Silvestar Bistrović, Developer in Josipovac, Croatia
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Silvestar Bistrović

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UI Developer

Location
Josipovac, Croatia
Toptal Member Since
April 6, 2017

Silvestar is a fearless web engineer, CSS developer, Jamstack enthusiast, and WordPress theme specialist. He enjoys creating pixel-perfect, responsive, and modern websites. His focus is on delivering the best experience for users on every device, making faster, lighter, and more secure sites using WordPress or static page generators. When Silvestar is not coding, he likes to write new articles on his blog.

Portfolio

Self-employed
WordPress, Jamstack, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, API Integration, Figma
Farmeron
AngularJS, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Node.js
ICTmedia
jQuery, HTML, CSS, PHP

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Terminal, Chrome, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS

The most amazing...

...websites I've built using WordPress and static site generators got the perfect score from Google PageSpeed Insights, 100/100.

Work Experience

Freelance Web Developer

2017 - PRESENT
Self-employed
  • Worked with prominent clients from all over the world, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Spain, and Saudi Arabia.
  • Specialized in building modern, responsive user interfaces.
  • Worked with many different platforms such as WordPress, Shopify, Jekyll, and Hugo.
Technologies: WordPress, Jamstack, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, API Integration, Figma

Front-end Developer

2015 - 2017
Farmeron
  • Built a style guide for an enterprise dairy industry system.
  • Developed an application for generating dynamic reports of dairy processes using AngularJS.
  • Created a single-page dairy industry application using the UI library.
  • Worked on building an interface for the dairy industry modules.
  • Organized front-end workshops for a cross-functional team of more than twenty developers.
Technologies: AngularJS, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Node.js

Web Developer

2012 - 2015
ICTmedia
  • Worked on an interface for a business intelligence application.
  • Delivered complete CRM solution for a local business incubator, including handling every tenant, generating monthly-based reports, and generating invoices.
  • Delivered a complete CRM solution for a property agency, including handling every real estate property, generating custom brochures, and publishing real estate on a live site.
  • Delivered an application for handling property-based call centers.
  • Worked on the development of a custom CMS solution for multi-language websites.
Technologies: jQuery, HTML, CSS, PHP

Web Developer

https://www.wundermobility.com/
Wunder Mobility is the leading software and hardware provider for vehicle sharing, whose highly customizable and deeply integrated software solution is complemented by a sharing-ready vehicle program built in partnership with leading manufacturers. The site runs on Jekyll, Contentful, and Netlify. I was tasked with developing and maintaining the company website.

Westwing

https://www.westwing.com/
Westwing is a "curated shoppable magazine," inspiring customers daily with the newest trends, themes, stories, brands, and products from the world of home and living. The website runs on Hexo, Netlify CMS, Netlify, and GitHub. I was in charge of developing and maintaining the company website.

Domino Data Lab

https://www.dominodatalab.com/
Domino Data Lab empowers data science teams with the leading, open data science platform that enables enterprises to manage and scale data science with discipline and maturity. The website runs on Jekyll and Netlify. My responsibilities included developing and maintaining company websites.

Credit Card Insider

https://www.creditcardinsider.com/
Credit Card Insider is a New York-based consumer education company whose mission is to empower people to use credit cards effectively and confidently.
The website runs on WordPress and WP Engine. I took responsibility for developing and maintaining the company website.

Pinecone

https://www.pinecone.io/
Pinecone is a managed database that provides ML applications' infrastructure that needs to search and rank results based on similarities, such as recommendations, personalization, image search, and more. The website runs on Hugo. I was tasked with developing and maintaining the company website.

Bozzuto

https://www.bozzuto.com/
The Bozzuto Group is a building company that specializes in residential buildings. They build apartments, houses, and student residences for universities like the University of Baltimore. The website runs on WordPress.
I developed UI components for the company website.

TheGrio

https://thegrio.com/
TheGrio is the first video-centric news community site devoted to providing African Americans with stories and perspectives that appeal to them but are underrepresented in existing national news outlets. The site runs on WordPress.

Little Bundle

https://littlebundle.com/
Little Bundle is a US-based company that aims to maximize children's health by making high-quality formulas easily accessible when you're ready to transition from or supplement breastfeeding. The site runs on Shopify. I developed and maintained the webshop.

Domino Data Lab Pop-up

https://www.dominodatalab.com/
Domino Data Lab empowers data science teams with the leading, open data science platform that enables enterprises to manage and scale data science with discipline and maturity.

Model-driven companies, including Allstate, Dell Technologies, and Bayer, use Domino as a data science system of record to accelerate breakthrough research, increase collaboration, and rapidly deliver high-impact models.
The website runs on WordPress.

Domino Data Lab Rev

https://rev.dominodatalab.com/
Domino Data Lab empowers data science teams with the leading, open data science platform that enables enterprises to manage and scale data science with discipline and maturity. Model-driven companies, including Allstate, Dell Technologies, and Bayer, use Domino as a data science system of record to accelerate breakthrough research, increase collaboration, and rapidly deliver high-impact models.
The website runs on Jekyll.

Contiamo

https://www.contiamo.com/
Contiamo is a Berlin-based startup developing enterprise software that acts as the single source of data for all data use cases. They provide customers with cutting-edge data solutions, using the latest technologies to ensure they get the best results.
The site runs on Middleman, Webpack, Netlify, and GitHub.

Moodings

Moodings is an eCommerce website from Copenhagen, Denmark. By curating upcoming and established design and art, Moodings helps designers and artists compete on the market. The website runs on Shopify.

Calvert

https://www.calvert.com/invest-with-purpose.php
Calvert Research and Management combines deep industry experience, a principled approach, global reach, and active corporate engagement to help meet its client's needs and goals. The website runs on a custom CMS solution.

Netki

https://netki.com/
Netki ensures compliance and prevents fraud for all your digital transactions with our fully automated and scalable KYC and travel rule compliance solutions. The website runs on WordPress and WP Engine.

Han Han Xue

https://www.hanhanxue.com/
Han Han Xue is an interdisciplinary designer and FX technical director from Montreal, Canada creating incredible concepts and reels.
The site runs on Middleman, Netlify, and Bitbucket. Featured on JAMstack.

Irina and Matej

https://irinaandmatej.com/
Irina and Matej are wedding and portrait photographers whose photojournalistic approach is characterized by telling the story through emotions, candid moments, details, tones, movement, and beautiful imperfections.
The site runs on WordPress, DigitalOcean, and Cloudflare.

Languages

Hugo, JavaScript, CSS, ECMAScript (ES6), Markdown, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, SCSS, HTML, PHP

Frameworks

Chrome, Bootstrap, Vanilla JS, AngularJS

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, Liquid, WordPress REST API, Parallax, Node.js

Tools

Gulp, Git, Jekyll, Terminal, ACF PRO, Shopify Plus, Middleman, Figma, Webpack

Paradigms

Jamstack, BEM, Responsive Web Design (RWD), On-page SEO, Agile, UI Design

Platforms

Netlify, MacOS, WordPress, Contentful, Shopify

Other

GitFlow, Site Speed Optimization, CSS3 Animation, Blogging, Style Guides, Critical-path CSS, WordPress Themes, User Experience (UX), SVG, Front-end, User Interface (UI), Page Speed Optimization, Pixel Perfect, Web UI, UI Development, Integration, Landing Pages, Landing Page Optimization, Google Fonts, PSD Slicing, PSD, PSD to HTML, UI Animation, API Integration, eCommerce, Design, HubSpot, Lottie, HubSpot CRM

Storage

WP Engine

2005 - 2011

Master's Degree in Communications and Information

Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Osijek, Croatia

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