Yosef Fastow
Web Developer
Hardworking Web Developer with a flair for creating perfect and optimal solutions in record-breaking
time. Created and tested over 3-5 new product features a week for InSpirAVE. Extremely increased
the productivity of any web development team, including at least a 300% increase at InSpirAVE. Able
to not only create new products suggested but also to come up with suggestions that really make a
difference to overall performance, increasing worth by 500%. Also have experience being a lead
developer managing a team of over 5 web developers, designers, and data analysts.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Title/Position
Lead Web Developer / InSpirAVE
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05/2017 – 10/- Carlton Avenue, Montreal,
Canada
linkedin.com/in/yosef-fastow2bab44107
New York, NY
Achievements/Tasks
Full-Stack Web Developer responsible for end-to-end web app development.
Worked as team leader managing and directing tasks to a team of over 5 web developers,
designers, and data analysts.
Involved and led meetings, interviews and tech events to further the recognition of the
company. Responsible for the interviewing and onboarding of 5 employees.
Researched and implemented several APIs for payment processing (Stripe), products results
(Ebay, BestBuy API) and searching (Elastic Search), and many other APIs.
SKILLS
Java (Spring)
Improved and increased the productivity of the web development process by 300%.
Python (Django)
Solved complex eCommerce solution, ranging from processing and verifying credit and direct
payment, calculating and creating recurring payment plans, and updating those plans based on
the situation.
JavaScript
Solved complex search-related problem with scraping real data from popular online retailers
and displaying ideal products based on the user's search.
Front-end
Database
Wordpress
API (Stripe, Ebay,
Bestbuy api products)
Suggested and implemented solutions to simplify, enhance and fix the app, which increased
usability by 500%.
Title/Position
Rabbi / Kollel Menachem
09/2018 – Present
ElasticSearch
Team Managment
Problem Solving
Achievements/Tasks
Gave classes in over three tractates of Talmud and Chassidic philosophy.
Did outreach in the community.
Title/Position
Web Developer / Freelance
06/2016 – 05/2017
Research
Brooklyn, NY
Achievements/Tasks
INTERESTS
Hiking
Montreal QB
Built site from scratch to completion in a matter of months for new entrepreneurs and new
business ventures.
Built front-end and back-end for an ecommerce site in a matter of 2 months.
Biking
Learning new ideas
EDUCATION
Solving complex
computer problems
Education
Rabbinical College of America
09/2010 – 06/2015
Spending quality time
with family
Morristown, NJ
Courses
BA in Religius Studies
Inaugurated as a Rabbi after a vigorous 5year study of various Jewish law books,
Talmud and Jewish philosophy.
Graduated in Top 10% of Class
1 year of my education was dedicated to
teaching and instruction novice students.
