Novelja Korac
Verified Expert in Engineering
Front-end Development Developer
Novelja is a talented web developer who enjoys combining design, development, and user-product interaction research to create the perfect user experience. He understands the nuances involved in delivering pixel-perfect work, converting PSD to WordPress or Laravel views, seamlessly integrating sites with APIs, and providing custom WordPress themes and plugins. He has built or revamped both the front end and back end sides of websites, and led development teams on enterprise projects.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
JavaScript, Git, Linux, React, Material Design
The most amazing...
...intranet application I've delivered was for a company with 20,000 employees. I created the app structure, main UI elements, and led a team of five developers.
Work Experience
Front-end Developer
Reconstrukt
- Delivered virtual conference app for Unilever using Vue.js, Vuetify, Contentful, SCSS, BEM, and a YouTube API.
- Developed interactive UI elements such as a chat popup, QA, FAQ, polling sections, and integrated YouTube video streaming. Integrated Contentful CMS for easy content manipulation.
- Developed several booking and virtual event web apps using Vue.js, React, JavaScript, SCSS, JSS, and a number of npm modules.
- Created modular, easy-to-maintain marketing websites using Vue.js/Nuxt.js or React on the front end. Used headless CMS including Prismic and Contentful for content management.
Front-end Engineer
Sifchain
- Developed the front-end side of the decentralized exchange application for decentralized finance.
- Incorporated SCSS build into a complex build system, wrote reusable mixins and functions, and defined code style guide for SCSS.
- Developed reusable and reactive Vue.js 3 components needed for the presentation layer of the app.
- Maintained the marketing website built on the WordPress platform.
Head of the Development Team
TechBear
- Led a team of designers and developers in the restructuring and redesigning of an intranet app for a 20,000+ employees healthcare company. Created the underlying architecture and main UI components.
- Restructured the development team and development workflows and approaches.
- Collaborated with a project management team on restructuring their practices for improved load balance, estimates, and goal setting.
- Oversaw the development of a number of projects, site redesigns, and feature implementations.
Front-end and WordPress Developer
TechBear
- Migrated a massive website built in ASP.NET to WordPress for a healthcare company. Restructured data types and entities to fit the WP architecture. Redesigned the front end for rebranding purposes and improved user experience.
- Created more than 50 websites for SMBs from a variety of industries.
- Maintained 200+ projects. Integrated different external APIs and built several industry-specific features for real-estate, hiring platforms, and webshops.
- Built Bootstrap and jQuery front end for a Laravel webshop. Implemented a custom product builder as a small-scale single-page app (SPA).
- Developed an instant quote app for courier service based on mileage calculated via the Google Maps API.
Front-end Developer
Freelance
- Converted a dozen PSD designs to WordPress templates and Laravel views.
- Maintained and delivered small, front-end changes on Angular and Vue.js projects.
- Integrated sites with a number of APIs, such as calendars, maps, job boards, and real estate listings.
- Created custom WordPress themes and smaller plugins.
Experience
Virtual Event Platform for Unilever
Developed UI modules such as:
• Chat
• Server toggleable QA and polling
• Product/swag store
• Booking one-on-one with your favorite speaker
• Social media integration
• Integrated Contentful CMS for ease of content publishing
• Live reactions (hearts/likes) over a video player
Intranet for a Healthcare Company
The main requirements of the projects were the ability to create different user roles, with each department having its own administrator. Integration of single sign-on via the company's SAML/LDAP server and creating an intuitive and user-friendly interface that non-technology users could easily navigate. This cut the maintenance costs by migrating the platform from premium CMS to a self-hosted solution.
Skills
Languages
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, SCSS, Sass, CSS, HTML, PHP, Object-oriented JavaScript (OOJS), TypeScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Vuetify, Divi, Next.js, Material UI, Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, Foundation CSS, Laravel, ZURB Foundation, CodeIgniter
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Vue, Vuex, React, YouTube API, Pusher
Tools
Git, NPM, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Gulp
Paradigms
Responsive, BEM, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Responsive Layout, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Model View Controller (MVC)
Platforms
WordPress, Contentful, WooCommerce, Firebase, Netlify, Vercel, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Windows, Linux, Blockchain
Other
Front-end, User Interface (UI), CSS3 Animation, Front-end Development, User Experience (UX), Responsive UI, Lottie, APIs, UI Development, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Headless CMS, Prismic, CSS-in-JS, Responsive Web Apps, Web Development, Ajax, Web Hosting, Gravity Forms, UI Animation, Elementor, Understrap, Azure Text to Speech, Material Design, Team Leadership, Axios
Storage
JSON, MySQL, MongoDB
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