Vasco de Almeida Gaspar, Developer in Coimbra, Portugal
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Vasco de Almeida Gaspar

Bio

Vasco is a front-end developer with 15+ years of experience and a background in graphic design. He specializes in building the front end of JavaScript applications and loves both the technological and artistic sides of web technologies. Vasco expresses himself clearly and understands things with ease, making communication a breeze.

Portfolio

Procuros
React, Node.js
Rekki
React, React Native, Go, Node.js
Gaspard+Bruno
GreenSock, PrestaShop, WordPress, Node.js, React

Experience

  • React - 10 years
  • Node.js - 6 years
  • GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP) - 6 years
  • Go - 5 years
  • JavaScript - 5 years
  • SvelteKit - 4 years
  • Tailwind UI - 2 years
  • React Native - 1 year

Preferred Environment

Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Linux

The most amazing...

...project I've developed is a video game-like website for music streaming and eCommerce, all controlled with keyboard keys. It was featured in Form magazine.

Work Experience

Senior Software Developer

2024 - PRESENT
Procuros
  • Maintained and improved a legacy user-facing portal.
  • Built a greenfield back office to handle day-to-day operations.
  • Worked as a proactive team player with a strong sense of ownership, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and maintainable solutions.
Technologies: React, Node.js

Senior Software Developer

2017 - 2024
Rekki
  • Developed a React Native app serving thousands of restaurants, helping them to establish and maintain business relationships with their suppliers.
  • Developed and maintained several microservices written in Go and Kubernetes, often shipping new features and adjacent products.
  • Built initial public-facing websites, with some of them winning awards. See https://www.awwwards.com/rekkidesignteam/ for reference.
Technologies: React, React Native, Go, Node.js

CTO

2016 - 2017
Gaspard+Bruno
  • Managed and mentored a small team of developers—consisting of one senior and one junior front-end developer, plus one freelance back-end developer.
  • Selected the right tech stack and architecture for each project.
  • Developed several React isomorphic applications with Node.js for server-side rendering.
  • Developed several WordPress and PrestaShop themes.
Technologies: GreenSock, PrestaShop, WordPress, Node.js, React

Front-End Developer | UI Designer

2014 - 2016
Hoko
  • Managed the design of the web app experience.
  • Designed all the graphic elements for other platforms like the newsletters, documentation, and website.
  • Developed the web app's front-end using Rails Views and Knockout.js for simple data bindings.
  • Developed the backoffice dashboard using Ember.js.
Technologies: Ember.js, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby

Front-End Developer | UI Designer

2012 - 2014
Glintt
  • Maintained the web application's front-end.
  • Designed new interfaces for web applications and corporate websites.
  • Conducted requirements gathering with clients.
  • Developed the front-end for the corporate software.
Technologies: HTML, Sass, jQuery

Experience

Sara Maia Portfolio

A portfolio website/eCommerce for a fashion designer, built with WordPress, Three.js for the video distortion, and Barba.js and GSAP for page transitions. It showcases multiple past collections and a full-function eCommerce solution using WooCommerce as the back end

Bike'n Connect

A social network to connect cyclists around the world.

This project was built entirely with React Native, which shares the same codebase for both iOS and Android platforms. The project was completed in less than three months with a two-man workforce.

Apelido & Apelido

A website for my small agency that was built with my two close friends.

FEATURES AND AWARDS
• Featured on Muz.li
• Site of the Day: French Design Index
• User Approved: Awwwards

Education

2014 - 2014

Certificate in Usability and User-Centered Design

The University of Texas at Austin - Online

2008 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and Print Technologies

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar - Tomar, Portugal

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React, Redux Form, jQuery, Shopify API, P5.js, Node.js, Three.js, Vue, Barba.js

Tools

Sketch 3, Adobe Photoshop, Trello, Adobe Illustrator, Webpack 2, Webpack, Gulp, NPM, PrestaShop, Canvas, Mailchimp, Grunt, GreenSock, Browserify, Xcode, Git, Stylus

Languages

HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Sass, Less, Ruby, HTML, Go

Frameworks

Redux, React Native, Bootstrap 3, Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ember.js, Angular, Knockout (Knockout.js), ZURB Foundation, AngularJS

Platforms

GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), WordPress, MacOS, Linux, WooCommerce

Other

Single-page Applications (SPAs), Squarespace, WordPress Themes, UI Animation, Front-end Development, SvelteKit, Tailwind UI, Newsletter Templates, User Experience (UX)

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