Nicolás is available for hire

Nicolás J. Engler

Verified Expert in Engineering

SVG Developer

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Toptal Member Since

August 25, 2016

Nicolás is a product manager with a proven background in creating and developing both physical and digital experiences. He knows that dynamism and proactivity are the top attributes that both developers and designers must have in order to work with cutting-edge technologies and create meaningful products. Nicolás considers himself an advocate of web standards and loves to be involved in the W3C discussion boards for new specifications and drafts.

Windows CSS jQuery jQuery UI Linux WordPress JavaScript Sass Git Gulp MacOS Apache PHP MySQL React Adobe Dreamweaver Harvest

Portfolio

Way Too Digital

React, Next.js, CSS Modules, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Harvest...

US-based Software Development Agency

Twig, PostCSS, Gulp, Sass, PHP, Drupal

Freelance

HTML5, XHTML, HTML, Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator...

Experience

CSS - 6 years PHP - 6 years HTML - 6 years JavaScript - 4 years Sass - 4 years Git - 3 years SVG - 3 years PostCSS - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Chrome, Slack, Terminal, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Ubuntu, MacOS

The most amazing...

...quick project I've worked on is a collaborative repository of self-administered LGBTI+ organizations in Argentina

Work Experience

Technical Delivery Manager

2021 - PRESENT

Way Too Digital

Delivered one of the first major NFT projects to production.
Deployed a web-based tool to create a 3D avatar based on a selfie.
Oversaw the launch of one of the pioneer projects in the crypto space.

Technologies: React, Next.js, CSS Modules, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Harvest, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Front-end Developer

2018 - 2021

US-based Software Development Agency

Created Drupal modules with an atomic approach to set up an institutional website as faithful as possible to the design files delivered using Figma and InVision).
Scaffolded Sass files to follow the atomic approach proposed by stakeholders.
Worked on templating files using Twig as the template engine by default.

Technologies: Twig, PostCSS, Gulp, Sass, PHP, Drupal

Front-end Developer and UI/UX Designer

2010 - 2021

Freelance

Proposed new UI/UX approaches to a portal that hosted a major number of students from all over the US.
Gained experience with Drupal and started working in a full-stack position.
Worked with a fully remote, fully distributed team.

Technologies: HTML5, XHTML, HTML, Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, MySQL, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, CSS

Full-stack Designer

2017 - 2018

Nuvem Shop

Developed on the front-end side of the institutional website.
Provided QA for the product and institutional website, reporting bugs or visual incongruences.
Helped build fast-paced, hand-made prototypes and wireframes to solve UX problems.
Designed landing pages using Sketch and Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, among other tools.
Developed layouts using (X)HTML(5), CSS(3), PHP, Ruby on Rails, Slim, Sass, and JavaScript/jQuery, among other things.
Documented projects and plugins developed both in-house and by third parties.
Developed workflows and scripts to run tasks.

Technologies: Vagrant, MySQL, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Front-end Director

2014 - 2017

Indicius

Designed websites and landing pages.
Developed layouts.
Developed back-end functionality for websites and web apps using a variety of languages and frameworks.
Designed and developed UIs, always keeping the user experience in mind.
Developed email newsletters and templates with a wide range of support for multiple mailing clients.
Documented projects and plugins developed both in-house and by third parties.
Developed workflows and scripts to run tasks.

Technologies: MySQL, Ruby, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Co-founder, Graphic Designer, and Front-end Developer

2012 - 2016

Smooth Cursor

Designed websites and landing pages.
Developed layouts.
Designed and developed UIs, always keeping UX in mind as well.
Designed a variety of content (logos, business cards, book covers, brochures, posters, signage, etc.) by gathering information and data through research.

Technologies: MySQL, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Front-end Developer

2014 - 2015

Cromatic

Developed layouts using (X)HTML(5), CSS(3), and JavaScript/jQuery, amongst other technologies.
Designed and developed UIs, always keeping UX in mind as well.

Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Front-end Developer

2014 - 2015

ACHE Soft

Developed layouts and websites.

Technologies: ASP.NET, JavaScript, CSS, HTML

Experience

CodePen Experiments

On my CodePen profile, you can find all of my latest prototypes and demos.

CodePen is a playground for the front-end side of the web. It's all about inspiration, education, and sharing your snippets of code to show the latest thing you're working on.

Life After Modern Layout Properties

"Life after modern layout properties" is the title of my presentation where we'll be looking at some of the new modules that are currently under development like: CSS Color Module Level 4, CSS Pseudo-Elements Module Level 4, CSS Text Module Level 4, CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3, and Selectors Level 4.

Lightweight and Meaningful UIs with CSS

"Lightweight and meaningful UIs with CSS" is the title of my talk where we'll be finding out how to simply animate user interfaces and avoid code bloat in the process.

Indicius

http://indicius.com

I was in charge of the front-end development for the revamp project of Indicius' portfolio website.

Check the Thumb!

I was in charge of the development of "Check the Thumb!"—a tool to see if the CTA of a user interface is within the thumb’s natural sweeping arc.

SaferSystems

http://safersystem.com

I oversaw both front- and back-end development of SaferSystems' brand new site.

Red Bull Records

I was in charge of the front-end development for Red Bull Records' brand new site.

Chicago Montessori

http://chicagomontessori.org/

I was in charge of the front-end development for Chicago Montessori's new site.

Show and Learn

https://github.com/NicolasJEngler/showandlearn.it

I host a podcast/screencast series called Show and Learn. Show and Learn is a series about all things front-end, with a bit of design, sprinkled on top initially developed to broadcast several different efforts that go into the work of a hybrid profile.

Nuvem Shop

https://www.nuvemshop.com.br/

I collaborated in the front-end development for the institutional website of Nuvem Shop's product

Publication

PostCSS: Sass’s New Play Date

https://www.toptal.com/front-end/postcss-sass-new-play-date

Publication

Make Your CSS Dynamic With CSS Custom Properties

https://www.toptal.com/front-end/dynamic-css-with-custom-properties

Skills

Languages

CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Sass, CSS3, XHTML, HTML5, PHP, Ruby

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, jQuery UI, React, Node.js

Platforms

Windows, WordPress, Linux, MacOS, Ubuntu, Drupal, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Other

Front-end Development, SVG, CSS Modules, Harvest

Tools

Affinity Designer, Sketch, InVision, Git, Grunt, PostCSS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Gulp, Terminal, Slack, Fireworks, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Vagrant, Jekyll, Principle, Apache, Figma, Adobe Experience Design (XD)

Frameworks

Chrome, ASP.NET, Twig, Ruby on Rails (RoR), AngularJS, Next.js

Paradigms

Scrum

Industry Expertise

Marketing

Storage

MySQL

Education

2015 - 2016

Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences

Treehouse - Portland, Oregon, U.S.

2014 - 2016

Certificate in Graphic Design

Loopian - Distance Education Center - Teodoro Kocher 5570, Córdoba, Argentina

2012 - 2013

Certificate in Web Design and Web Development

Loopian - Distance Education Center - Teodoro Kocher 5570, 5121 Córdoba

2011 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems Engineering

National Technological University - Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina

Certifications

NOVEMBER 2015 - PRESENT

Agile Projects with Scrum

Scrum Alliance

SEPTEMBER 2012 - PRESENT

Oratory and Effective Communication

ADE Global

Collaboration That Works

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