Tomasz Libich

1 Curriculum Vitae – UI / Front End Web Developer TOMASZ LIBICH Full name Day of birth Address Phone Website E-mail CV Tomasz Libich- - Experienced UI / front-end web developer with proven commercial experience and professional trainings. SKILLS • 9 years of UI / Front End Web development in commercial international environment, with experience in leading the team and contacting customers • Extensive experience in Javascript, jQuery, building web apps, libraries and self-contained plugins with the market standards and best practices • Extensive experience in HTML5, XHTML1.0, HTML4, CSS, CSS2, CSS3 • Extensive experience in working with HTTP/HTTPS and RESTful APIs • Extensive experience in web design tools (Photoshop, Fireworks) • Extensive experience in using PHP based Smarty templates system • Extensive experience in creating effective code for SEO needs • Extensive experience in creating cross-browser compatible code • Extensive experience in creating cross-client compatible newsletters • Passionate about creating semantic code, correct with modern web standards as well as usability and accessibility solutions • Passionate about Javascript coding standards, best practices and design patterns • Passionate about HTML5 and CSS3 • Certified Scrum Master, experienced in and passionate about Agile/Scrum methodology, Backlogs with Jira, Bugzilla and other issue / project tracking tools • Extensive experience in control version policies and procedures (TFS, SVN and Github) • Good qualifications in management of issues, risks, and project schedule/timeframes • Strong analytical skills, troubleshooting and problem solving enthusiasm • Strong interpersonal skills, effectively work with people in the team, other IT departments and/or outside of the enterprise • Open minded, very good communication skills • Working knowledge of C# / .NET with Azure data storages as well as PHP with MySQL programming please visit www.tomaszlibich.net for more details and my work examples 2 Curriculum Vitae – UI / Front End Web Developer WORK EXPERIENCE Tesco Technology, Tesco PLC, Welwyn Garden City, UK (September 2014 – now) Javascript Team Lead - introducing and managing process of code quality improvements within the team (coding standards, design patterns, jsLint, Jasmine unit tests, TDD) architecting and developing general front-end solutions for Tesco Direct and Tesco kiosks (own custom MV* API solution based on BackboneJS – built from scratch and tailored for Tesco eCommerce platform specifics) (April 2014 – September 2014) Senior Front End Developer - - working at GMO UI Buildkit team (Tesco Direct flagship product) focusing on responsive and performance solutions for high profile, high traffic eCommerce platform HTML5, CSS2/CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON/JSONP AMD (Asynchronous Module Definition) with RequireJS integrating front-end layer with ATG back-end platform Omniture tracking system GruntJS based build process focused on fully responsive, semantic and cross-browser compatible code Skype (Microsoft), London, UK (April 2012 – April 2014) Software Development Engineer 2 - - - working at Web Apps team (Skype experience for browsers – providing Skype video calls experience for Microsoft flagship products: Live.com, new Outlook.com Bing.com and MSN client) building web app that allows Skype users to communicate between different web platforms HTML5, CSS2/CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON/JSONP, HTTP/HTTPS APIs Internationalization related front end solutions Jasmine unit tests AMD (Asynchronous Module Definition) with RequireJS Omniture tracking system Ant build process QuickBuild build process focused on semantic and cross-browser compatible code Photoshop, Fireworks Certified Scrum Master, Jira The Football Association, London, UK (December 2010 – April 2012) UI developer - - building new and modifying existing company’s websites based on wireframes and PSD mock-ups HTML5, XHTML1.0, CSS, CSS2, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, AJAX, XML+XSLT focused on semantic and cross-browser compatible code working on full accessibility checkup, AA accreditation for The FA websites SEO improvements related front-end code solutions Extensive use of social network plugins: Facebook and Twitter Photoshop, Microsoft Visual Studio Agile (Scrum), TFS (Team Foundation Server), Trello, Jira please visit www.tomaszlibich.net for more details and my work examples 3 Curriculum Vitae – UI / Front End Web Developer Virtual Universe Ltd., London, UK (September 2010 – December 2010) Front End developer - working on redesigning and improving company’s websites based on wireframes and PSD mock-ups XHTML1.0, CSS, CSS2, Javascript, jQuery, Prototype js focused on semantic and cross-browser compatible code SEO improvement front-end code solutions Photoshop, SVN, Eclipse Agile (Scrum), Jira Grapecom Software, Bielsko-Biala, Poland (November 2007 – August 2010) Team leader, Front End developer - leading the team of 4 (designer, front-end developer, 2 back-end developers) building number of whole websites from scratch (examples on my webpage) XHTML1.0, HTML4, CSS, CSS2, Javascript, jQuery, Smarty focused on semantic and cross-browser compatible code SEO front-end code solutions PHP4 procedural programming + MySQL Photoshop, SVN, PsPad Fitbug Ltd., London, UK (December 2006 - June 2007 perm and June 2007 – November 2007 contractor, working online) Front End developer - - building the complete front end templates system for company’s web portal in version 3.5 building the complete front end templates system of company’s portal in version 3 focused on semantic and cross-browser compatible code XHTML1.0, CSS, CSS2, Javascript, jQuery, Smarty SEO front-end code solutions Photoshop, Visual Source Safe, SVN, PsPad, Zend Studio Topcom Solutions, Bielsko-Biala, Poland (November 2005 - September 2006) webdesigner, junior Front End & Back End developer - building number of whole websites from scratch HTML4, CSS, XHTML1.0, Javascript PHP4 procedural programming + MySQL Photoshop, Notepad++ Satiz Poland, Bielsko-Biala, Poland (March 2002 - November 2005) junior DTP operator, graphic designer - designing printing publications like leaflets, magazines and other Photoshop, QuarkXpress TRAININGS David Bernstein, Net Objectives, London UK January 2014 Design Patterns Samuel Bucholtz, Microsoft, London UK November 2013 RESTful APIs Security Threat Modeling please visit www.tomaszlibich.net for more details and my work examples 4 Curriculum Vitae – UI / Front End Web Developer Jennifer Perret, Microsoft, London UK October 2013 Exploring Windows Azure Jeffrey Richter, Wintellect, London UK July 2013 C# and CLR Bill Hanlon, Engineering Excellence, Microsoft, London UK May 2013 TDD – Test Driven Programming Bill Hanlon, Engineering Excellence, Microsoft, London UK May 2013 Writing Maintainable Code Dan Greening, Skype, Prague, Czech Republic February 2013 Strategic Problem Solving Teams Scrum Alliance, London, UK November 2012 Certified Scrum Master GbDirect, London, UK November 2006 Advanced CSS/CSS2 Training GbDirect, London, UK November 2006 CSS Fundamentals Training EDUCATION University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland October 1998 - June 2003 Master’s Degree in Political Sciences NON-IT RELATED Almost 11 years of extensive and successful journalist career as a reporter, editor, newsroom manager and news reader in radio and TV broadcasting. This path of career has been abandoned to start a family and due to need of a bigger stability and predictability. The natural path was to switch to a professional programming / web development, which was a personal hobby before. please visit www.tomaszlibich.net for more details and my work examples