Andrei Livadariu
I make websites, apps, games, and other cool stuff
- 35 years old
- Living in Bucharest, Romania
- (+40) 724 390 309
- andrei@livadariu.ro
- https://andrei.livadariu.ro
Hi_
I'm a guy who's passionate about IT. I build stuff, I teach, I learn, I solve problems. Get to know me better, have a look at what I can do and check out some of the projects I've been working on.
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With over 15 years IT experience as a full-stack developer, I've delivered numerous sites, online shops, cross-platform apps, and custom solutions. I have also run my own company, which allowed me to delve into the business, management and leadership side of tech.
What I enjoy the most about this work is to study each business and to proactively identify the areas where I can make the biggest impact. This could mean delivering profitable solutions, reducing costs or helping my co-workers work more efficiently.
This is what I strive to achieve as an IT specialist.
Professional Experience
Senior web developer
2019 - 2025
- The projects were high-traffic websites built on top of a microservices architecture.
- My chief contribution was in cutting costs by using our resources more efficiently.
- The work also involved cloud storage, video encoding, server management and DevOps.
- Technologies: Laravel, Yii, NodeJS, VueJS, Redis, Backpack
CEO / Tech Lead
2014 - 2019
- We made online shops, presentation websites and cross-platform apps.
- I handled some of everything: team management, client relations, programming, sales.
- Technologies: Magento, Joomla, Yii, Bootstrap, React Native, Unity
Web developer
2012 - 2014
- I worked on a vast portfolio of presentation websites and online shops.
- I took part in many sales calls and handled clients directly as a technical advisor.
- Technologies: Magento, Joomla, Bootstrap
Teaching assistant
Feb. 2013 - May 2013
- The courses that I taught in were "Intelligent Systems Programming" and "Game Development".
- The day-to-day work was about helping students with their course material.
- I also took part in grading assignments and projects.
Virus analyst
2009 - 2011
- The bulk of the work was analyzing malware samples through reverse engineering to deliver detection and removal solutions.
- I also researched and implemented machine-learning approaches for malware detection.
- This was a full-time position during my bachelor degree years.
Skills
Web Development
HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL, Server management, SEO
PHP Ecosystem
Laravel, Yii framework, Magento, Joomla, Wordpress
Javascript Ecosystem
React, NodeJS, Svelte, Vue, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, React Native, jQuery
CSS Ecosystem
Tailwind, Bootstrap, SASS, Mobile-first design
Data Storage Solutions
MySQL / MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Solr, Elasticsearch, Redis
General Programming
C#, Go, Python, Java, C / C++
Game Engines
Unity, Phaser
Graphics Software
Adobe Photoshop, 3D Studio Max
Organizational
Leading a team, Project management, Client relations, Training / mentoring, Research and planning
Other Skills
Git, Jenkins, Linux, Arduino, Gamification
Education
Master of Science in Games, Technology track
2011 - 2013
Master thesis: "Methods for collecting and analyzing gameplay data to create replay footage"
Bachelor in Computer Science
2008 - 2011
Bachelor thesis: "Emulation and virtualization system for Intel x86"
Mathematics - IT Track
2004 - 2008
Languages
Romanian
Native speaker / European Level C2
English
Advanced / European Level C2 (TOEFL iBT score: 117/120)
Japanese
Intermediate / European Level B1 (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken level 3)
French
Intermediate / European Level B1
Volunteering
Computer Science Teacher
2019 - ongoing
- As part of this volunteer organization, I teach computer science to children.
- We provide classes on a wide variety of learning-friendly technologies such as Scratch.
- My focus is on hardware-related classes, on the Microbit and Arduino platforms.
Other interests
- Piano
- Dancing
- Juggling
- Miniature painting
- Board games
- Geocaching
- Lego
- Game design