Santiago Far Suau
Verified Expert in Engineering
PHP Developer
Santiago is a proactive, goal-oriented, front-end/full-stack developer with 15 years of experience building websites and CMSs. He started as a system administrator (Linux and Windows Servers) and moved to back-end/full-stack for web development. Now he works in UI and front-end projects. He has a long trajectory working with great designers and digital agencies which gives him an understanding of design and presentation needs and requirements.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, Webpack, Gulp, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), OS X
The most amazing...
...site I've coded was the 25th anniversary version of the Festival en el Centro Histórico website.
Work Experience
Full-stack Lead Developer
Bioreference
- Worked on a web app for ordering genetic tests online for medical providers consuming different API services with SAML authentication.
- Integrated SAML service on many web apps and WordPress-based sites.
- Created many WP plugins for managing a large DB of genetic tests.
- Created small web apps for ordering supplies, customizing genetic tests, and checking eligibility for insurance coverage and financial assistance programs.
- Led a team that included developers, DevOps, and QA.
Senior Front-end Developer
Datto
- Implemented web components used on the datto.com website. These components were used both as standalone components in plain HTML webpages and as part of the SPA.
- Migrated the datto.com website from the Craft CMS rendering system (PHP) to a multiple SPA using Gridsome as the server-side rendering engine.
- Owned the organization and refactoring of the styles library.
Web Developer
Tangelo
- Developed front-end features for Interesante.com's desktop and mobile versions using media queries and server detection techniques.
- Developed responsive versions for the Padnos website system.
- Performed upgrades, fixes, and other maintenance on back ends, both in PHP and Python.
- Developed front ends for small client websites, both desktop and mobile versions.
Full-stack Developer
The Union
- Architected, designed, and developed the front-end for the "Instituto Mexicano de Cine" (IMCINE) web portal.
- Developed back-end features for the IMCINE website and integrated them with the SIC API (national system of cultural information).
- Developed both front- and back-end features of the Akaso cultural project website (akaso.com.mx).
Full-stack Developer
Contenidos Digitales
- Developed front-end features of the World Cup 2010 website for ImpreMedia.
- Integrated the back-end with the ImpreMedia publication service.
- Learned KickApps in two days at the office in New York.
- Developed KickApps widgets to be consumed on the World Cup 2010 website as well as other ImpreMedia digital channels.
Full-stack Developer
Egency
- Developed back-end features and API for the Seapals World website. Seapals World was a complex virtual world/social network for kids, made in Flash and PHP/MySQL.
- Developed Flash games for Seapals World.
- Developed front and back ends for a group of websites with a centralized administration, fed with the same materials but with varying presentations for different countries.
- Architected, designed, and developed front and back end for the Jabbersmack social network for kids. It implemented instant messaging, complex privacy settings for published content, and a strong parental control system.
Web Developer
Area3 - Mexico
- Developed the "El viaje de la Nonna" movie website.
- Developed an online video contest with support for multiple video formats and online video conversion using FFmpeg.
- Developed the 25th anniversary version of the "Festival en el Centro Histórico" website, with schedule tools, event subscriptions, and full media coverage.
System Administrator/Developer
GP Producciones
- Developed a video tag system for an archive of over 80.000 VHS tapes.
- Developed a scheduled recording system that organized the content of each tape for a recording grid of about 150 daily hours.
- Designed and implemented the server stack and network infrastructure.
- Developed a web-based intranet with tools and helpers for common tasks, such as tracking status and location of materials, mail, and file sharing.
Experience
My Genetics Tree
http://mygeneticstree.comDonde Reciclo
Mercado Limbo
CoolRepublica
Skills
Languages
SQL, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, HTML5, Sass, Less, GraphQL, SCSS, Visual Basic 6 (VB6), Flash ActionScript, Python, ActionScript 3, ActionScript 2, TypeScript
Frameworks
CodeIgniter, Angular, AngularJS, Redux, Laravel, Next.js, Django, Twig, Prototype Framework, FuelPHP, Symfony, Express.js
Libraries/APIs
Vue, Vue 2, Vuex, React, Hogan.js, Node.js, FFmpeg, Authorize.net, CyberSource, PayPal API, Mustache, Mandrill API, Twitter API, MooTools, Facebook API, jQuery
Paradigms
MVC Design, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Responsive
Storage
Media Queries, JSON, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
Other
Front-end, Web Development, Front-end Development, Responsive UI, Gridsome, WordPress Plugins, APIs, Single-page Applications (SPA), RHEL, Symphony, KickApps, Mobile First, PayPal, HubSpot, eCommerce
Tools
Gulp, MAMP, Git, GitHub, Webpack, Babel, Mailchimp, Yeoman, Flash, Bower, Apache, Subversion (SVN), Grunt, Microsoft Power BI
Platforms
WordPress, OS X, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Fedora, Windows, Craft CMS
Education
Licenciado (Equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts) Degree in Music Composition
Universidad Católica Argentina - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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