MICHAEL ARAO
Taguig City, Philippines | www.mikearao.com | - |-
Front End Web Developer
I am well-versed in current front-end web development technologies and have vast knowledge and
working experience utilizing HTML5, CSS3 and JS. Most of my projects are done on WordPress and
Bootstrap but I am inclined on projects that I do from scratch. I too, have experience in designing
websites and mockups using Adobe’s Photoshop and SketchApp.
Work Experience
Au r a Onl i ne
(www.auraonline.com.au)
Lead Web Developer / Feb 2017- Present
I lead the Manila team’s Web Development team, I do not only delegate tasks and manage projects,
but I am also the go-to guy for big client projects.
Opt i mal Onl i ne Mar ket i ng
(www.oom.com.sg)
Lead Front-End Developer / April 2014- January 2017
I became the External team’s lead on my 3rd month in OOm, was also the key guy for high value
clients. Aside from coding, I also regularly conduct group learning sessions basically to improve the
team’s overall knowledge, practices and overall working relationship.
Var i at i on Medi a
(www.variationmedia.com)
Web Developer / August 2013 - March 2014
I am the only dev for Variation Media. This is my first time to encounter in-depth WordPress
development and front-end frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation. VM is company based on
Ontario, Canada and I worked as a remote employee.
Di r ect Cl i ent s / Upwor k
(https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~012b519613efe8b7ad)
Freelance Web Developer / 2012 - Present
Handles multiple startup and outsourced projects.
Skills & Tools
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I code W3C Validated HTML5 and CSS using SMACSS, RSCSS methodology
I currently generate CSS3 thru SCSS codes but I can also do the traditional CSS3 coding.
I prefer the using my own CSS framework but I am also proficient in using Bootstrap and
Foundation
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Proficient in Javascript
Proficient in JQuery
Proficient in PHP
WordPress custom theme development
Gulp for workflow automation
WordPress for CMS
Visual Studio Code: I am flexible with any IDE but I prefer Atom for its features
Adobe products like Photoshop and Illustrator for designing mockups
Bitbucket / Github for sub versioning
I am comfortable coding in Mac OS, Linux, and Windows OS environments
NPM as a package manager
Experience with Jira, Trello, Slack and Kanban as collaboration tools
Education
S T I Col l ege Gl obal Ci t y
(www.sti.edu)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology / Class of 2012
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T hes i s : J AVA- VL E ( J ava Vi r t ual L ear ni ng Envi r onment )
o A PHP- bas ed web appl i cat i on f or s t udent s
o Maj or cont r i but i ons : Us er i nt er f ace des i gn and devel opment , us er
s es s i ons : l ogi n and management
