Ionuț Staicu
SOLID Principles Developer
Location
Constanța, Constanța County, Romania
Toptal Member Since
February 12, 2019
Passionate about everything development-related, Ionuț has been a professional developer since 2006. Over the years, he has gained experience in various languages and technologies, including SCSS, PHP, JavaScript, OOP, SOLID Principles, and more.
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aLookingGlass Limited
PHP, JavaScript, Linux, NGINX, HTTP Server, Ansible, WordPress Themes
WP Tutoring
PHP, Vue, Backbone.js, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress REST API...
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Test-driven Development (TDD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), WordPress...
Experience
jQuery - 12 yearsPHP - 10 yearsWordPress - 10 yearsResponsive Web Design (RWD) - 5 yearsObject-oriented Programming (OOP) - 5 yearsJavaScript - 5 yearsSOLID Principles - 3 yearsReact - 1 yearLocation
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Git, Sublime Text, PhpStorm
The most amazing...
...system I've built is a system that makes searching tens of thousands of documents a breeze by parsing PDFs and sending the content to an Elasticsearch instance.
Work Experience
2020 - PRESENT
Web Developer
aLookingGlass Limited
- Configured servers and gathered all the company's sites, which decreased the company costs by up to 80% every year.
- Streamlined deployments, which now are an automated, one-click process.
- Implemented redesigned layouts that match the current company direction.
- Implemented public advertisements and banner reporting functionality.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, Linux, NGINX, HTTP Server, Ansible, WordPress Themes
2020 - PRESENT
PHP Developer
WP Tutoring
- Developed a solution that integrates Apache Tika with Elastic Search (Swiftype App Search) to easily find content within tens of thousands of documents.
- Set up scripts to streamline the deployment process.
- Developed integration with Algolia that allows users to search for media items.
Technologies: PHP, Vue, Backbone.js, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress REST API, Pantheon, WP Engine, Elastic, Algolia, WordPress Themes
2009 - PRESENT
Web Developer
iiD
- Set up custom Git and CI integration to automatically assure high code quality.
- Built mobile application using hybrid technologies like Cordova and PhoneGap.
- Built custom WordPress plugins that assured integration with external services (e.g. Salesforce, YouTube).
- Developed complex solutions on both the front end and back end, mostly with WordPress.
- Wrote clean and efficient JavaScript, PHP, and SCSS code.
Technologies: Test-driven Development (TDD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), WordPress, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress Themes, Elementor
2008 - 2020
Web Developer
Fabvla Inc.
- Streamlined deployment of applications to live servers.
- Built custom WordPress plugins and custom WordPress themes.
- Migrated custom CMS databases to WordPress by reverse-engineering the old DB structure.
- Built custom REST endpoints for mobile applications.
- Wrote a PhoneGap app for Android, iOS, and Windows mobile. The whole app was built using TDD methodology.
Technologies: WPML, Test-driven Development (TDD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Backbone.js, WordPress, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Git, Bootstrap UI, WordPress Themes, Elementor
Experience
Handlebar for WordPress
https://github.com/iamntz/handlebars.wpI always focus on code quality, and usually mixing PHP and HTML is not a good idea.
Therefore, I've created a wrapper that will allow complete separation of the two responsibilities.
Clean PHP, clean HTML for all!
Therefore, I've created a wrapper that will allow complete separation of the two responsibilities.
Clean PHP, clean HTML for all!
Jubiter Blog
A corporate WordPress blog with basic publishing functionality.
My responsibilities included implementing Sketch designs into WordPress, migrating data from a non-WP CMS, and managing an automatic deploy method.
My responsibilities included implementing Sketch designs into WordPress, migrating data from a non-WP CMS, and managing an automatic deploy method.
Audrie & Daisy Movie Site (Client: IID)
http://www.audrieanddaisy.comAudrie & Daisy is a real-life drama movie about two teenage girls that were sexually assaulted and the impact of this event on their friends and families.
The theme was created from client's designs and fine-tuned to match the expected functionality.
The theme was created from client's designs and fine-tuned to match the expected functionality.
Foundation Cini (Client: Fabvla)
https://www.cini.itI developed both a REST API for a mobile app, the whole front-end and focused on a user-friendly back-end. All the content is manageable via WP.
Besides that, I migrated the old DB (custom CMS) to WordPress.
Technologies used: Handlebars, ES6, REST API, Carbon Fields, WPML
Besides that, I migrated the old DB (custom CMS) to WordPress.
Technologies used: Handlebars, ES6, REST API, Carbon Fields, WPML
Fondazione Benetton (Client: Fabvla)
http://www.fbsr.itOn Benetton Foundation I've implemented designs into site, developed REST API endpoints for a mobile app, developed custom ACF Fields and migrated old DB (custom CMS) to WordPress.
Plugins & Technologies used: WPML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Handlebars
Plugins & Technologies used: WPML, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Handlebars
WP Plugin: Page Siblings
https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-siblings/A small admin widget that will display all siblings of a page. Super useful on medium-to-large sites, when there is a hierarchy with several pages on the same level.
Marius Cucu' Blog
http://mariuscucu.roA WordPress restyling that involved color uniformization, a couple of custom Gutenberg blocks, and a dark mode while focusing on performance. At the moment of release, the Lighthouse score was over 95 points.
Felder Gruppe
https://felder-gruppe.ro/Felder is a manufacturer of wood-working machinery. The site is a combination of a presentation site, a portfolio and a collection of success stories from Felder clients.
My job was to implement PSD designs into WordPress while taking care of maintaining an easy to use admin UI. I also took care of creating a multi-environment setup for Live and Staging, to allow editors to manage content and test new features in a private area while deploying automatically to Live servers when changes are approved.
My job was to implement PSD designs into WordPress while taking care of maintaining an easy to use admin UI. I also took care of creating a multi-environment setup for Live and Staging, to allow editors to manage content and test new features in a private area while deploying automatically to Live servers when changes are approved.
Alexandrian Witchcraft
https://alexandrianwitchcraft.org/As a WordPress developer, I was in charge of making the site responsive, integrating with Algolia, MapBoxGL, Woo Commerce, Dokan (although these last two launches were delayed), tweaking Buddy Press to match the look and feel of the site.
Additionally, I took care of moving the site to a freshly configured server, setting up automatic backups and streamlined the update process.
Additionally, I took care of moving the site to a freshly configured server, setting up automatic backups and streamlined the update process.
Skills
Languages
CSS, SCSS, HTML, PHP, Sass, JavaScript, Timber
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, WordPress API, Facebook API, WordPress REST API, React, Backbone.js, Google APIs, BuddyPress, Vue
Tools
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Git, WPML, GitHub, PhpStorm, Sublime Text, Vim Text Editor, Grunt, Gulp, NGINX, Elastic, Ansible
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Layout, Responsive Development, REST, Object-relational Mapping (ORM), Test-driven Development (TDD)
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, DigitalOcean, Linux, Pantheon, Algolia
Other
Elementor, Responsive Design, Responsive UI, Plugins, SOLID Principles, OOP Designs, Bootstrap UI, Servers, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Dokan, HTTP Server, Design
Frameworks
ZURB Foundation, Twig, Genesis Framework, Laravel, Lumen, PHPUnit
Storage
MySQL, WP Engine