Botond Boross
Verified Expert in Engineering
Drupal Developer
With eleven years of experience, Botond has led and executed many projects for prestigious clients in Paris, like Publicis-Modem, Louvre, Cartier, and Alchimie. Known for his flexibility in adapting to any work culture, he loves to help others grow while upholding high standards when it comes to organization and workflows. Having been CTO of a prestigious Swiss agency, Botond is presently looking for new opportunities to execute exciting projects with Drupal, particularly on the back-end side.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Ubuntu, Docker, PhpStorm, NGINX, PHP, Drupal 8, Symfony, Twig, Jira, Bitbucket
The most amazing...
...application I've delivered as the main architect is WHO's INFOSAN (International Food Safety Network), meant to be used worldwide by every government.
Work Experience
CEO
Webbtik.io
- Founded my own company and managed to secure clients with prestigious work. Currently, I am developing the business website and portfolio.
- Provided web development consultancy and services for various clients in Central Europe.
- Developed custom-tailored solutions for prestigious clients in Switzerland. I was involved in turnkey solutions, from architecture to DevOps consultation and business analysis.
Full-stack Drupal Developer
AVRIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
- Developed a site builder interface for a multi-purpose Drupal 10 website. It has dynamically changing menus based on context and complex drag and drop layouts for editing pages' front-end side.
- Managed technical relationships between clients and their parent organization. Negotiated technical and business details and workflows.
- Oversaw the launch process and evolutions and still continuously maintained the website.
- Helped clients with creative phases of the project as well as advised on management.
Drupal Developer
Fusion Systems Japan Co., Ltd
- Developed data migration from Sitecore and implemented a multi-market, multi-language CMS set up for the website. Wrote a standalone module exposing API.
- Implemented a React application for a dealership locator using Google Maps API and the website's API content.
- Participated in the conception of the website and weekly meetups with the client.
- Developed code with PHP and React. Implemented containerized development using Docker.
- Wrote documentation in Confluence and managed and created Jira tasks. Helped configure all Atlassian products, including Bitbucket, being tasked to administer all to ensure best practice processes.
- Created ready-to-use scripts/commands and developer docs for other team members.
CTO
Inovae
- Owned the company's production team management, working on improving its efficiency and organization. I organized workflows and set up management and productivity tools like Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
- Architectured, led, and executed projects for various world-renowned NGOs (under NDA), participated successfully in RFPs, technical contests, and client interviews, and advised on technological improvements for employers and clients.
- Acted as the architect and technical lead of WHO's INFOSAN worldwide extranet, to be used by every government's delegates. I also handled communication and technological solutions with the United Nations IT and managed Azure's setup and security.
- Accurately estimated projects up to thousands of hours worth of execution time and cost through great and many times proven methods of breaking down the client's needs to hourly granularity.
- Provided web consultancy for various clients, helping them choose the right tools for their business on a global level.
Senior Developer and Team Lead
PitechPlus
- Took part in the team developing Louvre's website, helping integrate advanced search and translation to 10+ languages. I also worked closely with front-end developers to help incorporate templates.
- Helped to develop a multi-website generator for Cartier's online store as part of a big, multi-cultural team, contributing on eCommerce, forms, and APIs. I participated in agile development and was delegated to work on-site in Paris for many months.
- Led and developed the twin websites Vanceva and Saflex for Eastman Chemical Company. I supervised the team, performed code reviews, and advised on architecture while also executing the more difficult tasks on the development side.
- Worked for almost two years on a streaming application for Alchimie Paris, www.watch-it.tv. I owned parts of the application that required refactoring to a more efficient solution and was often delegated to Paris to work on-site with the local team.
- Implemented and led the execution of services like UserManager and PartExchange using Symfony4 to a microservices-based website generator for automotive websites. I also interlinked services with a React front end.
- Acted as one of the main organizers of Transylvania Drupal Camp in 2015 and participated at DrupalCons with a presentation.
- Mentored young talent and helped them grow to now being experienced and successful developers. Provided career coaching and held yearly evaluations.
Team Lead and Mentor
PitechPlus
- Nurtured young talent into real developers, providing regular guidelines and documentation, plus oversaw their progress. I also acted as a career advisor and held yearly evaluations.
- Executed CI/CD and code review-driven development cycles with the Agile and Scrum methodologies. I also performed daily stand-up meetings and regular planning with and for the team.
- Participated in board meetings for the Drupal and the broader PHP community to help the company grow and give direction to our teams.
Experience
INFOSAN (International Food Safety Network)
https://extranet.who.int/infosanThis was the most significant career challenge I've faced and included designing an application based on API Platform, Next.js, and React from scratch. I used Docker to containerize the system and the app's main components and services include:
• PHP (Symfony5 back end)
• Next.js and React (front end)
• Mercure (live notifications)
• RabbitMQ (queuing system)
• ElasticSearch (global search engine)
• MongoDB and Rocket.chat (live messaging)
• Nginx (web server)
• Microsoft Azure login connector service
The application is used worldwide by every government's assigned food safety specialist teams.
World Trade Organization's Trade facilititation Agreement Facility
https://tfafacility.org/The website contains lots of search pages to easily find key information, furthermore, a well-constructed UI to navigate. My role was the technical conception, team leadership, and development of key features.
International Dental Federation's Public Website
https://www.fdiworlddental.org/The website's differentiator is using a design system that allows creating diverse pages with the power of paragraphs module. Editors can create landing pages and sub-pages easily and seamlessly integrate basic views without understanding how they are on the technical level (back-office views UI). Customized cards lists, media, image galleries, rich text editors, vertical column split (in two or three) are just a few clicks away with this implementation, to mention a few options out of many.
IMD Games Platform
https://games.imd.orgThe platform is currently used by IMD business university of Lausanne.
It is under constant development, as periodically new games are added. My contribution was creating the entire technical conception, implementing the most difficult development tasks alongside managing a team of five people. I also helped clients succeed and meet their expectations through creative talks and meetings.
Ecolint - Geneva International School's Intranet Website
World Council of Churches
https://www.oikoumene.orgThe website was built using an in-house design system tailored to Drupal's Paragraphs.
It is heavily visited by many people following a great variety of faiths to bring them together. He is currently doing maintenance and evolution-type work for the organization.
Internal Workflow and Production Management
• Study the company's team and find ways to gain efficiency.
• Implement significant improvements in Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket while finding a cohesive workflow to execute projects more efficiently.
• Orchestrate the workflow and supervise the execution of Scrum and Kanban projects.
• Improve personal and team organization by setting standards in work habits.
• Provide technical support for developers and project managers.
• Participate in RFPs and client interviews.
• Manage clients directly and perform technical analysis of their needs.
Skillset
Languages
PHP, HTML5, PHP 7, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
Drupal Commerce, Symfony, Twig, Symfony 4, Next.js
Tools
PhpStorm, Jira, Bitbucket, Git, Confluence, Composer, NGINX, GitLab, Docker Compose, Trello, Postman, Apache Solr, Atlassian Suite, Notion, GitHub, Solr, RabbitMQ, Cron, Elastic
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile, Web Architecture, Scrum, Kanban, Design Patterns, RESTful Development, DevOps, Responsive, Azure DevOps
Platforms
Ubuntu, Docker, Drupal 8, Linux, Drupal 7, Apache2, Drupal, Azure, Arch Linux, Rocket.Chat, Pantheon, Acquia
Storage
JSON, Elasticsearch, MongoDB
Other
Algorithms, Architecture, Leadership, Team Mentoring, Code Review, Jira Administration, Workflow, IT Management, Interviewing, Web Development, Cost Estimation, RFPs, APIs, Technical Support, Team Leadership, Drupal 9, Request for Proposal (RFP), Back-end Development, Back-end, User Experience (UX), Website Maintenance, Client Success, Planning, RESTful Microservices, Business Analysis, SEO Tools, VM, eCommerce, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Web Hosting, SSL, Web Security, Microsoft Azure, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Education, Migration, Login & Registration, Symphony, User Interface (UI), Data Migration, CI/CD Pipelines, DDEV, Multilingual Websites, PHP 8, Concepting, Web Project Management, Worldpay, Saferpay, Virtual Reality (VR) Learning
Libraries/APIs
React, Drupal API, REST APIs, Stripe API, Stripe
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Babes-Bolyai University - Cluj Napoca, Romania
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