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Narek Malkhasyan, WordPress Developer in Yerevan, Armenia
Narek Malkhasyan

WordPress Developer in Yerevan, Armenia

Member since July 21, 2017
Narek has a decade of overall software development experience. He has worked as a .NET developer and for the last five years has been doing freelance web development. He has proven skills working with JavaScript (React, Angular), WordPress, PHP, MySQL, and C#, along with sound knowledge of algorithms and data structures. Narek is a strong team player and always strives to produce high quality and maintainable code.
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Experience

Location

Yerevan, Armenia

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Visual Studio Code, Windows

The most amazing...

...thing I've coded was an anomaly detection algorithm for graphing the uniqueness of brain electric activity (EEG) signals over time.

Employment

  • Freelance WordPress Developer

    2022 - 2023
    YesChef Ltd
    • Developed new architecture for creating post and page templates, with a significantly improved page loading performance.
    • Created optimized counterparts of existing landing pages.
    • Worked on WordPress API endpoints, debugged and fixed various payment and subscription flows.
    Technologies: PHP, WordPress, Stripe, WooCommerce, JavaScript, CSS, WooCommerce API, Stripe API, Elementor

  • Freelance WordPress Developer

    2021 - 2021
    Product Mafia
    • Created a complex filtering panel UI and functionality.
    • Achieved significant improvements in page load speed.
    • Created an admin module for automated retrieval of AliExpress products' prices and details using Puppeteer.
    Technologies: WordPress, Beaver Builder, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Site Speed Optimization, Puppeteer, WordPress Themes, API Integration, Next.js, Front-end, WooCommerce, WordPress Plugins, WordPress REST API, APIs

  • Freelance PHP Developer

    2019 - 2020
    BTGWorks (via Toptal)
    • Added a new user role in a business management system.
    • Added database tables and stored procedures for the new user role.
    • Developed a webhook for automatic processing of incoming emails.
    Technologies: PHP, jQuery, MySQL, Bootstrap, Front-end, APIs

  • Freelance WordPress Developer

    2019 - 2019
    WildCrafter
    • Created a responsive page and post templates from PSD.
    • Developed Gutenberg blocks for reusable UI sections.
    • Worked on communication with BigCommerce API for fetching, displaying, and updating shopping cart and promotional banners.
    • Used Timber plugin for separation of business and UI logic in the code.
    Technologies: WordPress, BigCommerce, BigCommerce API, Gutenberg Editor, Timber, WordPress Themes, API Integration, GitHub, Front-end, APIs

  • Freelance React Native Developer

    2018 - 2018
    KiiCards (via Toptal)
    • Developed a React Native application for organizing vacation photos and sending to a printing service.
    • Integrated Google Analytics for tracking user behavior through the application.
    • Integrated Stripe to the application to charge the user credit card in a PCI compliant way.
    • Integrated and customized a library for collecting credit card information.
    Technologies: Google Analytics, Stripe API, Expo, React Native, React, Front-end, Stripe, APIs

  • Freelance WordPress Developer

    2018 - 2018
    Baroque Group (via Toptal)
    • Developed a fully responsive theme for a news magazine website.
    • Migrated website data from SquareSpace to WordPress, fixed issues with migration plugin.
    • Processed the content of the old website and created an automated process for removing outdated information.
    • Integrated and customized a commenting plugin to the theme.
    • Used multiple custom post types and the ACF plugin for business specific data storage.
    Technologies: ACF, Migration, Squarespace, MySQL, WordPress, WordPress Themes, API Integration, Front-end, WordPress Plugins, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, APIs

  • Freelance WordPress Developer

    2017 - 2018
    D'Marge (via Toptal)
    • Maintained the website by fixing issues on front-end and back-end.
    • Developed new designs from PSD files.
    • Managed Google DFP ads, developed mechanisms for displays and smooth transitions.
    • Refactored code, removed unreachable code, incorporated web development tools to the project: Sass source codes, Gulp, NPM scripts, and more.
    • Developed new features for an existing A/B testing plugin.
    Technologies: CSS, DFP API, JavaScript, HTML, PHP, WordPress, WordPress Themes, Front-end, WordPress Plugins, WordPress API, APIs

  • .NET Developer

    2011 - 2014
    Optym
    • Built an intranet web application for a trucking company (R+L Carriers) to develop and maintain optimal service network and line-haul schedule. Used the ASP.NET MVC framework for back-end development and HTML, AJAX, jQuery, and Telerik controls for GUI development.
    • Developed an intranet Silverlight application for a railroad company (CSX) used as a service quality analysis and performance assessment tool; used Silverlight Telerik controls for rich GUI development and WCF RIA services.
    • Created an intranet Silverlight application for a railroad company (CSX) to monitor the efficiency of train cars in terms of time and distance. Worked on the application's database using SQL Management Studio 2012 and on the UI using MVVM Light framework, Telerik controls, and ArcGIS library.
    Technologies: ASP.NET MVC, MS Silverlight, .NET, Front-end

  • Web Developer

    2010 - 2011
    NetSoft USA
    • Developed an intranet web application intended to streamline, support, and audit expense management processes within the organization.
    • Contributed to all stages of the development lifecycle—including the design of functional specifications, database design, multi-tier loosely coupled architecture design, GUI, and service layer development.
    • Used the ASP.NET MVC framework for back-end development; HTML, AJAX, and jQuery for rich GUI development.
    • Worked with the Microsoft Entity Framework for connecting the repository layer to the database.
    • Created unit tests using the Visual Studio unit testing framework.
    Technologies: CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, ASP.NET MVC, Front-end

  • Software Developer

    2008 - 2010
    Hylink JSC
    • Developed a security software application intended to lock and unlock a workstation depending on its distance from a mobile device paired with it via Bluetooth; used MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) framework for GUI development and a Bluetooth protocol stack for the interaction between a workstation and a paired device.
    Technologies: .NET, Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC), C++

Experience

  • GreenWell

    This project was about building a WordPress theme from a PSD design with a responsive layout using the Foundation grid. I defined three custom post types, their archive, and single post pages. I also used an advanced custom fields plugin to manage custom post type contents and define the hierarchic relations between posts.

  • WildCrafter

    BigCommerce based coffee shop built from PSD design. I developed Gutenberg blocks for reusable UI sections, created responsive page and post templates, developed functionality for communicating with BigCommerce API for fetching, displaying and updating shopping cart and promotional banners. Timber plugin is used for separation of business and UI logic in theme code.

  • IOPro
    http://narek-dev.com/UI-Pages/ioproui

    I built fully responsive administrative dashboard pages from a design and integrated it with an existing CodeIgniter back-end. I implemented Chart.js for rich visualizations and integrated a web file management module for submitting and managing reports.

  • Baroque

    This is a fully responsive WordPress theme built from a design. The theme uses Ajax for posts pagination, has multiple custom post types which have their archive pages, and pages for content contributors and their post archives.

  • D'Marge
    http://dmarge.com

    I developed and maintained a news magazine website, fixed issues both on the front end and back end, developed new features, refactored the code, and optimized the performance.

  • Chameleon
    http://narek-dev.com/WP/Chameleon

    This is a WordPress theme built from a PSD design—a responsive layout using a Bootstrap grid. I made extensive use of CSS transforms to provide various animation effects (enlarging images on hover, sliding content blocks, and more). I also defined multiple custom post types and used an ACF plugin to manage their content.

  • Quality
    http://narek-dev.com/WP/Quality

    A WordPress theme built from a PSD design with a responsive layout using a Bootstrap grid. I implemented the map control which shows nearby points offering relevant quality services. It also has the map's initial location, color scheme, and layout colors that are customizable through the theme customizer.

  • Window Classics
    http://narek-dev.com/WP/WindowClassics

    A WordPress theme built from a PSD design with a responsive layout using a Bootstrap grid. The theme declares a widget for representing advertised products in a tabular layout and provides a convenient drag-n-drop back-end interface for managing product details.

    The live site can be found at: WindowClassics.com

  • Personal Website
    http://narek-dev.com/WP/JonathanDGrow

    I handled the manual migration from WIX to WordPress with a responsive layout. The theme features a custom implementation of mail subscription lists and calendar event management.

  • JKids
    http://narek-dev.com/WP/JKids

    A conversion of an HTML/CSS template to a WooCommerce enabled WordPress theme. The theme implements proper support for major WooCommerce features like product variation handling, a shopping cart, checkout pages, and more.

  • Marvin Canada

    The theme was developed from a design and is responsive along with a Bootstrap grid. The theme uses a BEM CSS naming convention and has a multilanguage interface.

Skills

  • Languages

    C#, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, Sass, C++, Timber

  • Frameworks

    React Native, ASP.NET MVC 3, .NET, MVVM Light Toolkit, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Ionic, Bootstrap, Angular, Next.js, ASP.NET MVC, Tailwind CSS, Redux

  • Libraries/APIs

    React, jQuery, Stripe API, WordPress API, Google Maps API, Stripe, WordPress REST API, Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC), DFP API, ArcGIS, Facebook SDK, Chart.js, BigCommerce API, Puppeteer, Node.js, WooCommerce API

  • Tools

    MS Silverlight, Subversion (SVN), GitHub, Microsoft Visual Studio, Mailchimp, Expo, Google Analytics, Gutenberg Editor, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Redux Thunk

  • Paradigms

    Unit Testing, BEM, Object-relational Mapping (ORM), Design Patterns

  • Platforms

    WordPress, ClickFunnels, Visual Studio Code, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Windows, Telerik

  • Storage

    MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server

  • Other

    Data Structures, Algorithms, WordPress Themes, API Integration, Front-end, WordPress Plugins, APIs, SOLID Principles, Code Review, Elementor, Squarespace, Migration, ACF, WCF Web Services, Beaver Builder, Site Speed Optimization

Education

  • PhD Degree in Computer Engineering
    2010 - 2013
    Armenian National Academy of Sciences - Yerevan, Armenia
  • Master's Degree in Programming
    2008 - 2010
    Armenian National Academy of Sciences - Yerevan, Armenia
  • Bachelor's Degree in Informatics and Applied Mathematics
    2004 - 2008
    Yerevan State University - Yerevan, Armenia

Certifications

  • React Native Certificate
    MAY 2018 - PRESENT
    Toptal Academy
  • React Certificate
    FEBRUARY 2018 - PRESENT
    Toptal Academy

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