Freelance PHP/Laravel Developer
2017 - PRESENT530medialab (via Toptal)- Refactored and bug-fixed an existing custom CMS built to maintain the year, make, and model product information for multiple eCommerce sites built on a Magento platform.
- Reviewed the database structure, restructured and separated it among three brands.
- Fixed inconsistencies in the data upload requirements.
- Implemented custom year, make and model product filtering and selection for Magento 2.
- Implemented a custom Magento 2 product synchronization using API.
- Enabled custom Magento 2 order exports using the API.
Technologies: PHP (Laravel, Magento), MySQL, Git, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5Magento Developer
2013 - 2018Opticien24.com- Developed the Magento platform; maintained, updated, and created custom modules respecting the Magento guidelines, efficiency standards, and optimization techniques.
- Worked with a Magento store available in six languages, in five countries with over 30,000 of products; optimization and speed was always a must.
- Created and updated modules that ensured product management, sales management, orders exportation, and provided custom statistics.
- Built an automated tool for pupillary distance calculation and a virtual eyeglasses try-on module.
Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Git, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5Freelance Magento Developer
2017 - 2017Athena Solutions (via Toptal)- Built new stores.
- Created new products and specific product pages.
- Configured the Magento 2 platform for multiple languages and currencies.
- Integrated a new design using HTML5 and CSS3.
- Worked closely with the project manager, designer, and translators.
Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3Magento Developer
2014 - 2014Laboratoire E-Sciences SA- Created a responsive theme for the Magento store using CSS3 and HTML5.
- Optimized the website for mobile-use and decreased the website load speed.
- Crafted custom modules that manages doctors, pharmacies, and fidelity programs.
Technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5Software Developer Intern
2012 - 2012Fraunhofer IPA- Implemented new gestures for technical multi-touch applications.
- Developed software to test gestures; using the Multitouch API of Windows 7 and defining the new gestures.
Technologies: C++
PHP Developer in Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania
Member since February 17, 2017
Paul is a devoted Magento developer, a real go-getter, and a person who is truly passionate about the web. He's eager to know more every day and become better in everything that he does. In every difficult task, he sees a welcomed challenge because he always learns from it.
Paul-Catalin is now available for hire
Portfolio
- 530medialab (via Toptal)PHP (Laravel, Magento), MySQL, Git, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
- Opticien24.comPHP, MySQL, Git, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
- Athena Solutions (via Toptal)PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3
Experience
- PHP, 9 years
- MySQL, 9 years
- JavaScript, 7 years
- Magento, 5 years
- CSS3, 5 years
- Laravel, 3 years
- HTML5, 3 years
- Magento 2, 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
macOS, Linux, PhpStorm, Git
The most amazing...
...thing I've made was a custom module for managing the sales prices for a Magento shop that is available in five countries and having more than 30,000 products.
Employment
Experience
- Instagram Pro Extension for Magento (Other amazing things)https://marketplace.magento.com/mesteru-mesteru-insta.html
This is an Instagram Pro extension for Magento which allows people to link Instagram pictures to Magento products and display them on the product page. The extension is published in the Magento Marketplace.
- Magento Performance Optimization Explained (Publication)Magento is an extremely popular eCommerce platform used by businesses of all sizes, so what can we do to make it faster and more efficient? In this article, Toptal Freelance Magento Developer Paul Mestereaga explains what you can do to improve the performance of your Magento site.
Skills
Languages
PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScriptTools
Magento Modules, PhpStorm, Git, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator CCParadigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Model View Controller (MVC), Object-relational Mapping (ORM)Platforms
Magento 1, Magento, Magento API, Magento 2, Mac OS, Windows, LinuxStorage
MySQLFrameworks
Laravel, Zend FrameworkOther
Shell Commands
Education
- Master's degree in Computer Science (Web and Information Systems)2012 - 2014Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Brussels, Belgium
- Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Systems Engineering, Automation, and Applied Informatics2008 - 2012Politehnica University of Timișoara - Timisoara, Romania
- Baccalaureate degree in Mathematics and Computer Science2004 - 2008Decebal National College - Deva, Romania
