Sergey Uss
Web Developer
Sergey Uss
Summary
Over 10 years of IT related experience including project coordination, functional analysis, development and support.
Thorough knowledge of current web development techniques and procedures.
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills complimented by relentless persistence.
Passioned about the industry, zeal in learning new tools and technologies within short time frames.
Great communication and customer service skills. Ability to work independently and within fast- paced team environment.
Skills and Techniques
Front-end skill set: HTML 5, CSS 3, jQuery, Angular, Bootstrap, Material Design, PhoneGap, npm, bower, gulp, SASS, LESS, Photoshop.
Back-end skill set: PHP 5, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Laravel, Codeigniter, API integrations and implementations, bash.
9 years of experience working with LAMP stack. Some experience with MEAN stack and Meteor.
Great at analyzing business requirements for a web project, developing application model and functional requirements, testing and debugging.
Design for mobile devices, responsive design, single page application design, cross-browser development and quality assurance.
Good understanding of web application security model.
Comfortable working with a variety of technologies, platforms and project methodologies.
Well familiar with version control (git and svn), bug tracking and task management applications. Long-Term Positions
Lead Project Developer - RaiseHope 2014 - present
Tech toolset: LAMP stack. Laravel, Bootstrap, Angular, jQuery, SASS, git, Photoshop. Started as an analyst and business consultant, assumed a leading developer position shortly - led to over three-fold increase in sales and almost doubled retention rates (2014). Overlooked and participated in project re-haul using Laravel framework. Integrated third-party API enabling instant perk redemption. Roles and Responsibilities:
Core product design and development.
Throughout site analysis leading to implementation of new features.
Audition and overseeing of developers and interns. Social media engagement analytics.
Server health tracking and continuous benchmarking to ensure top performance. 1
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Senior Web Developer - Toronto International Film Festival 2012 - 2014 Tech toolset: .NET, in-house CMS, jQuery, JavaScript, Illustrator. Assisted management in preparation of RFP and design specification documents, overlooked content management department to ensure timely site updates and improvements. Proposed and implemented updates to ticketing software integration that raised online ticket sales. Roles and Responsibilities:
Development of new site sections and takeovers. Enhancements to existing site functions.
Development of responsive version of a site for mobile devices.
Collaboration with management on digital strategy matters.
Training of new personnel.
Development of tools facilitating site updates through automation.
Creation and analysis of e-mail marketing campaigns. Head of Development Department - Internet Marketing Canada 2010 - 2013 Tech toolset: LAMP and MEAN stacks, various frameworks, per project - Codeigniter, Yii, CakePHP, emberJS. WordPress implementations. Git and svn.
Established Toronto based company - Internet Marketing Canada. Working with off-shore team, company successfully developed a number of internet projects for local clientele. Roles and Responsibilities:
Project lead from start to finish: identification of functional requirements and composition of specifications, preparation of proposals, communication with the team and close monitoring of development process to ensure that deadlines are met; customer support and delivering of final product
Generation of new leads through online as well as offline marketing
Overlooking of company’s financial matters and book-keeping Project Manager - Shalom Toronto fall 2008 - 2012
Tech toolset: LAMP stack, custom-built CMS, Codeigniter, Magento integrations, svn, Photoshop. Assembled small team working on expansion and maintenance of company’s website. In cooperation with designers modernized site architecture which significantly raised visitors count. Roles and Responsibilities:
Project management involving planning of project scope and processing change requests
Responsible for bug tracking and assigning tasks to members of the team 2
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Flash Developer - Hooplah Inc., Toronto, Canada summer 2009 - 2011 Tech toolset: Flash CS5 - AS 3.0, Photoshop, Illustator. Collaborating with leading branding agency in Toronto developed numerous flash applications and modules.
Flash Developer - Faculty of dentistry, University of Toronto summer 2008 Tech toolset: Flash 8 - AS 2.0, Photoshop, Illustator. Working in a team of dental students created and improved a number of interactive educational applications on the actionScript 2.0 platform. Statistical data showed significant improvements in students academic performance after using applications developed within a scope of summer courseware project.
Freelance Experience
Education
Ryerson University, Mechanical engineering, Toronto, Ontario 2007-2011 Belarusian Polytechnic University at faculty of robotic technologies, Minsk, Belarus 2003-2005 References are available upon request
Company Technologies Job Description Timeline
Strategic Ampersand
Laravel, Angular,
Material Design
A Contact Festival project for Nikon.
Responsive front and backends, integration
with Mandrill.
Early 2016
Faculty of Fishing
Codeigniter, Flash,
jQuery, HTML,
PhoneGap
Mobile app. Site upgrades and maintenance,
development of learning content
2011-present
Bell
PHP, MySQL, Flash,
jQuery, HTML
Concept development and implementation of
various gaming applications used by Bell
customer service representatives
2011 – 2013
Publicis Flash
Canadian localization and functional
improvements of Jenn-air website
End of 2011
CP+B Flash, PHP, MySQL
Component development and database
integration for GOGOYU game
2011-2012
Trojan One Flash
Bi-lingual banner package for Canadian Tire
(NHL All-Star)
Mid 2011
Transmitter Studios PHP, jQTouch Mobile site development for EDge Interactive Mid 2011 Spoke Flash
Interactive flash apps and microsites,
banners
2010-2011
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Bio
Over the 10 years of professional experience in the Internet industry, Sergey has worked on a number of complex projects ranging from functional banners and interactive Flash applications, to sophisticated customer management tools, online auctions, news portals and crowdfunding platforms. His ability to produce an efficient and elegant code in a timely manner, along with his exceptional customer service perks, is what made Sergey indispensable to his clients. He is a seasoned developer that knows his way around Linux servers, PHP and javascript frameworks, responsive layouts and Flash. He is a fast learner and always on the look out for emerging web technologies. In the past year, Sergey took a position of a project manager where a few of his duties were to coordinate production flow, facilitate the development process and take care of customer relations. Sergey has worked for many established clients such as TIFF, Bell, Canadian Tire, Nikon, Corel, University of Toronto, COR, Dippity-Do Hairstyling and Extreme Fitness.
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