Zlatko Duric

I implemented a fashion industry portal from scratch, which included the following:
• Created data schemas with Mongoose and set up MongoDB for persistence.
• Implemented controllers and routing with Express.js and as (pre-delivered) templates in Jade.
• Developed the Angular front-end app, directives, and controllers.
• Implemented a full Instagram-like client in Angular, a custom self-adjustable grid, and real-time notifications with Socket.IO.
• Developed session storage in Redis.
• Deployed the entire portal to a Heroku, MongoLab, and RedisToGo stack.

An app for tracking a Twitter timeline for wanted terms with a blocked list. The app monitors the Twitter stream for the given tracking words. If the tweet contains blocked words, it's discarded; otherwise, it's shown to the user on the timeline. The timeline has a link to the author, the tweet, the Email this! button to email the tweet to yourself via direct link, and the Pause and Unpause button for faster streams. It is a straightforward app scraped together in two afternoons as a part of a learning experience.

A JavaScript snippet I built for loading and displaying ads for a European-based marketing agency. The project included building the snippet to be embedded in third-party sites and working with back-end engineers on a solution for tracking the impressions and clickthroughs for the displayed ads.

Developed a full-blown document management solution for accountants on top of Alfresco DMS. The solution was primarily a marketplace where accountants could automate their workflows and offer services to clients. It later extended to include other services, like Legal and HR. As a project lead,
I worked on the front end and back end and interfacing solutions.

The solution included:
• Workflows for auto-importing documents, from scanning incoming invoices or picking them from email.
• An OCR solution to extract relevant information from it.
• Specialized accounting applications, like Microsoft Dynamics Nav for displaying reports on-demand.
• Payment files for automating payments with banking systems.
• JBoss BPM-based workflows for managing documentation in a typical accountant's office.

Developed RESTful APIs for connected-car systems while working with ThinxNet. The product was an OBD2 dongle with custom, in-house firmware that included a GSM card, GPS, and other sensors. It was connected to a car's CAN bus that sent telemetry and other information via a secured link to the in-house systems. The information was processed and offered for back-office solutions and to web and mobile clients.

As a lead back-end engineer, I built and managed the development of RESTful services and APIs that served different purposes, including standard APIs for customers, back-office web and mobile apps, and reporting and processing signals. We worked primarily with Node.js and the MongoDB stack, native Android and iOS clients, and web apps built with Polymer.

Gave a talk on the upcoming Streams API in browsers, based on my experiences with Node.js streams. Aside from that talk, I was also a regular speaker at JavaScript Zagreb meet-ups on Node.js and JavaScript topics.