Paul H.

Paul H.

Bucharest, Romania
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About Me

Paul is a Senior Front-end Developer with 10+ years of experience developing, testing, documenting, and delivering quality solutions to meet client needs and iterating websites and interactive, user-friendly apps. He acts as an important technical resource for industry best practices and modern standards-based approaches in the deployment of web services that fit requirements for data analysis and visualization.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Front-end Developer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

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

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Finetune
Finetune
Senior Web Developer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Working on performance improvements and key features of AP Classroom, an online learning platform used by 10+ million AP students and teachers across the US annually.

  • Resolving tickets and addressing critical issues reported by teachers and students daily.

  • Upgrading core parts of the platform like the question bank, authoring, and assignment features, resulting in a smoother, more reliable AP Classroom experience nationwide.

FITSS
FITSS
Cross-disciplinary Solution Engineer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Identifying essential user tasks and developing simple interfaces to make technology accessible and helpful in everyday life.

  • Developing intuitive digital solutions that simplify complex processes for end users.

  • Identifying users' core needs and determining the minimum viable features.

GraphNets - University of Bucharest
GraphNets - University of Bucharest
Data Engineer (Internship)
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Designed and developed robust, scalable solutions to collect and analyze datasets and create and maintain data pipelines, data structures, and reports.

  • Evaluated, recommended, and executed new technologies and updates to existing infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and efficiency.

  • Championed the process for optimizing the storage solution for a portion of the MaG graph data, improving time to explore and analyze the data.

OKAPI
OKAPI
Web Developer
2015 - 2019 (4 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Participated in all phases of the development lifecycle of interactive user-friendly apps for clients, focusing on coding, testing, and debugging of solutions.

  • Worked on the maintenance or enhancement of existing solutions, debugging and fixing live production systems on the go, without affecting end users of websites.

  • Created reusable bug-free components for a membership management system on a mobile app with features for an intuitive notification system.

Freelance
Freelance
Web Developer
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Botosani, Romania
  • Developed websites and service-oriented systems for clients using an array of technologies, tools, and frameworks.

  • Developed a webpage to show free and occupied parking spaces from an IP camera for a client.

  • Performed technical assessment of apps and software solutions to ensure technical integrity and compliance with client-specific design requirements.

WMTek
WMTek
Junior Web Developer
2013 - 2013
Botosani, Romania
  • Participated in the development and implementation of a DIY website builder and related web applications.

  • Provided support to non-technical stakeholders on the use of the DIY platform.

  • Contributed to technical discussions and processes to improve components on the solution.

uGotFICO
uGotFICO
Junior Developer
2012 - 2012
Botosani, Romania
  • Worked on the development of an internal app for the management of uGotFICO's clients and cases.

  • Followed best practices and procedures, improved the development of UI components, and served as a point of contact for technical issues.

  • Adhered to the company's core values in the implementation of programming concepts and managed live server administration.

Showcase

Software Developer - Cazare Camin
Software Developer - Cazare Camin
  • Cazare Camin is a platform for the Faculty of Sociology to manage student housing requests.

  • It assists the accommodation committee in storing and managing available spaces.

  • The app features two components: a student-facing interface and a committee-facing interface.

Data Engineer - Iconic
Data Engineer - Iconic
  • The Iconic project aims to analyze research on Scopus to identify effective ways to showcase scientists and collaborate.

  • The project involves data scraping, engineering, and visualization for analysis.

  • One manuscript has been published as part of the project.

Software Developer - Be an Insider
Software Developer - Be an Insider
  • Insider is a public relations app for entrepreneurs.

  • It focuses on refining narratives, securing events, and meeting investors.

  • The app was successfully published with 200+ downloads and 80+ regular users.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Sociology
Bachelor's Degree, Sociology
University of Bucharest - Romania
2016 - 2019 (3 years)