Marius Stuparu Your Friendly Geek

I was the technical lead of a multi-national team that worked on the development of the multimedia dashboard and SDK for the BMW automobiles. We worked Agile with technologies like Node.js, TypeScript, embedded C but also VM Ware to add new enhancements to the in-car dashboard, increase connectivity and ease third-party integrations.

I worked as an outsourced contractor for Orange Romania. For the major part of my time there, I was a member of the team developing the web shop, using technologies like Angular, GraphQL, RxJS, Java microservices, Kafka and other.

I was also part of a multi-disciplinary team that launched a new product called YOXO. The product included native mobile apps, microservices and a CMS application.

Working as a contractor, I have built various software projects, from e-commerce to turn-key solutions. Most of the projects were a “one man show”, while for others I was part of a team.

All B2B freelance work was done outside work hours or as standalone contracts between regular jobs.

Some success stories include a complete Magento webshop for Franke Romania, a GCP + Datalake + Django application for Holcim (Lafarge) that processed edge computing data, a custom webshop for Engie Romania and a Drupal project for Orange Belgium.

I started as a mobile cross-plaform developer for a mobile banking application, then as front-end team lead for a different project.

In the second role, I lead a team of other front-end developers, ensuring the task asignments and code quality requirements are met, while also doing hands-on development and code reviews. The application was built with Angular, and Java REST microservices.

The mobile banking application was built using the Ionic framework and REST microservices. The teams were multinational and the work setup was Agile for both.

I was part of a multinational team of developers building a mobile cross‑platform application for smart homes. The application was developed using the Ionic framework, Nodejs and REST services. My role also included code reviews and guidance for the junior members. The working setup was Agile.

I was part of a multi-dissciplinary team of developers that assisted the North America sales team. We used many tools for the job, including Oracle DB and APEX, Nodejs, Angular, Oracle JET, but also custom tools built in-house using JavaScript and Swift. Some success stories are related to Disney, Seagate and Tim Hortons.

Outsources on the team working at Optaros Inc. (now Optarors | MRM).

Part of the front-end development team working on the global re-branding of the Nestlé Dolce Gusto e-commerce sites, using Magento, PHP, JavaScript, Less and Vagrant.

Participated in Agile ceremonies with a distributed team spanning between USA, Brazil, Switzerland and Romania.

Front-end development for various public sector applications for emergency response units, pensions services, agriculture, e-learning and others. Used HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript / jQuery, CoffeeScript, Sass / Compass.

Part of the team that organized 5 editions of the Hackathon.ro events, with various software and hardware themes. Developed and maintained the event website (now offline), the participants registration application (PHP, MySQL, JavaScript) and popular vote casting application (PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, QR code scanning and decoding).

Developed the AeL (e-learning) framework for iOS devices, using HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript and Adobe Edge Animate.

Design marketing materials and packaging for movie titles from Home Entertainment and Theatrical departments.

Frontend development of a game title (“Treasure Hunters Institute”), using xHTML, CSS and jQuery.