Andre M. | Web Developer

Andre Mikheev

Skilled Full Stack Web Developer with over 12 years of experience in the industry. Proven track record of delivering projects for clients of various scales, spanning from small startups to large international corporations. Excellent communication skills, able to effectively engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Extensive experience in working both independently and as a part of a large team, showcasing flexibility with working hours and workload distribution. Demonstrated ability to swiftly grasp new technologies and skills.

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Core technology profile

JavaScript - 11 years
TypeScript - 4 years
React - 5 years
React Native - 5 years
Vue.js - 4 years
Node.js - 7 years
Firebase - 3 years
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - 5 years
Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 7 years
Sass - 10 years
Tailwind CSS - 2 years
Python - 5 years
PHP (5.x & 7.x) - 8 years
WordPress - 12 years
Laravel - 4 years

Freelance experience highlights

Technical Director Mar 2021 - Jul 2023 (2.5 years)

Prop Residence Management, Auckland, New Zealand

Facilities management platform for managers and residents
- Directed visual design and implemented all technical facets across multiple platforms including mobile app, web app, admin dashboard, and marketing website
- Assumed the role of a Product Manager, spearheading Scrum sessions, attentively aligning with owner's requirements, and flexibly pivoting development strategies as necessary
- Kept detailed sprint records and backlog meticulously organised within an issue tracking software (Monday), ensuring a streamlined and efficient workflow
- Successfully launched the mobile app on Google Play and the App Store within a 3-month span, consistently enhancing functionality and optimising performance thereafter
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive design system and UI components library, ensuring consistency and efficiency across platforms
- Facilitated seamless remote door access from the mobile app by integrating with various lock manufacturers and enabled real-time video feed from security cameras
- Successfully integrated with multiple IoT devices and services, enhancing the system's functionality and connectivity for comprehensive building management, engineered a tailored solution using Raspberry Pi, directly integrated into door controllers
- Oversaw the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing and screening to hiring, while providing leadership to a distributed team comprising designers, developers, and testers
Technologies: TypeScript, React Native, Expo, GitHub Actions CI/CD, Google Cloud Firestore, Google Cloud Functions, Google Cloud Storage, AWS SES, Algolia, Figma, Python, SALTO locks SDK, Gallagher locks SDK, ControlByWeb SDK, Nx Witness SDK, Astro, MJML, Jest, Tailwind CSS, Sass, ESLint
Senior Full Stack Developer Mar 2020 - Aug 2020 (6 months)

Dentsu Isobar, Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand office of a large global interactive agency
- Led the development of an online support platform for one of the largest banks in New Zealand
- Selected technology based on project briefs and adeptly adapted to evolving requirements, showcasing adaptability and resourcefulness in technology decision-making
- Created a support package selection algorithm bolstered by comprehensive unit testing to ensure its robustness and accuracy
- Worked in a large, cross-functional team comprising diverse stakeholders with tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Effectively delivered the project according to the requirement in a fully distributed team during lockdown period
Technologies: JavaScript, Vue.js, Sass, ESLint, Jest, Adobe Experience Manager
Senior Full Stack Developer Jan 2020 - Feb 2020 (2 months)

Propellerhead (via Aux Digital), Auckland, New Zealand

Software development company working with large-scale digital platforms
- Integrated accounting software with MS Office 365 through the development of a custom add-in
- Developed a custom token management system to facilitate authentication within the accounting software protocol
- Extensively integrated with MS Word and Outlook APIs, ensuring seamless and comprehensive functionality within the software ecosystem
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Sass, ESLint, Jest, Microsoft Office Add-ins Platform, OAuth 2.0
Senior Front-end Developer Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (3 months)

Method, Auckland, New Zealand

Creative technology studio
- Collaborated effectively within a team to successfully deliver a React Native application for a prominent real estate client, ensuring the project met client expectations
- Contributed to a shared library of components in Storybook and released collections of shareable assets as a standalone npm package
- Completed several smaller client projects, leveraging an array of technologies tailored to each project's unique requirements, showcasing expertise and versatility in technology selection and implementation
- Offered guidance to junior developers in the selection of appropriate technologies and provided insights for performance improvements
Technologies: JavaScript, React Native, Vue.js, Sass, ESLint
Senior Full Stack Developer Jan 2019 - Feb 2019 (2 months)

Quantiful, Auckland, New Zealand

AI-powered demand planning software for retailers
- Worked collaboratively with a team of data scientists to enhance the visualisation of their machine learning model findings
- Actively engaged in product development, contributing to all Agile planning and review sessions, offering guidance to product owners, and mentoring junior developers
- Built a feature-rich dashboard, including complex data visualisation tools, contributing to meeting the launch deadline
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Sass, AWS Lambda, ESLint, Jest
Senior Full Stack Developer Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 (3 months)

The Creative Store, Auckland, New Zealand

Recruiting agency operating across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom
- Engineered a complex system to control six websites (two brands, three regions) from a single admin interface
- Created client-manageable custom data types encompassing consultants, candidates, job listings, and news items
- Built a form system capable of dispatching emails to specific consultants determined by form type, region, brand, and selected form values
- Developed an intricate search and filtering tool for navigating through job listings and candidate profiles
- Introduced a multi-stage deployment process enabling the preview of changes before implementing them in production
Technologies: JavaScript, Vue.js, Sass, WordPress, PHP 7, Docker, Bitbucket Pipelines CI/CD, Mailgun SDK
Lead Developer Oct 2017 - Mar 2018 (6 months)

Float Culture, Auckland, New Zealand

Appointment booking software for one of the largest floatation therapy centre
- Took responsibility for all technical aspects of the product, including tech stack selection, establishing and implementing coding standards and best practices
- Executed candidate sourcing, screening, and interviews, contributing to hiring decisions
- Managed a distributed team of three
- Assigned tasks, distributed workload, and managed priorities, conducted code reviews
- Engaged directly with stakeholders, offering product suggestions, and actively participated in the planning process
Technologies: JavaScript, Vue.js, AWS Cognito, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, Sass, ESLint, Jest
Senior Full Stack Developer Aug 2017 - Sep 2017 (2 months)

YoungShand, Auckland, New Zealand

Full-service creative agency
- Significantly improved performance and editing experience of a complex client website
- Discovered and resolved multiple bugs that were hindering the caching of data from headless WordPress into Redis
- Lead the development of a new project with many interactive features for a major client
- Made tech stack decisions and onboarded junior developers
Technologies: JavaScript, Vue.js, Sass, ESLint, React, Redis, WordPress, PHP 7
Full Stack Developer Sep 2016 - Oct 2016 (2 months)

FCB New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand office of a large global advertising agency network
- Built an internal tool for advertising banner development, presentation and approval
- Made important UI/UX decisions that have been adopted
- Iterated on design, features and performance in collaboration with a project manager and end-users
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, CodeIgniter, PHP 7
Full Stack Developer Dec 2014 - Apr 2015 (5 months)

SaaS Quatch , Auckland, New Zealand

Software development agency specialising in software as a service
- Created a prototype for a startup in the recruiting industry
- Implemented multiple user access roles, candidate profiles, availability calendars, job listings, and other features.
- Collaborated with backend developers and provided support to a project manager
Technologies: JavaScript, AngularJS, Sass, .NET, C#
Full Stack Developer Nov 2013 - Jul 2014 (9 months)

Green Chilli Design, Auckland, New Zealand

Digital strategy and software development agency with a wide variety of clients
- Built at least four client websites from scratch
- Fixed many visual and interaction bugs on existing clients websites, including IE7 cross-browser issues, jQuery interactions and timings
- Improved table and chart rendering performance by moving rendering logic server-side
- Upgraded the system which consumes XML feed from 3rd party ticketing system and renders the content after addition enrichment form CMS
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress, PHP 5
Junior Web Developer 2013 (1 year)

One Cool Habitat, Auckland, New Zealand

The company converted shipping containers into tiny homes and needed a marketing website along with e-commerce functionality to sell proprietary construction plans
- Designed and built an e-commerce website based on client’s wireframes and ongoing input
- Implemented user account, payment gateway integration, transactional emails
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress, PHP 5

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Core technology profile

Freelance experience highlights

Technical Director Mar 2021 - Jul 2023 (2.5 years)

Senior Full Stack Developer Mar 2020 - Aug 2020 (6 months)

Senior Full Stack Developer Jan 2020 - Feb 2020 (2 months)

Senior Front-end Developer Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 (3 months)

Senior Full Stack Developer Jan 2019 - Feb 2019 (2 months)

Senior Full Stack Developer Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 (3 months)

Lead Developer Oct 2017 - Mar 2018 (6 months)

Senior Full Stack Developer Aug 2017 - Sep 2017 (2 months)

Full Stack Developer Sep 2016 - Oct 2016 (2 months)

Full Stack Developer Dec 2014 - Apr 2015 (5 months)

Full Stack Developer Nov 2013 - Jul 2014 (9 months)

Junior Web Developer 2013 (1 year)