widget for the dashboard.
    Technologies: JavaScript

  • founder

    2004 - 2005
    Small Development Team
    • Organized and managed a team of 4 developers.
    • Developed our own CMS solution using the LAMP stack.
    • Adopted a CMS for the webmaster for the US, Canada, Israel, and the Netherlands and site owners.
    • Created a web admin back-end with rich Ajax and filtering options.
    • Optimized a client's project for high load.
    Technologies: JavaScript, PHP

Experience

  • digitaldipped.com

    Music site. Front/Back ends development, mobile version. Waveform generation for music files, CDN infrastructure development for content delivery.

  • zdravportal.ru
    http://zdravportal.ru

    A medical system that currently has 5k daily users and 1k operators and doctors.

  • intellectdigital.ru

    The company website

  • point-fujitsu.ru QA

    AJAX QA System

  • owned.com
    http://owned.com/

    Humor blog

  • datefree.com
    http://datefree.com

    Dating service

  • hqindex.com

    Sites index

  • pimpandhost.com
    http://pimpandhost.com/

    Image hosting

  • placeandtime.com
    http://placeandtime.com/

    Social network

  • reliatel.com

    Intranet AJAX admin system

Skills

  • Languages

    PHP, JavaScript, SQL, HTML5, C++, Erlang

  • Frameworks

    Bootstrap, Yii, PhoneGap, CodeIgniter, .NET, Chrome, Yii 2, CakePHP

  • Libraries/APIs

    jQuery

  • Platforms

    LAMP, Oracle, OS X, Android, iOS, MacOS

  • Storage

    Sphinx Search Engine, MySQL, Memcached, MongoDB, Redis

  • Other

    Cordova, ForkLift

  • Tools

    TextWrangler, Subversion (SVN), Shell, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks

  • Paradigms

    Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile Software Development, Functional Programming

Education

  • Master's Degree in Economy
    1999 - 2004
    Togliatti Academy of Management - Togliatti, Russia

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