Ivan S.

Ivan S.

Senior PHP Developer

Serbia
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About Me

Ivan is a highly-skilled PHP Developer with over 10 years of development experience, a strong back-end developer with a wide skill set, also having project management and supervisory experience. He is specialized in web development/programming, web systems administration (Apache, Linux, MySQL, PHP, Git / Subversion), database design, and query optimization. Ivan acted as project leader for a large MLM web portal on a live system with around 300.000 users connected in a tree structure. He is a team player that enjoys collaborating and building productive partnerships with his customers and colleagues.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Ed Tech Startup
Ed Tech Startup
Web Developer
2018 - 2021 (3 years)
Serbia
  • Worked on the development of a SPA written in NodeJS and EmberJS, for the Ed tech sector.

  • Implemented new services and new functionalities in the application using EmberJS, NodeJS, MongoDB, and Docker.

  • Built a scraper/crawler tool and a PDF parser tool/service.

MLM web portal
MLM web portal
Project Lead
2013 - 2021 (8 years)
Remote
  • Worked on a live system for a MLM web portal, having around 300.000 users connected in a tree structure.

  • Created a system that implements money transfers, invoicing, purchasing, hierarchical data, and tree calculations.

  • Collaborated and communicated with development teams and management to resolve issues, prioritize needs, and adopt optimum solutions.

Jola
Jola
PHP Developer/Web Developer
2012 - 2014 (2 years)
Remote
  • Worked on the development of multiple projects using Magento, including e-commerce portals and web applications.

  • Performed ongoing website revision, recommending performance improvements and creating style guidelines for website content.

  • Focused on web usability, site performance, and database design, as part of the system design process.

Ates International GMBH
Ates International GMBH
PHP Developer/Web Developer
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
Serbia
  • Worked on the development of software solutions for both SMEs and corporations at the enterprise level.

  • Developed a big social networking site using Zend Framework, contributing to all the software development phases.

  • Created features that facilitates the relevant tools and improved the code-base of the products.

Freelancer
Freelancer
PHP Developer/Web Developer
2010 - Present (14 years)
Remote
  • Developed a comparison web portal that sells and buys/rents used/new books. I completely migrated the website from the old legacy code base to Symfony, adding new modules, sales reports, and payment integrations.

  • Created a Magento store for selling car parts for European vintage car models, building custom modules and custom import product modules.

  • Worked on a Symfony project that synchronizes client’s products on Magento and Ebay stores. Worked on a Zend project, a counselor website that provides affordable housing opportunities, creating new modules and functionalities.

Ciplex
Ciplex
PHP Developer
2008 - 2009 (1 year)
Remote
  • Performed PHP development for several projects, including a Commercial CMS (Ciplex).

  • Developed multiple applications using the company’s custom framework.

  • Produce detailed technical product descriptions and wrote clean and well-structured code.

Portfolio

Software Developer - Zucchabar
Software Developer - Zucchabar

Zucchabar is an early-stage startup, a personalized learning platform that will help users plan their studies based on subjects they love. Users can organize and share their courses, notes, and questions and access them from any device they like. Built various functionalities for the platform, such as a GUI web scraper and PDF parser. Technologies used in the project: NodeJS, EmberJS, MongoDB.

PHP Developer - Mrfiat
PHP Developer - Mrfiat

Mrfiat is a platform that specializes in the best vintage parts available for all classic European makes, as well as parts made in Italy. I created a Magento store for selling car parts for European vintage car models, building custom modules and custom import product modules. Technologies used in the project: PHP, Magento, MySQL.

PHP Developer - Fab mach
PHP Developer - Fab mach

Fab mach specializes in machinery for the metal stamping and sheet metal fabricating trade, such as punch presses, press brakes, shears, CNC turrets, press feeding equipment, and accessories. They buy and sell used machinery, arrange auctions, prepare appraisals and facilitate plant liquidations. Migrated the old website to Symfony Framework and built new functionalities. Technologies used in the project: PHP, Symfony, MySQL.

Education

Undergraduate studies (5 years)in Electronic Engineering, BS
Undergraduate studies (5 years)in Electronic Engineering, BS
University of Nis, Serbia
2000 - 2008 (8 years)
Algorithms: Design and Analysis
Algorithms: Design and Analysis
Stanford University