Marco Vieira

United Kingdom, Bracknell

Lead\Senior Web Developer with 18 years coding experience, offering a wide range of experience implementing back and front-end solutions that improve productivity and ease of use. Progress driven, equipped with a diverse and knowledgeable skill set is proficient in various platforms, languages, and systems. A problem solver who enjoys contributing to the growth of a business and building systems that improve every day lives. Effectively self-manages and leads client facing and stakeholder engagements, while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure projects can be delivered on time and meet the needs to the client. Now seeking a new opportunity in an innovative web development setting.


Experience

Senior Full Stack Developer

AVRillo Conveyancing

Skills: Vue.js · Laravel · Git · MSSQL · MySQL · Nuxt · PHP · Laravel 11 · Cloudflare · Formkit · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Amazon S3 · Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) · Jira · Tailwind CSS · Element Plus

Dec 2023 - Now

Lead/Senior Developer

Civica Education/Parago Software (United Kingdom)

Lead/Senior Developer, maintaining and fixing core system bugs in existing systems. Creating new modules and enhancements across the system. Adding cronjobs, updating the look and feel across the system. Running sonatype to update legacy php libraries and JS Libraries. Updating security across the system from injection and spamming email. Reverse engineering legacy code for new features and documenting my findings for new developers which would take on task of writing some of the new modules. Interpreting user/clients requirements, providing solutions to custom requests for complex system.

Info:

• School - Asset Management Software
• Asset, IT + Inventory
• Compliance
• E-Sign Management
• Account Management
• Helpdesk
• Incident/Workflow
• Booking System
• Risk Management
• Portal System

Skills: Sonatype · Veracode Platform · Zend · Azure DevOps Services · LAMP · MariaDB · vuejs · AJAX · PHP · JavaScript · jQuery · CSS · Git · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) · Linux · Laravel · Agile Methodologies · Bootstrap

Oct 2020 - Oct 2023 (3 years, 1 month)

Lead/Senior Web Developer

Lifetime Legal LTD (United Kingdom)

Hired as a Lead\Senior developer to build custom internal and external facing systems. From frontend to backend, to improve productivity ease of use for the internal workers and clients, while managing 2 developers.

Some of the systems I created:

• Payment system
• Compliance check system
• Client file uploaded storage system
• Email Automated system
• Will Capture form
• Reporting system

Skills: LAMP · Leading Development Teams · MariaDB · vuejs · Database Design · PHP · JavaScript · jQuery · CodeIgniter · CSS · Scrum · Git · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) · Linux · Laravel · Agile Methodologies · Bootstrap

Jan 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year, 10 months)

Lead\Senior Web Developer

iTrack Live (South Africa)

Started at iTrack Live with existing system that was outdated and had no structure. I came in implementing MVC (Codeigniter) and rebuilding the system. Also added version control for future upgrades. As the years went by we added multiple servers and built a internal balancing system into codeigniter. Also created mobile site and android app for back end system.Technologies used: Php, mysql, apache, linux, android, css etc...

Info:

• Vehicle Fleet Management system
• Real-Time Tracking
• Mobile App Android
• Multi Vehicle Reporting
• Historical Trips Map/Report
• Tax Logbook

Skills: LAMP · Tortoise SVN · Teamwork · Leading Development Teams · Database Design · PHP · jQuery · CodeIgniter · CSS · MySQL · Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) · Linux · Laravel · Android/Java

Feb 2011 - Dec 2018 (7 years, 11 months)

Lead\Senior\Mid\Web Developer

White Wall Web (South Africa)

Started my development career here with responsibilities of maintaining, enhancing existing system. Also developing new systems for new businesses. Main responsibilities was with RE/MAX family where I rebuilt the back end system, while maintained it and adding new features. Took on bigger responsibilities by being Team Leader/ Lead Dev for Air Freight project where I was also outsourced to Air Freight for 6 months to implement and do upgrades on site for client. Technologies used: PHP, MYSQL, JavaScript, CSS, Apache, ASP.NET, Linq in, MSSQL, Ruby on Rails etc...

Info of biggest projects:

• Remax backend system for South Africa, New Zealand, Australia
• Waybill, Debtors and Creditors for Company at Airport
• Online book sale system
• Time management system
• Loads small projects

Skills: .NET Framework · ASP.NET · Tortoise SVN · Leading Development Teams · PHP · jQuery · CSS · HTML · Scrum · Linux · API Development · Ruby on Rails · Magento · MS SQL · Mysql · Wordpress

Feb 2006 - Feb 2011 (5 years, 1 month)

Software Developer (Freelancing)

Actionography (South Africa)

I was approached to do upgrades and maintain this start up company website as freelance work. The site was purchased from external source. Technologies used: Php, mysql, apache etc...

On and off - 2009 - 2010 (1 year)

Student Trainee (Practical 6 months)

TradeRoot (South Africa)

Coded in awk, bash and java. Worked with point of sales units.

Jan 2005 - June 2005 (6 months)

Education

Cape Peninsula University of Technology - South Africa

National Diploma in Business Informatics
Computer Science - Development
2003 - 2006

Fairbairn College, Hoffman House College, Abbotts College - South Africa

High school
1998 - 2002

Skills - currently in use

Programming Languages & Tools recently used

• PHP
• Laravel 11
• Jira
• Javascript
• Vuejs
• Nuxt 3
• HTML
• CSS
• SASS
• Tailwind
• Element Plus
• Javascript, Lodash
• git
• Mac/AWS
• Cloudflare
• Mysql
• Architect, DB Design

Programming Languages & Tools used in past

• Andriod - last used 2018(ADHOC)
• C# asp.net - last used 2011
• Ruby on Rails - last used 2011
• VS.net (IP3) - last used 2006
• Assembler - last used 2006
• Java - last used 2006
• Codeigniter - last used 2020
• Zend - last used 2022
• Jquery - last used 2022
• SVN - last used 2019
• MariaDB - last used 2020
• VB.net - last used 2006
• Oracal SQL - last used 2004
• Cobol - last used 2006
• Awk + Bash - last used 2006
• C++ - last used 2003
• Turbo Pascal - last used 2003
• Bootstrap - last used 2022
• FontAwesome - last used 2022
• Scrum, Agile
• Azure DevOps - last used 2022
• Linux - last used 2020

Workflow
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Interests

Apart from being a web developer, I enjoy spending my time with my wife and kids.

I enjoy watching series, movies, golf, mountain biking and playing pc games.


Awards & Certifications

  • Bronze Award for Innovator (Civica Sept 2023)
  • Gold Award for Innovator(Civica Sept 2022)
  • Bronze Award for Innovator (Civica June 2022)
  • Made a Difference Award (Lifetime Legal 2019)
  • Certificate of Achievement for Service (White Wall Web 2009)
  • Certificate of Achievement for Service, Excellence (White Wall Web 2008)