Arundas Thulasidas C.

• Customize themes for Shopify merchants, entrepreneurs and business owners.
• Extensive knowledge of Liquid programming language as well as front-end languages (HTML, CSS, JS)
• Ability to install and configure apps from the Shopify Marketplace.
• Background knowledge of being an entrepreneur helps suggest business-driven solutions to the clients.
• Several satisfied clients whose exact business requirements were implemented on their e-commerce store websites. (See LinkedIn recommendations.)
• Keeping up-to-date with the new features and changes in the Shopify ecosystem.

Molinos de la Especia Inc. is a boutique spice shop in Cebu, Philippines.

• Self-employed entrepreneur in a corporation, managing a small team, overseeing daily operations and implementing technology solutions.
• Handled the technology systems and processes required to run the day to day business operations such as accounting and inventory.
• Developed, installed and maintained a basic e-commerce website using Amazon AWS, written in PHP technology.
• Subscribed, configured and maintained the company email system in Zoho Workplace.
• Developed and maintained a Shopify e-commerce website (replacing older website), gaining knowledge of Liquid programming and Shopify theme customization.
• Created and maintained integrations between different systems like Shopify, QuickBooks and YNAB using Integromat.
• Trained staff and employees on the daily business operations and on how to use computers and systems necessary for the business.

CoDev specializes in hiring technical talent for businesses, focusing on developers with skills such as Java, PHP, .NET, Python, and Ruby on Rails, as well as iOS and Android development, among others.

• Remotely handled the development work required for a USA-based client delivering festival retail management systems.
• Developed and maintained technology solutions that use RFID-based wristbands at music festivals and large arenas for the easy "cashless" purchases of products such as food, drinks, and memorabilia.
• Cooperated with QA teams to fully ensure the code changes are production-ready for deployment over several POS machines and RFID readers installed all over vendor stalls in an active ongoing festival.
• Attended daily scrum meetings with the teams to sync up and manage work properly, utilizing Skype and Slack for communication.

OneEmpower is a loyalty marketing and commerce technology company in SIngapore.

• Worked in company projects with a major telco and two major banks in Singapore, as well as other banks and companies overseas.
• Worked directly with clients to fully understand their requirements and implement the system changes as closely as possible to match them.
• Developed Java/J2EE projects with various libraries and modules, including SMS gateway, email gateway, SFTP / ConnectDirect file transfer, text report generation, EOD batch processing, and NFC reader libraries.
• Built applications for use in POS systems and servers, and acquired knowledge of batch scheduling frameworks like TWS.
• Acquired experience in Linux and AIX shell scripting, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and DB2 database query writing and tuning, JBoss/Tomcat/Websphere application deployment and client support services.
• Studied and built upon tools like JasperReports, Hibernate and Maven.
• Familiarized with version control systems like SVN, CVS, and Git and has well-acquired knowledge of Git workflows.
• Developed interpersonal skills and teamwork abilities to work with international teams and clients from different countries.
• Consulted with engineering staff and hardware vendors to evaluate interface between hardware and software.
• Self-taught knowledge gathered from Internet resources and online communities as well as team members and used for problem-solving and solution optimization.

OneEmpower is a loyalty marketing and commerce technology company in Singapore.

• Developed and deployed report layouts in JasperReports and Java for generating readable reports from raw data in a customer database.
• Debugged and modified software components.
• Performed black box testing on web pages for accessing customer databases.
• Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality and function before it was released.
• Developed new additional pages using HTML, JSP, and JavaScript.
• Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, and improve performance.

• Final Year Project – Worked on a software program with intuitive user interface for a specific image processing application using C# with WPF.
• Welfare Services Club – Volunteered as photographer and helper at 3 events organized for seniors and the physically challenged.

• Diploma with Merit (Honors List enrollment for academic year 2008-09)
• Director’s List awards for academic years 2006-07 and 2007-08
• Overseas Community Project at Vientiane, Laos (Apr 2009) – Participated as performer (dancer) and English & IT (computer skills) trainer for high school students.
• E2 Matrix peer tutoring programme (Oct 2006 – Feb 2007) – Participated and assisted as student mentor to help students score better in their weak modules.