Ingrid Samakova
UI Lead
Dubnica Nad Vahom
Summary
An enthusiastic web developer is seeking a career in Bratislava or Trencin. I have gained the essential skills, through work in various commercial/technical sectors, which would no doubt be an asset to any prospective employee. I am ready to use all my personal qualities, as excellent organisational, communication and managing skills, creativity, flexibility and ability to work effectively under pressure.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Full-stack developer
ePricer
- I worked as UI developer for IBM application called ePricer
- It was financial application which was used for selling IBM products (HW & SW)
- I worked closely with other team members as well as with testers
- The application was based on Java platform, Angular for UI
- We used github for version control and cirrus for microservice management
- The development was TDD, so unit tests created in Cypress.
Application Development Manager
IBM
- I was manager for 4 teams of 10 people (each)
- As manager I was mainly dealing with leadership teams in US and our clients to make sure we deliver client’s expectations and resolve any misunderstandings or problems
- 4 teams (EMT, Drupal, DOU, Metrics) = 4 projects, all teams were teams of developers, testers and scrum masters
- The applications were based on PHP, Java, Angular, Vue, React, SQL
- Also I was responsible to deal with all teams regards all IBM local (Bratislava) announcement and changes, make sure we follow all local goals and reach people’s satisfaction (client’s as well as people management).
UI developer & Team Lead
Knowledge Center (KC)
- I started working at IBM as UI developer in project IBM Knowledge Center
- It is highly used website (over 30% of all traffic of IBM) for all product documentation of IBM
- We have become one of the 10 most important applications at IBM worldwide
- When I started the application was developed in Dojo (UI part – KC 1.0)
- It was very old and very hard maintainable application, very difficult to find correct and valid production documentation with its latest version
- We have completely re-do the UI part and rewritten it from Dojo to Backbone.js (KC 1.5)
- Added new functionality, I also worked closely with UI designed and created new design of application where search and filters were easily to find
- We also worked closely with stakeholders and based on feedback we improved the performance of whole application
- After 1.5 year, we decided the application still needs approvement and follow latest standards and technologies, so we’ve rewritten whole application (UI part) to React.js (KC 2.0)
- We worked closely with designer and stakeholders to make sure all their feedback will be included in final version
- We also worked closely with BE team to make sure the API calls will be correctly responding with BE Java platform
- Everything has been tested by Test team by automation tests in Selenium
- We used Jita, Github, Visual Studio, Docker, Jenkins, RTC for daily work (Slack for team communication)
- We also followed Agile principles on 2 weeks sprint cycles
- I also had Team Lead responsibilities, as lead all meetings by team (scrum master responsibilities), organize all equipment for whole team (HW), represent team/project on presentations, deal & resolve with small issues/arguments between team members, make sure the team with follow roadmap goals (working closely with US leadership team – PO & Director).
Media UI developer
lastminute.com
- I have worked as Media UI developer for Media department in lastminute.com for 4 years
- During this time of period I worked on several sites/platforms - lastminute.com site (as main site), travelocity.co.uk, onlinetravel.com, deckchair.com, bargainholidays.com, Ifyouski.com, ferrybooker.com
- My job involved design/redesign and development of commercial web pages/ advertisement, client’s sponsorships, competition pages and tracking implementation cross all above mentioned sites
- I was directly facing and dealing with clients to deliver attractive, functional pages, created in time and high standard
- I also have been responsible to create commercial advertisement for our European branches in Spain and Italy
- This role involved a high knowledge of HTML, XHTML, CSS to W3C standards and also some JavaScript, front end implementation and support of legacy ASP and HTML
- The sites were managed by a CMS (Content Management System) which was a modified version of Zope and accepted HTML/XHTML code
- This role also required functional skills in applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash.
UI Lead
IBM ISC
07.2015 - Current
- I worked on IBM DOCS application (new version of KC project)
- I was responsible for delivery of UI team
- I worked closely with PO and architects to make sure the UI architecture will be developed the most efficient way and in “real” dates for delivery, so we won’t have any delays
- I also was the main “bridge” between BE, Test teams (Cypress) and UI team
- This was I made sure my team members will be fully focused on sprint items and all urgent requirements & bugs I was dealing with as priority
- The project was based on React.js (Node.js on BE), we also used github, zenhub, jira, slack and mural for sprint delivery and communication
- I also represented UI team on all calls with stakeholders and management.
Front End developer
Gamesys
12.2011 - 06.2015
- I work as part of Admin team who is maintaining internal administration system called Admin
- It contains all information and produce reports about all cliens/users of Gamesys sites (such as www.jackpotjoy.com, www.sunbingo.co.uk, www.botemania.com, www.heartgames.co.uk, www.caesarscasino.com, www.caesarsbingo.com
- The Gamesys group has offices in London, Malta, Gibraltar and Stoke
- I am responsible to amend and maintain Admin system, create new filters and additional functionality as per business needs
- The team is working closely with Sales and Marketing teams as well as Tech teams to fill all expectations and necessary changes in company’s release process
- My daily work involves knowledge of HTML/DHTML/XML/CSS/JavaScript/JQuery/Ruby based on bug fixing and the development of project stories
- I am working closely with Java and Ruby programmers as well as with QA testers (cucumber tests)
- The job also involves using Git as version control system.
UI Front end developer
lastminute.com
05.2005 - 11.2011
- I worked as UI Front End developer, part of UI Development team in lastminute.com
- I have been updating and fixing bugs on sites like lastminute.com, travelocity.co.uk, travelocity India, lastminute Italy, lastminute Spain, lastminute France, Zuji Singapore, Zuji Hong Kong, Zuji Australia and Travelocity India
- I was involved to various projects to implement new user interfaces to improve usability, functionality and accessibility for clients using HTML/DHTML/XML/CSS/JavaScript/Python, serve as a knowledge resource for the latest trends and technologies for web- and standards-based user interface development
- Work closely with usability team members, product managers, UI development teams based in UK as well as in non UK locales such as Argentina, Bangalore, Singapore and Europe (Spain, Italy, France), build and plan projects storyboards, analyze risks, create demos and plan Work brain applications and features.
Graphic designer
Eagle Press&Streatham Community Employment Service
10.2004 - 02.2005
- Designing magazines, annual report brochures, company’s advertisements, business cards, promotional gift items, catalogues, calendars, flyers, letterhead, invoice booklets and corporate booklet items, printing, cutting, laminating, binding, archiving, publishing, photocopying.
IT teacher
Grammar school
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Teaching DOS, WINDOWS systems; graphic editors as Corel Draw, Corel PhotoPaint, PaintShop Pro; Microsoft Office; teaching how to use Internet, FTP, programming in Pascal, basic C language; creating web sites – HTML, DHTML.
Graphic and web designer
Dupres Consulting Ltd.
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Graphic and web designer position in popular IT company for creating professional software for Slovak and abroad
- Responding for producing web sites using HTML, DHTML for major clients (most of sites were made for advertising their services and selling customer’s products)
- I was responsible for design execution of the development work
- Design advertisements, brochures, leaflets and other graphic printing products, create representations; multimedia arrangement for web pages made in team work.
Personal assistant and designer
BIBO Ltd.
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Personal assistant and designer position in famous company, specialized in import and export computer products, creating graphic and software applications
- Keeping records of transactions, customer queries over the telephone or in person, ordering and purchase processing, customer enquiries
- Creating graphic advertisement products for company (flyers, magazines etc.), assistance by designing web sites under leading senior web designer.
Education
MSc. (Master’s degree in IT & Music) -
UNIVERSITY MATEJ BEL - Faculty of Natural Science
Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic 01.1994 - 04.1999
Skills
Fluent in English, Slovak/Czech Intermediate knowledge of GermanStrong analytical and communication skills coupled with ability to learn and adapt quickly; to work as well on my own as a part of a team; and to meet deadlines while working in a fast-paced team environment Setting high but achievable standards of work Demonstrating a positive and professional manner, maintaining good working relationships, listening to advice and requests
A Levels
A, A, A, B
Technical Summary
React.js, Angular.js, Sass, Python, Ruby, Java, node.js, SQL, advanced template development with XML, Experience in development on both platforms – Mac and Windows. Professional experience with Visual Studio Code, IDE, Github, Zenhub, RTC, Jira, Slack, IBM Cloud, Jenkins, Docker, Cypress, Cirrus, Jasmine, Cucumber tests, Akamai, Dreamweaver, Homesite, Notepad++, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, PaintShop, Corel for graphics production. Using Flash, Fireworks for animation and animated advertising.
Other Personal Information
Interested in reading professional magazines and books about new IT technologies and products, going to IT exhibitions and trades (Exhibition in Brno, Czech Republic), like sport (swimming, biking, skating, skiing), like travelling.
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Slovak
- Marital Status: Single
Training
- Lite college, London, 10/2003, 12/2004, Web design / English language, Certificate of Web design (City&Guilds)
- London Computer College, London, 10/2002, 09/2003, Graphic/Web design, Certificate of Multimedia (Dreamweaver and Flash)
- Lambeth College, London, 02/2002, 06/2002, Computer Literacy and Desktop Publishing, Certificate of Desktop Publishing
- South Thames College, London, 02/2001, 06/2001, ESOL
Timeline
UI Lead
IBM ISC
07.2015 - Current
Front End developer
Gamesys
12.2011 - 06.2015
UI Front end developer
lastminute.com
05.2005 - 11.2011
Graphic designer
Eagle Press&Streatham Community Employment Service
10.2004 - 02.2005
IT teacher
Grammar school
01.1999 - 01.2000
Graphic and web designer
Dupres Consulting Ltd.
01.1998 - 01.1999
Personal assistant and designer
BIBO Ltd.
01.1997 - 01.1998
MSc. (Master’s degree in IT & Music) -
UNIVERSITY MATEJ BEL - Faculty of Natural Science
01.1994 - 04.1999
Full-stack developer
ePricer
Application Development Manager
IBM
UI developer & Team Lead
Knowledge Center (KC)
Media UI developer
lastminute.com