Travel and Personal
Passionate about exploring new things, especially places and cultures. Trying to travel and discover a new place at least each month. Chances are that you’ll find me every weekend on a hike/track/road trip/explore a new place.
Lived in: Romania, Italy, Spain, UK.
Countries Visited: Scotland, Wales, England, Portugal, Spain, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Italy, Vatican, San Marino, Slovenia, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Greece.
I aim to visit all countries/states in EU, without rushing, with plenty of time to meet people and taste the local culture and mindsets.
Car: Nissan Qashqai 2014, 1.6 Diesel Tekna (current), Vauxhall/Opel Astra SRI 1.4 Petrol, 2015 (first/previous car).
Professional
A senior software developer & team lead focused on web development, dedicated to fostering business growth through team collaboration and mentorship. Equally passionate about travel and the logistics of road trips, sharing insights and content to help others plan seamless and memorable adventures.
I lived around Europe and am currently based in Manchester. Over 10 years of experience in the Tech industry, big data, automotive, and aviation software. Worked on monolithic platforms and Saas solutions, MEAN and LAMP, big teams, or individual projects.
I love encouraging people to follow their passions with thorough plans but always being flexible and open to new opportunities.
Are you looking for a Mentor? Let’s talk.
Tech stack and more: Laravel, VueJs, PHP/Javascript based frameworks. MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB, Linux, AWS, Google Cloud, Microservices, etc…
Projects worth to mention:
- Google Vehicle Ads – First UK integration for a major client
- ImpelAI – Integration between our companies` system and Impel, to send leads and allow the AI to convert buying/sales of vehicles
- Oferte247 – A platform for the Romanian market where people can post any kind of deals and users vote for them, helping people save money on purchases of any kind.
- SIGI – A CMS platform with e-commerce functionalities and a video-sharing platform integrated. Used by clients to sell online courses and manage their online presence.
- DOC – A business analytics platforms where users can build dashboards with 100+ data points about their business, and also view various in-depth reports.
- Various other projects/integrations/etc… some of which cannot be shared due to NDA’s.
Set up & gadgets:
- Machine: MacBook Pro 13″ M2 Pro, 16 GB, 512 GB
- Monitor: 34″ ultra-wide curved Electriq
- Phone: Pixel 7 PRO
- Headphones: Soundcore Life Q35
- Desk: Basic IKEA 120cm wood board with four black legs (+ standing desk converter Fitueyes)
- Chair: JYSK VARPELEV