In this role, my responsibilities were the development of, and currently are, the maintenance and expansion of the various systems that support the back office and the front-facing website.For the sales support application, I designed, developed and implemented a system backed by OctoberCMS to perform the following tasks:- Online buckaroo payment link preparation and administration- Custom hotel price calculator for custom contract hotels with various rules and quirks- Rental car price calculation app- Customer Relations Management system- Price Quotes requests management system- Payment and travel documents management system- Custom responsive newsletter sending application with an activity tracker- Images license management system- Complete website CMS that is compatible and integrated with already existing website solutions- Sales history system with integration in other systems- Geography management system- Google maps route development system with google routes > 8 stops- Various statistical insight applications- Various live editing systems- Various supportive custom form elementsFor the websites, I developed a fallback system that was able to display older website data during the transition period.- A new render system backed by OctoberCMS- Caching system for quick rendering for google page speed- Fallback templating system- Image srcset support system with automatic resizing- Image license display system- Complete Javascript and CSS support framework except for the standard libraries- Responsive display implementation- Cookie law implementation- Referral tracking system- Heatmap system- Responsive on-site advertisements- Interactive region map based on SVG with multiple application options- Tourtrips packages display system- Price quote request system- Hotel display system- Translations management system

I began here to fix a project that an ex-intern had started but that showed various bugs. This was the main website of the company where they would run sales on. The backend management needed repairing and the front-end was also in need of repairs to become fully functional. During my time with this company, I was also performing development tasks for a partner company.The tasks I fulfilled were challenging at times but very rewarding at other times, what follows is a summary of the most important tasks I fulfilled:Repair and improve existing websitesExtend and improve a webshop management systemDesign a newsletter management system that would automatically compile newsletters based on scientific abstractsDesign an online payment module for the webshopLead website upgrade traject from custom webshop to Magento by a third partyExplore and implement new cookie law termsDevelop Magento templates for foreign language sitesDevelop custom Magento pluginsMy responsibilities also extended to some back office support and application developmentExact Globe update preparation and executionCustom CRM application in MS Access maintenanceDevelopment of a communications system between Exact and ParcelwareDevelopment of a communications system between Magento and ParcelwareDevelopment of a communications system between Magento and ExactDevelopment of a custom Firefox extensionTraining and support of programming interns

After I had moved across the country and left behind a job in a computer repair center I started my own company, where I sold computer hardware and performed repairs for consumers, and website building and maintenance for several businesses.One of the more challenging projects I undertook was the website for PIM online. An old website had to be upgraded with a new template with a theme designed by an external design bureau. This all had to be coded in a custom port of velocity with barely any coherent documentation. By extensively studying the existing code base I was able to implement the template with a functioning website as per commission.When the financial crisis hit money got really tight due to the lacking of commissions to fulfill in my area. My strong point isn't sales but coding, and to be able to support my family, I halted my business and went into the job circuit to have a stable income.It was through my own company I discovered my own potential as a coder in the job circuit and was able to get the first real measure of my capabilities compared to others.

In this function, I was responsible for diagnosing and repairing various consumer electronics that were sent in by large store chains like Dixons, Scheer & Foppen and others to be repaired under warranty or extended warranty.My daily tasks included:- Diagnosing hardware and software problems in notebooks and desktops- Repair software errors- Repair hardware problems in notebooks and desktops- Telephonic support for average PC users- Telephonic support and troubleshoot for wireless network products