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Garine Pondikian

Toronto,ON

Summary

Experienced product-focused software developer with 7 years of expertise in product and software development, seeking to transition into a Product Manager role. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into scalable, high-performance products. Skilled in managing the full product development lifecycle, from concept to deployment.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Skills

  • Cross Functional Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Application Development
  • End to End Feature Delivery
  • Brand building
  • Agile Software Development
  • Sprint Planning
  • Prioritization and Execution
  • Javascript / TypeScript
  • Figma
  • Linear, JIRA, notionio
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML –CSS– SCSS
  • Vuejs
  • Nodejs
  • React
  • Cloudflare
  • Angular

Work History

Senior Frontend Developer

Squardance
Toronto, ON
08.2020 - 07.2024
  • Lead the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
  • Fostered a customer-centric approach, ensuring that feedback and insights are incorporated into the product development process.
  • Monitored and analyzed product performance metrics to identify areas for improvement, driving data-informed decision-making.
  • Collaborated with UI and UX professionals to create a user-friendly and functional platform.
  • Translated complex technical requirements into clear, actionable development plans.
  • Developed and maintained detailed product documentation.
  • Lead product launch efforts, including coordinating with marketing and sales teams to ensure successful go-to-market strategies.
  • Documented technical specifications and project testing methods for future reference and other assignments.
  • Collaborated with agile development team to ensure the highest standard codebase was tested, developed, and maintained.

Full Stack Developer - Vue.js / Laravel

Giftagram
Toronto, ON
10.2019 - 03.2020
  • Developed and implemented a high-impact, user-friendly website using vue.js/Nuxt.js that efficiently achieved all business objectives.
  • Completed code debugging, testing and implemented fixes to resolve problems based on priority system. (ClickUp)
  • Successfully utilized Shopify's API to create and integrate a tailored Shopify widget.
  • Enhanced software performance and added new features including code refactoring and implementation of design patterns.

Full Stack Developer - Angular / Laravel / Node.js

Toters (worth 50 million dollars)
Beirut, Lebanon
03.2018 - 08.2019
  • Built an admin dashboard using frontend (Angular 6), backend (Laravel) and web sockets (node.js) and deployed using AWS and bitbucket pipelines.
  • Managed both backend and frontend aspects of the development process.
  • Used Redis for caching to reduce the load on the database and reduce latency.
  • Used chart.js and Google maps to graph data that helped the marketing and operations teams visualize data.
  • Built a RoboCall Service that automated a large part of the operations work load using Lambda and AWS API Gateway
  • Built a querying algorithm (using SQL and design patterns) that helped the marketing team target new markets.
  • Built RESTful APIs using Laravel and Node.js.
  • Built a streaming Video (HLS) using AWS Media Convert and AWS S3.
  • Built a Log Database using DynamoDB.
  • Wrote Unit Tests using Behat gherkin on Laravel.
  • Recommended and executed plans to reduce latency

Education

Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

Notre Dame University
Beirut, Lebanon
01.2017

Timeline

Senior Frontend Developer

Squardance
08.2020 - 07.2024

Full Stack Developer - Vue.js / Laravel

Giftagram
10.2019 - 03.2020

Full Stack Developer - Angular / Laravel / Node.js

Toters (worth 50 million dollars)
03.2018 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

Notre Dame University
Garine Pondikian