Valentin Konov

* Developing and maintaining company websites (autoplenum.de, 12gebrauchtwagen.de, 12neuwagen.de and others) * Updating the code to newer Ruby and Rails versions; refactoring * Assuring cross-browser support and responsive design * Integrating partnership features, SEO optimization and the search engine Elasticsearch * Back-end coding: Ruby on Rails * Front-end coding: HTML, SLIM, SCSS, SASS, JavaScript * Writing tests for each implemented story or task

* Developed and updated clients products (websites and mobile applications) * Worked with a designer to develop a functional and technological website view * Developed user-friendly admin interface * Back-end coding: Ruby On Rails, PHP (Yii, Wordpress) * Front-end coding: HTML, HAML, CSS, SCSS, SASS; JavaScript: jQuery, AJAX * Deployed and supported clients products * Provided hosting to clients, data backup and a disaster recovery plan

* Negotiated contracts with external parties on the timeline and costs to purchase hardware and IT services for a firm of 50+ employees * Monitored the performance of Epicor iScala CRM system to be stable and raised outstanding issues to a third party provider * Provided training to employees on the use of corporate systems * Arranged relocation of equipment to a new office and a smooth migration to new corporate IT standards after the company’s restructuring

* Provided technical support for 7 corporate b2b clients, including international companies (Denmark, Germany, USA, China), in line with their corporate standards * Provided preventive maintenance of clients’ server and network equipment to detect hidden issues, both remotely and on-site * End-user support, software installation and user training * Solved hardware and software user requests

• ZyXEL Common courses • ZCSE - ZyXEL Certified System Engineer (VoIP, IPSec VPN, Firewall, L2/ L3 management switch, ADSL/SHDSL, VDSL, Wireless Standarts, Wireless Security, Wireless Distribution) • ZSS - ZyXEL Security Specialist (IPSec VPN, ZyWALL Firewall)

High-level language programming and programming technologies (C++), Database management concepts and queries (Oracle), Electronics and electrical engineering, System Administration. Operational Systems (Windows Server NT/2000, FreeBSD, Linux)