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Raul Jimenez Herrando, Software Developer in Barcelona, Spain
Raul Jimenez Herrando

Software Developer in Barcelona, Spain

Member since July 27, 2015
Raul is a front-end architect and technical consultant with over 15 years of experience. He's an expert with AngularJS, JavaScript, high-performance web applications, and video streaming. While he's not working on his open source project Videogular, you can find him practicing with new frameworks like React, Angular 2, and Polymer to stay always up-to-date.
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Portfolio

  • Freelance
    AngularJS, JavaScript, Angular 2, Web Components, Polymer, CSS3, HTML5, Grunt...
  • Agile Contents
    ActionScript, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, Video Streaming, Flex
  • Ogilvy Interactive
    ActionScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS2, Video Streaming, Photoshop, Fireworks

Experience

Location

Barcelona, Spain

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Mac OS X, WebStorm, Git, GitFlow

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is a streaming video platform used by millions of users and an AngularJS meta application for Smart Cities.

Employment

  • Front-end Architect

    2011 - PRESENT
    Freelance
    • Contribute to the development of Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and web apps for Synctur as a mobile and JavaScript engineer.
    • Work on the mobile viewer and some panels of the web app for Cl3ver as a ​JavaScript engineer. The 3D editor was made with ThreeJS.
    • Create a streaming solution for Focus On Emotions' digital signage platform as a streaming and AngularJS architect. I also worked for 8 months in a big project for Orange, creating an AngularJS back-end and a high-performance AngularJS PhoneGap application for Android.
    • Migrate the FCC's Smart City platform from Dojo to Angular as an AngularJS architect to make it work on mobile devices.
    • Create Videogular, an HTML5 video player for AngularJS.
    Technologies: AngularJS, JavaScript, Angular 2, Web Components, Polymer, CSS3, HTML5, Grunt, Karma, Jasmine, Protractor

  • Mobile and Devices Architect

    2007 - 2011
    Agile Contents
    • Developed ACT, an in-house video player used in the biggest TVs in Spain: RTVE, Telecinco, CuatroTV Mobile, Vocento, Grupo Zeta, and more.
    • Built front-end features for ACT's CMS for digital goods.
    • Architected for ACT Media Encoder's streaming media platform, VOD, and codec management.
    • Developed front-end features for ACT's HTML5 Layout Editor.
    • Prototyped a DVB-H video streaming player, called FURIA, for Nokia devices.
    Technologies: ActionScript, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, Video Streaming, Flex

  • Senior Front-end Developer

    2006 - 2007
    Ogilvy Interactive
    • Developed front-end features for several microsites with ActionScript for Absolut.
    • Built the first Tous online store worldwide with HTML, CSS2, and JavaScript.
    • Developed front-end features for Cambra de Comerç's website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
    • Developed front-end features for Cruzcampo's games and several micro-websites with ActionScript.
    • Built an intranet for Gas Natural with ActionScript, HTML, CSS2, and JavaScript.
    • Developed a BlackBerry mobile application for Ogilvy International with HTML, CSS2, and JavaScript.
    Technologies: ActionScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS2, Video Streaming, Photoshop, Fireworks

  • Front-end Developer

    2005 - 2006
    Pukka's Web Design
    • Built an original Chameleon online store with ActionScript, integrated the online payment platform, and set up t-shirt customization, SAP integration, and more.
    Technologies: ActionScript, HTML, JavaScript, CSS2

  • Front-end Developer

    2003 - 2005
    Simaport
    • Developed a web application to show sea forecast for the next five days, with animated charts and creation of safe routes for the ships.
    Technologies: ActionScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  • Web Developer and Computer Science Teacher

    2001 - 2003
    Freelance
    • Developed the website for the Spanish Association of Pediatrics.
    • Built the website of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
    • Created the website of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
    • Taught at several companies for a wide range of ages.
    Technologies: ActionScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP

Experience

  • Videogular (Development)
    http://www.videogular.com

    Videogular is the HTML5 video player for AngularJS.

  • Cl3ver (Development)

    Worked on their animation panel and their mobile viewer.

  • Synctur (Development)
    http://synctur.com/

    Worked on their mobile and web applications.

  • Building an Angular Video Player with Videogular (Publication)
    https://www.toptal.com/angular-js/angular-video-player-videogular
    Video accounts for more than three quarters of all bandwidth used today. That’s why developers need a solid, extensible, and advanced media framework that doesn’t come with a steep learning curve. In this tutorial, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Raul Jimenez will introduce you to one such framework – Videogular. If you need to harness the power of Angular for HTML5 video, look no further.

Skills

  • Languages

    JavaScript, ActionScript, HTML5, Sass, CSS3

  • Frameworks

    AngularJS, JavaScript MVC, Angular, Protractor, Jasmine

  • Other

    Videogular, HTML5 Video, Usability, Mockups, Web Components, Video Encoding, WebSockets

  • Libraries/APIs

    Mobile HTML5, Restangular, Node.js, PhantomJS, Polymer, WebRTC

  • Tools

    Karma, Bower, Grunt, NPM, Yeoman, Gulp.js

  • Paradigms

    Agile Software Development, REST, Design Patterns, Test-driven Development (TDD), Continuous Deployment

  • Industry Expertise

    Video Streaming

  • Platforms

    Proto.io

  • Storage

    MongoDB

Education

  • Associate's degree in Software Development
    1995 - 2001
    Escuela Superior Salesiana María Auxiliadora - Barcelona

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