Tudor Calin, Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada
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Tudor Calin

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Software Developer

Location
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toptal Member Since
March 20, 2017

As a passionate developer, Tudor's always looking for the most efficient solution. Future-proof, extensible, simple, standard-compliant, open, and clean designs are the ideals that guide his work. 16 years of work experience has also made him understand the importance of building good human relations when working on complex project—software development has to be a team effort.

Portfolio

Urban-Linx
Shopify, Android, iOS, Kotlin, Java, Swift, JavaScript, Memcached...
MindGeek
Adobe Media Server (AMS), Subversion (SVN), Git, Memcached, Redis, MySQL...
TP1/Havas Montreal
iOS, Objective-C, WordPress, Drupal, PHP

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

LAMP

The most amazing...

...project I worked on is a protocol to encrypt/decrypt MP3s on-the-fly so that they cannot be played by unauthorized means.

Work Experience

Web & Mobile Developer

2015 - 2016
Urban-Linx
  • Developed a module for generating parallax animated pages on for the HotNewHipHop's website (ex. http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/cover-story-currensy/).
  • Developed the iOS app: HotNewHipHop HNHH which provides the latest hip-hop music and news to its users (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hotnewhiphop-hnhh-latest-hip-hop-music-news/id1092200676?mt=8).
  • Finished the Android app version of HotNewHipHop HNHH (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hnhh.app3&hl=en). Converted the code from Java to Kotlin.
  • Migrated a website from Drupal to a custom platform (www.sneakermob.com).
  • Developed a website in Shopify (https://www.worldclassnewyork.com/).
Technologies: Shopify, Android, iOS, Kotlin, Java, Swift, JavaScript, Memcached, Elasticsearch, PHP

Web Developer

2014 - 2015
MindGeek
  • Added a comment functionality to a website (www.webcams.com).
  • Added sound to the a site's mobile solution (www.webcams.com).
  • Created a website as a proof-of-concept and knowledge resource for partners implementing their own video-chat websites (www.webcamsapi.com).
  • Served occasionally as the release manager for a team of 12 developers supporting www.webcams.com.
Technologies: Adobe Media Server (AMS), Subversion (SVN), Git, Memcached, Redis, MySQL, Flash ActionScript, Node.js, JavaScript, Silex, PHP

Web & Mobile Developer

2013 - 2014
TP1/Havas Montreal
  • Developed the job section of the website: www.stm.info.
  • Updated the iOS app for WADA (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wada-prohibited-list-2016/id408057950?mt=8).
  • Created the award-winning website (http://anthelios.laroche-posay.ca).
  • Updated the Planiguide app for RCGT (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/planiguide-tax-planning-guide-2016-2017/id475766546?mt=8).
  • Participated in the elaboration and implementation of DevOps and testing procedures.
Technologies: iOS, Objective-C, WordPress, Drupal, PHP

Web Developer

2012 - 2013
FYB
  • Created the website (www.whichmo.co) for the Movember 2013 campaign.
  • Worked as part of the team that developed the website: www.votewatch.eu.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, jQuery, PHP, WordPress, Drupal

Web Developer

2012 - 2012
PSS ProSoft Solutions
  • Added an eCommerce functionality to the website: www.livingclassic.com.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, PHP, Drupal

Consultant

2004 - 2012
1 X Tech Grup
  • Assisted companies in migrating to open-source technologies.
  • Prepared documentation for software acquisitions.
Technologies: Linux, Drupal

Société de transport de Montréal

http://www.stm.info
A Drupal website for Société de transport de Montréal.

HotNewHipHop

http://www.hotnewhiphop.com
A high-traffic website for the hip-hop community.

VoteWatch

http://www.votewatch.eu
Political statistics for the European Parliament.

Garda World Website

https://www.garda.com/
A new website for the Garda World company.

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, iOS API, Android API, Node.js

Platforms

Drupal 7, Docker, Drupal 8, LAMP, Drupal, WordPress, iOS, Android, Shopify, Linux

Languages

PHP, JavaScript, Java, Swift 3, Objective-C, Swift, Flash ActionScript, Kotlin

Frameworks

Symfony 2, Silex

Tools

Git, Behat, Subversion (SVN), Solr

Paradigms

Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile Software Development

Storage

MySQL, Memcached, Redis, Elasticsearch

Other

GitFlow, Shopify Customizations, Adobe Media Server (AMS)

2004 - 2006

Master's Degree in Mathematics

Politehnica University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania

1995 - 1999

Licence Degree in Sociology

Politehnica University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania

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