Alex Ghiban

[email protected]
+1.514.621.1869
http://ghiban.com/resume

About me

I am a passionate and enthusiastic software developer. I am always looking to expand my knowledge and experience with the goal of creating useful and user-friendly software. Through my studies and my work experiences I have acquired a notable knowledge in the field.

My project management skills enable me to leverage best practices to consistently meet even the most aggressive of timelines. I'm not afraid of challenges, on the contrary, I think of them as a good source of motivation. I think on my feet and adapt easily to change.

I have excellent communication skills and I work well with others, as part of a team. I am very comfortable speaking before crowds or giving lectures.

I'm not currently seeking employment but feel free to drop me a line, I'll do my best to respond.

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Skills

I think outside the box, I'm a good problem-solver and my diversified skill set makes me an excellent candidate as a Full-Stack developer or a great asset as a Back-End or Front-End developer. I'm a fast learner, versatile, and I can easily adapt to any platform or architecture.

Project Architectures

MVC
MVP
MVVM

Programming Languages

PHP, JavaScript
Java
C#
.NET & VB
C++

PHP Frameworks + CMS

WordPress
Drupal
CakePHP
Code Igniter

JavaScript & Node.js

jQuery, jQueryUI and jQuery Mobile
React & JSX
Angular Framework
Express.js & Sails & Socket.io (Web Sockets)
mongoose + mongoDB
Gulp.js & browserify & Mocha & Qunit
Template Engines : Handlebars, EJS, Mustache

CSS3

Bootstrap
Skeleton
Foundation
Stylus
LESS

Databases (SQL & noSQL)

SQL, MySQL
mongoDB
Oracle
MS Access

Mobile

Android Applications
Unity3d Games

Server side

Apache and modules
LAMP (Ubuntu Server)
VMware, vSphere, VirtualBox
Webmin, Virtualmin, Odoo (OpenERP)

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Visual Studio
IntelliJ Suite & Android Studio
Adobe CC collection
Eclipse, NetBeans, etc.

Education

In June 2016, I completed a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at the University of Montreal with a field of study including E-commerce management and applied computer sciences. I am proud to say that I completed my computer science classes on the honor roll with a stunning 4.3GPA. During my tenure as a student, I have also attended classes in management, psychology, communication and marketing.

Grades Honor Roll

Experience

Other than my academic and work experience I have freelanced during the past years for multiple projects. I ran part-time a website design company that taught me how to deal with customers and estimate projects. It mostly consisted of WordPress implementations with custom themes and custom plugins as well as Search Engine Optimization, AdWords campaigns, and Analytics landing pages. Most of my customers were self-employed professionals or small businesses.

Full-Stack Developer

@FortNine

September 2016 - Current

FullStack development of the website using the Magento platform. Lots of experience with the Magento 1 and Magento 2 platforms. Full refactoring of the code for the upgrade to Magento 2. Creating and updating modules to perform new and more complex tasks. Front end and back end development of the site and integration with different APIs.

Undergrad Teacher Assistant

@ University of Montreal

January 2014 - April 2016

The job consisted of giving a two hours practical class following the teacher's theory class. My role was also to help the students with the homework and answer their questions trough emails or on the forum. It was also my responsibility to grade the software the students would submit as homework and give them recommendations on how to improve the quality of the code. These requirements forced me to remain updated with new technologies and better understand and debug faulty code. It also improved my ability to give lectures and to talk to a crowd. Check out my rating @RateMyProfessor.

Account Executive

@ Ingram Micro

November 2011 - September 2013

During my employment, I was required to maintain a lucrative business relationship with multiple SMB customers on the Quebec territory. My tasks were to help customers make strategic purchase decisions, help them negotiate purchasing contracts, find new business opportunities and buffer communications between them and the manufacturers.

Office Support Clerk

@ PWGSC

September 2010 - April 2011

I've gained a lot of experience during this contractual student position. It allowed me to gain experience working in an office and how to prioritize administrative tasks. Amongst other responsibilities, I had to do followups on purchasing contracts, generate reports, schedule meetings and verify documentation. My advanced knowledge of the Office Suite was very useful.

Customer Representative

@ Bell Express Vu

February 2004 - August 2009

My first job out of college was as a technical support agent for the satellite television customers. My tasks consisted of helping customers with the installation and configuration of the system and troubleshoot technical issues.

Portfolio

Websites

Below you will find a few of the many websites I've had the pleasure to work with throughout the years. Customer satisfaction was always the main priority.

Search Application

Five days challenge to create a search application with a REST API. I built it with Node.js, it has a configurable UI and it's pretty slick. Click on the image below to test it live.

Shopping Cart

An simple shopping cart design that saves the state to a MySQL database. I make use of jQuery and PHP 7 with a simple RESTapi. It's up and running and you can see it in action.

Live chat with Socket.io

An app that makes use of the web sockets protocol to implement a live chat room. No more need for redundant calls to the server or constant updates. It's up and running.

Android Game

A fun game of TicTacToe for android phones and tablets. I build this as part of a school project. It is not on the AppStore but you can still try it and see if you can win.

Java application

A Small project made for school that uses JFrame for the UI. It reads and writes information to text files and allows the user to add information and create reports.

.NET Demos

These are a few basic demos that I build during my VB and .NET classes at University of Montreal. You will need to install the .NET framework for these to work.

References

Alexandru was my colleague in Computer science teaching assistance in the University of Montreal. I can say he was the best! IT is more than expertise for him, it's his passion!

When we worked together in the graduate course of e-commerce technologies for students of HEC, I discovered his skills for audience talks. He is determined, clear and go to the point. I should also highlight his capacities of problems fixing. I highly recommend him, he will never let you down!

From my LinkedIn profile by Ahmed CHAOUACHI

Alexandru est une personne dotée d'un grand sens de la débrouillardise et d'un esprit vif très remarquable, il est appréciable de travailler avec lui.

From my LinkedIn profile by Yves Morissette

...his dedication and high standards in completing whaterver was required to succeed were remarkable. Mr. Ghiban is a very driven and hard-working person of whom I think highly.

Reference letter from Antonio Tavares

... a dépassé toute mes attentes en développant des nouvelles procédures pour le comptoir de soumission et des nouveaux logiciels sophistiqués pour améliorer de façon importante les processus qui sont présentement en place.

Reference letter from Emidio Almeida

Contact Me

I am fluent in English, French and Romanian. I am currently learning Spanish.