My Education & Work
Background History
Missisquoi Valley Union (MVU) High School
August 1998 – May 1999
International Student Exchange Program as Senior Student
- This was my initial ticket to The United States
- I spent 1 month of orientation about culture, social life in a summer camp at Los Angeles
- Studied as Senior student in MVU High School in Swanton, Vermont
- First winter was tough, from tropical island to a city close to the Canadian border; at that time, the snow piled up to the roof in the backyard
- Made my first snow angel and threw my first snow ball
- Host parents helped me creating my first snowman
- English language was the biggest challenge because I was not fluent and it affected my social communication
- Host parents helped me with that and I am grateful to have them in my life
Iowa State University
August 1999 – May 2003
B.Sc of Computer Engineering
- Virtual Reality was in the beginning phase and Iowa State University's professor were few pioneers
- College life was amazing in ISU; met many friends that are still in contact today
- It was 4 fun years study and during that period, I studied html programming which paved the way to the work that I have been doing in the past [wbcr_snippet id="1131"] years
DePaul University
March 2004 – April 2006
M.Sc of Telecommunication Systems
- I moved from Ames, Iowa to Chicago, Illinois to attend my study at DePaul University
- I love the Chinatown there; lots of Asian food varieties
- I love the windy city of Chicago and enjoyed my 2 years there
- The study was about cellphone tower, fiber optic, mobile network, anything that was about telecommunication systems which was barely used in my line of work nowadays, but nonetheless it was great experience
- Few weeks after graduation, I got a job at SmartWorks as Java Developer where I studied more about coding and project management
SmartWorks, LLC
May 2006 – September 2007
Java/J2EE Developer
- Troubleshoot issues and make system adjustments to resolve issues
- Collaborate effectively within the team to build Java/J2EE application
- Work with EJB to manage the business logic of an application
- Agile Development
- Maintenance, repair and performance tuning applications End user support activities
SAP
October 2007 – October 2015
Applications Consultant
- Technical Lead for SAP Environmental Compliance (EC) installation/upgrade and configuration
- Created step by step instruction for installation/upgrade process
- Co-developed data migration tool for SAP EC
- Technical Lead for Data Migration
- Created and maintained internal sandbox, training systems and content development systems for the sales and marketing team
Donny Studio
January 2011 – Present
WordPress Developer
- Build website using Genesis, Understrap framework or page builder e.g. Elementor, WPBakery, Divi, Beaver, Muffin - BeTheme, Fusion - Avada, Enfold, PageLines
- Create and Customize RESTful APIs to integrate WordPress to external web apps
- Develop Multi-site, Implement Security and SSL Certificate on domains within the network
- Customize everything about WooCommerce and its extension plugins
- Configure and Customize Learn Dash & Tutor LMS
- Build fast & powerful any searchable content (AJAX functionality) using FacetWP & SearchWP or custom coded
- Git Version Control for development within Agile team
- Speed Optimization to have the site loads under 3 seconds
- Familiar with most of the hosting management, including Cloudways, WPEngine, Kinsta, SiteGround, GoDaddy, BlueHost, HostGator and any host that is using cPanel
- Backup, Restore and Migration from one server (hosting) to another server (hosting)
- Cross Browser Compatibility & Responsive Layout; so the site looks good in all devices
Goran Ljubuncic
Marina West
Jon Leland
Skill Sets
Theme & Plugin Development
WordPress Best Practice
Genesis, Understrap, PageLines
Avada, Enfold, Jupiter, Astra
RESTful APIs
WordPress <-> Any WebApps
Multi-site Development
Educational, Franchise, etc.
WooCommerce Customization
You have ideas, I can build it
Learn Dash & Tutor LMS
Monetize Any Knowledge Online
FacetWP and SearchWP
Create searchable functionality
WordPress Development
Sometimes you need developer with a more specific mix of skills to fit your project needs.
Maintenance & Support
A website is not just one time development. There are many things involved to achieve a good branding and sophisticated site.
Cloudways, WPEngine, Kinsta,
SiteGround, GoDaddy,
BlueHost, Hostgator, etc.
Speed Optimization
Site loads under 3 seconds
Git version control
Manage Branch & Merging
Domain Management
SSL Certificate & DNS configuration
Security and Spam Protection
Two Factor Authentication
Email Delivery Signature
Branding your email delivery
Cross Browser Compatibility
Responsive Layout
My X-Factor
The X-Factor About my self , The Best Person for The Job
Action
Oriented
Enjoys working diligently, full of energy for new challenges, enthusiastic, disciplined and great team player
Functional /
Technical Skill
Strong knowledge and skill within web development. Solid understanding of project management and QA
Problem
Solving
Day to day uses of logic and methods to solve any problems with effective solutions to get the best possible solution
Presentation &
Communication Skills
Ability to convey ideas to the clients and gather requirements from the clients, which results in effective communications
Customer
Focus
Dedicated to exceeding expectations, establishes and maintains effective relationships with the clients
Time
Management
Get more done in less time. Great ability to work on multiple projects with overlapping deadlines
Remote - Work
Skills
Over 10 years working remote which requires ability to be self-motivated, creative and great at managing projects
Strong
Commitment
Working together with you until the project goes live. Finding solutions to specific functionality for your business needs
Certification
I started my WordPress development journey in 2010 as part time gigs at that time, since I was still working full time for SAP. It’s always been fun journey developing solutions for clients and that excitement gets bigger when I joined Codeable in 2014. Throughout these years, I have built numerous websites, created custom plugins and completed customization for clients all over the worlds.
I would be more than happy to support you in your website needs including custom built the site for your business and/or develop custom solutions that would run within your current live site.
I have been using Saas since 2017 when I bought Udemy course to jumpstart my learning on this subject. Sass is indeed more complex than regular CSS, however it offers the ability to store values as variables and use them throughout the styling code. It allows the use of nested syntax, so it provides a cleaner way of targeting HTML elements.
One other thing I like about SASS is the ability to split into unlimited smaller SASS file, while maintaining a single HTTP call request, which is awesome for page speed load. Mostly, I used SASS when starting big website development project that needs to be built from scratch or any custom WordPress plugins.
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Hopefully we could work together and build awesome business relationships.