Juan Cadima - Full Stack Developer | Custom Web Development and Digital Solutions

Juan Cadima

Full Stack Developer

 About Me

I am a full-stack developer with the expertise to take projects from concept to deployment, creating custom content management and customer relationship management systems that deliver seamless functionality and high performance. My expertise includes API development, database architecture, and leveraging modern tools to optimize development workflows. Continuously advancing my skill set, I am expanding into technologies like Node.js and React to enhance versatility and innovation in my projects.

 Work Experience

March 2024 - Present
U2C

Full Stack Developer

  • Developed a custom CMS integrated with external platforms via REST API endpoints, enabling seamless data exchange and improving operational efficiency.
  • Designed and implemented a secure customer login portal, enhancing user accessibility and streamlining the customer experience.
  • Built internal reporting tools that supported exporting customer data in various file formats, improving data accessibility for stakeholders.
  • Led the complete redevelopment of multiple internal company websites, modernizing the tech stack, eliminating outdated code bases, and enhancing site security to align with best practices.
Oct 2022 - February 2024
Contractor

Full Stack Developer

  • Designed and developed a multilingual custom CMS using Laravel and Livewire, enhancing usability and streamlining the user experience across diverse audiences.
  • Customized and optimized invoice template systems within NetSuite to meet specific client requirements, improving efficiency and accuracy in financial workflows.
  • Managed and maintained several e-commerce websites, ensuring seamless functionality, resolving performance issues, and enhancing user experience.
  • Diagnosed and resolved critical bugs in a ticketing system, improving system reliability and minimizing downtime for client operations.
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Ideal Image

Senior Backend Engineer

  • Implemented scalable RESTful APIs and background workers for managing asynchronous modules in a microservices application
  • Streamlined the development process by integrating React and Laravel to deliver a fully functional, scalable web application in record time, resulting in increased productivity and reduced development costs
  • Developed and maintained APIs using Laravel, enabling seamless integration with external services and data sources.
  • Utilized Git for version control, ensuring code stability and facilitating collaboration with other developers
  • Optimized SQL queries and database schema to improve query performance and data access times
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
NIA Auto Design

Full Stack Developer/Admin

  • Improved the maintainability and scalability of a Laravel web application by refactoring the codebase and implementing modern software design patterns, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced technical debt
  • Automated and optimized business logic for core E-commerce operations in areas such as customer operations, producing invoices, checking and modifying store inventory
  • Managed E-commerce projects, implementing payment gateways and shopping cart functionality
  • Server automation/backups with Python/Bash automation scripts, applied security patches on a regular basis
  • Deployed web applications on Linux servers, ensuring optimal performance and security
June 2018 - July 2020
C&I Studios

Full Stack Developer

  • Designed and developed custom web applications using PHP/Laravel/Wordpress, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, ensuring high performance and scalability
  • Development of custom CMS Laravel applications for internal admin store operations
  • Automated an event registering system by rewriting the application with modern full-stack features and reduced the number of manual data input entries and processing that needed to be done under the old system
  • Website and database optimization techniques which improved load times for data intensive pages and API endpoints
  • Built internal registration software, automated registration processes and created administrative tools
Feb 2015 - June 2018
Pop Creative Group

Web Developer

  • Developed several custom full stack web applications using Wordpress, Laravel, and integrating with various API services such as YouTube API, Stripe, Authorize.net
  • Refactored code, identified and replaced legacy code with modern Object Oriented techniques
  • Managed project timelines and budgets, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high-quality web applications that meet client requirements and exceed expectations
  • Custom Magento web development, migration to Magento v2
  • Developed and maintained documentation for existing and new web applications, improving code base readability and facilitating team collaboration
January 2012 - Feb 2015
Cause Populi

Web Developer

  • Developed and maintained several E-commerce websites based on WooCommerce and Magento
  • Debugged and resolved complex technical issues in web applications, ensuring high up time
  • Ticket support for client requests with server migrations
  • Management of websites, DNS configuration and troubleshooting
  • Worked with legacy PHP code bases to update and maintain existing web applications

 Tech Stack

  • Laravel Livewire PHP Docker MySQL Javascript Python Linux Tailwind CSS Bootstrap E-Commerce React Nginx HTML5 CSS3 WooCommerce

 Projects

Custom Laravel CMS

A custom Laravel Content Management System, fully reactive backend functionality with Livewire

PHP Microframework

A simple and lightweight PHP Framework for personal and learning purposes

 Education

  • Florida International University
    2006 - 2011

 Languages

  • English
  • Spanish