Dragosh Mocrii, Developer in Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Dragosh Mocrii

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Location
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Toptal Member Since
June 5, 2018

Dragosh is a professional web developer specializing in high-performance, high-quality WordPress development. Having worked at three premium WordPress theme development companies, he excels at building pixel-perfect themes, custom plugins, and eCommerce sites as well as integrations with third-party services. His focus is on developing practical business solutions using proven available tools or writing maintainable custom code.

Portfolio

SAP Litmos
MySQL, WordPress, PHP
Willing, Inc.
Drip CRM, Google Analytics, InVision, MySQL, Webpack, JavaScript, Sass, PHP
Man Sports
Sass, JavaScript, WooCommerce, WordPress, PHP

Experience

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Git, PhpStorm, Ubuntu

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is a SaaS smart video web application that one can use to enhance videos (video skins, gateways, email capture, engagement tracking, etc.).

Work Experience

Software Developer

2019 - PRESENT
SAP Litmos
  • Redesigned the entire website to match SAP's branding.
  • Refactored legacy code: PHP 5 to 7 code migration, PSR.
  • Improved performance on the back and front end.
  • Created administration tools to simplify content management and integration with the company's microservices.
  • Actively maintained the site through constant updates, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
Technologies: MySQL, WordPress, PHP

Software Developer

2018 - 2020
Willing, Inc.
  • Implemented a redesigned version of the public website.
  • Created multiple landing pages with reusable components.
  • Created responsive emails with MJML for use in Drip campaigns.
  • Analyzed data in Google Analytics and provided new insights.
  • Implemented a signup gateway with the main app, with Google and Facebook social sign-in.
Technologies: Drip CRM, Google Analytics, InVision, MySQL, Webpack, JavaScript, Sass, PHP

Software Developer

2017 - 2019
Man Sports
  • Dramatically reduced page load speeds and improved overall site performance. Used Xdebug to find out where the bottlenecks were in the application.
  • Refactored the application to remove redundant code and improve code readability and maintainability.
  • Improved overall website UX with a reworked shop page, custom minicart, and quick view window.
  • Improved checkout flow.
  • Integrated Google Analytics and AdWords conversion tracking.
Technologies: Sass, JavaScript, WooCommerce, WordPress, PHP

Software Developer

2017 - 2018
Truthlab Technologies
  • Implemented a redesigned version of the company's corporate website.
  • Improved website performance.
  • Created custom animations with CSS and GSAP.
Technologies: MySQL, WordPress, PHP

Software Developer

2014 - 2017
Green Hat Web Solutions
  • Created and worked on tens of websites ranging from personal to corporate websites.
  • Automated the process of importing products from a third-party vendor into a Shopify website. Used Lumen, cron jobs, custom tasks, and vendor/Shopify API integration.
  • Created a custom CRM system with options for tracking current client projects and sending invoices. Integrated software with the Toggl time tracker SaaS to generate accurate invoices for hourly projects.
  • Created a custom survey and personalized results page.
Technologies: JavaScript, Sass, Mailchimp API, MySQL, WordPress, PHP

Software Developer

2014 - 2014
LoginRadius
  • Created a simplified version of LoginRadius SaaS, targeting mainly WordPress users.
  • Created a WordPress plugin that integrated the above-mentioned service with WordPress sites.
Technologies: WordPress, MySQL, Laravel, PHP

Software Developer

2013 - 2014
Digital Kickstart
  • Developed a Laravel based smart video SaaS that customers could use to enhance their YouTube/Vimeo videos with features such as custom skins, email capture gateway, or engagement tracking.
  • Created a WordPress plugin that integrated with the above-mentioned SaaS.
  • Maintained and extended several commercial WordPress plugins (email capture, webinar software, etc.).
  • Provided technical support to customers.
  • Performed server management and performance optimizations.
  • Took an active part in consulting with the client concerning new projects and hiring of new staff.
Technologies: Mailchimp API, YouTube API, MongoDB, MySQL, JavaScript, WordPress, Laravel, PHP

Software Developer

2013 - 2013
FloSites
  • Created a sandbox environment where potential customers could try a WordPress theme before they bought it.
Technologies: MySQL, WordPress, PHP

Software Developer/Team Lead

2013 - 2013
Red Sky sp. z.o.o.
  • Led a team of five developers to build WiniThemes.com, a WordPress theme aggregator ("Google for WordPress themes"). The user could search by theme features, price, category, etc.
  • Created a Chrome extension for cash back for WiniThemes.com.
  • Created a WordPress theme shop and integrated Amember for enabling an affiliate program.
  • Participated in bi-weekly meetings with the management to provide updates on the project progress and status.
  • Provided guidance on WordPress theme development.
Technologies: Chrome Extensions, aMember, WordPress, Gearman, Cron, SphinxQL, Sphinx Search Engine, Vagrant, MySQL, CodeIgniter, PHP

Software Developer

2011 - 2012
ThemeFuse
  • Created a module-based framework for creating custom themes more easily (theme settings, slider, newsletter integration, etc.).
  • Worked with the integration team to make a smooth transition from the older framework.
  • Extended the framework to work with themes for real estate (custom filters, custom search, custom admin UI for managing entries).
Technologies: JavaScript, WordPress, MySQL, PHP

SAP Litmos

https://litmos.com/
SAP Litmos is an enterprise level learning management system platform. I was in charge in re-designing the site to its current version, to match SAP's branding. I currently maintain the main website, which includes frequent features enhancements, integration with third-party services, bug fixing, performance optimizations, etc.

Willing, Inc.

https://willing.com
Willing is a leader in online will creation and end of life planning services. The SaaS is so well thought out, you can have your will ready in minutes and save hundreds of dollars otherwise spent in attorney fees. I helped implement a redesigned version of the front-facing website, integrated subscription with Drip, configured Google Analytics and Google Optimize tracking codes, optimized performance, offloaded heavy assets to Amazon S3, monitored traffic stats and derived hypotheses, and more!

Man Sports

https://mansports.com/
Man Sports is an online shop for sport supplements and apparel. I started my work on this project first by refactoring the application code to improve performance and reduce page load time. I then continued to make other improvements on the website by adding new functionality, redesigning pages, and improving the checkout flow.

TeslaThemes

TeslaThemes is a company that creates premium WordPress themes. This is a startup that I helped to bootstrap while working at Red Sky sp. z.o.o. Specifically, I made the decisions about the shop and affiliate program platforms and offered initial guidance on theme development.

Sonata Company Website

https://www.sonataskinandbody.com/
Sonata Skin and Body is a medical aesthetic clinic based in Denver. I implemented the new design for the company website and integrated a newsletter subscription with Mailchimp.

InsideJapan

https://www.insidejapantours.com/blog/
InsideJapan is a leading network of tour organizing companies with destinations specifically in Asia. I created a blog section of the main site, using WordPress for easy article management. The same design is used on two other websites from the same network: InsideVietnam and InsideBurma.

Winithemes

Winithemes is a WordPress theme aggregator. Think of it as the Google for WordPress themes. I led the development for this project (with a team of five other developers) and took an active part in regular weekly meetings with the management to inform them on the status of the project.

Truthlab Corporate Website

Truthlab is a provider of tools that help B2B companies better understand their customer data. I implemented the new design on their website and created several pages with complex elements.

PressPlay

https://pressplay.io/
PressPlay is a SaaS that allows anyone to enhance their YouTube/Vimeo videos with ease. Some of the top features: lead gate and email capture, video skins, video responsiveness, call to action. I created the application from scratch using Laravel, MongoDB, and multiple email service integrations (MailChimp, CampaignMonitor, Aweber, etc.). I also created a WordPress plugin to make it easier to create smart videos in WordPress sites.

FloThemes

FloThemes creates beautiful WordPress themes for photographer portfolio websites. My work involved creating a sandbox environment, where customers could try out a theme before they bought it. The sandbox environment would set up a fully functioning WordPress site with the theme of interest and automatically become deleted after the customer was done testing the theme.

Laravel Model Meta Package

https://github.com/DragosMocrii/model-meta
I created this package because I needed an easy way to attach meta information to models in Laravel.

Languages

PHP, CSS, HTML, Sass, JavaScript

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, YouTube API

Platforms

WordPress, WooCommerce, Ubuntu

Frameworks

CodeIgniter, Gearman, Laravel, Lumen

Tools

PhpStorm, Git, Vagrant, SphinxQL, Cron, Webpack, InVision, Google Analytics, Drip CRM, Photoshop CC

Storage

Sphinx Search Engine, MongoDB, MySQL

Other

Mailchimp API, aMember, Chrome Extensions

2017 - 2018

Master of Engineering Degree in Software Engineering & Intelligent Systems

University of Alberta - Edmonton, Canada

2010 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

Technical University of Moldova - Chisinau, Moldova