ISRAEL MORALES
**********@*****.*** • ***. ***. *735 • Largo, FL
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Frontend Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable web apps using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS. Skilled in backend integration with PHP, microservices, performance optimization, and delivering responsive, user-friendly interfaces. Proficient in testing and monitoring with tools like Jest, Sentry.io, and Hotjar. Experienced with modern tools such as Webpack, Docker, and MySQL, with strong problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills. WORK EXPERIENCES
FRONTEND ENGINEER
SaavyCard
2016 – 2024
● Migrated legacy CodeIgniter PHP application to Next.js, restructuring PHP components into microservices using AWS Lambda and Node.js to improve scalability and performance.
● Developed front-end architecture with React, TypeScript, Apollo Client for state management, and GraphQL via AWS AppSync within the Next.js framework, optimizing server-side rendering (SSR) and ensuring security.
● Implemented automated testing and monitoring solutions, utilizing Jest for unit tests, Hotjar for user behavior analysis, and Sentry.io for error tracking and real-time alerts.
● Collaborated on UX improvements through user behavior analysis, providing actionable solutions for redesigning underperforming components.
● Managed data presentation and integration using PHP in CodeIgniter and PHP Plates, ensuring smooth communication between the backend and frontend.
● Worked with SCSS, Gulp, and BEM methodology for CSS organization and utilized JS-in-CSS for React/Next.js applications, with experience in Pug for templating. FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Lightmaker
2015 - 2016
● Collaborated with UX/UI teams to discuss and implement web page designs. Utilized Photoshop and Illustrator to extract design assets and apply them to templates. Developed full templates using Gulp for task automation, utilizing Pug (Jade), SCSS, and CoffeeScript or JavaScript for rendering. These templates were integrated into content management systems like Sitecore, WordPress, and Drupal.
● Built responsive single-page applications (SPA) using AngularJS, ensuring high performance and maintainability.
● Developed standalone projects with Video.js, focusing on media player integration and customization.
● Conducted code reviews to maintain high standards, improving project efficiency and team productivity by ensuring quality and adherence to best practices.
PHP WEB PROGRAMMER AND FRONTEND DEVELOPER
iTTCOOP
2014 – 2015
● Developed front-end web pages using HTML, CSS (or Bootstrap), and JavaScript (or jQuery), ensuring responsive and user-friendly interfaces.
● Built robust applications using CodeIgniter PHP, following best practices to ensure clean, maintainable code.
● Managed MySQL databases with PHP, optimizing queries and presenting data through PHP template libraries to enhance performance and scalability.
EDUCATION
MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico