Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Chief Technology Officer
2016 - Present (9 years)
New York, United States
  • Spearheading internal tools development including the Upstack Portal and an awesome Slack bot for keeping track of the company's time sheets...

  • Develop and implement Upstack’s strategy for using technological resources that aligns with its business goals and esure that the right systems, technology and processes are in place to support Upstack's operations.

  • Regularly take the initiative in innovation and creativity by learning new things and improving the way things get done at Upstack.

UpStack
UpStack
Lead Web Engineer
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
, Remote
  • Worked on the development of backend web applications for Upstack's platform using PHP and Laravel Framework.

  • Efficiently managed the technical implementation of web pages, microsites, and interactive forms on Upstack's platform.

  • Oversaw compliance with web standards and accessibility requirements, troubleshot and fixed backend issues and maintained clean, documented code standards within Upstack.

Freelance
Freelance
Freelance Mobile and Web Developer
2013 - 2014 (1 year)
Constantza, Romania (Remote)
  • Efficiently developed and maintained different applications/solutions for mobile and web projects.

  • Offered guidance and technical expertise for the design, execution and delivery of exploratory concepts, rapid prototypes, pilot solutions and documentation on different web and mobile solutions for clients.

  • Utilized best practices and identified bug fixes or enhancements for various mobile, native, and web applications.

Braincache Ltd
Braincache Ltd
Web Developer/System Admin
2008 - 2013 (5 years)
Limassol, Cyprus
  • Worked on the development of an in-house CMS that was used to easily put together websites for clients of the company.

  • Installed and maintained the company’s hosting servers using the LAMP Stack and optimized the MySQL queries and databases for faster access.

  • Developed, updated and maintained all the websites and side projects of the company's clients.

Freelance
Freelance
Web Developer
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Constanta, Romania (Remote)
  • Successfully architected, designed and implemented innovative solutions on different web applications for clients.

  • Provided technical guidance for troubleshooting complex technical issues and enhance the quality of solutions through adherence to technical best practices on all projects.

  • Built new functionalities into different web applications and supported performance testing on projects.

SC Cirquest SRL
Web Designer/Developer/SysAdmin
2005 - 2007 (2 years)
Constanta, Romania
  • Efficiently designed, developed and maintained new and existing websites for clients of the company.

  • Actively participated in collaborative software requirements gathering, design, testing, and planning reviews.

  • Successfully addressed bug fixes for deployed software solutions.

CompuFormatix Inc
Remote SysAdmin
2005 - 2005
Constanta, Romania
  • Efficiently managed the 40-server farm operated by the company.

  • Monitored the performance of the farm, fixed corrupted MySQL tables.

  • Handled installations, upgrades, configurations and patches to servers within the farm.

SC Cirquest SRL
Web Designer/Developer/SysAdmin
2004 - 2005 (1 year)
Constanta, Romania
  • Designed, developed and maintained new and existing websites for clients.

  • Provided daily oversight on assigned systems by establishing and managing different application accounts, privileges and resources for clients.

  • Provided technical support for different web solutions and applications.

Showcase

Upstack Time Bot
Upstack Time Bot
  • Developed a time bot to facilitate the tracking process for Upstack developers.

  • The bot prompts developers daily to log in time and work notes for the previous day.

  • Automatically updates times and notes on the client accessible internal portal.

Upstack Portal
Upstack Portal
  • Developed the Upstack CRM from scratch

  • Implemented new features for various departments such as Accounts, Talent, and Developers

  • Transitioned the platform from PHP to GoLang on the back-end and integrated React/Vue.JS on the front-end

Linechecker Website and API
Linechecker Website and API
  • Developed the back-end of the Linechecker application

  • Used PHP as the primary technology stack

  • Engineered a geofence feature to measure the length of lines at venues

Tappy Plane
Tappy Plane
  • Tappy Plane is an entertaining Android mobile game developed using Unity (C#) and GoLang for high-score back-end management.

  • The game is still in development with more functionalities being added to the base game.

  • Tappy Plane has not been released on the Google Play store yet.

AirChat
AirChat
  • Managed backend development for AirChat with AWS and Golang, providing easy scalability and live communication for millions of users.

  • Utilized AWS Lambda for service queuing to ensure uninterrupted user communication.

  • Incorporated a state-of-the-art test suite from Go and used the Gin framework for easy development.

Education

Education
Complete C# Unity Developer 2D: Learn to Code Making Games
Udemy
2019 - Present (6 years)
Education
Unity 5: 2D Building a Tile Map Editor
Lynda.com
2018 - Present (7 years)
Education
Unity 5: Building an Adventure Game
Lynda.com
2018 - Present (7 years)
Education
Learning Unity 2D Sprite
Lynda.com
2018 - Present (7 years)
Education
Vue.js: Building an Interface
Lynda.com
2017 - Present (8 years)
Education
Learning Go for Web Development
Lynda.com
2017 - Present (8 years)
Education
Learning Go
Lynda.com
2017 - Present (8 years)
Education
Swift Essential Training
Lynda.com
2015 - Present (10 years)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics
Electronics University
2000 - 2003 (3 years)