Andreas Fruth, Developer in Graz, Austria
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Andreas Fruth

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Bio

Andreas was the marketing manager of a well-established software company then he began a PhD program which led him to programming. He is now a full-stack JavaScript developer with a decade of experience and a CTO for a growing startup. Andreas is passionate about JavaScript and specializes in building MVPs using React, Node.js, Meteor, and REST APIs. Having both marketing and development experience, he builds great user-oriented products.

Portfolio

Schrott24
Meteor, React, Node.js, JavaScript, Next.js, GraphQL, Apollo, Full-stack, CSS...
Freelance Work
Blaze, React, Meteor, Node.js, JavaScript, Next.js, 2D Graphics, GraphQL...
Softeh Plus
ASP.NET, Titanium, JavaScript, SaaS, APIs, API Integration, Integration

Experience

  • HTML - 12 years
  • CSS - 12 years
  • JavaScript - 10 years
  • MongoDB - 7 years
  • Node.js - 6 years
  • REST APIs - 5 years
  • GraphQL - 3 years
  • React - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, JavaScript, Web3.js

The most amazing...

...project I've built is a fully functional back-office system handling thousands of scrap metal transactions online.

Work Experience

CTO

2017 - PRESENT
Schrott24
  • Created a full operational MVP platform for order processing; complete with dashboards, workflow, and a third-party system integration.
  • Managed a team of developers.
  • Built multiple front-end interfaces for various user types.
  • Set up the entire CI and deployment workflow.
  • Defined and architected the entire operational system.
Technologies: Meteor, React, Node.js, JavaScript, Next.js, GraphQL, Apollo, Full-stack, CSS, React Native, CTO, SaaS, Python, Vue, APIs, API Integration, Integration, Front-end, Figma, PostgreSQL

Freelance Full-stack MVP Developer

2013 - 2017
Freelance Work
  • Developed, in a team, a working MVP for a text classification app using NLP and ML; I built the consumer-facing part, Vimeo.com/134576676.
  • Built a VR launcher for GearVR using Unity.
  • Constructed a children's story Android app, Ursul Pacalit de Vulpe.
  • Developed the MVP for a social gaming platform, including SMS sending and receiving, and projecting statistics on fieldside panels at football matches.
  • Worked as a member of Respondly, a communication enabling startup in San Francisco.
  • Built a Meteor-based MVP of an eCommerce store for an Austrian company.
  • Developed, in a team, an MVP of an internal real-estate social platform.
  • Participated as a team in multiple hackathons—building working MVP's.
  • Consulted on the project management of the development of a product for a leading Romanian healthcare organization, Regina Maria.
Technologies: Blaze, React, Meteor, Node.js, JavaScript, Next.js, 2D Graphics, GraphQL, Apollo, Full-stack, CSS, React Native, SaaS, Python, APIs, API Integration, Integration, Front-end, Figma, PostgreSQL

Chief Marketing Officer | Developer

2008 - 2017
Softeh Plus
  • Built a mobile patient account app for a large Romanian healthcare organization, Regina Maria; used Titanium and JavaScript.
  • Helped build an online patient account portal for the same healthcare organization, Regina Maria.
  • Developed another mobile patient account app for a different Romanian healthcare organization, IXIA Medica; used Titanium and JavaScript.
  • Constructed a REST API using C# and ASP.NET which serves secure medical data.
  • Produced a fully functional website/app for a large Romanian healthcare organization, Sanador.
  • Spearheaded the marketing department; personally recruited a team of six and set the long-term marketing strategy as well as the short-term implementations of said strategy.
  • Defined the image and branding strategy of the company, including the promotional materials, packaging, websites, and more.
  • Conducted market research campaigns and customer satisfaction surveys and used the results to amend the marketing strategies.
  • Managed the relationships with large partners like Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and Orange and also with the company's network of over 60 national distributors all over Romania.
  • Participated in numerous trade fairs and expositions while promoting the company's products.
  • Project-managed multiple tech projects.
  • Product-managed various company products.
Technologies: ASP.NET, Titanium, JavaScript, SaaS, APIs, API Integration, Integration

Experience

Thoughtly Ellipse

I built, in a team, a Meteor-based customer-facing interface for document classification. The app was integrated with an existing machine learning back-end.

Course Shop and Management Application

https://www.paleologu.com
A web application to sell short courses in Romania, built for a well-known Romanian independent educational institution, Casa Paleologu.

I used Vue and Nuxt.js for the front end and Directus for the back end.

Phigitals

An NFT marketplace that allows the minting and trading of NFTs linked with physical items, mostly clothing items. I built a prototype using JavaScript, web3.js, Node.js, MetaMask, and integration with smart contracts. Everything was created from scratch according to the initial scarce request documents.

Safestmenu

http://safestmenu.com
An online restaurant QR code menu generator developed in React and Node.js using OpenAI APIs to help restaurant managers to generate recipes, ingredients, and photos easily.
I built the entire system using React, Node.js, OpenAI APIs, and MUI.

Education

2010 - 2017

PhD Degree in Economics (Marketing)

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania

2003 - 2005

Master's Degree in European Integration (European Business and Law)

Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University - Bucharest, Romania

1999 - 2003

Bachelor's Degree in International Business and Economics

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania

Certifications

MARCH 2016 - PRESENT

Certificate of Completion: SQL Fundamentals

SoloLearn

NOVEMBER 2015 - PRESENT

Project Manager

Autoritatea Națională Pentru Calificări

AUGUST 2015 - PRESENT

edX Verified Certificate for Programming with C#

edX, Microsoft

AUGUST 2011 - PRESENT

Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation 10.1.3 Sales Specialist

Oracle

AUGUST 2011 - PRESENT

Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation 10.1.3 Presales Specialist

Oracle

JULY 2010 - PRESENT

Authorized Trainer

Gaudeamus International

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, REST APIs, React, Google Maps API, Google Cloud API, Facebook API, Web3.js, Vue, Google Maps, WebRTC

Tools

Mongoose, Figma, Vue CLI

Languages

JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HTML5, SQL, GraphQL, Lua, Python, C#.NET, PHP 5

Frameworks

Titanium, Next.js, Express.js, React Native, Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, ASP.NET, Material UI

Paradigms

Rapid Prototyping, REST, Testing, Agile Software Development

Platforms

Meteor, WordPress, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Directus

Storage

JSON, MongoDB, NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Industry Expertise

Project Management

Other

Prototyping, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Full-stack, CTO, SaaS, APIs, API Integration, Integration, Front-end, Software Architecture, API Testing, Gatsby, Apollo, Blaze, 2D Graphics, Payment APIs, Card Payments, App Integration, Web App UI

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