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Armand Niculescu

Armand Niculescu

Full Stack Developer
Brasov

Summary

Full Stack Programmer with 10+ years of experience developing new and old applications mostly using Laravel (Backend and Frontend), Node.Js (Backend), React or Vue (Frontend). I am dedicated to utilizing industry standards, best practices, and the latest technologies to design, develop, and maintain high-quality, dependable software solutions.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
32
32
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Full stack developer

Self employed
11.2024 - Current
  • Started my own project (Task management)
  • Dashboard: using NodeJs and MongoDB for Backend (REST API) and Next.Js 14 for Frontend
  • Mobile: React Native
  • Acquired skills and competencies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, GIT, Bootstrap, MongoDB, Node JS, Next.Js, ReactNative

PHP / JS Programmer

Microanalytics
11.2023 - 10.2024
  • New tasks / maintenance tasks - Google Tag Manager using Vanilla JS
  • Started new Dashboard project using PHP 8.2, Laravel 10 and Backpack for handling some Google My Business functionalities (Google Locations, Google Questions, Google Reviews)
  • Creating reports and graphs with data fetched from Google using APIs
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP 8.2, API, JavaScript, Rest API, GIT, Agile, Google, Laravel, Google Tag Manager, Backpack

Full stack developer

Dmatrix Soft
05.2020 - 11.2023
  • New and old tasks for old Dashboard (Laravel 7, PHP7.4)
  • Started a new project - Migration of the old Dashboard (Laravel 7) to the new one, using Laravel 10 and PHP 8.2 (Backend and Frontend) for a better code structure, more organised, easy to maintain and develop (using components for Frontend)
  • Started a new project for Leads Management, using full REST API, Laravel 10
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP 8, MySQL, OOP, API, Rest, GIT, Agile, Laravel, mariadb, Vue js

Full stack developer

Projects Abroad
11.2018 - 05.2020
  • Working on new CMS application, creating the APIs for the backend using Laravel 5.6, PHP7.1
  • Handling front end tasks, using React&Redux
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP, Laravel, MySQL, OOP, GIT, Agile, MongoDB, rabbitmq, docker, Redux, React JS

Senior PHP Developer

Projects Abroad
07.2016 - 11.2018
  • Working on the new company CMS, my responsibility being creating the backend APIs using Laravel 7
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP, OOP, GIT, MongoDB, Laravel, mariadb

PHP Developer

The First Sense
04.2015 - 05.2016
  • Develop apps in Yii 1.2 & 2
  • Modify old code projects (Smarty)
  • Bug fixing
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP, HTML, MySQL, Linux, JavaScript, Apache, CSS, OOP, Smarty, SVN, Bootstrap, Yii framework

PHP Developer

Aim4Solutions
07.2014 - 03.2015
  • Develop new apps (Yii2.0)
  • Modify old code projects (Magento)
  • Bug fixing
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP, HTML, MySQL, jQuery, Apache, CSS, OOP, NetBeans, Nginx, Ubuntu, Jira, GIT, Bootstrap, Magento

QA Analyst

Gemini Solutions
10.2013 - 06.2014
  • Understand product requirements
  • Write Test Cases and do high estimates - execute Test Cases (mostly GUI Test Cases) and log bugs in Jira
  • Acquired skills and competencies: Jira, Selenium

PHP Developer

Gemini Solutions
04.2012 - 08.2013
  • Understand product requirements
  • Implement new features, submit the code in GIT
  • Fix additional bugs
  • Projects: Talent Circles - San Francisco, USA
  • Acquired skills and competencies: PHP, HTML, MySQL, jQuery, OOP, GIT

Quality Assurance Manager

Gemini Solutions
12.2012 - 03.2012
  • As a QA Analyst working at XOOM Project I had to:
  • Understand product requirements
  • Write Test Cases and do high estimates
  • Deploy build onto testing servers in order to be tested
  • Execute Test Cases (mostly GUI Test Cases) and write the results in Rally
  • As a QA Analyst working at XIP Project I had to:
  • Understand product requirements
  • Create a local system environment in order to be able to Test XIP's functionality (create, update local MySQL databases)
  • Use maven to compile latest java sources
  • Write regression Java Test Cases in Eclipse and execute them with TestNG
  • Submit Test Cases in Perforce
  • Projects: XOOM - San Francisco, USA, XIP - Bucharest, Romania
  • Acquired skills and competencies: Maven, Perforce, testng

Quality Assurance Manager

IP Devel
09.2005 - 11.2007
  • As a Software Tester I had to:
  • Be able to manage the entire testing process and methodology;
  • Be able to create simples, understandable and detailed Testing Planning documents and Test Cases documents;
  • Be able to adopt and apply a testing strategy;
  • Create tools to control the testing: Create checklists, matrices, automated tests and other materials to direct the tester to do particular tests in particular order, using particular data;
  • Be familiar with test-program concerns including test environment and data management, trouble reporting and resolution, and test design and development;
  • Understand manual testing techniques and automated testing best practices;
  • Understand application business area, application requirements;
  • Be familiar with different test tools, defect-tracking tools, and other test-support tools and their use
  • Projects: DMS (Device Management Server) Vimpelcom - Moscow, Russia
  • Acquired skills and competencies: Oracle, Solaris, Telecom

Graphic Designer / Web developer

Antique Design
01.2003 - 08.2005
  • Creating layouts for website, writing the HTML and CSS code
  • Acquired skills and competencies: Adobe Photoshop, HTML, JavaScript, CSS

Education

Bachelor of Science - Informatics

Spiru Haret
Bucharest, Romania
04.2007 - 01.2010

Informatics

Universitatea Transilvania
Brasov
04.2001 - 01.2004

Material Science and Engineering - Material Science And Engineering

Universitatea Transilvania
Brasov
01.1998 - 01.2021

High School Diploma -

Liceul De Informatica
Brasov, Romania
04.1994 - 01.1998

Skills

PHP

Certification

ISTQB Foundation

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart Time

Work Location

RemoteHybridOn-Site

Important To Me

Flexible work hoursWork-life balanceCareer advancementWork from home optionPaid time offHealthcare benefits

Languages

Romanian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Interests

Agriculture

Travel

Photography

Timeline

Full stack developer

Self employed
11.2024 - Current

PHP / JS Programmer

Microanalytics
11.2023 - 10.2024

Full stack developer

Dmatrix Soft
05.2020 - 11.2023

Full stack developer

Projects Abroad
11.2018 - 05.2020

Senior PHP Developer

Projects Abroad
07.2016 - 11.2018

PHP Developer

The First Sense
04.2015 - 05.2016

PHP Developer

Aim4Solutions
07.2014 - 03.2015

QA Analyst

Gemini Solutions
10.2013 - 06.2014

Quality Assurance Manager

Gemini Solutions
12.2012 - 03.2012

PHP Developer

Gemini Solutions
04.2012 - 08.2013

ISTQB Foundation

06-2008

Bachelor of Science - Informatics

Spiru Haret
04.2007 - 01.2010

Quality Assurance Manager

IP Devel
09.2005 - 11.2007

Graphic Designer / Web developer

Antique Design
01.2003 - 08.2005

Informatics

Universitatea Transilvania
04.2001 - 01.2004

Material Science and Engineering - Material Science And Engineering

Universitatea Transilvania
01.1998 - 01.2021

High School Diploma -

Liceul De Informatica
04.1994 - 01.1998
Armand NiculescuFull Stack Developer