Andrei Serban, Developer in Iași, Iași County, Romania
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Andrei Serban

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Bio

After working for three years with different web development companies in Romania, Andrei decided to start working on his own. Since the beginning of October 2012, he has been working as a freelance developer, which is still his main occupation. Andrei develops full-stack websites, mostly using LAMP technologies and modern JavaScript frameworks. Additionally, since early 2018, he has also been developing mobile applications in React Native.

Portfolio

Freelance
MongoDB, MySQL, CSS3, HTML5, Responsive Web Apps, Knockout (Knockout.js)...
Sided
Git, PHP, CodeIgniter, Vue, Redux, React Native, React, Next.js, Firebase...
Praemere LLC
Redux, React Native

Experience

JavaScript - 14 yearsPHP - 14 yearsShopify - 8 yearsReact - 7 yearsNext.js - 4 yearsLaravel - 4 yearsAngular - 4 yearsVue - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Sublime Text

The most amazing...

...project I've developed is a React Native app for one of the biggest premium car manufacturers.

Work Experience

Full-stack Web Developer

2012 - PRESENT
Freelance
  • Founded http://templatypus.com, which is a platform for selling responsive WordPress themes.
  • Developed my first personal website, http://andreiserban.com.
  • Developed dozens of websites for businesses across different industries.
  • Maintained websites for clients.
  • Started as a sysadmin on Linux servers.
  • Built mobile app in React Native for ViusSoccer.com.
Technologies: MongoDB, MySQL, CSS3, HTML5, Responsive Web Apps, Knockout (Knockout.js), jQuery, JavaScript, Node.js, Django, Python, Smarty, CodeIgniter, Zend Framework, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, WordPress, PHP, Laravel, Angular, Vue, Redux, React Native, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, OpenCart

Full-stack Web Developer

2018 - 2024
Sided
  • Built a complex image processing app with React front end and Firebase back end.
  • Created a hybrid mobile app in React Native for the iOS and Android platforms.
  • Built and sustained a complex Next.js app as a social network.
  • Created and maintained a complex embed widget in Angular.
  • Developed and maintained a complex embed widget in Vue.
  • Built and supported the React front end of an app dedicated to the United States Football League.
  • Developed a business management console with Vue front end and PHP/CodeIgniter back end.
Technologies: Git, PHP, CodeIgniter, Vue, Redux, React Native, React, Next.js, Firebase, Angular, Node.js

React Native Developer

2019 - 2019
Praemere LLC
  • Worked on building the Rueda.cc mobile app in React Native.
Technologies: Redux, React Native

React/React Native Developer

2018 - 2019
BMW Group
  • Built an internal web app in React.
  • Developed a mobile hybrid app in React Native.
  • Developed and maintained an internal web app in Vue.js.
Technologies: Vuetify, Vuex, Vue, Sass, Gulp, Node.js, Redux, React Native, React, Tailwind CSS

Freelance Full-stack Web Developer

2016 - 2019
RiessGroup (via Toptal)
  • Developer Shopify app in Laravel and Angular 7.
  • Developed a complex app in CodeIgniter for product return management using a variety of third-party APIs.
  • Maintained various WordPress and Shopify websites.
  • Implemented various modules and widgets using AngularJS and Angular 2-5.
  • Designed complex email templates.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Sass, jQuery, Shopify API, Shopify, CodeIgniter, WordPress, PHP, Angular, Tailwind CSS, Custom Shopify Apps, Firebase

Full-stack Web Developer

2017 - 2018
yBC.tv (via Toptal)
  • Developed and maintained an email template builder in React.
  • Developed and maintained a survey plugin in Angular.
  • Developed and maintained a few WordPress multisite projects.
Technologies: WordPress, PHP, AngularJS, React

Senior Web Developer

2010 - 2012
East Vision Systems
  • Created a professional publishing tool called Pipeno with my team.
  • Developed and maintained websites that were part of the company's portfolio.
  • Created my first Facebook app.
  • Built my first mobile app using PhoneGap.
  • Worked as a multi-platform developer.
Technologies: PhoneGap, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, Smarty, Zend Framework, CakePHP, PHP, MVC Razor, .NET, C#

Full-stack Web Developer

2009 - 2012
Freelance
  • Developed a number of independent websites.
Technologies: Visual Basic, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, MySQL, .NET, PHP, Tailwind CSS

Web Developer

2009 - 2010
NDA
  • Collaborated with a development team.
  • Developed www.buttercupbakeshop.com and www.thelotteryfilm.com.
  • Helped build www.dishanddine.com.
  • Developed 8-10 other websites that are no longer live.
Technologies: MySQL, Symfony, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Web Developer

2009 - 2009
NDA
  • Created several simple presentation websites.
  • Maintained other websites from the company portfolio.
  • Began developing websites like www.avasting.ro and www.avascut.ro.
  • Gained my first experience in the web development field and improved my HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills.
  • Led all web development projects as the only web developer at the company.
Technologies: MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

LocatorFee

Real estate listings portal developed with a Laravel back end and React front end. It's entirely API-based and uses a MySQL database and MongoDB for logs.

Email Template Builder

Single-page app which allows creating email marketing campaigns with fully manageable email templates by drag-n-drop. The front end is connected with a WordPress-based API.

Appointments Management Console

Single-page app built in Vue.js for allowing the dispatchers to create appointments and manage properties, clients, and media files.

BudgetTracker

Single-page app built in Angular which allows the users to track their day to day expenses and generate various reports.

BMW Internal App | React

Complex internal app built in React (with Redux, Sass, Keycloak, and REST API) for BMW, which allows for providing feedback after test drive sessions.

BMW Internal App | React Native

Complex internal app built in React Native (with Redux, Keycloak, and REST API) for BMW, which allows for providing feedback after test drive sessions.

BMW Internal App | Vue

Complex single-page app built in Vue.js (with Vuex, Vuetify, Sass, GraphQL, and a REST API) for BMW, which allows for monitoring vehicles.

Data Crawlers

A couple of Chrome extensions dedicated to crawling information about restaurants and storing it to a local database.

The extensions use jQuery to crawl the HTML content and send the collected info to an API developed in Laravel.

DebtPlanner

Single-page app built in Angular 4 which allows users to calculate different scenarios based on their family debt.

Education Cost Calculator

Single-page app built in Angular which allows users to calculate different scenarios for the secondary education costs.

Sparkk Shop

Shopify eCommerce website developed for a client from Australia.

Sushi Planet

A Magento website for presentation and online orders from a local restaurant in Adelaide, Australia.

ArtFido

http://www.artfido.com/
A website to buy and sell art online.

Rock&Stone

http://rocknstone.com.au/
A fully responsive product presentation website for a local company in Australia.

Smyckendahls

An eCommerce website built for a company from Sweden using WooCommerce (WordPress).

DesignWithScents

http://designwithscents.com/
A fully responsive website built for a designer community using Joomla.

Reciprocus

http://reciprocus.com/
A fully responsive presentation website built for a multinational company using Drupal.

MoneyPages

A website that offers different calculators for visitors. The site was built using CodeIgniter, AngularJS, Angular 4, Angular 7, and Sass.

Zensations

A Magento eCommerce website built for a company that sells e-cigarettes.
2010 - 2012

Master's Degree in Marketing (Negotiation and PR)

Alexandru Ioan Cuza - Iasi

2006 - 2009

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Alexandru Ioan Cuza - Iasi

SEPTEMBER 2022 - PRESENT

Node.js, Express, MongoDB & More: The Complete Bootcamp 2022

Udemy

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, Vue, Shopify API, jQuery, Liquid, PHPMailer, React, Node.js, X (formerly Twitter) API, Stripe API, Twilio API, Chrome Application SDK, PayPal API, YouTube API, Mailchimp API, Vimeo API, HTML5 Canvas, Facebook API, Vuex, Backbone.js

Tools

Shopify Plus, Figma, Apache HTTP Server, Adobe Photoshop, Sublime Text, Gulp, Git, Keycloak, Adobe Illustrator, Mongoose

Languages

HTML5, Less, PHP 7, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, TypeScript, Python, Visual Basic, CSS3, Sass, GraphQL, C#

Frameworks

Next.js, Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap, React Native, Angular, CodeIgniter, Laravel, Tailwind CSS, Zend Framework, Knockout (Knockout.js), Kendo UI, Django, CakePHP, .NET, MVC Razor, Smarty, PhoneGap, Redux, Vuetify, AngularJS, Foundation CSS, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Symfony, Express.js

Paradigms

RESTful Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Model View Controller (MVC), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive, Functional Programming, REST

Platforms

LAMP, Shopify, WordPress, Twilio, cPanel, CentOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Firebase, WooCommerce, Algolia, Magento, Windows, MacOS, Linux, Heroku, OpenCart, Joomla, Drupal, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), HubSpot, Salesforce

Storage

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Microsoft SQL Server

Other

APIs, Shopify Theme, PSD to Shopify, Shopify Customizations, Ajax, Front-end, Web UI, Third-party APIs, Full-stack, System Administration, Software Development, Custom Shopify Apps, Payment APIs, MVP Design, User Interface (UI), eCommerce, Chrome Extensions, Shopware, Responsive Web Apps, Gravity Forms

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