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Shivaraman Aiyer, WordPress Developer in Toronto, ON, Canada
Shivaraman Aiyer

WordPress Developer in Toronto, ON, Canada

Member since April 11, 2019
Shivaraman has over five years of experience as a full-stack developer. He has WordPress expertise, creating themes and plugins, and has also worked on Joomla, MEAN stack, and Android. He has experience building complex yet beautiful-looking brochure and eCommerce websites and builds them around the client's philosophy, requirement, and design.
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Experience

Location

Toronto, ON, Canada

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, PhpStorm, Android Studio, Ubuntu, Windows, Visual Studio Code

The most amazing...

...app I have worked on allows users to import 3D models of construction sites and manage everything from issues forms right from the web, Android, and iOS apps.

Employment

  • Android Developer

    2018 - PRESENT
    FunBim
    • Created the core Android app.
    • Added the functionality to match that of the iOS app.
    • Fine-tuned the UI to match that of the iOS app.
    Technologies: Mobile App Development, Firebase, PDFTron, Java, Android

  • Application Support Engineer

    2018 - 2020
    Deluxe Entertainment Services Group
    • Fixed issues on the platform.
    • Added new features to the existing system.
    • Helped colleagues with their issues on the code.
    • Added features to the newly developed React application.
    Technologies: TypeScript, React, Yii, PHP

  • Lead Developer

    2015 - 2018
    Start Digital
    • Created complex eCommerce client sites based on WP and WooCommerce.
    • Created a plugin system to make the gift hamper customization seamless to the user for one of the clients.
    • Created a liquid volume-based stock management for another client.
    • Created themes to be used as boilerplate for client websites.
    • Managed a team of developers to work on different projects.
    Technologies: Stripe API, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, Concrete5, WordPress

  • Web Developer

    2015 - 2016
    Buzz Agency
    • Built websites for clients.
    • Fixed website hacks.
    • Improved client website speeds.
    • Created custom themes to sell on the market place.
    Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, WordPress

  • Full Stack Developer

    2015 - 2015
    SeekBigger
    • Built the core website.
    • Built the real-time chat system.
    • Built the real-time video call and whiteboard interface based on tokbox.
    • Built the payments system.
    • Built the tutorial lesson booking system.
    Technologies: CSS, HTML, Express.js, AngularJS, Node.js

  • Full Stack Developer

    2014 - 2014
    Picklance (formerly Towoglo)
    • Fixed more than 300 bugs created by previous developers.
    • Added new features to the website.
    • Cleaned up the front-end and make it much more pleasant for the user to use it.
    • Added custom extensions to the base plugin to improve the user experience.
    • Improved the freelancer bidding system to work seamlessly in the system.
    Technologies: MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP

  • Research Engineer

    2013 - 2014
    Samsung India
    • Fixed issues on the feature phones using C++.
    • Added features to existing Samsung Android application.
    • Created custom applications to be added to Samsung Android phones.
    • Worked on a custom business application for clients of Samsung.
    Technologies: C++, Java, Android

Experience

  • Scottish Hampers

    Scottish hampers is a gift hamper website selling the finest selection of Scottish food and drinks. You can choose from a wide range of pre-built hampers or build your own hamper to your linking

    I created this website along with a lot of the WooCommerce extensions that were needed to make it function the way it does.

  • Vouch For That
    https://vouchforthat.co.uk

    An eCommerce platform selling vouchers to some of the most amazing hotels in the UK. You can have your voucher sent to the recipient via post or email, with a personalized message, and on a fixed date.

    I created the core website along with the different parts of the voucher purchase system as part of WooCommerce extensions and also the voucher PDF creation part and the system that tracks the redemptions of the vouchers by the hotels.

  • Grunting Growler
    https://gruntinggrowler.com/

    Grunting Growler is a craft beer shop in Glasgow. The website offers a way for users to purchase beer online either in their canned or bottled version or as a growler and choose a date and time of pick up.

    I created the complete site along with the WooCommerce aspect that allows the website to track the draft beers in quantity of "ml," as the website also doubles as a POS system used in the stores.

Skills

  • Languages

    PHP 7, PHP 5, HTML, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ECMAScript (ES6), PHP, CSS, Sass, Java, TypeScript, C++

  • Libraries/APIs

    JSON API, REST APIs, Node.js, React, WooCommerce API, Stripe API, Passport.js, jQuery

  • Tools

    Chrome Developer Tools, PhpStorm, NPM, Composer, MySQL Workbench, Sublime Text 3, Xdebug, Stripe Checkout, Android Studio, Git, Concrete5, PDFTron, Postman

  • Platforms

    WordPress, WooCommerce, Android, Joomla, Linux, Windows, Ubuntu, Firebase, Visual Studio Code, Meteor

  • Other

    WordPress Plugins, HTML to WordPress, PSD to WordPress, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Mobile App Development, Stripe Payments, APIs

  • Frameworks

    Yii 1, AngularJS, Express.js, Yii, Qt 5

  • Paradigms

    MEAN Stack, REST, Agile Software Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test-driven Development (TDD)

  • Storage

    MySQL, MongoDB

Education

  • Bachelor of Technology Degree in Information and Communication Technology
    2009 - 2013
    Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology - Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Certifications

  • JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures
    FEBRUARY 2019 - PRESENT
    FreeCodeCamp
  • CYBER503x: Cybersecurity Risk Management
    DECEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
    edX
  • CYBER502X: Computer Forensics
    DECEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
    edX
  • CYBER501x: Cybersecurity Fundamentals
    SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
    edX
  • Responsive Web Design
    AUGUST 2018 - PRESENT
    FreeCodeCamp

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