Paula Burghelea

Hi! I am a Full Stack Developer

and since 2021 I am bringing web app ideas to life. Some of my stack includes JavaScript/TS (React or Vue), WebGL, Three.js, Express/Next, MySql, MongoDB RestAPIs, and FIGMA to create/read UI Design. I like to tweak things until I get the visual aspect I desire but I also find working on the back-end or building/testing APIs quite rewarding. I am currently trying to work as a freelancer but am also open to a role at the right company.

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Paula
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“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.” ― Martin Fowler

Work Experience

  1. Full Stack Developer - CodeOp - Remote

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      • Demonstrated problem-solving skills by tackling complex coding challenges and implementing efficient solutions
      • Built 3 full stack projects: an MVP, a Feature Extension and a Group Project
    • Group Project - NFT e-commerce app - Heroku App
      • Full stack app: online store where people can buy fashion NFTs
      • Created cart context: allow users to interact with the cart: add products, modify the quantity, update the item's price, quantity, and total cost, and remove items
      • Built Auth Context: created back-end routes, registration, and contact us form with SendGrid API for sending emails
      • Built with: MySQL, Express, Node.js, Vite, React.js, React React Router, TailwindCSS, CSS, Figma, Postman, SendGrid APIs, Stripe
    • Feature Extension - Rota App - Github
      • Full stack app that helps flatmates organise their apartment tasks & and bills.
      • Implemented the billing feature that allows users to keep track of their bills: a page where they can view, sort, and share bills with their flatmates as well as assign bills to be paid
      • Improved the app's existing layout by upgrading the design
      • Built with: MySQL, Express, Node.js, Vite, React.js, React Router, CSS, Bootstrap
    • MVP - Travelette App - Github
      • Full stack app that helps people organize personal or group travel expenses in various currencies
      • Main features: transactions page where users can view, sort, and edit past payments. All entries and changes are saved in the database
      • Built with: MySQL, Express, Node.js, Vite, React.js, React Router, CSS, Bootstrap, Figma, Postman, and Wise APIs
  2. Freelancer - Front-End Developer - Remote

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      • Practiced writing pseudo code and problem-solving, completed 100+ code challenges on codewars
      • Worked closely with a mentor to solidify my front-end knowledge
    • Personal Website - mycupoflatte.com
      • Portfolio website showcasing my experience in building end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment
      • Built with: Express, Node.js, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, Mustache
    • Project Scaffolding Bash Script - Gitbub Repo
      • Created bash script to automate project scaffolding (express web server and electron app)
  3. Software Engineering Bootcamp - The Jump - Remote

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      • 6 month part-time bootcamp covering front end technologies: HTML, CSS3, XML, JavaScript ES6+
      • Developed front-end websites and web applications to a professional standard
    • JS Project - Timer JS Libary
      • Created a JS timer library that can be used for future projects to help calculate the time span between any two given time values
      • Built with: JS, node.js
    • Website Project - Clipboard
      • Responsive website built to match mobile, tablet, and desktop design provided
      • Learned to read/use design specifications on Figma
      • Built with: HTML, CSS3, Figma
    • Homage - Website Project
      • Created a home page copy of the website - studio-ninetyone.com
      • The main goal was to practice all HTML and CSS concepts as well as responsive web design
      • Built with: HTML, CSS
  4. Twilio Inc. - London, England, UK

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    1. Technical Account Manager
      • Dedicated support engineer for 5 large Twilio EMEA and APAC Clients
      • Resposible for understarding customer integration for Twilio products such as SMS, Voice, and phone regulatory issues.
      • Identifyied trends based on reposted issues and presented my findings during the weekly meetings or QBRs
    2. Customer Success Manager II
      • Managed a portfolio of 36 accounts
      • Initiated contract renewal conversation and worked with the AE to identify any upsell opportunities
      • Assisted with more complex technical issues and helped escalate internally while finding the appropriate resources
      • Identified and added customers to new beta features and provided feedback for the product team
  5. SendGrid Inc. - London, England, UK

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    • Customer Success Manager
      • Managed a portfolio of up to 70 accounts
      • Organised and conducted monthly customer meetings and QBRs
      • Worked with each customer to identify measurable KPIs for their email program and review KPI performance
      • Provided feedback to the product team and help with new feature requests
      • Initiated contract renewal conversation and uncovered additional service opportunities for the AEs
      • Helped to escalate technical issues escalation and worked with support to optimize the resolution process
  6. Intelligent Bee Web - Iasi, Romania

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    • Team Manager
      • Assumed ownership over team productivity and managed workflow to meet or exceed service quality goals (identified measurable KPIs and helped the team to achieve and maintain the success line)
      • Handled staffing responsibilities for team by creating and maintaining monthly schedule
      • Identified individual development needs with appropriate training
      • Facilitated inter-departmental communication to provide customer support efficiently
      • Maintained high departmental standards for quality and productivity metrics. (continuously reviewed tickets and chats answered given by the clients)
    • Senior Technical Support Engineer
      • Researched, troubleshot and resolved complex problems independently
      • Provided on-call support for critical issues
      • Defined and documented technical best practices
      • Team lead responsibilities - worked closely with team members to meet or exceed all customer service requirements
    • Junior Technical Support Engineer
      • Troubleshoot and guided customers through integration steps, including identifying system and site-specific app/code issues
      • Resposible for activating new accounts
      • Managed customers' expectations and experience to a high degree of customer satisfaction (average personal satisfaction score constantly above 90%)
      • Enthusiastically participated in job-related training.

Skills

  • HTML5, SVG & XML
  • CSS3, Saas
  • Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS
  • JavaScript(ES6) and RESTful APIs
  • React.js, Vue.js, Express, Next and other frameworks
  • JSON Web Token, Bcrypt, Jest
  • Databases & MySQL
  • Git, Bash
  • Postman, Figma, Heroku
  • .NET C#
  • Troubleshooting & Technical Support
  • Email: SMTP, DNS, Deliverability & Spam Filtering
  • SMPP & Voice
  • Google Docs & Microsoft Office

Languages

  • Romanian
  • English
  • Italian
  • Surfing portughese

Education

  1. Full Stack Development Bootcamp

    CodeOp - Remote, UK
    • 3-month full-time bootcamp covering full stack technologies: JavaScript ES6+, React.js, ReactContext API, Node/Express and MySQL, HTML and CSS
  2. Software Engineering Bootcamp

    The Jump Digital School - Remote, Portugal
    • Developed and deployed full Stack applications over the course of a 30 weeks bootcamp program;
    • Lerned about the constituent parts of the internet and websites / web applications: The client-server model (inc. APIs);
    • Programming languages and libraries to control those constituent parts e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript (inc. NodeJS & React), SQL/NoSQL, Shell, GraphQL, JSON;
    • Learned how to use tools & systems to create, edit, debug, test, deploy & host my code;
    • Learned about industry standards and best practice for writing software.
  3. Situalion Leadership: Building Leaders

    Edurom - Iasi, Romania

    Learned to build an action-oriented framework for the team and each individual. This increased both the quantity and quality of performance conversations by matching an individual’s Performance Readiness Level for a specific task with the appropriate leadership style.

  4. Economics and Business Administration

    Al. I. Cuza Universiti - Iasi, Romania