Nikolay Chankov

Software Developer

Nik has more than 15 years of experience in Web Development. Involved in various roles, from Developer roles to Solution Architect positions. He could understand the client/stakeholders needs as well as he could transform them into a working product. Before Booked.it, Nik had his own successful consulting company

Work

October 2012Present

Lead Software Developer, Solution Architect

Involved in full development cycle, including back-end software, database design, responsive styling and JavaScript functionality. Supplying Restful API for the Mobile app. Working closely with the product stakeholders and business directors.

Highlights

  • Building back-end of the site
  • Creating front-end style & functionality of the site
  • Building the bespoke booking management solution
  • RESTful API for the Mobile app
  • Third party api integrations - Facebook, Ryft, TouchDesk, Jet2, YouTravel
  • Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, LAMP, CSS, LESS, JavaScript, ElasticSearch, MVC, JQuery, Bootstrap, AWS, Unit Testing, SCRUM Software Development
September 2007October 2012

Running Software Consultancy Agency

Anketa.bg

Sofia, BG

Participating as a consultant in many national, large and mid-sized projects. Some of the clients of the agency are: Sony Ericsson, KWR Watercycle Research Institute – The Netherlands, Ministry of Health of Bulgaria, National Centre of Public Health Protection Bulgaria. The agency had a network of websites with more than 200k unique monthly visitors & 620k+ page views.

January 2002October 2007

Senior Software Architect & Software Development Team Leader

Forsyth Partners

London, UK

Leading company's software development team of 7-10 members. Working simultaneously on multiple projects, defining priorities and responsibilities of every member of the team. Interfacing directly with QA Team and End users from Financial departments. Main role in planning, design, implementation, integration and maintenance of all in-house systems of the company

Highlights

  • Building Management Information System and various systems supporting the research business of the company such as: Trail & Commission System, Placement Fee System, Research Backoffice System
  • Supporting and maintaining Company Website
  • Providing support & integration between company's systems and third party companies - Skandia Italy, BNL, ING & Financial Express
January 2000January 2002

Software Architect

Leading a team of 5 developers, working on a pilot project for PKI Implementation for e-Government and Public register. The system also provides a front-end interface allowing citizens to interact with the public administration. Participating as developer in On-line Tax registrations & Tax declarations and VAT Register projects. Creating a complete visual concept of Ministry of Finance and Tax Administration web sites.

Highlights

  • Working on national systems required by Tax Administration of Bulgaria
  • R&D for PKI implementation for e-Government and Public Register
  • Designing & Building the website of Ministry of Finance, Bulgaria

Education

January 2001December 2001

Corporate Finance, Master Degree

October 1996June 2000

Statistics and Econometrics, Bachelor Degree

Skills

Web Development

Expert
  • PHP
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SQL
  • Apache

PHP Frameworks

Expert
  • Laravel
  • CakePHP
  • Zend Framework
  • CodeIgniter

Front End Frameworks

Expert
  • Vue.js
  • React
  • Bootstrap
  • AngularJs

E-commerce & CMS Platforms

Expert
  • Opencart
  • Prestashop
  • Magento
  • Wordpress
  • Joomla
  • CMSMadeSimple

Databases

Expert
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • MS Access
  • ElasticSearch

Tools & Libraries

Expert
  • jQuery
  • Less
  • SASS

Mobile Development

Experienced
  • Android SDK
  • React Native
  • Phonegap

Languages

Highly proficient

English

Native speaker

Bulgarian

Very good command

Russian

Beginner

Spanish

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